27-592: William Sinclair may refer to: Nobility [ edit ] William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness (1410–1484), Scottish nobleman William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness (1459–1513), Scottish nobleman William Sinclair, 10th Earl of Caithness (1727–1779), Scottish nobleman Politicians [ edit ] 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
54-602: A later date, pledging the territory of the Jarldom of Orkney as security for his promise. The sovereignty of Orkney therefore transferred from Norway to Scotland. In 1470, James III offered William the castle and lands of Ravenscraig in Fife , in return for William quitclaiming his rights in Orkney and Shetland, an offer William accepted. The Norse jarldom technically remained in existence, but William now only had authority over
81-410: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness 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
108-626: The Clan Menzies and uncle of William, was entrusted by King Eric with the administration of the Isles , and the Bishop of Orkney subscribed to this obligation as surety. However, due to disorder during the reign of Menzies, the government of the earldom was reinstated to the Bishop for seven years until the young Earl William could formally receive his investiture. However, the young William had taken
135-506: The Norse earls of Orkney , at least since the days of the childhood of Thorfinn Sigurdsson in c.1020, but possibly already several decades before. The modern reconstruction of holders of peerage earldoms do not usually include those of Mormaerdom of Caithness , although there is no essential difference between them and, for example, those of mormaers of Lennox , mormaers of Strathearn and mormaers of Angus . The next grant after Maol Íosa
162-645: The Peerage of Scotland , and it has a very complex history. Its first grant, in the modern sense as to have been counted in strict lists of peerages , is now generally held to have taken place in favor of Maol Íosa V, Earl of Strathearn , in 1334, although in the true circumstances of 14th century, this presumably was just a recognition of his hereditary right to the ancient earldom / mormaership of Caithness . The next year, however, all of his titles were declared forfeit for treason. Earlier, Caithness had been intermittently held, presumably always as fief of Scotland, by
189-668: The Hudson's Bay Company William H. Sinclair (1838-1897) Businessman; Union Officer William John Sinclair (1877–1935), American geologist and paleontologist William Angus Sinclair (1905–1954), Scottish philosopher Will Sinclair, a character in Angel in My Pocket See also [ edit ] William Saint-Clair (disambiguation) , "Saint-Clair" is a variant of "Sinclair" Sinclair (disambiguation) William (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
216-506: The Isles . James II of Scotland died in 1460 and the Earl of Orkney was elected as one of six Governors for the government during the minority of the young James III of Scotland . In 1468, James III of Scotland married Margaret , daughter of Christian I of Norway , Sweden and Denmark. Christian was unable to immediately provide a dowry. Instead, he promised that dowry would be provided at
243-799: The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Religious figures [ edit ] William Sinclair (bishop) (died 1337), bishop of Dunkeld William Sinclair (priest) (1804–1878), Scottish author and rector of Pulborough, Sussex William Sinclair (archdeacon of London) (1850–1917), Anglican priest and author William Sinclair (United Irishmen) (died 1830), Irish revolutionary Others [ edit ] William Sinclair (cricketer) (1846–1869), Australian cricketer William Sinclair (footballer) (born 1934), Scottish footballer William Sinclair (fur trader) (1790s–1868), chief factor of
270-516: The Scottish crown tightened its grip on Orkney and Shetland, a former Norwegian territory, by moving all other important holders away. Six years later, Earl William wished to disinherit his eldest son, who was known as "the Waster". Therefore, so that his earldom would not pass to him, he resigned the title in favour of his second son from his second marriage, another William. General Arthur St. Clair
297-588: The builder of Rosslyn Chapel , in Midlothian . In The Scots Peerage by James Balfour Paul he is designated as the 1st Lord Sinclair, 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. He was the son of Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and Egidia Douglas, daughter of Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale and maternal granddaughter of Robert II of Scotland . He
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#1732787945901324-481: The following children: By Marjory Sutherland he had the following children: Illegitimate: The earl's second son of his second marriage, William Sinclair, became the designated heir of the Earldom of Caithness, and continued that title. The Barony of Roslin went to his first son by that marriage, Sir Oliver Sinclair. Earl of Caithness Earl of Caithness is a title that has been created several times in
351-627: The mainland parts - Caithness and Sutherland. In 1472, it having become clear that the dowry was unlikely to be paid, James declared the Jarldom's territory to be forfeit to the Scottish Crown , to which it was annexed by an act of the Parliament of Scotland on 20 February. William now wielded his authority under the king of Scotland, rather than of Norway. Exchanging his inherited lordship of Nithsdale for lands in Caithness, William
378-410: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Sinclair&oldid=1039280792 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
