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George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness was the son of John Sinclair, Master of Berriedale and his wife Jean, daughter of Colin Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth.His paternal grandparents were William Sinclair, Lord Berriedale and Mary, daughter of Henry Sinclair, Lord Sinclair.
Earl of Caithness is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland, and it has a very complex history.Its first grant, in the modern sense as to have been counted in strict lists of peerages, is now generally held to have taken place in favor of Maol Íosa V, Earl of Strathearn, in 1334, although in the true circumstances of 14th century, this presumably was just a ...
In 1568, Henry Sinclair, 6th Lord Sinclair assisted Mary, Queen of Scots, to escape from Loch Leven Castle. [13] In 1570, John Sinclair, Master of Caithness, son of George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness burned the local Cathedral in pursuit of the Morays who had taken refuge in the steeple. [13]
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The Sinclair baronetcy, of Dunbeath in the County of Caithness, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 12 October 1704 for James Sinclair, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. He was a descendant of George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness. On the death of the fifth Baronet in 1842 the line of the first Baronet failed.
In October 1672, as principal creditor to George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness, he obtained the inheritance of his lands and properties. After the 6th Earl's death without heirs; he became Earl of Caithness and Viscount of Breadalbane. In 1678 he married the former Earl's widow, Mary Campbell, the Countess of Caithness, an economical step ...
The Earl of Caithness: 1455 Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness: Scotland ... John Scott, 6th Earl of Eldon United Kingdom John Scott, Viscount Encombe: 138
George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness was the eldest son of John Sinclair, Master of Caithness and his wife Jean, daughter of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell.His father, the Master of Caithness, had obtained a charter from Mary, Queen of Scots by which the Earldom of Caithness became a male fee, to him and his male heirs.