William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness

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William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the Sinclair family, noted for his political power, extensive landholdings, and prominent role in medieval Scottish affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish nobleman ⓘ
earl ⓘ
medieval Scottish politician ⓘ
allegiance House of Stewart ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart
associatedWithPlace Rosslyn Castle ⓘ
Rosslyn Chapel ⓘ
builderOf Rosslyn Chapel ⓘ
burialPlace Rosslyn Chapel (traditionally attributed) ⓘ
linked to: Rosslyn Chapel
category 15th-century Scottish nobility ⓘ
Earls of Caithness ⓘ
centuryOfBirth 15th century ⓘ
centuryOfDeath 15th century ⓘ
child Oliver Sinclair of Roslin ⓘ
linked to: Oliver Sinclair

William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness ⓘ
William Sinclair, 3rd Lord Sinclair ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
createdEarlBy James II of Scotland ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1410 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1480 ⓘ
father Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney ⓘ
gaveUpTitle Earl of Orkney to the Scottish Crown ⓘ
heldTitleFrom Earl of Caithness, from 1455 ⓘ
Earl of Orkney, from 1434 ⓘ
historicalEra Late Middle Ages ⓘ
languageSpoken Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
memberOf Clan Sinclair ⓘ
mother Egida Douglas ⓘ
nobleFamily Sinclair family ⓘ
linked to: Sinclairs of Orkney
notableFor extensive landholdings in Caithness, Orkney, and Roslin ⓘ
political influence in 15th-century Scotland ⓘ
role in negotiations over the Orkney and Shetland islands ⓘ
service as a powerful magnate under the Stewart kings ⓘ
positionHeld Baron of Roslin ⓘ
Earl of Caithness ⓘ
Earl of Orkney ⓘ
reasonForCedingOrkney annexation of Orkney and Shetland to Scotland ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Caithness, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Caithness

Orkney Islands ⓘ
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Roslin
servedUnder James II of Scotland ⓘ
James III of Scotland ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Douglas ⓘ
Marjory Sutherland ⓘ
startConstructionOf Rosslyn Chapel, circa 1446 ⓘ
title 1st Earl of Caithness ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Caithness

3rd Earl of Orkney ⓘ
Baron of Roslin ⓘ
Lord Sinclair ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rosslyn Chapel → foundedBy → William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness ⓘ
Clan Sinclair → hasNotableTitleHolder → William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness ⓘ
Earl of Caithness → firstHolder → William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness ⓘ
House of Sinclair → notableMember → William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness ⓘ
House of Sinclair → notableMember → William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney ⓘ
linked to: William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
Sinclairs of Roslin → hasMember → William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness ⓘ
Earls of Caithness → hasTitleHolder → William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness ⓘ
Sinclairs of Orkney → notableMember → William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness ⓘ
William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney → child → William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness (younger line)? ⓘ
linked to: William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness