William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness

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

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:

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]

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References

  1. Henderson, John W.S (1884). Caithness Family History. Edinburgh: David Douglas. pp. 2-5. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. Burke's Landed Gentry of Scotland, Kirkpatrick entry
  3. Kirkpatrick of Closeburn, 1858


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