Biography of Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland 1472-1534

Paternal Family Tree: Fiennes

Maternal Family Tree: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188

1497 Battle of Blackheath aka Deptford Bridge

In 1472 Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland was born to John Fiennes (age 25) and Alice Fitzhugh (age 24).

On 16 May 1474 John Bourchier 1st Baron Berners (age 58) died. His grandson [his future brother-in-law] John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners (age 7) succeeded 2nd Baron Berners.

On 08 Mar 1486 [his grandmother] Joan Dacre 7th Baroness Dacre Gilsland (age 53) died. Her grandson Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 14) succeeded 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland.

Before 13 May 1490 [his future brother-in-law] John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners (age 23) and Katherine Howard Baroness Berners were married. She by marriage Baroness Berners. She the daughter of John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk and Margaret Chedworth Duchess Norfolk (age 54). He the son of Humphrey Bourchier and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey (age 46). He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1492 Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 20) and Anne Bourchier Baroness Dacre Gilsland (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland. She the daughter of Humphrey Bourchier and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey (age 48). He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1493 Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 21) was appointed Constable of Calais.

In 1494 Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 22) was appointed Knight of the Bath.

In 1495 [his daughter] Mary Fiennes was born to Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 23) and [his wife] Anne Bourchier Baroness Dacre Gilsland (age 25).

Battle of Blackheath aka Deptford Bridge

                    On 17 Jun 1497 the Cornish rebel army was destroyed at the Battle of Blackheath aka Deptford Bridge.
                
                    Richard Guildford (age 47) was created Knight Banneret.
                
                    Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire (age 27), Henry Willoughby (age 46), Edward Belknapp of Blackfriars in London and Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 25) fought at Deptford, Kent [Map].                

                    Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos (age 35), John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford (age 32), Robert Sheffield (age 36), Edward Stanhope 1462-1487, John Peche (age 47) and Robert Constable (age 19) were knighted by King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 40).                

                    Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West (age 40) commanded.                

                    James Tuchet 7th Baron Audley, 4th Baron Tuchet (age 34) was captured by Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth (age 19).

In or before 1500 Thomas Bryan (age 35) and [his sister-in-law] Margaret Bourchier 1st Baroness Bryan (age 31) were married. She the daughter of Humphrey Bourchier and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 1504 John Grey 2nd Viscount Lisle (age 23) and [his sister-in-law] Muriel Howard Viscountess Lisle (age 18) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Lisle. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 60) and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey. They were third cousins.

Before 18 Feb 1505 [his brother-in-law] Edward Howard (age 29) and Elizabeth Stapleton (age 64) were married. The difference in their ages was 35 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 62) and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey.

Before 1508 Thomas Knyvet (age 23) and [his sister-in-law] Muriel Howard Viscountess Lisle (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 64) and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey. They were fourth cousins.

After 06 Nov 1509 [his brother-in-law] Edmund Howard (age 31) and Joyce Culpepper (age 29) were married. He the son of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 66) and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey.

On 14 Dec 1511 [his sister-in-law] Muriel Howard Viscountess Lisle (age 26) died.

Before 25 Apr 1513 [his brother-in-law] Edward Howard (age 37) and Alice Lovell 10th Baroness Marshal 9th Baroness Morley (age 46) were married. He the son of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 70) and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey.

On 25 Apr 1513 [his brother-in-law] Edward Howard (age 37) died.

Birth of Princess Mary

On 18 Feb 1516 Queen Mary I of England and Ireland was born to Henry VIII (age 24) and Catherine of Aragon (age 30) at Palace of Placentia, Greenwich [Map]. [his sister-in-law] Margaret Bourchier 1st Baroness Bryan (age 48) was created 1st Baron Bryan and appointed the child's governess. Catherine York Countess Devon (age 36) was her godmother.

On 10 Jul 1516 [his mother] Alice Fitzhugh (age 68) died.

Around 1519 David Zouche (age 38) and [his sister-in-law] Margaret Bourchier 1st Baroness Bryan (age 51) were married. She the daughter of Humphrey Bourchier and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 1524 [his son-in-law] Henry Norreys (age 42) and [his daughter] Mary Fiennes (age 28) were married. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 26 Oct 1528 [his son] Thomas Fiennes died.

On 29 Sep 1530 [his wife] Anne Bourchier Baroness Dacre Gilsland (age 60) died.

In 1531 [his daughter] Mary Fiennes (age 36) died.

On 19 Mar 1533 [his former brother-in-law] John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners (age 66) died at Calais [Map]. His daughter Joan Bourchier 3rd Baroness Berners de jure 3rd Baroness Berners. Edmund Knyvet Baron Berners (age 49) by marriage Baron Berners.

On 09 Sep 1534 Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 62) died. He was buried at Herstmonceux. His grandson Thomas Fiennes 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 19) succeeded 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland.

[his father] John Fiennes and [his mother] Alice Fitzhugh were married. They were half second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

[his son] Thomas Fiennes was born to Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland and Anne Bourchier Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

[his son] John Fiennes was born to Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland and Anne Bourchier Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

[his son] Thomas Fiennes and Jane Dudley were married. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Ancestors of Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland 1472-1534

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fiennes

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fiennes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Monceux

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fiennes 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Saye 2nd Baron Say

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Saye 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Beauchamp Baroness Say 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Fiennes 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Battisford

GrandFather: Richard Fiennes 7th Baron Dacre Gilsland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Holland 1st Baron Holand

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Zouche Baroness Holand 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Holland 1st Duke Exeter Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wake Countess Kent 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Holland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Father: John Fiennes 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dacre 5th Baron Dacre Gilsland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Maxwell Countess Atholl

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 6th Baron Dacre Gilsland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Douglas

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Douglas Baroness Dacre Gilsland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mistress Unknown

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Neville Baroness Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandMother: Joan Dacre 7th Baroness Dacre Gilsland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bowett

Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Fitzhugh

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Fitzhugh 2nd Baron Fitzhugh

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 1st Baron Scrope Masham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Scrope Baroness Fitzhugh

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Unknown

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 1st Baron Grey 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Grey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Avice Marmion Baroness Grey Rotherfield 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Fitzhugh 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Henry Fitzhugh 5th Baron Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Ufford Baroness Willoughby Eresby

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Harringworth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby Eresby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ros Baroness Zouche Harringworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Strange 4th Baron Strange Knockin 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Strange 5th Baron Strange Knockin 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Ingham Baroness Strange Knockin 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Aline Fitzalan Baroness Strange Knockin 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel

Mother: Alice Fitzhugh 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Idonia Clifford Baroness Percy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles "Payne" Roet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Roet Duchess Lancaster

GrandMother: Alice Neville Baroness Fitzhugh 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Baron Monthermer

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Montagu 3rd Earl Salisbury 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Monthermer Baroness Montagu 3rd Baroness Monthermer Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Francis

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland 1472-1534 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland 1472-1534

Royal Descendants of Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland 1472-1534

Ancestors of Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland 1472-1534