William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness
Life
Lord Caithness was born at Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Scotland second son to William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and Marjory Sutherland.[1]
He married Margaret Keith, daughter of Sir Gilbert Keith of Inverugie.[1]
He fought and died in the Battle of Flodden.[1]
Issue
By Margaret Keith, Lord Caithness had two children:
- John Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Caithness (d. 1529), married Elizabeth Sutherland (d. 1527).[1]
- Alexander Sinclair of Stempster[1]
- William Sinclair, a natural (illegitimate) son.[1]
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.[2][3]
References
- Henderson, John W.S (1884). Caithness Family History. Edinburgh: David Douglas. pp. 2-5. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- Burke's Landed Gentry of Scotland, Kirkpatrick entry
- Kirkpatrick of Closeburn, 1858
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