William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness
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William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness (1459 – 9 September 1513) was a Scottish
nobleman born in Ravenscraig Castle
, Kirkcaldy
, Scotland
to William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
and Marjory Sutherland. He married Margaret Keith, daughter of Sir Gilbert Keith. He fought and died in the Battle of Flodden Field
.
William and Margaret had two children:
William Sinclair was the person reputed to have brought Enochian Magick to Scotland.
William Sinclair may have had a third child, Margaret, according to some sources. Dame Margaret Sinclair, according to these sources, married Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick. They had no children.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
nobleman born in Ravenscraig Castle
Ravenscraig Castle
Ravenscraig Castle is a ruined castle located in Kirkcaldy which dates from around 1460. The castle is an early example of artillery defence in Scotland...
, Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
to William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
William Sinclair , 1st Earl of Caithness , 3rd Earl of Orkney , Baron of Roslin was a Scottish nobleman and the builder of Rosslyn Chapel, in Midlothian....
and Marjory Sutherland. He married Margaret Keith, daughter of Sir Gilbert Keith. He fought and died in the Battle of Flodden Field
Battle of Flodden Field
The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field or occasionally Battle of Branxton was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern England on 9 September 1513, between an invading Scots army under King James IV and an English army commanded by the Earl of Surrey...
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William and Margaret had two children:
- John Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Caithness (d. 1529), married Elizabeth Sutherland (d. 1527)
- Alexander Sinclair
William Sinclair was the person reputed to have brought Enochian Magick to Scotland.
William Sinclair may have had a third child, Margaret, according to some sources. Dame Margaret Sinclair, according to these sources, married Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick. They had no children.