William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness

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Scottish nobleman earl medieval Scottish politician

William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the Sinclair family, noted for his political power, extensive landholdings, and prominent role in medieval Scottish affairs.

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Label	Occurrences
William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness canonical	2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish nobleman ⓘ earl ⓘ medieval Scottish politician ⓘ
allegiance	House of Stuart ⓘ surface form: House of Stewart
associatedWithPlace	Rosslyn Castle ⓘ Rosslyn Chapel ⓘ
builderOf	Rosslyn Chapel ⓘ
burialPlace	Rosslyn Chapel ⓘ surface form: Rosslyn Chapel (traditionally attributed)
category	15th-century Scottish nobility ⓘ Earls of Caithness ⓘ
centuryOfBirth	15th century ⓘ
centuryOfDeath	15th century ⓘ
child	Oliver Sinclair ⓘ surface form: Oliver Sinclair of Roslin William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney ⓘ surface form: William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney ⓘ surface form: William Sinclair, 3rd Lord Sinclair
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
createdEarlBy	James II of Scotland ⓘ
dateOfBirth	circa 1410 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1480 ⓘ
father	Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney ⓘ surface form: Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney
gaveUpTitle	Earl of Orkney to the Scottish Crown ⓘ
heldTitleFrom	Earl of Caithness, from 1455 ⓘ Earl of Orkney, from 1434 ⓘ
historicalEra	Late Middle Ages ⓘ
languageSpoken	Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
memberOf	Clan Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother	Egida Douglas ⓘ
nobleFamily	Sinclairs of Orkney ⓘ surface form: Sinclair family
notableFor	extensive landholdings in Caithness, Orkney, and Roslin ⓘ political influence in 15th-century Scotland ⓘ role in negotiations over the Orkney and Shetland islands ⓘ service as a powerful magnate under the Stewart kings ⓘ
positionHeld	Baron of Roslin ⓘ Earl of Caithness ⓘ Earl of Orkney ⓘ
reasonForCedingOrkney	annexation of Orkney and Shetland to Scotland ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence	Caithness ⓘ surface form: Caithness, Scotland Orkney Islands ⓘ Roslin ⓘ surface form: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
servedUnder	James II of Scotland ⓘ James III of Scotland ⓘ
spouse	Elizabeth Douglas ⓘ Marjory Sutherland ⓘ
startConstructionOf	Rosslyn Chapel, circa 1446 ⓘ
title	Earl of Caithness ⓘ surface form: 1st Earl of Caithness William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney ⓘ surface form: 3rd Earl of Orkney Baron of Roslin ⓘ Lord Sinclair ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rosslyn Chapel → foundedBy → William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness ⓘ

Clan Sinclair → hasNotableTitleHolder → William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness ⓘ