| Year |
Month |
Event |
Description |
Reference |
| 1480 |
|
William
1st Earl |
Dies
buried at Rosslyn |
Complete
Peerage |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1480 |
|
William
Sinclair |
Becomes
1st Lord Sinclair |
Complete
Peerage |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1481 |
18-Feb |
Agreement
ratified between Sir Oliver and William, Lord Sinclair |
William
obtains Ravenscraig Castle and its lands as well as lands at
Dysart but with his son, Henry, renounce claim to barony of
Roslin |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1482 |
17-Apr |
William,
Lord Sinclair |
declared
'incomposmentis et fatuus' and a wster of his lands and goods
for 16 years previously |
Scots
Peerage (Paul)
Complete Peerage |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1486? |
|
Rosslyn
Chapel |
Completed |
Rosslyn
Chapel (The Earl of Rosslyn) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1487 |
|
William,
Lord Sinclair |
Dies
and is buried at Dunfermline succeeded by his son Henry |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1488
-89 |
|
Henry,
Lord Sinclair |
Sat
in Parliament |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1489 |
28-May |
Henry,
Lord Sinclair |
Granted
a thirteen year lease of Orkney and Shetland, the custody of
Kirkwall Castle and the offices of Justiciar, Foud and Bailie
of Orkney and Shetland |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1496 |
|
Jan
de Grot (John of Groats) |
Commissioned
by James IV to operate a ferry service to Orkney having
obtained a charter of land from William, the Earl of Caithness |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1501 |
01-May |
Henry,
Lord Sinclair |
Regranted
lease of Orkney and Shetland for nineteen years |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1502 |
|
Sir
David Sinclair, illegitimate son of William first Earl |
Sent
by King James IV to fight for Danes angainst Norse |
Scots
peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1505 |
|
William
2nd Earl |
Known
to have sat in Parliament |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1510 |
13-Mar |
Henry,
Lord Sinclair |
Created
Master of the Artillery |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1513 |
09-Sep |
Battle
of Flodden |
William,
2nd Earl helped lead the right wing of the Scottish army army
that beat the English left wing. Unlike some he returned to
help the rest of the Scots and was killed. Loss of 300
Sinclairs including George Sinclair of Keiss, Henry 3rd Lord
Sinclair, Sir John Sinclair of Herdmanston, The Bishop of
Caithness as well as King James IV of Scotland. |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1513 |
|
John,
son of William becomes 3rd Earl |
|
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
William,
son of Henry becomes 4th Lord Sinclair |
Does
not inherit Estates until his mother dies |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1515 |
|
Sir
James Sinclair, natural son of Sir William of Warsetter
(brother to Henry 3rd Lord Sinclair) and thus a cousin |
Elected
by the Orcadians as their leader and withheld rents to Lady
Sinclair (William's mother) and forces William to surrender
Kirkwall Castle and to flee to Caithness |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1529 |
|
William,
Lord Sinclair |
Receives
letter from King instructing him to invade Orkney and
overthrow Sir James. Goes to John for help |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1529 |
18-May |
Battle
of Somersdale (Summerdale) Orkney |
John,
3rd Earl of Caithness with 500 men dies in battle. Succeeded
by his son George 4th Earl. William, 4th Lord Sinclair is
taken prisoner. |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1533 |
01-Jun |
John
Seintcleere |
Knighted
with the Sword at the Coronation of King Henry VIII of England
and Queen Anne Boleyn |
The
Knights of England (Shaw) |
| 1540 |
|
Oliver
Sinclair of Pitcairns |
Second
son of Sir Oliver Sinclair of Rosslyn appointed Justice,
Sherriff, Admiral and Baillie of Orkney and Shetland by King
James V |
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Encyclopaedia of Scotland |
