Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney

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Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, was a 14th-century Scottish-Norwegian nobleman and explorer traditionally associated with the Sinclair family and later legends of pre-Columbian voyages to North America.

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Surface form Occurrences
Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney 1
Jarl of Orkney 1

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian noble
Scottish noble
explorer
nobleman
associatedWith Orkney NERFINISHED
Orkney Islands NERFINISHED
Scottish–Norwegian nobility
Sinclair family NERFINISHED
legends of voyages to North America
pre-Columbian exploration legends
century 14th century
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Norwegian
Scottish
familyName Sinclair NERFINISHED
floruit 14th century
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
historicalReputation figure in pseudo-historical theories about pre-Columbian America
subject of disputed exploration claims
memberOf Sinclair family NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Sinclair family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED
notableFor being a 14th-century Earl of Orkney
later legends of pre-Columbian voyages to North America
occupation explorer
nobleman
partOf medieval Norwegian nobility
medieval Scottish nobility
positionHeld Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED
Jarl of Orkney NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
titleHeldIn Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED

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Clan Sinclair hasNotableTitleHolder Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney
Thorfinn Sigurdsson title Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney
this entity surface form: Jarl of Orkney
William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness father Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney
this entity surface form: Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney