House of Sinclair
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The House of Sinclair is a Scottish noble family historically prominent in northern Scotland, notably as powerful landowners and holders of major titles such as the Earldom of Caithness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Sinclair canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Scottish noble family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barony of Roslin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earldom of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ Earldom of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosslyn Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanAnimal | cock ⓘ |
| clanBattleCry | Girnigoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanChiefTitle | Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanPlant | whin (gorse) ⓘ |
| clanSeat |
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosslyn Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | Argent, a cross engrailed sable ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestralSeat |
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosslyn Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosslyn Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCadetBranch |
Sinclairs of Dunbeath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinclairs of Mey NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinclairs of Roslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Commit thy work to God ⓘ |
| hasTartan | Sinclair tartan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Clan Sinclair
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinclair family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Scottish feudal barons
ⓘ
Scottish peers ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
influential in Orkney politics
ⓘ
powerful landowners in Caithness ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Scottish clan system ⓘ |
| language |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
baron
ⓘ
earl ⓘ |
| notableFor |
holding major Scottish peerage titles
ⓘ
landownership in northern Scotland ⓘ prominence in northern Scotland ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Caithness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
historically Roman Catholic
ⓘ
later Presbyterian ⓘ |
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