Fiennes
Fiennes or Ffiennes may refer to:
Places
[edit]- Fiennes, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France.
People
[edit]A toponymic surname pronounced /ˈfaɪnz/ and borne by a prominent English family, descendant from Eustace I Fiennes, a nobleman in the 11th century from the region of Fiennes, then in County of Boulogne and part of Flanders.[1] Better-known family members are:
- James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele (1395–1450)
- Richard Fiennes, 7th Baron Dacre (1415–1483)
- Bessie Fiennes (1498–1540), née Bessie Blount, a mistress of Henry VIII
- William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele (1582-1662)
- Nathaniel Fiennes (1608–1669), politician
- Celia Fiennes, (1662–1741), travel writer
- Geoffrey Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 18th Baron Saye and Sele (1858–1937)
- Gerry Fiennes (1906–1985), British railway manager
- Martin Fiennes, 22nd Baron Saye and Sele (born 1961)
- Sir Maurice Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1907–1974), businessman, father of Mark Fiennes,
- Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye and Sele (1920–2024)
- Mark Fiennes (1933–2004), photographer and illustrator. Father of:
- Ralph Fiennes (born 1962), actor
- Martha Fiennes (born 1964), film director and producer. Mother of:
- Hero Fiennes Tiffin (born 1997), actor and model
- Magnus Fiennes (born 1965), composer and record producer
- Sophie Fiennes (born 1967), film director and producer
- Joseph Fiennes (born 1970), actor
- Ranulph Fiennes (born 1944), adventurer
- Susannah Fiennes (born 1961), artist
- William Fiennes (author) (born 1970), writer
See Category:Fiennes family for a larger list.
- Henri Léopold de Fiennes (1898–1985), American film director known as Henry Hathaway
Given name
[edit]- Fiennes Cornwallis (1831–1867), a British Army officer
- Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis (1864–1935), son of the above
- Fiennes Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis (1921–2010), grandson of the above
- Fiennes Barrett-Lennard (1880–1963), British colonial judge and soldier
See also
[edit]For members of the Fiennes family:
References
[edit]- ↑ de Sainte Marie, Anselme [in French] (1725). Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la Maison Royale de France. Vol. VI. Paris: la Compagnie des Libraires. p. 167.
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