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Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney 1355–1400 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1355

Birth Location: Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 1400

Death Location: Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William Roslin

Mother: Isabella Strathearn

Spouse(s): Jean Halyburton, Princess Denmark

Children(s): Henry Orkney

In 1355, Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney entered the world in Orkney, Scotland, born to William Sinclair Lord Of Roslin And Isabella Orkney Strathearn. Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney married Jean Halyburton, Princess Florentia Magnusdottir St Clair Of Denmark, and had children including Henry Ii Sinclair Earl Of Orkney. Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney passed away in 1400 in Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1355, Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney entered the world in Orkney, Scotland, born to William Sinclair Lord Of Roslin And Isabella Orkney Strathearn.
  • Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney married Jean Halyburton, Princess Florentia Magnusdottir St Clair Of Denmark, and had children including Henry Ii Sinclair Earl Of Orkney.
  • Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney passed away in 1400 in Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Henry Orkney's Ancestors

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Henry Orkney
1355–1400
Birth Place: Orkney, Scotland
Parents
William Sinclair, Lord of Roslin
1283–1330
Roslin Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Isabella (Orkney) Strathearn
1338–1391
Orkney, Scotland
Grandparents
Henry (Sinclair Lord of) Roslin
1255–1335
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Alice Fenton
1260–1336
Fenton Barns, East Lothian, Scotland
Maol (Íosa V, 8th Earl of Strathearn; Earl of Caithness, and) Orkney
1276–1357
Strathearn,,Perth,Scotland
Agnes Comyn
1283–1308
Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Roslin
1265–1297
Matilda Orkney
1270–
Maol Orkney
–1329
Alexander Comyn
1252–1305
Joan Latimer
1256–1320
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henri Roslin
1240–1270
Margaret Marais
1245–
Magnus Caithness
1230–1273
Maol Strathearn
1257–1313
Alexander Comyn
1217–1290
Elizabeth Quincy
1220–1282

Henry Orkney's Descendants

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Henry (I Sinclair, Earl of) Orkney (1355–1400) m. Jean Halyburton (1355–1400) m. Princess (Florentia Magnusdottir St. Clair, of) Denmark (1348–1359)
  1. 1. Henry (II Sinclair, Earl of) Orkney 1375–1421 m. Egidia Douglas 1388–1438
    1. 1. Beatrice Sinclair 1408–1462
    2. 2. Sir (William Sinclair, 1st Earl Of Caithness And Of Orkney,) Kt 1408–1480 m. Lady (Marjory Countess) Sutherland 1443–1480
      1. 1. William Sinclair 1459–1513 m. Margaret Keith 1477–1549
        1. 1. John Sinclair 1495–1529 m. Elizabeth Sutherland 1488–1535
        2. 2. Alexander (Sinclair of Dunbeath and) Stemster 1480–1573
        3. 3. William Sinclair –1570
        4. 4. Henry Sinclair 1485–1513
      2. 2. Mariota Sinclair 1445–1496
      3. 3. Lady (Eleanor 1 Sinclair, Countess Of) Atholl 1457–1518
      4. 4. Robert Sinclair 1442–
      5. 5. Henry Sinclair 1459–1513 m. Margaret Hepburn 1456–1542
        1. 1. William, (4th Lord) Sinclair 1490–1570 m. Elizabeth Keith 1485–1549
        2. 2. Henry Sinclair 1485–1513
        3. 3. John Sinclair 1480–1513
        4. 4. John (Caithness Sinclair 3rd Earl of) Caithness 1495–1529
        5. 5. John (Sinclair 3rd Earl of) Caithness 1495–1529
        6. 6. James Sinclair 1494–1535
        7. 7. Jean Sinclair 1485–1510
        8. 8. Alexander Sinclair 1470–1573
        9. 9. James Stewart 1502–
        10. 10. Anna Sinclair 1497–
        11. 11. Eleanor (Sinclair de) Stewart 1485–1550
        12. 12. Alexander Sinclair 1490–1541
      6. 6. Eleanor Sinclair 1457–1518
      7. 7. Elizabeth Sinclair 1425–
      8. 8. Marjory Sinclair 1450–1480
      9. 9. Catherine Sinclair 1453–1486
      10. 10. Oliver Sinclair 1458–
      11. 11. Elizabeth Sinclair 1456–1498

Henry Orkney's Timeline

2 Records

1355
1355
Birth of Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney in Orkney, Scotland
Orkney, Scotland
1400
1400
Age 45
Death of Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney in Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1355
    Event Place: Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1400
    Event Place: Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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