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    George Sinclair (died 1676) was a Scottish nobleman, 6th Earl of Caithness, and chief of the Clan Sinclair, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands....
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    Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness (1566–1643) George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness (died 1677) (resigned 1672) John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and...
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    George Sinclair (died 1643) was a Scottish nobleman, the 5th Earl of Caithness and chief of the Clan Sinclair, a Scottish clan based in northern Scotland...
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    Lothians. The chiefs of the clan were the Barons of Roslin and later the Earls of Orkney and Earls of Caithness. The Sinclairs are believed to have come...
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    out into Sinclair Bay. Of interest is the secret chamber in the vaulted ceiling of the kitchen." In 1672, George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness, was in...
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    George Sinclair, previously of Keiss, died 1698, was a Scottish nobleman, 7th Earl of Caithness and chief of the Clan Sinclair, a Scottish clan of the...
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    of George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness who had died heavily in debt and without issue in 1670. Sir John was consequently created Earl of Caithness...
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    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;...
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  • Caithness (died 1582), Scottish nobleman George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness (died 1643), Scottish nobleman George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness...
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    law and was awarded the title of Earl of Caithness. According to James Tait Calder, George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness, had sometime before his death...
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    was the grandfather of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, the builder of Rosslyn Chapel. He is best known today because of a modern legend that...
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    often as Archie Sinclair, was a British politician and leader of the Liberal Party. Sinclair was born in 1890 in Caithness, Scotland. Sinclair was the son...
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    Clan Campbell and Clan Sinclair. Debt had forced George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness to resign his titles and estates in favour of Sir John Campbell. Campbell...
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    the first person to be styled Lord Sinclair was William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney and 1st Earl of Caithness (died 1480). However, according to Roland...
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    Thurso Castle (category Ruined castles in Caithness)
    century, and no vestige of it remains. The Arch, also known as Thurso Castle, was built in 1665 by George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness. The contract between...
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  • William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, 1455–1470 George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness, to c. 1616 John Sinclair, 1649– James Sinclair, pre 1661 George Sinclair...
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    flory of the second" as shown today in the 1st quarter of the arms of Sinclair, Earl of Caithness. Crawford (2013) states that there was no Earl of either...
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    designates him as the 6th Lord Sinclair in descent from the father of the 1st Earl of Caithness and 3rd Earl of Orkney, Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, who is...
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    Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet (category Companions of the Order of the Bath)
    former Mary Sinclair, Countess of Caithness (née Lady Mary Campbell), the widow of George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness who was a daughter of Archibald...
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    in Midlothian, Scotland. The chapel was founded by William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness with a ground-breaking ceremony in 1456. After the Scottish...
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    Taymouth Castle (category Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes)
    these titles and lands were disputed by George Sinclair of Keiss, first cousin to the 6th Earl of Caithness. Sinclair lay siege to Girnigoe Castle, damaging...
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  • of James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault. Their children included: Jean Gordon, who married George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness George Gordon, 6th...
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    Robert Sinclair, 9th Baronet, of Murkle, former captain in the 38th Foot, appointed 10 October 1864 Lt-Col George Sinclair, 15th Earl of Caithness, appointed...
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  • Lord Crichton 1454–1456: William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and Caithness 1457–1460: George Shoreswood, Bishop of Brechin 1460–1482: Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord...
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    plot apparently hatched by George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness. Langwell Castle, Latheron, Caithness, was held by the Earls of Sutherland but was replaced...
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  • of Torran-Roy had taken place between the forces of George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness and Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland. Caithness was...
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    Sutherland of Dunbeath left two legitimate daughters: Marjory, who married as the second wife to William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and Mariota...
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    the Clan Sinclair of Caithness. This was followed by the Battle of Leckmelm where the Mackay of Aberach branch of the clan assisted the Earl of Sutherland...
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  • Alexander survived. Isobel Sinclair died before her execution, possibly by poisoning herself. George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness may have been behind the...
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  • 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. The...
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