Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl Of Orkney

1373 - 1421  (47 years)

• Name	Henry Sinclair
  Suffix	2nd Earl Of Orkney
  Birth	24 May 1373	Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Life Sketch	The Life Summary of HenryWhen Sir Henry Sinclair II, Baron Of Roslin, 2nd Earl Of Orkney was born in 1389, in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Henry 1st Earl of Orkney Baron of Rosslyn Sinclair, was 37 and his mother, Jean Haliburton, was 39. He married Countess Egidia Jill Douglas of Orkney on 17 February 1404, in Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 1 February 1422, in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, at the age of 33, and was buried in Midlothian, Scotland.Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney (c. 1375 – 1420) was a Norwegian nobleman and Planter of Scotland.He was son of Henry Sinclair, the Earl of Orkney, by his wife Jean, daughter of John Halyburton of Dirleton. Sinclair was one of those captured following the Battle of Homildon Hill in 1402, but released on ransom. He had succeeded his father, de facto, as Earl by 1404; there is no record that he was ever officially installed as Earl, and no certain r
  Military	captured following the Battle of Homildon Hill in 1402,
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  Death	1 Feb 1421	Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland
  Burial	Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I188213	World of Hyde
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Earl Henry Sinclair, Kt I. St Earl Of Orkney Baron Of Roslin,   b. 15 May 1347, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 1404, Killed By English Seamen Defending, Orkney, Scotland (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Jean Halyburton,   b. 1346, Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland d. 1400, Roslynn, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1371	Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
  Family ID	F17066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Egidia Douglas,   b. 1381, Strathblane, Stirling, Scotland d. 1439, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	17 Nov 1404	Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
  Children	1. Beatrice Sinclair, Countess Of Douglas,   b. 1398, Brechin, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 8 Feb 1462, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 64 years)   2. William Sinclair Rd Earl Of Orkney,   b. 1408, Rossyln, Midlothian, Scotland d. 29 Mar 1484, Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F66179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 24 May 1373 - Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland Marriage - 17 Nov 1404 - Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Death - 1 Feb 1421 - Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland Burial - - Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth