Henry SINCLAIR Earl of Orkney 
Henry was born in 1345 and his baptism took place in 1379. Henry's father was Sir William SINCLAIR of Roslin and his mother was Isabella of STRATHEARN. His paternal grandfather was Sir William SINCLAIR; his maternal grandparents were Malise 8th Earl of Strathearn, Earl of Orkney and Caithness and Marjory de ROSS. He had a brother and a sister, named Gregory and Margaret. He died at the age of 59 in 1404 in Orkney Islands,k in battle.1 General Notes
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Alexander Nisbet (p.164) states (quoting Torpheus's 'History' p174) that this Henry St.Clair 'of Roslin' was created Earl of Orkney by Haco, King of Norway, circa 1379. Nisbet also mentions that this Henry was also Lord of Zetland, and was created Duke of Oldenburgh in Denmark.
On p119 (vol.1) of Nisbet's 1984 reprint, it is stated that this Henry St.Clair made an obligation to sir James Sinclair [sic] of Longformacus, his cousin, and that it was dated 22nd June 1384 at Roslin.
Another reference on this famous family is "The Saint-Clairs of the Isles" by Roland William Saint-Clair, Auckland, 1898.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1190 d.1270
- b.~ 1240 d.1297 in Tower of London.
- b.~ 1275 d.1336
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- d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 1300 d.1330 in Andalusia,k by Saracens,dvp
- d.~ 1358 in Spain,on crusade
- b.1345 d.1404 in Orkney Islands,k in battle
- d.1271
- b.~ 1257 d.1312
- d.<10 Oct 1303
- b.1275/1280 d.17 Oct 1346
- b.~ 1217 in of,Buchan,Aberdeenshire,Scotland d.<06 Apr 1290 in Buchan,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
- b.1220 in Winchester,H,England d.12 Apr 1282 in Buchan,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
- d.bet 1344 and 1357
- b.~ 1220 in Altyre,Morayshire,Scotland d.1274
- b.1249 in Fearn,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland d.28 Ene 1321 in Delny
- b.1215 in Altyre,Morayshire,Scotland
- b.~ 1275 in Scotland d.19 Jul 1333 in Berwick-On-Tweed,Northumberland,England
- b.~ 1212 in Barnard Castle,Gainford,Durham,England d.12 OCT 1268/1269 in Bernard Castle,Gainford,Durham,England
- b.~ 1249
- b.~ 1218 in Galloway,Wigtownshire,Scotland d.28 JAN 1289/1290 in Kemston,Bedfordshire,England
- b.BET 1308 AND 1326 in Fearn,Ross And Cromarty,Scotland d.> 1350
- b.1210 in of Annandale,Dumfriesshire,Scotland d.31 May 1295 in Priory,Lochmaben,Dumfriesshire,Scotland
- b.Jul 1243 in of Annandale,Dumfrieshire,Scotland d.<04 Apr 1304 in Holy Land,Palestine
- b.02 Nov 1226 in ,Gloucestershire,England d.>10 Jul 1264
- b.~ 1282 in Of,Carrick,Argyllshire,Scotland d.>Sep 1323
- b.~ 1202 in of Carrick,Galloway,Scotland d.1256
- b.~ 1252 in of Carrick,Galloway,Scotland d.< 1292
- b.~ 1206 in of Scotland
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They had a son named Henry.
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