Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney

Henry Sinclair
Earl of Orkney
Lord Sinclair
Baron of Roslin
Earl of Orkney, Lord Sinclair and Baron of Roslin coats of arms
PredecessorHenry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney
SuccessorWilliam Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, 1st Earl of Caithness, 11th Baron of Roslin and 2nd Lord Sinclair
Bornc. 1375
Diedc. 1420
Noble familyClan Sinclair

Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney (c. 1375 – 1420) was the Jarl (Earl) of Orkney, Baron of Roslin and Pantler of Scotland.[1][2] According to Roland Saint-Clair writing in the late 19th century, Henry Sinclair was also the first of his family to hold the title of Lord Sinclair.[3]

  1. ^ Fraser vol I, p.358
  2. ^ Saint-Clair, Roland William (1898). The Saint-Clairs of the Isles; being a history of the sea-kings of Orkney and their Scottish successors of the sirname of Sinclair. Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand: H. Brett. pp. 103-111. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  3. ^ Saint-Clair, Roland (1898). The Saint-Clairs of the Isles; being a history of the Sea-kings of Orkney and their Scottish successors of the sirname of Sinclair. Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand: H. Brett. p. 297. Retrieved 31 May 2021.