The Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family are the descendants of the 16th
Baron Saye and Sele
Baron Saye and Sele is a title in the Peerage of England held by the Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family. The title dates to 1447 but it was recreated in 1603. Confusion over the details of the 15th-century title has led to conflicting order for t ...
who was born
Frederick Benjamin Twistleton and adopted the surname Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes in 1849 by Act of Parliament. He was the grandson of
Thomas Twisleton, 13th Baron Saye and Sele
Major General Thomas Twisleton, 13th Baron Saye and Sele (c. 1735 – 1 July 1788) was a British Army officer and peer.
Military career
Twisleton was the son of John Twistleton (died 1763) of Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire, and his wife Anne Gard ...
and inherited the barony from his first cousin William Thomas Eardley-Twisleton-Fiennes in 1847. The surname is frequently shortened to Fiennes. Members of the family include the explorer
Ranulph Fiennes
Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet (born 7 March 1944), commonly known as Sir Ranulph Fiennes () and sometimes as Ran Fiennes, is a British explorer, writer and poet, who holds several endurance records.
Fiennes served in the ...
and the actors
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( ; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before having further success at the Royal Shak ...
,
Joseph Fiennes
Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (), known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English actor of film, stage, and television. Journalist Zoe Williams observed that "he seemed to be the go-to actor for English cultural history". Fiennes is particu ...
, and
Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes Tiffin (born 6 November 1997) is an English actor, model and film producer. He is known for his starring role as Hardin Scott in the ''After'' film series. He portrayed 11-year-old Tom Riddle, the young versio ...
.
Ancestry
The ancestry of the family includes
James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele
James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele (22 September 1395 – 4 July 1450) was an English soldier and politician. He was born at Herstmonceux, Sussex, the second son of Sir William Fiennes (1 August 1357 – 18 January 1402) and his wife Elizabe ...
(c. 1395–1450) and his father William de Fiennes.
Richard Fiennes, a nephew of the 1st Baron, became the 7th
Baron Dacre
Baron Dacre is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England, every time by writ.
History
The first creation came in 1321 when Ralph Dacre was summoned to Parliament as Lord Dacre. He married Margaret, 2nd Baroness Multo ...
after marrying the daughter of the 6th Baron Dacre.
The family are descendants of Thomas Wykeham, the great-nephew of
William of Wykeham
William of Wykeham (; 1320 or 1324 – 27 September 1404) was Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England. He founded New College, Oxford, and New College School in 1379, and founded Winchester College in 1382. He was also the clerk of wor ...
(c. 1320–1404) who left his fortune to his great-nephew. The inheritance included
Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle is a medieval fortified manor house in the village of Broughton, which is about two miles south-west of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England, on the B4035 road (). It is the home of the Fiennes (in full Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes) ...
which became the home of the Barons Saye and Sele, after Thomas Wykeham's granddaughter married William Fiennes, 2nd Baron Saye and Sele.
The Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family are also descendants of
John Twisleton
John Twisleton (c 1614–1682), of Horsmans Place, Dartford, Kent was created a baronet by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. He was Sheriff of Kent.
Biography
John Twisleton was born about 1614, the son and heir of John Twisleton, of Drax an ...
(c. 1614–1682) who married Elizabeth Fiennes, the daughter of
James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele, 9th Baron Saye and Sele. Elizabeth Fiennes's mother was Frances Cecil, daughter of
Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon
Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon (29 February 1572 – 16 November 1638) was an English military commander and a politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1624.
Life
Cecil was the third son of Thomas Ceci ...
, so the family also descends from
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 15204 August 1598) was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State (1550–1553 and 1558–1572) and Lord High Treasurer from 1 ...
.
Family tree
The Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family members include:
*
Frederick Benjamin Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 16th
Baron Saye and Sele
Baron Saye and Sele is a title in the Peerage of England held by the Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family. The title dates to 1447 but it was recreated in 1603. Confusion over the details of the 15th-century title has led to conflicting order for t ...
(1799–1887)
** Emily Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1827)
**John Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 17th Baron Saye and Sele (1830–1907)
***
Geoffrey Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 18th Baron Saye and Sele Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to:
People
* Geoffrey (name), including a list of people with the name
* Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), clergyman and one of the m ...
(1858–1937), soldier and Liberal politician
****Geoffrey Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 19th Baron Saye and Sele (1884–1949)
****
Ivo Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 20th Baron Saye and Sele
Ivo Murray Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 20th Baron Saye and Sele OBE MC (15 December 1885 - 21 October 1968) was a British peer and army officer.
Biography
He was born to Geoffrey Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 18th Baron Saye and Sele. He educated ...
(1885–1968)
*****
Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye and Sele (b. 1920)
******Richard Fiennes (1959–2001)
******Martin Fiennes (b. 1961)
*******Guy Fiennes (b. 1997)
*******Ned Fiennes (b. 1999)
*******Ivo Fiennes (b. 2000)
******
Susannah Fiennes (b. 1961), artist
******Thomas Fiennes (1965–1968)
******
William Fiennes (b. 1970), author
*******Nathaniel Fiennes (b. 2015)
*****Ingel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1922–1941), soldier
*****
Oliver Fiennes
Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (17 May 1926 – 8 June 2011) was Dean of Lincoln in the latter part of the 20th century.
