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Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, Lord of Roslin (c. 1345 – c. 1400) was a Scottish noblesse. Sinclair held the title Earl of Orkney (which refers to Norðreyjar rather than just the islands of Orkney) and was Lord High Admiral of Scotland under the King of Scotland .
Apr 10, 2024 · Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, Baron of Roslin (c. 1345 – c. 1400), was a Scottish nobleman. He is sometimes identified by another spelling of his surname, St. Clair. He was the grandfather of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, the builder of Rosslyn Chapel.
Mar 18, 2023 · Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and feudal baron of Roslin (c. 1345 – c. 1400), was a Scottish nobleman. He is sometimes identified by another spelling of his surname, St. Clair. He was the 1st Earl of Orkney was the son of Sir William Sinclair of Roslin and Isabel (?).
Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney. Rosslyn Castle. Henry Sinclair lived from about 1345 to 1400. He is known primarily for (possibly) being the man who first discovered the New World, a century ahead of Christopher Columbus. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
When Henry Sinclair 1st Earl of Orkney was born in 1345, in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Sir William Sinclair Eighth Lord of Roslin, was 17 and his mother, Isabella Caithness, was 7. He married Jean Haliburton in 1360, in Scotland, United Kingdom.
Jun 13, 2024 · The body of Prince Henry Sinclair was taken from Orkney to his birthplace at Rosslyn where he was buried at the Church of St. Matthew which is now a ruin. However, when his grandson, Earl William Sinclair, built Rosslyn Chapel in 1446, the body of Prince Henry was taken and placed in the vaults of that magnificent building where he lies with ...
Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encompassing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern Isles of Scotland. Originally founded by Norse invaders, the status of the rulers of the Northern Isles as Norwegian vassals was formalised in 1195.