Henry Sinclair, II (1389 - 1420) MP

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Nicknames: "Henry Orkney", "Henry II Sinclair", "Earl of Orkney"
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Birthplace: Orkney, Scotland
Death: Died in Roslynn,,Midlothian,Scotland
Occupation: Earl of Orkney, 2nd Earl of Orkney, Protector of James ! of Scotland (essentially ruled Scotland during James I youth), nobleman
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About Henry Sinclair, II

Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney (circa 1375 – 1422) was a Scottish nobleman.

He was son of Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney by his wife Jean, daughter of John Halyburton of Dirleton, and succeeded his father in 1404.

In about 1407 he married Egidia Douglas, daughter of Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale and maternal granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland; they were the parents of William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, and Beatrix Sinclair, who married James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas.

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Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney (circa 1375 – 1422) was a Scottish nobleman.

He was son of Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney by his wife Jean, daughter of John Halyburton of Dirleton, and succeeded his father in 1404. In about 1407 he married Egidia Douglas, daughter of Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale and maternal granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland; they were the parents of William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, and Beatrix Sinclair, who married James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas. -------------------- Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney (circa 1375 – 1422) was a Scottish nobleman.

He was son of Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney by his wife Jean, daughter of John Halyburton of Dirleton, and succeeded his father in 1404. In about 1407 he married Egidia Douglas, daughter of Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale and maternal granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland; they were the parents of William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, and Beatrix Sinclair, who married James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas. -------------------- Source= http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p128.htm#i3836

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Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney's Timeline

1389
1389
Orkney, Scotland
1407
November 17, 1407
Age 18
Perth,,Perth,Scotland
1410
1410
Age 21
Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Yr Alban (Caithness, Scotland), Scotland
1420
February 1, 1420
Age 31
Roslynn,,Midlothian,Scotland