405-480: The sixth earl's heir, also named George, was confirmed in his titles by the law. Therefore, in order to compensate for the loss of the earldom, Charles II created Campbell Earl of Breadalbane and Holland . Thereafter, the earldom of Caithness has passed solely within the Sinclair family, without any further resignations or other irregularities. The Earl of Caithness also holds the title of Lord Berriedale , which
432-457: The title of earl before receiving his investiture as he is styled as Earl of Orkney in 1426 at the assize in Stirling , and again in 1428 when he was present at Edinburgh dealing with a complaint made by his mother regarding the spoilation of her Nithsdale possessions. In 1434, William crossed over to Denmark and King Eric granted investiture to him for the Earldom of Orkney. Earl William
459-579: The title was for Sir George Crichton in 1452, but he surrendered the title in the same year. The final creation of the earldom was made in 1455 for William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney . He surrendered the Orkney title and all associated lands to James III in 1470, in return for the Castle of Ravenscraig , in Fife. James III had in 1469 received the rights of the king of Norway to Orkney territories as pledge of dowry of his wife Margaret of Denmark . In this way,
486-408: Was also the grandson of Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney . His father Henry, who had been a de facto Jarl of Orkney, died in 1420; William travelled to Copenhagen in 1422 to establish his claim to the Jarldom, but David Menzies was appointed instead, to rule as William's guardian until he came of age. In 1424, William succeeded in wresting de facto control of the earldom from his guardian, but it
513-473: Was also to hold Kirkwall Castle for the king and his successors. In the same year James I of Scotland's daughter, Margaret , was betrothed to Louis, Dauphin of France and Charles VII of France then arranged for Margaret to be escorted back to France . The King of Scotland ordered that all should be ready by 20 June, and William, Earl of Orkney had forty-six ships in readiness to transport Margaret and her train. The fleet that carried her to her future kingdom
540-581: Was commanded by the Earl of Orkney. In 1446, the Earl of Orkney laid the foundation stone of the Collegiate Church of St Matthew , commonly referred to as Rosslyn Chapel . In the same year the Earl of Orkney was called to the Norwegian Riksråd to take the oath of Christopher of Bavaria who was the successor of King Eric of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. After the death of childless King Christopher of Norway in 1448, Earl William
567-506: Was granted the hereditary title Earl of Caithness in 1455. He resigned the Earldom in favour of his second son from his second marriage, William , in 1476. William, Earl of Orkney died before 3 July 1480. William Sinclair was married three times: firstly to Lady Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas ; secondly to Marjory Sutherland (married 1456), daughter of Alexander Sutherland of Dunbeath ; and thirdly to Janet Yeman. By Lady Elizabeth Douglas he had
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#1732787945901594-647: Was in league with the rebel Earl of Douglas . Hamilton was taken by the royal camp and the Earl of Orkney kept him in honourable captivity in Roslin Castle for a few days until he defected from the House of Douglas. On 15 November 1456, the earl's father-in-law, Alexander Sutherland of Dunbeath , made his will in the earl's presence at Roslin Castle. The earl had married Sutherland's daughter Marjory, by Sutherland's wife Mariota, daughter of Donald of Islay, Lord of
621-575: Was mentioned as a possible candidate for the vacant throne, as the jarl of Orkney was the highest ranking nobleman in Norway. However, there are no indications that he pursued this claim. The same year the Earl of Orkney appears obtaining the patronage of the chapel of Saint Duthac in Kirkwall . In 1454–55, the Earls of Orkney and Angus laid siege to Abercorn Castle with 6,000 men because Lord Hamilton
648-416: Was not until 1434 that he was acknowledged as Jarl of Orkney by King Eric VII of Denmark, Norway and Sweden , sovereign of Orkney. On succeeding to the Earldom of Orkney, William had barely been in possession of it for a year when he was one of five earls selected to be among twenty hostages, proposed on 31 May 1421, for the redemption of James I of Scotland . When that redemption could not be obtained, he
675-439: Was reportedly descended from George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness . George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness , was the last earl to cause a disturbance in the normal succession of the title. In 1672, he agreed that, at his death, all of his lands and titles would pass to Sir John Campbell, who was his creditor. In 1677, the sixth earl died, and King Charles II granted him a patent creating him Earl of Caithness. Later, however,
702-474: Was then placed on the list of nobles who received a passport to visit James I, who was then a prisoner in England . The earl received a safe conduct for himself and twenty-four persons. James I returned to Scotland in 1424 and he was met at Durham by the Earl of Orkney as well as the Earls of Lennox , Wigtown , Moray , Crawford , March , Angus and Stratherne . In 1423, David Menzies of Wemyss, chief of
729-470: Was to David Stewart, a younger son of Robert II of Scotland . His heiress, Euphemia, resigned the title in 1390 in favour of her uncle Walter, 1st Earl of Atholl . Walter himself resigned the title in 1428, in favour of his son Allan, but he retained the earldom of Atholl for himself. Upon Allan's death, Walter again came to hold both earldoms. However, both were lost when he was executed for high treason in 1437, his titles being forfeit. The third creation of
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