Earl of Caithness
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The Earl of Caithness is a historic Scottish peerage title associated with the far northern Highlands, long linked to powerful noble families and regional leadership.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1st Earl of Caithness | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Scottish peerage title ⓘ |
| associatedClanChief | Chief of Clan Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBattle | Battle of Altimarlach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Caithness
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ⓘ
far northern Highlands ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligionHistorically | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| category |
Clan Sinclair
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ⓘ
Noble titles created in the 15th century ⓘ Scottish earls ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| createdByMonarch | James II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentHolder | Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentHolderBirthYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| currentHolderHasTitle | Chief of Clan Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentHolderIsMemberOf | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentHolderPoliticalAffiliation | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalJurisdictionOver | County of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolder | William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolderAlsoHeldTitle | Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilySeat | Castle of Mey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSeat |
Ackergill Tower
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ⓘ
Barrogill Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Castle Sinclair Girnigoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Keiss Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Commit thy work to God ⓘ |
| heldByClan | Clan Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldByFamily | Sinclair family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditary | true ⓘ |
| jurisdictionEra | early modern Scotland ⓘ |
| jurisdictionEra | medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| linkedToNobleFamily | House of Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness
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ⓘ
George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sinclair, 10th Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCreationDate | circa 1455 ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentRegion | Highland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| subsidiaryTitle |
Lord Berriedale
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ⓘ
Lord Sinclair of Mey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionType | heirs male of the body ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
1st Earl of Caithness