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William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness

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William 2nd


Died
  
September 9, 1513, Northumberland, United Kingdom

William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness (1459 – 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman

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Life

Lord Caithness was born at Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Scotland second son to William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and Marjory Sutherland.

He married Margaret Keith, daughter of Sir Gilbert Keith of Inverugie.

He fought and died in the Battle of Flodden.

Issue

By Margaret Keith, Lord Caithness had two children:

  • John Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Caithness (d. 1529), married Elizabeth Sutherland (d. 1527)
  • Alexander Sinclair

    • Caithness 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.

    References

    William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness Wikipedia
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