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	Earl of Caithness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George, sixth Earl of the Sinclair line, was the last Earl to cause a disturbance in the normal succession of the title.
		In 1677, the sixth Earl died, and King Charles II granted him a patent creating him Earl of Caithness.
		The Earl of Caithness also holds the title of Lord Berriedale, which was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1455.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_of_Caithness (550 words)

	William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, 3rd Earl of Orkney, Baron of Roslin (1410-1484) was a Scottish nobleman and the builder of Rosslyn Chapel.
		He was the grandson of Scottish explorer Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney.
		William Sinclair of Orkney, a descendant of the first William Sinclair of Roslin and of Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, was born in 1766 in Harray Parish, Orkney Islands, a chain of islands which has played a major role in the Sinclair family since the 13th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Sinclair,_1st_Earl_of_Caithness (182 words)

	Caithness CWS - History - History of Caithness - Chapter 7 - Index
		Sir Robert Gordon, however, while he would fain fasten on the Earl of Caithness the serious charge of aiding and abetting Bothwell in the murder of the King, is discreetly silent with regard to the conduct of the Sutherland chieftain throughout the whole of this affair.
		The Earl and Countess, with their son Alexander, were at the time passing a few days at a hunting lodge near the river of Helmsdale, the ruins of which are still to be seen.
		When Earl George heard of the flight of his ward, and how it was caused by the malicious counsel and insinuations of the Murrays, his rage knew no bounds, and he resolved to inflict a signal chastisement on them and their adherents.
	www.caithness.org /history/historyofcaithness/chapter7 (3848 words)

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		Hereupon the Earls of Moray and Athole, the Dunbars, the Clan Chattan, the Grants, and the Laird of Calder, with all their faction, met at Forres to consult of their affairs, where they were all sworn in one league together, some of the Dunbars refusing to join with them.
		The Earl of Huntly was charged by the Lord St. Colme (the late slain Earl of Moray's brother) to underly the censure of the law for the slaughter of Dunibristle.
		All quarrels betwixt him and the Earls of Argyll and Moray were taken away by the marriage of Argyll's eldest daughter, to George, Lord Gordon, Huntly's eldest son, and by the marriage of Lady Anne Gordon, Huntly's daughter to James, Earl of Moray, son to him that was slain at Dunibristle.
	www.chebucto.ns.ca /Heritage/FSCNS/Scots_NS/Site_Tools/L3/Graphics/conflict.ht1 (3310 words)

	Strife between the Earls of Caithness and Sutherland
		Both earls ultimately agreed to refer all their differences and disputes to the arbitration of friends, and the Earl of Huntly was chosen by mutual consent to act as umpire or oversman, in the event of a difference of opinion.
		The Caithness men retreated with the loss of their booty and part of their baggage, and were closely pursued by a body of men commanded by John Murray, nicknamed the merchant, to a distance of 16 miles.
		This fresh reconciliation of the two earls was the means of restoring quiet in their districts for a considerable time, which was partially interrupted in the year 1594, by a quarrel between the clan Gun and some of the other petty tribes.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/genhist/hist36.html (1410 words)

	Reconstruction of Girnigoe Castle
		William as 1st Earl of Caithness and Earl or 'Jarl' of Orkney is most noted in history for the construction of Roslin castle and the ornate Rosslyn chapel in Mid Lothian in the 1440's.
		His son, also William,2nd Earl of Caithness built Girnigoe and the castle of Knockkinnan near Dunbeath some time after 1470 and before his death at the battle of Flodden in 1513 along with King James IV of Scots (1488-1513).
		In I544 George 4th Earl of Caithness seized the Episcopal fortress of Scrabster castle, north of Thurso, from Alexander Gordon, a son of the Earl of Sunderland who had been installed as a temporary Bishop while the Bishop of Caithness was banished.
	www.maybole.org /history/castles/girnigoe.htm (2148 words)

	BREADALBANE - LoveToKnow Article on BREADALBANE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		As principal creditor he obtained in October 1672, from George, 6th earl of Caithness, a conveyance of his dignities, lands and heritable jurisdictions; and after the latters death he was created on the 28th of June 1677 earl of Caithness and viscount of Breadalbane.
		In 1680 he invaded Caithness with a band of 700 men and defeated and dispossessed the earls heir male.
		This earl was a diplomatist, being British ambassador to Denmark and to Russia, and a politician, being for a long time a member of the House of Commons and a supporter of Sir Robert Walpole, in addition.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BR/BREADALBANE.htm (951 words)

