Henry Sinclair
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Henry Sinclair was a medieval Scottish nobleman best known as the Earl of Orkney and for later legends linking him to pre-Columbian voyages to North America.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
medieval Scottish nobleman ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Orkney Islands
NERFINISHED
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Rosslyn (through Sinclair family connections) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 14th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 15th century ⓘ |
| child |
David Sinclair
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1345 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | c. 1400 ⓘ |
| disputedClaim | led an expedition to North America around 1398 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalAllegiance |
King of Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of Scotland ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
association with the Zeno brothers’ voyage
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voyage to North America before Columbus ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | subject of speculative pre-Columbian exploration theories ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being Earl of Orkney
ⓘ
later legends of a pre-Columbian voyage to North America ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Norse (likely, as ruler of Orkney)
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Scots ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| mother | Isobel of Strathearn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Henry Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Clan Sinclair
NERFINISHED
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Sinclair family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Homildon Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | rule of the Earldom of Orkney ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian-Scottish aristocracy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Earl of Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jarl of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sourceOfMyth | 19th- and 20th-century romantic nationalist writings ⓘ |
| spouse | Jean Halyburton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Orkneyinga saga (later traditions and genealogies)
NERFINISHED
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Zeno narrative ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
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Shetland (as part of the earldom) NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Caithness ⓘ |
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