Early life and education
He was born on 17 May 1926 into a noble family, the youngest of three sons of the 20th ...
(1926–2011), Dean of Lincoln
******Celia Ruth Long-Howell (b. 1957)
*******Emily Long-Howell (b. 1987)
*******Charlotte Long-Howell (b. 1990)
*******George Long-Howell (b. 1992)
******Laura Charlotte Hughes (b. 1959)
*******Charles Hughes (b. 1989)
*******Robert Hughes (d. 1992)
*******Lucy Hughes (b. 1994)
******Adam Hugh Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1961)
*******Milo Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 2012)
******James William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1964–2014)
*******Georgina Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1998)
*******Hector Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 2001)
****Evelyn Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1887–1887, 25 weeks)
****Laurence Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1890–1962)
****Ingelram Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1895–1896)
****Allen Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1897–1920), soldier
****Cicely Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1900–1985)
*****John Dunne (b. 1929)
*****Rosemary Dunne
*** Beatrice Alfrey (1857–1929)
***
Eustace Fiennes
Sir Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 1st Baronet (29 February 1864 – 9 February 1943), known as Sir Eustace Fiennes, was a British soldier, Liberal politician and colonial administrator.
Background
Fiennes was born in Reading, Berksh ...
, 1st Baronet (1864–1943), soldier and Liberal politician
****John Eustace Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1895–1917), soldier
****Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 2nd Baronet (1902–1943)
*****Susan Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1933)
******Arabella Williams (b. 1959)
******Venetia Scott (b. 1963)
*******Lola Teller (b. 1997)
*****Celia Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1936–2001)
******Deirdre Brabenec (b. 1965)
*******James Brabenec (b. 1993)
******Anthony Savage Brown (b. 1966)
******Nicola Schlechte (b. 1969)
*******Alexandra Schlechte (b. 1993)
*****Gillian Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1938)
******Rosalind Hoult (b. 1961)
******Rachel Hoult (b. 1963)
******Andrew Hoult (b. 1966)
*****
Ranulph Fiennes
Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet (born 7 March 1944), commonly known as Sir Ranulph Fiennes () and sometimes as Ran Fiennes, is a British explorer, writer and poet, who holds several endurance records.
Fiennes served in the ...
, 3rd Baronet (b. 1944), explorer
******Elizabeth Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 2006)
*** Edwyna Ramsden (1860–1931)
**** Geoffrey Ramsden (1893–1990)
*** Edith Crawfurd (1861–1929)
*** Alexandra Broadent (1862–1938)
*** Maud Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1866–1938)
*** Gertrude Edmonds (1869–1948)
*** Ivo Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1872–1947)
*** William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1879–1906)
*** ''Unknown issue''
** Cecil Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1831–1870)
*** Emily Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1862–1934)
*** Henry Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1866–1934)
*** Cecil Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1867–1899)
** Ivo Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1833–1875)
*** Bertram Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1865–1886)
*** Dorothy Wright (1868–1961)
*** Eva Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1873–1963)
*** Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1876–1963)
**** Idonea Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1902–1912)
**** Geoffrey Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1906–1981)
**** Elizabeth Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1916–1980)
***** ''Unknown issue''
**Wingfield Stratford Fiennes (1834–1923)
***Gerard Yorke Fiennes (1864–1926)
****
Gerry Fiennes
Gerry Fiennes (full name: Gerard Francis Gisborne Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes OBE, MA) (7 June 1906 – 25 May 1985) was a British railway manager who rose through the ranks of the London and North Eastern Railway and later British Rail fo ...
(1906–1985), railway manager
*****Jeremy Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1937)
******Nicole Juana Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1968)
*****Joslin Mary Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1939)
******Julius Paul Landell-Mills (b. 1965)
******Nicholas Vladimir Landell-Mills (b. 1967)
******Natalia Norah Catsaias (b. 1972)
*****Michael Wynn Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1941)
******Rupert Yorke Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1969)
******Hugo Barnabas Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1971), entrepreneur
******Joshua Gisborne Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1974)
******Ivo Martindale Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1978)
*****Bronwen Margaret Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1944)
******Helen Mary Addis (b. 1968)
******Thomas Oliver Addis (b. 1970)
******Harriet Jane Addis (b. 1972)
******Sarah Elizabeth Ruth Addis (b. 1975)
*****Gerard Ivor Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1946)
******Clare Elizabeth Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1976)
******David Gerard Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1982)
****Richard Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1909–1988)
*****Frances Beatty (b. 1947)
******Geraldine Swinton (b. 1971)
******Rosanna Beatty (b. 1973)
******Katherine Beatty (b. 1980)
******Caroline Beatty (b. 1986)
*****Richard Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1950–2009)
******Felix Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1978)
*******Genevieve Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 2010)
*******Cressida Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 2012)
******Eleanor Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1983)
******Isobel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1986)
******Arabella Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1988)
****Sir
John Saye Wingfield Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, KCB, QC (1911–1996)
*****Judith Mary Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1938)
*****Nicholas John Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1940)
******Alexander Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1971)
******John Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1973)
******Katherine Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1974)
*****William Gerard Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1946)
******Lucy Anne Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1981)
******Timothy Gerard Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1985)
****Michael Yorke Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1912–1989)
*****Toby Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1961)
******Thomas Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1995)
******Emily Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1995)
******Caroline Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1995)
*****Peter Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1963)
******Natalie Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1991)
******Alexander Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1995)
******Esme Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1999)
****David Eustace Martindale Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1916–1980)
***Alberic Arthur Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1865–1919)
****
Celia Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1902–1998), artist
****Sir
Maurice Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1907–1994), industrialist
*****
Mark Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1933–2004), photographer and illustrator
******Michael Emery (adopted) (b. 1952), archaeologist
******
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( ; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before having further success at the Royal Shak ...
