Beatrix (Bethoc) Sinclair, Countess of Douglas

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LADY BEATRICE SINCLAIR

Beatrice Sinclair is the daughter of Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, and his wife Egidia Douglas. She died before 28 February 1462-63. Darryl Lundy's Peerage

Stylings: As a result of her marriage, Beatrice Sinclair was styled as Countess of Avondale in 1437. As a result of her marriage, Beatrice Sinclair was styled as Countess of Douglas on 24 November 1440.

Married:

1. BEF. 7 MAR 1424/25 in Orkney, ORKN, Scot. To James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas

Children of James Douglas

1. William 8th Earl of Douglas b: ABT. 1425
2. James 9th (Black Douglas) Earl of Douglas b: ABT. 1440
3. Archibald (Earl of Moray) Douglas
4. Hugh (Earl of Ormond) Douglas,  Executed in 1455
5. John (Lord of Balveny) Douglas
6. Margaret Douglas = Henry Douglas, son of Sir James Douglas,1st Lord Dalkeith 
7. Henry Douglas
8. George Douglas
9. Beatrice Douglas = William (1st Earl of Erroll) 2nd Lord Hay
10. Elizabeth Douglas = Adam (of Craigie) Wallace (or William?)
11. Janet Douglas Brechin, Lanarkshire, Scotland = Robert (Sir) 1st Lord Fleming

Note

From Lars Fredricksson:  

Beatrix was married (1411) William Borthwick 2nd of Borthwick. He was born before 1384 and died between 1430-1439. There two Children: 1) William Borthwick born after 1411 2) Janet Borthwick born ca 1420 and died after 5th of june 1464. Comments: Sir William ‘younger’ Borthwick of that Ilk, 2nd of Borthwick perhaps married a Beatrix Sinclair, but likely not this one, as he lived to about 1450, and she was married to James Douglas by 1425.

From page 157 of Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and ..., Volume 3 edited by George Edward Cokayne

VII. 1440. 7. James (douglas), Earl Of Douglas and Earl Of Avondale [S.], called " The Gross," great uncle and h. male, being the second s. of Archibald, the 3rd Earl. He was of Balveny &c, co. Ban ft"; was on the trial., 1425, of the Duke of Albany [8.]; was Warden of the Marches, and was about 1437 cr. Gam. Of Avondale [S ] having charter of lands in Peebles, 22 Dec. 1439 (confirmed 20 Sep. 1440 by royal charter), as "Earl of Avondale and Lord of Balveny," a few months before he sue to the Earldom of Douglas. He is said to have m., firstly, Beatrix, da. of Robert (stewaut), Duke Of Albany [8.], the Regent, by his 1st wife, Margaret, tuo jure Countess of Menteitb [8.]. If so, she d. s.p. about 1424. He certainly m. before 7 March 1425/6, Beatrix, da. of Henry (sinclair), Earl Of Orkney [8.] (»). He d. 10 or 24 March 1443/4, and was bur. at Douglas. M.I. His widow was living June 1456, at which date she (with her 3 eldest surviving sons) was attainted. She appears to have d. in England before 8 Feb. 1463

Genealogical Accounts

• Paul, James Balfour (1909). The Scots Peerage. Vol. VI. Edinburgh: David Douglas. pp. 570-571. <Archive.Org> “The Earl had issue :— 1. WILLIAM, third Earl. 2. Beatrix, married, before 7 March 1425-26, Sir James Douglas, Earl of Avandale, afterwards seventh Earl of Douglas, who died before 1443. She died before 8 February 1463, and was buried at St. Bride's, Douglas, where there is a monument to her.”
• http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/james7thearldouglas.htm#.Uj...
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_Sinclair,_Earl_of_Orkney “In about 1407 he married Egidia Douglas, daughter of Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale and maternal granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland.[2][6] 1. William Sinclair, last Jarl of Orkney, and first Earl of Caithness 2. Beatrix Sinclair, who married James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas.”
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas,_7th_Earl_of_Douglas “He married second Beatrice Sinclair, daughter of Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney, around 1425.“
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg175...
• http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00021552&tree=LEO “Before 7 March 1426, Beatrix married James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas. It is not certain whether she was the daughter of Henry Sinclair, the 1st Earl of Orkney, or of his namesake son, the 2nd Earl of Orkney.”
• http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getper...
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p10924.htm#i109240 no longer shows a marriage to William Borthwick

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