William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
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"William St. Clair" redirects here. For other uses, see William Saint-Clair.
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.[1]
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William Sinclair | |
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Earl (Jarl) of Orkney Earl of Caithness Lord Sinclair Baron of Roslin | |
Predecessor | Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney |
Successor | William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness William Sinclair, 3rd Lord Sinclair Oliver St Clair, 12th Baron of Roslin |
Died | c. 1480 |
Noble family | Clan Sinclair |
Father | Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney |
Mother | Egidia Douglas |
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In The Scots Peerage by James Balfour Paul he is designated as the 1st Lord Sinclair,[2] but historian Roland Saint-Clair designates him the 2nd Lord Sinclair in reference to his father, Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, being the first person recorded as Lord Sinclair by public records.[3]