William St. Clair of Roslin

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15th-century Scottish politician Earl of Orkney Lord of Roslin Scottish nobleman

William St. Clair of Roslin was a prominent Scottish nobleman and the last St. Clair Earl of Orkney, noted for his influential role in 15th-century Scottish politics and his association with the Rosslyn estate and chapel.

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Surface form	Occurrences
William St. Clair of Rosslyn	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	15th-century Scottish politician ⓘ Earl of Orkney ⓘ Lord of Roslin ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ
aristocraticHouse	House of Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosslyn Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish court ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
culturalAssociation	Rosslyn legends ⓘ Scottish medieval nobility ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Scottish ⓘ
familyName	Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Clair NERFINISHED ⓘ
feudalTitle	Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of Roslin NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	William ⓘ
historicalSignificance	transition of Orkney from Norse to Scottish control ⓘ
knownFor	being the last St. Clair Earl of Orkney ⓘ influence in 15th-century Scottish politics ⓘ patronage of Rosslyn Chapel ⓘ
landholdings	Midlothian NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleFamily	Clan Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleRank	baron ⓘ earl ⓘ
notableWork	Founding of Rosslyn Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ
owned	Rosslyn estate NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronage	Rosslyn Chapel construction ⓘ ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Scottish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalRole	Scottish magnate ⓘ
positionHeld	Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of Roslin ⓘ Scottish peer ⓘ
region	Scotland ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence	Roslin, Midlothian NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosslyn Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
successorTitle	Earl of Caithness (Sinclair line) NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	15th century ⓘ
title	Baron of Roslin NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ

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this entity surface form: William St. Clair of Rosslyn