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17 de feb. de 2024 · William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, obtained from King James II a grant of the earldom of Caithness, to himself and his heirs, 28 August 1455, in compensation, as the charter bears, of a claim of right which he and his heirs had to the lordship of Nithsdale, and he was afterwards designed Earl of Orkney and Caithness.
The Earl of Caithness's full title is The Rt Hon. the Earl of Caithness. His name is Malcolm Ian Sinclair, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
On 28 March 1881 he succeeded his father as Earl of Caithness and 2nd Baron Barrogill. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Caithness from 1881 until his death in 1889. Suffering from epilepsy throughout his short life, his illness killed him at the age of 30. He died following an epileptic seizure at the Palace Hotel in Edinburgh.
EARL OF CAITHNESS.—This title is of great antiquity, Dungaldus, Earl of Caithness, occurring in the year 875, in Torfæus’ History of Orkney.—Douglas Peerage. The compiler of this elaborate and valuable work says that much obscurity hangs over the early history of the earldom of Caithness.
26 de abr. de 2022 · Harald Maddadsson ( Old Norse Haraldr Maddaðarson, Gaelic Aralt mac Mataid) (c. 1134–1206) was Earl of Orkney and Mormaer of Caithness from 1139 until 1206. He was the son of Matad, Mormaer of Atholl, and Margaret, daughter of Earl Haakon Paulsson of Orkney. Of mixed Norse and Gaelic blood, and a descendant of Scots kings, [1] he was a ...
20 de jul. de 2023 · Is this your ancestor? Compare DNA and explore genealogy for William (Sinclair) Sinclair Third Earl of Orkney First Earl of Caithness born abt. 1404 Roslin, Edinburghshire, Scotland died 1480 Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland including ancestors + descendants + 3 photos + 3 genealogist comments + Y-chromosome DNA + more in the free family tree community.
Earl of Caithness. George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness resigned his earldom into the hands of Mary, Queen of Scots who in turn granted a charter to the earl's son and heir, John Sinclair, on 2 October 1545, under the reservation of life-rent and terce. He appears as a member of the Privy Council of Scotland and records of the Council show ...
