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Baron Saye and Sele

The title Baron Saye and Sele was created in the Peerage of England in 1447, when letters patent granted the title to James Fiennes for his services in the Hundred Years War. The patent creating the original earldom was lost, so it was assumed that the barony was created by writ, meaning that it could descend to heirs-general, and not only heirs-male. However, several authorities, including Burke's Peerage, agree that the assumption was erroneous, and that the original creation was by patent.

At the death of his son, the second baron, the title became dormant (unclaimed). The title remained dormant until Richard Fiennes, the seventh de jure baron claimed it in 1573. For years, he remained unsucsessful, until 1603, when James II granted letters patent to him. The patent confirmed that the barony created in 1447 belonged to Richard Fiennes, but on the condition that, for the purposes of precedence or seniority, it would be considered as having been created in 1603, and also provided that no future Baron Saye and Sele would assert the precedence of 1447. The patent, furthermore, allowed the title to pass to heirs-general, based on the erroneous assumption that the barony was created by writ.

The eighth baron was created Viscount Saye and Sele. At the death of the second Viscount, the barony fell into abeyance between several coheirs, while the viscountcy was inherited by another heir. By 1715, all of the coheirs died save one; the surviving coheir, Cecil Twisleton, assumed the title.

Barons Saye and Sele (1447)

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1735 | List of Barons in order of precedence | Peerage of England

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