Earls of Caithness
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The Earls of Caithness are a historic Scottish noble title traditionally held by the Sinclair family, associated with the far northern county of Caithness and prominent in Highland and Norse-Scottish history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earls of Caithness canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish earldom
ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ |
| associatedCastle |
Castle of Mey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Girnigoe Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Keiss Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan Sinclair
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highland clans system ⓘ Norse-Scottish history ⓘ Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney and Caithness Norse earldoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentland Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Parliament (pre-1707) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish-Norse aristocracy ⓘ Sinclair family NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanChiefOf | Clan Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsBearer | Clan Sinclair arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| feudalJurisdiction | Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingMonarchAtCreation | James II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClanSeat |
Castle of Mey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Girnigoe Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder |
Alexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ George Sinclair, 7th Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ James Sinclair, 17th Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTerritory | County of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | feudal earldom ⓘ |
| languageHistorical |
Norse
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleHouse | House of Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| notableConflict | Sinclair-Gunn feuds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| region | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionType | male-preference primogeniture ⓘ |
| titleCreationContext | late medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| titleHolderFamily | Sinclair family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleStyle | Earl of Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalFamilySeat | Sinclair family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.