(b. 1962), actor
******
Martha Fiennes
Martha Maria Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes () is an English film director, writer and producer. Fiennes is best known for her film '' Onegin'' (1999), which starred her elder brother, Ralph, and her subsequent film ''Chromophobia'' (2005).
Career
...
(b. 1964), film director
*******Titan Fiennes Tiffin (b. 1995)
*******
Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes Tiffin (born 6 November 1997) is an English actor, model and film producer. He is known for his starring role as Hardin Scott in the ''After'' film series. He portrayed 11-year-old Tom Riddle, the young versio ...
(b. 1997), actor and model
*******Mercy Fiennes Tiffin (b. 2001)
******
Magnus Fiennes (b. 1965), composer
*******Cheyenne Fiennes (b. 1996)
*******Shanti Fiennes (b. 1997)
******
Sophie Fiennes
Sophia Victoria Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 12 February 1967), better known as Sophie Fiennes, is an English film director and producer. She is the sister of actors Ralph Fiennes and Joseph Fiennes, director Martha Fiennes and composer ...
(b. 1967), film director
******Jacob Fiennes (b. 1970), conservation manager
******* ''Unknown issue''
******* ''Unknown issue''
******
Joseph Fiennes
Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (), known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English actor of film, stage, and television. Journalist Zoe Williams observed that "he seemed to be the go-to actor for English cultural history". Fiennes is particu ...
(b. 1970), actor
*******Sam Fiennes (b. 2010)
*******Isabel Fiennes (b. 2011)
**** ''Unknown issue''
**** ''Unknown issue''
**** ''Unknown issue''
**** ''Unknown issue''
***Winifred Emily Cecil Omond (1871–1945)
***Caryl Wentworth Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1869–1948)
****Cecil Wingfield Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1897–1972)
*****Kathleen Patricia Shedden (1925–2015)
******Emma Mant (b. 1959)
*******Alexandra Mant (b. 1996)
*******Lars Mant (b. 1999)
******Simon Shedden (b. 1963)
*****Anthony Patrick Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1927–1989)
******Nicholas Mark Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1969)
*******Lucinda Grace Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 2001)
*******Penelope Ginger Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 2003)
*******Harriet Elizabeth Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 2004)
*******Thomas Louis Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 2009)
******Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
****Marjorie Alice Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1899–1981)
****Barbara Winifred Sholl (1908–1965)
***John Temple Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1877–1970)
****Bridget Susan Winifred Ford (b. 1935)
*****Josephine Marriott (b. 1957)
*****Esmeralda Marriott (b. 1959)
*****Prudence Marriott (b. 1964)
*****Crispin Marriott (b. 1966)
*****Samantha Marriott (b. 1968)
** Frederick Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1836–1896)
** Isabell Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (d. 1915)
* Charles Twisleton (1808–1809)
* Edward Twisleton (1809–1874)
* Elizabeth Twisleton (d. 1873)
In the above tree, the name by which they are commonly known has been used. Thus the full surname of those in the tree using the surname Fiennes would normally be Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes. If the name change by the 16th Baron had not occurred, those of a male line would have the surname Twisleton. The 21st and current Baron Saye and Sele,
Nathaniel Fiennes
Nathaniel Fiennes (c. 1608 – 16 December 1669) was a younger son of the Puritan nobleman and politician, William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele. He sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1659, and served with the ...
, changed his surname by
deed poll to Fiennes in 1965.
See also
*
Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes baronets
The Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes Baronetcy, of Banbury in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created in the 1916 Birthday Honours for the Liberal politician and decorated military officer the Hon. Eu ...
*
Baron Saye and Sele
Baron Saye and Sele is a title in the Peerage of England held by the Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family. The title dates to 1447 but it was recreated in 1603. Confusion over the details of the 15th-century title has led to conflicting order for t ...
*
Viscount Saye and Sele
Viscount Saye and Sele was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 7 July 1624 for William Fiennes, 8th Baron Saye and Sele and became extinct on the death of Richard Fiennes 6th Viscount on 29 July 1781.
Succession
Under James I of ...
References
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Fiennes Family, 1100 – 2004
Fiennes family
English families
Show business families of the United Kingdom
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