	George Sinclair, Fifth Earl of Caithness: ``Wicked Earl George''
		Sinclair's recent note about "A Sinclair defeat at Altgawn" involving George Sinclair, the 5th Earl of Caithness, and recent discussions about the wonderful Sinclair heritage, remind me that some of the Sinclairs were less than honorable people, including George the 4th Earl and his grandson George the 5th Earl.
		He says that `the Earl, after dinner, without any other preamble,' slew the two brothers while they were amusing themselves at foot-ball, having previously secreted their weapons, so that they might have nothing wherewith to defend themselves.
		Earl George, by his tyrannical conduct, had procured himself many enemies, and it is quite possible that his faults may have been thereby much exaggerated.
	sinclair.quarterman.org /who/george5caithness.html (1026 words)

	George Sinclair, Sixth Earl of Caithness
		George of Keiss was a descendant of the younger son of the 5th Earl of Caithness and disputed Campbell's claim.
		Nevertheless, the people of Caithness were in favour of George Sinclair of Keiss because they regarded Glenorchy as an usurpur who had taken advantage of the necessities of George IV to trick him out of his lands.
		George Sinclair of Keiss, who became George V of Caithness, (the 45th Earl of Caithness) died without issue and was succeeded in the Earldom by his second cousin, Sir John Sinclair of Murkle.
	sinclair.quarterman.org /who/george6caithness.html (550 words)

	Doings of Mackay and the Earl of Caithness
		Had this woman succeeded in cutting off the earl’s son, her own eldest son, of John Gordon, but for the extraordinary circumstances of his death, to be noticed, would have succeeded to the earldom, as he was the next Earl male heir.
		The Earl of Caithness having succeeded in his wishes in obtaining possession of the Earl of Sutherland, entered the earl’s country, and took possession of Dunrobin castle, in which he fixed his residence.
		This connexion was exceedingly disagreeable to the Earl of Caithness, who in consequence took a grudge at John Robson, and, to gratify his spleen, he instigated Houcheon Mackay to lay waste the lands of the clan Gun, in the Brea-Moir, in Caithness, without the knowledge of John Beg-Mackay, his brother.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/genhist/hist33.html (2182 words)

	Girnigoe
		Girnigoe/Sinclair Castle and the Earls of Caithness: In the far north of the Scots kingdom some ten miles south of John O' Groats and one mile east of Ackergill castle, perched on a semi detached rocky promontory jutting out into Sinclairs Bay, stands the desolate ruins of Girnigoe castle.
		His son, also William, 2nd Earl of Caithness, built Girnigoe and the castle of Knockkinnan near Dunbeath some time after 1470 and before his death at the battle of Flodden in 1513 along with King James IV of Scots (1488-1513).
		His son John then became 3rd Earl of Caithness and he too, as already noted, was slain in battle in 1529, leaving his son George to inherit Girnigoe as 4th Earl of Caithness.
	www.clansinclairsc.org /girnigoecastle.htm (2136 words)

	History
		When the second wife sailed to Caithness to join her husband, the Gunn clan arranged for the beacon to be placed on a dangerous rock at Ulbster and so wrecked the ship and all on board were drowned.
		The Hendersons and Williamsons and Wilsons of Caithness are said to be descended from Henry and William, two of the Crowner's younger sons.
		In 1586 John Gunn, the Chief of the Gunns of Braemore was hanged at the castle by the then Earl of Caithness in revenge for the defeat of the Caithness men at Altgown by Clan Gunn.
	www.clangunnuk.com /html/history.html (2615 words)

	Scottish Highlands Explorer: Caithness & Sutherland Map
		In 1567 the Earl and Countess of Sutherland were poisoned at the instigation of the Earl of Caithness.
		Caithness then invaded the county of Sutherland, set fire to the town of Dornoch and carried off the 15 year old son and heir of the poisoned couple.
		The unhappy youth was then forcibly married to the 32 year old daughter of the Earl of Caithness to seal his hold on the county.
	www.cali.co.uk /highexp/Caithsut.htm (337 words)

