Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye and Sele
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- Not to be confused with Nathaniel FiennesNathaniel FiennesNathaniel Fiennes was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1659...
Nathaniel Thomas Allen Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye and Sele (born 22 September 1920) is a British nobleman and businessman.
Nathaniel Thomas Allen Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on 22 September 1920, the son of Ivo Murray Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, later 20th Baron Saye and Sele
Baron Saye and Sele
Baron Saye and Sele is a title in the Peerage of England. It is thought to have been created by letters patent in 1447 for James Fiennes for his services in the Hundred Years' War. The patent creating the original barony was lost, so it was assumed that the barony was created by writ, meaning that...
, whom he succeeded in 1968.
Despite a family connection with Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
, he was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, and then at New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
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Throughout the Second World War he served in the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) and was twice Mentioned in Despatches.
He became a Chartered Surveyor
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an independent, representative professional body which regulates property professionals and surveyors in the United Kingdom and other sovereign nations....
and was a partner of Laws and Fiennes before becoming a regional director within Lloyds Bank
Lloyds Bank
Lloyds Bank Plc was a British retail bank which operated in England and Wales from 1765 until its merger into Lloyds TSB in 1995; it remains a registered company but is currently dormant. It expanded during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and took over a number of smaller banking companies...
(1983–90).
He was a trustee of the Ernest Cook Trust
Ernest Cook Trust
The Ernest Cook Trust is a large educational charity in England. It was founded in 1952 by the philanthropist Ernest Cook, the grandson of Thomas Cook...
, which works for the preservation of English country houses and estates, from 1959 until 1995, serving as chairman from 1964 until 1990.
He was a Fellow of Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
1967–83.
Since 1979 he has been a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
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He lives at Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle is a medieval manor house located in the village of Broughton which is about two miles south-west of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England on the B4035 road ....
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In 1965 The Honourable Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes amended his name by Deed poll
Deed poll
A deed poll is a legal document binding only to a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an active intention...
in order to relinquish the surnames Twisleton and Wykeham.
He is known as Nat to his family and friends. He is the father of author William Fiennes
William Fiennes (author)
William Fiennes is a British author.Fiennes was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford, Eton College, and Oxford University, where he received both undergraduate and graduate degrees...
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Ancestry
Links and sources
- RootsWeb
- RootsWeb
- Fiennes Times
- Val Bourne, 'Broughton Castle: a garden for poets – and film stars', The Daily Telegraph, 22 May 1999
- Worldroots.com
- Debrett's People of Today (12th edn, London, 1999), p. 1739