Teague-Earnest Family Tree » Sir William Sinclair (St Clair), Knight Templar, 1st Earl of Caithness, 3rd Earl of Orkney, Baron of Roslin, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lord High Chancellor (1408-1480)

Personal data Sir William Sinclair (St Clair), Knight Templar, 1st Earl of Caithness, 3rd Earl of Orkney, Baron of Roslin, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lord High Chancellor 

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  • He was born in the year 1408 in Rosslyn Castle, Rossyln, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 3
  • He died on May 21, 1480 in Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland, he was 72 years old.Source 3
  • A child of Henry Sinclair Earl of Orkney

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He is married to Lady Marjory Countess of Caithness and Orkney Sutherland DD.

They got married on November 15, 1456 at Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland, he was 48 years old.


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  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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  2. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Ancestry.com, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1205 / Ancestry.com

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Day of marriage November 15, 1456

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1456: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 4 » Ottoman–Hungarian wars: The Siege of Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade) begins.
    • July 7 » A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.
    • July 22 » Ottoman wars in Europe: Siege of Belgrade: John Hunyadi, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, defeats Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 17 » The University of Greifswald is established as the second oldest university in northern Europe.
    • November 9 » Ulrich II, Count of Celje, last ruler of the County of Cilli, is assassinated in Belgrade.

Day of death May 21, 1480

  • Gravin Maria de Rijke (Bourgondisch Huis) was from 1477 till 1482 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1480: Source: Wikipedia
    • August 14 » Battle of Otranto: Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam; they are later honored in the Church.
    • October 8 » The Great stand on the Ugra river puts an end to Tartar rule over Moscow


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