Thomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre [SEP] date of death
Thomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre
Thomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre (ca. 1515 – 1541) was an English aristocrat notable for his conviction and execution for murder.
Dacre was the son of Sir Thomas Fiennes and Jane Sutton daughter of Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley. When his father died in 1528 he became heir apparent to his grandfather's title and the family seat at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, and he succeeded to the title at the age of approximately 19 in 1533. In 1536 he married Mary Neville
Mary Fiennes (1495–1531), married Sir Henry Norris, by whom she had issue.
- John Fiennes (b.1497)
Death.
He died on 9 September 1534 at the age of 62. He was succeeded by his eldest grandson, Thomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre, as his two 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, is thought to have made use of effigies from an