Thomas Fiennes, 8th Baron Dacre

Thomas Fiennes, 8th Baron Dacre (1472 – 9 September 1534) was an English peer and soldier, the son of Sir John Fiennes.


The Lord Dacre

Baron Dacre
Coat of armsArms of Fiennes, Baron Dacre: Azure, three lions rampant or
PredecessorJoan de Dacre, 7th Baroness Dacre
SuccessorThomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre
BornThomas Fiennes
1472
Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex, England
Died9 September 1534 (aged 61–62)
BuriedAll Saints Church, Herstmonceux
Noble familyFiennes
Spouse(s)Anne Bourchier
Issue
FatherSir John Fiennes
MotherAlice FitzHugh

Career

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He was born in 1472, the son of Sir John Fiennes (born c.1447, son of Richard Fiennes, 7th Baron Dacre born 1415) and Alice FitzHugh. By his mother, he was a cousin to Sir Thomas Parr, father of future queen consort Catherine Parr. He had one sister, Anne, Marchioness Berkeley (died 10 September 1497), who married secondly to Sir Thomas Brandon. On 8 March 1486, he succeeded as 8th Baron Dacre upon the death of his grandmother Joan Dacre, the suo jure 7th Baroness Dacre. He was also known as Baron Dacre of the South owing to his family seat of Herstmonceux Castle being in the county of Sussex.

In 1493, one year after his marriage, he was appointed Constable of Calais. He was invested as a Knight of the Bath in 1494. In 1497, he fought in the Battle of Blackheath where he helped defeat the Cornish.[1][2]

Marriage and issue

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In about 1492, he married Anne Bourchier, the daughter of Sir Humphrey Bourchier and Elizabeth Tilney.[3] The marriage produced three sons and a daughter:[4]

Death

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He died on 9 September 1534 at the age of 62. He was succeeded by his eldest grandson, Thomas Fiennes, as his sons had predeceased him.

The tomb set up for the 8th Baron Dacre and his son at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, known as the Dacre Tomb,[5] is thought to have made use of effigies from an older monument intended for Thomas Hoo, Baron Hoo and Hastings (1396-1455) and his younger half-brother, also Sir Thomas Hoo (born 1416). This was shown when the monument was restored, and it was found that the original arms shown on the tabards of the figures were those of Hoo. It is conjectured that the Hoo tomb may have been at Battle Abbey, which was sold in 1539 and dismantled soon afterwards.[6][7]

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Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Mosley 2003, p. 1014.
  2. ^ Collins & Brydges 1812, p. 566.
  3. ^ Cokayne 1916, p. 10.
  4. ^ Benolte et al. 1905, p. 12.
  5. ^ Image at Geograph.org.uk. Another at flickr by poundhopper1.
  6. ^ Bruce & Tate 1997, pp. 6–8. (Copy held in East Sussex Record Office, Brighton, PAR399/7/2/3)
  7. ^ "Monument to Thomas, 8th. Lord Dacre and Sir Thomas Fiennes". Public Sculptures of Sussex. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Richardson 2011, pp. 148–150.
  9. ^ Cokayne 1916, p. 8.

Sources

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Peerage of England
Preceded by Baron Dacre
1486–1534
Succeeded by