	ORKHON INSCRIPTIONS - LoveToKnow Article on ORKHON INSCRIPTIONS
		The Orkney Islands (q.v.) were ruled by jarls or earls under the supremacy of the kings of Norway from very early times to about 1360, many of these jarls being also earls of Caithness under the supremacy of the Scottish kings.
		In 1455 William was created earl of Caithness, and in 1470 he resigned his earldom of Orkney to James III.
		His son Patrick acted in a very arbitrary manner in the Orkneys, where he set the royal authority at defiance; in 1609 he was seized and imprisoned, and, after his bastard son Robert had suffered death for heading a rebellion, he himself was executed in February 1614, when his honors and estates were forfeited.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OR/ORKHON_INSCRIPTIONS.htm (583 words)

	Caithness.Org - Caithness Castles : Sinclair & Girnigoe Castle
		His son, also William,2nd Earl of Caithness built Girnigoe and the castle of Knockinnan near Dunbeath some time after 1470 and before his death at the battle of Flodden in 1513 along with King James IV of Scots (1488-1513).
		One of his first actions as Earl was to kill the two jailers responsible for his father's murder,for which he received a remission from the Privy Council as such action was justifiable.
		In 1606 the Earl of Caithness obtained an Act of Parliament to change the name of the Castle from Castle Girnigoe to Castle Sinclair but both names remained in use which led to the confusion and error that there were 2 Castles on the site.
	www.caithness.org /caithness/castles/sinclairgirnigoe (3033 words)

	Orkneyjar - The Battle of Summerdale
		It was said that when the Earl of Caithness and his troops landed in Orphir, a witch walked before them on the march.
		The Earl himself reached the farm of Oback and dashed in among the farm buildings to seek a hiding place, only to be met by a party of his enemies who slew him on the spot.
		His death was a tragic one; after the battle he dressed himself in clothes taken from a dead Caithness man and on his return home his mother, thinking he was one of the enemy, struck him on the head with a makeshift weapon - a stone in the foot of a stocking.
	www.orkneyjar.com /history/summerdale.htm (862 words)

	CSAC The Ord of Caithness
		This southern border between Caithness and Sutherland; this no-man's-land between the warring Sinclairs and the upstart Sutherlands; this wild stretch of country where the road follows sheer cliffs as it twists and winds its way north from Helmsdale is dangerous terrain.
		Isabel Sinclair, a servant in the house and a relative of the Earl of Caithness, was convicted of the crime but escaped execution by hanging herself on the night before she was due to be officially hanged.
		If she was guilty of administering the poison and if she was a relative of the Earl of Caithness, it showed an amazing lack of caution by the Earl and Countess of Sutherland in allowing her into a position whereby she could add poison to their food.
	www.clansinclaircanada.ca /articles/ord.htm (2234 words)

	Icelandic Sagas, Volume 3: Addenda to the Orkneyingers' Saga: I. From The Flatey Book
		In earl Harold the old's force were many of the toughest and hardest men, they who were mighty men of valour and very well boun, as were the bishop's kinsfolk and many other of the chiefs of the earl's train.
		The bishop went to meet the earl, and greeted him with soft words, but the end of their meeting was, that the earl made them seize the bishop, and cut the tongue out of him, but after that he made them stick a knife into his eyes and blind him.
		Earl Harold fared out to the Orkneys, and was to have all Caithness as he had had it before that earl Harold the young took it from the Scot-king.
	www.sacred-texts.com /neu/ice/is3/is305.htm (2363 words)

	Hereditary Chief, Clan Sinclair
		Caithness, is a remarkable man, having genealogical ties to Prince Henry Sinclair (Jarl of Orkney), the ancient Earls of Rosslyn, the Dukes of
		The Earl of Caithness is the only hereditary peer this century to have worked in three great Departments of State.
		Clair Erskine is the Earl of Rosslyn and he is called Peter Rosslyn.
	sinclair2.quarterman.org /sinclair/chief.html (449 words)

