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George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness

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after which several of them were beheaded. The Earl of Caithness later imprisoned his son, the Master of Caithnes, for making peace with the Murrays. The Master of Caithness died at
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where they were joined by their friends including the Earl of Caithness. The Earl of Caithness's commission as Justiciary was extended on 14 May 1566. He was foreman of the trial of
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The Scots Peerage : Founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom
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on 9 March 1566, the Earl of Caithness was with the party who tried to rescue the Queen, but being outnumbered retired from the contest. Two days later the Queen escaped to
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successively, and was not released until he had paid a considerable sum of money. On 18 December 1556 George, Earl of Caithness received a remission under the
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in 1576. George, 4th Earl of Caithness also obtained a remission to imprison his younger brother David Sinclair in Castle Sinclair Girnigoe.
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The Saint-Clairs of the Isles; being a history of the sea-kings of Orkney and their Scottish successors of the sirname of Sinclair
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and records of the Council show that for many years prior to 1553, there had been feuding between the Earl of Caithness and the
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Janet Sinclair, second or third wife of Robert Munro, 16th Baron of Foulis, but who died childless. In 1582 she received a
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to the earl's son and heir, John Sinclair, on 2 October 1545, under the reservation of life-rent and
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George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness died at Edinburgh on 9 September 1582 and was buried in
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At his own request, his heart was extracted and encased in a leaden casket that was sent to
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George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness married Lady Elizabeth Graham, daughter of
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The History of the Sinclair Family in Europe and America for Eleven Hundred Years
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George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness resigned his earldom into the hands of
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took place between the forces of George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness and
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Elizabeth Sinclair, who married firstly, Alexander Sutherland, son of
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was reportedly descended from George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness.
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who was Her Majesty's Lieutenant-General in the North, and the
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A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans
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Brett. pp.  302:John Sinclair, Master of Caithness 297:, and had the following children: 14: 835: 710:: A. & W, Mackenzie. p.  599:Keltie, Sir John Scott, 1840-1927 360:William Sutherland, 9th of Duffus 319:and ancestor of the Sinclairs of 315:William Sinclair, first laird of 140:William Sutherland, 5th of Duffus 162:. He appears as a member of the 742:: Damrell & Upham. p.  703:History of the Munros of Fowlis 358:Margaret Sinclair, who married 308:, and left children, including 266:and deposited at the church in 725: 690: 681: 591:Maclauchlan, Thomas, 1816-1886 388:Andrew Hay, 8th Earl of Erroll 205:On the night of the murder of 44:Earl of Caithness Coat of Arms 1: 429: 365:Barbara Sinclair, married to 129: 700:(1898). "XVI Robert Munro". 553:Henderson, John W.S (1884). 7: 657:Squire, Romilly of Rubislaw 471:. Vol. II. 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Jack. pp.  290: 223:murder of Lord Darnley 194:for oppression of the 192:Great Seal of Scotland 154:who in turn granted a 285: 242:Murrays of Aberscross 698:Mackenzie, Alexander 667:. pp. 322–323. 653:Way, George of Plean 230:Battle of Torran-Roy 225:, on 12 April 1567. 152:Mary, Queen of Scots 101:Elizabeth Sutherland 765:Peerage of Scotland 463:Paul, James Balfour 824:Earls of Caithness 291: 134:He was the son of 124:Scottish Highlands 797: 796: 788:Succeeded by 781:Earl of Caithness 327:in 1595 and shot 146:Earl of Caithness 114:and chief of the 112:Earl of Caithness 105: 104: 32:Earl of Caithness 16:Scottish nobleman 831: 771:Preceded by 761: 760: 755: 754: 752: 750: 729: 723: 722: 720: 718: 694: 688: 685: 679: 678: 649: 643: 642: 632: 624: 622: 620: 587: 581: 580: 578: 576: 550: 533: 532: 530: 528: 506: 489: 488: 486: 484: 459: 424:Lord Herdmanston 414:Barony of Roslin 397:Arthur St. Clair 351:, and secondly, 287:Barrogill Castle 272:Barrogill Castle 73:9 September 1582 42: 21: 20: 839: 838: 834: 833: 832: 830: 829: 828: 799: 798: 793: 791:George Sinclair 784: 776: 759: 758: 748: 746: 730: 726: 716: 714: 695: 691: 686: 682: 675: 650: 646: 626: 625: 618: 616: 607:. 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Index

Earl of Caithness

John Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Caithness
George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness
Noble family
Clan Sinclair
Earl of Caithness
Clan Sinclair
Scottish clan
Scottish Highlands
John Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Caithness
William Sutherland, 5th of Duffus
Mary, Queen of Scots
charter
terce
Privy Council of Scotland
Clan Mackay
Earl of Huntly
Bishop of Ross
Inverness
Aberdeen
Edinburgh
Great Seal of Scotland
lieges
Pentland Firth
David Rizzio
Dunbar Castle
Lord Darnely
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
murder of Lord Darnley

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