William Sinclair

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William Sinclair was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman best known as the Earl of Orkney and the founder of the famed Rosslyn Chapel.

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William Sinclair canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl of Orkney
Scottish nobleman
human
architecturalPatronage Rosslyn Chapel construction begun circa 1446
associatedWith Caithness
Orkney Islands
Rosslyn Castle
birthDate circa 1410
burialPlace Rosslyn Chapel (traditionally attributed)
linked to: Rosslyn Chapel
child Oliver Sinclair of Roslin
linked to: Oliver Sinclair

William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness
William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 1480
endTime as Earl of Orkney, 1470
era 15th century
familyName Sinclair
father Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney
founded Rosslyn Chapel
givenName William
heldTerritory Barony of Roslin
Earldom of Caithness
Earldom of Orkney
heritage Norse-Scottish
knownFor being Earl of Orkney
founding Rosslyn Chapel
monarch James II of Scotland
James III of Scotland
mother Egidia Douglas
nobleFamily Clan Sinclair
House of Sinclair
occupation noble
politician
placeOfBirth Scotland
placeOfDeath Scotland
positionHeld Earl of Caithness
Earl of Orkney
Lord Chancellor of Scotland
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Elizabeth Douglas
Marjory Sutherland
startTime as Earl of Caithness, 1455
as Earl of Orkney, 1434
surrenderedTo Kingdom of Scotland (Earldom of Orkney, 1470)
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
title 1st Earl of Caithness
linked to: Earl of Caithness

Baron of Roslin
Earl of Orkney

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Earl of Orkney hasTitleHolder William Sinclair
Henry Sinclair father William Sinclair