SINCLAIR, William 3rd Earl of Orkney, Earl of Caithness, 2nd Lord Sinclair 1 2
- Born: About 1408
- Marriage (1): DOUGLAS, Elizabeth about 1435 1 2
- Marriage (2): SUTHERLAND, Marjory after 1451 2
- Died: by 29 March 1482 3
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General Notes:
"William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and Caithness, was apparently the first to be styled Lord Sinclair."
from Scots Peerage (vol 7)
Note:
The designation of this William Sinclair as first Lord Sinclair appears to be no longer accepted. 1 4
William married Elizabeth DOUGLAS, daughter of Archibald DOUGLAS 4th Earl of Douglas, Duke of Touraine and Margaret STEWART, about 1435.1 2 (Elizabeth DOUGLAS was born about 1399 and died about 1451 2.)
Marriage Notes:
"Earl William died sometime between the date of the charter and 29 March 1482. He was three times married; first, to Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of Archibald, fourth Earl of Douglas, by Lady Margaret Stewart, daughter of King Robert III. She was already the widow of John, Earl of Buchan, Constable of France, and of Sir Thomas Stewart, son of Alexander, Earl of Mar."
from Scots Peerage (vol 2)
"Elizabeth (Douglas), married .... thirdly, to William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and Caithness, who survived her. She is said to have founded the crypt at the east end of Roslin Chapel. Over the door of the crypt is, or was, the inscription 'Forte est vinum, fortior est Rex, fortiores sunt mulieres, super omnia vincit veritas.' The Countess died about 1451."
from Scots Peerage (vol 3)
"William Sinclair of Newburgh, commonly known as 'The Waster,' was the eldest son of the said William, Earl of Caithness, by his first marriage with Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of Archibald, fourth Earl of Douglas. He was disinherited by his father, who, on 7 December 1476, resigned his lands of the earldom of Caithness in the hands of the King, from whom he obtained a new grant with remainder to William, the eldest son of his second marriage."
from Scots Peerage (vol 7) 1 2 3
William next married Marjory SUTHERLAND, daughter of Alexander SUTHERLAND of Dunbeath and Mariota MACDONALD, after 1451.2 (Marjory SUTHERLAND was born about 1439.)
Marriage Notes:
"William, Earl of Caithness, married, secondly, before 15 November 1456, Marjory Sutherland, daughter of Alexander Sutherland of Dunbeath, sometimes, but wrongly, called Master of Sutherland. By her he had many children ..."
from Scots Peerage (vol 2) 3
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