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William Sinclair (1410–1480), 1st Earl of Caithness (1455–1476), last Earl (Jarl) of Orkney (1434–1470 de facto, –1472 de jure), 2nd Lord Sinclair and 11th Baron of Roslin was a Norwegian and Scottish nobleman and the builder of Rosslyn Chapel, in Midlothian.
Feb 17, 2024 · William Sinclair (b.1415 - d.1482), 11th Baron of Rosslyn and the third (and last) Sinclair Prince of Orkney, was also named Grand Master Mason by King James II of Scotland and the First Hereditary Protector of the Freemasons in Scotland.
William Sinclair (1459 – 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman, the 2nd Earl of Caithness and chief of the Clan Sinclair, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands.
Jul 20, 2023 · Sir William Sinclair (1404?-1480), third Earl of Orkney and first Earl of Caithness, was the only son of Henry Sinclair, second earl of Orkney, and Egidia or Giles Douglas. His maternal grandparents were Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale, and Robert II's daughter, Princess Egidia.
Apr 20, 2023 · Sir William Sinclair or Saint Clair (d. 1330), of Roslin, friend of Robert Bruce, was the son of Sir Henry Sinclair of Roslin [see under Sinclair, Sir William, (fl. 1266–1303)] by Alicia de Fenton.
Sep 9, 2023 · William (St Clair) Sinclair Ist of Rosslyn is a member of Clan Sinclair. Highly regarded by Alexander III, in 1279, he was granted the lands of Roslin and Catcune, by Alexander III, king of Scots. [1]
Politicians. William Pirrie Sinclair (1837–1900), MP for Antrim and Falkirk Burghs. W. E. N. Sinclair (1873–1947), Canadian barrister, solicitor and politician. William Henry Sinclair (1864–1902), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
Nov 13, 2023 · William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness (1459 – 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman born in Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Scotland to William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and Marjory Sutherland. He married Margaret Keith, daughter of Sir Gilbert Keith.
Dec 26, 2023 · William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness (1459 – 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman born in Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Scotland to William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and Marjory Sutherland. He married Margaret Keith, daughter of Sir Gilbert Keith.
Jun 11, 2012 · When William Sinclair, First Earl of Caithness, contemplated his mortality in 1446, he ordered the building of “a house of most curious work, that it might be done with greater glory and splendor”, in which he was to be interred upon his death.