	JOHN CAMPBELL, 1ST EARL OF BREADALBANE AND HOLLAND FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (1636–March_19, 1717), son of Sir John Campbell of Glen_Orchy, and of the Lady Mary Graham, daughter of William_Graham,_1st_Earl_of_Airth, was a member of Scottish nobility during the Glorious_Revolution and Jacobite risings.
		In 1678 he married former Earl's widow, the Countess of Caithness, an economical step which saved him his obligation to pay her 12,000 marks a year.
		In 1680 he invaded Caithness with a band of 700 men and defeated and dispossessed the Earl's son.
	www.witwib.com /John_Campbell,_1st_Earl_of_Breadalbane_and_Holland (801 words)

	Reconstruction of Ackergill Castle
		However the Earl of Caithness and the Sinclairs again besieged Ackergill in 1556 when it was in the hands of William Keith Earl Marischal.
		In 1593 the Earl Marischal complained to the Privy Council that his brother Robert Keith had seized his castle of Ackergill by force of arms with the intention of molesting the surrounding estates.
		In the early 1600's Ackergill passed to the Sinclairs Earls of Caithness by legal means, though they appear to have neglected the upkeep of the building and it became run down.
	www.maybole.org /history/castles/ackergill.htm (632 words)

	Girnigoe Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		In 1455, William Sinclair was given the title of Earl of Caithness.
		Earl imprisoned his heir, the Master of Caithness for seven years.
		Earl had large debts due to the Campbell of Glenorchy, so he turned the lands of Girnigoe over to Campbell.
	www.darkisle.com /g/girnigoe/girnigoe.html (152 words)

	Clan Chief's Bio
		The title dates from 871 when Caithness, Orkney and Shetland were part of the Norwegian Realm and Rognvald, Jarl (Prince or Earl) of Moeri was granted the title of Earl of Caithness and Orkney by King Harald of Norway.
		In 1455 King James II of Scotland, with Caithness, but not yet Orkney and Shetland under Scottish rule regranted the peerage of the Earl of Caithness to William Sinclair.
		That is why Malcolm is both the 58th Earl (including the Nordic dynasty) and 20th under Scottish law and hereditary chief of Clan Sinclair.
	www.clansinclairsc.org /chief.htm (1066 words)

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		Wherever mischief is intended against the people, there is he to be found." Earl of Mount-Edgecumbe -- "He was one of the large borough-mongers under the old system of representation, and is a strenuous anti-reformer.
		Earl Spencer -- "Lord Spencer is one of those indifferently good sort of people of whom it is very difficult to speak.
		He is one of those statesmen who maintain that the people have nothing to do with the laws but to obey them -- that the few are born to rule, and the many to submit without question or complaint.
	www.pemberley.com /janeinfo/peeragep.txt (515 words)

	Orkey
		HAKON PAULSSON, Earl of Orkney and Caithness, died in 1126.
		PAUL, Earl of Orkney and Earl of Caithness, died in 1103.
		THORFINN 2nd, Earl of Orkney, Caithness and Sutherland, was born about 1009 and died in 1064.
	www.royalancestorscollins.com /orkey.htm (291 words)

	Scotland - Clans and Tartans of Scotland and the Scottish Highlands
		The territory lying to the south of Caithness was known to the Norsemen as Sudrland, in English Sutherland, and doubtless the inhabitants assumed their name from the district.
		William, 2nd Earl of Sutherland, fought for Bruce at Bannockburn, and his son Kenneth, 3rd Earl, was killed at the Battle of Halidonhill in 1333.
		The Gordon Earls of Sutherland encountered the same inter-clan enmities as their predecessors, and John, 11th Earl, and his Countess were poisoned by Isobel Sinclair, at the instigation of the Earl of Caithness.
	www.scottishweb.net /culture/clans/scottish_clan_sutherland.htm (272 words)

	Family Tree genealogy and Scottish clan history from AncestralScotland - Search Results
		In 1470, the Earl of Orkney and Caithness resigned Orkney to James III in exchange for the Castle of Ravenscraig in Fife.
		William settled the earldom of Caithness on his eldest son and it around this time the spelling “Sinclair” came into general use.The direct line ended with George, 6th Earl of Caithness who was forced to sell off much of his lands in 1672.
		Although the claim was lost by the sword, the Privy Council rendered his claim in 1681 and he became the 7th Earl of Caithness.
	www.ancestralscotland.com /clandetails.html?clan=sinclair.html (374 words)

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