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Eleanor 'of Orkney' "Elinor Sinclair" Sinclair Countess of Athol

(Abt 1457 - Abt 21 Mar 1518)

Eleanor Sinclair
* Born: ABT 1457 in Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, Yr Alban
* Died: 21 March 1518. Buried: Dunkeld Cathedral, Scotland 1
* Parents: William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, 3rd Earl of Orkney (1410 - 1482) & Marjory Sutherland of Dunbeath (1436 - d.)


Married:
# BEF 19 Apr 1475 in Dunkeld Cathedral, Perth 9 to Sir John STEWART of Balvenie, 1st Earl of Atholl, son of James STEWART Black Knight of Lorn and Lady Joan BEAUFORT Cousin of Henry VI of England.

Children
# John Stewart 2nd Earl of Atholl b: ABT 1475 in Atholl, Perthshire, Yr Alban
# Christian of Atholl Stewart b: ABT 1476
# Jean Stewart of Atholl b: ABT 1481
# Isobel Stewart b: 1486
# Andrew Stewart Bishop of Caithness b: ABT 1485 in Earlshill, Aberdeenshire, Yr Alban
# Elspeth Stewart b: ABT 1487 in Earlshill, Aberdeenshire, Yr Alban
# Stewart
# Marjory Stewart of Atholl b: ABT 1490 in Balveny, Fifeshire, Yr Alban
# John Stewart b: BEF 1498
# Anne Stewart b: ABT 1499
# Jane Stewart


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*http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p639.htm#i19184
*Eleanor Sinclair1
*F, d. 21 March 1519
*Father William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney & 1st Earl Caithness d. 1480
*Mother Marjory (Mary) Sutherland b. c 1430
* Eleanor Sinclair married Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl Atholl, son of Sir James Stewart, Black Knight of Lorn and Joan Beaufort, before 19 April 1475; They had 2 sons (John & Andrew) and 9 daughters (Katherine, Elizabeth, Christian, Margaret, Jean, Elizabeth, Margaret, Marjory, & Elizabeth/Elspeth). Eleanor Sinclair died on 21 March 1519; Buried at Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire.
*Family Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl Atholl b. c 1440, d. 15 Sep 1512
*Children
**◦Elizabeth III Stewart+
**◦Margaret II Stewart+
**◦Elspeth Stewart+
**◦Marjory Stewart+2 d. 26 Jul 1524
**◦Elizabeth II Stewart+3,2 b. a 1476
*Citations
*1.[S174] Unknown author, Lineage and Ancestry of HRH Prince Charles by Paget, p. 206.
*2.[S11563] The Scots Peerage, Vol. I, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 442.
*3.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. VII, p. 597.
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*http://www.thepeerage.com/p10595.htm#i105949
*Eleanor Sinclair1
*F, #105949, d. 21 March 1518/19
*Last Edited=25 Apr 2008
* Eleanor Sinclair was the daughter of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and Marjory Sutherland.2,3 She married John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, son of Sir James Stewart of Lorn and Lady Joan Beaufort, before 19 April 1475.3 She died on 21 March 1518/19.3 She was buried at Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.3
* As a result of her marriage, Eleanor Sinclair was styled as Countess of Atholl before 19 April 1475. From before 19 April 1475, her married name became Stewart.
*Children of Eleanor Sinclair and John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl
**1.Lady Elizabeth Stewart+
**2.John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl+3 b. a 1475, d. 1521
*Citations
*1.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 644. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
*2.[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 230. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
*3.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 313. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
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Eleanor (d. 21 March 1518), daughter of 1st Earl of Caithness. Had 9 daughters & 2 sons. [Burke's Peerage]

Eleanor Sinclair, daughter by the 2nd wife, d. 21 Mar 1518; m. before 19 Apr 1475, as his 2nd wife, Sir John Stewart of Balveny, Earl of Atholl, b. c 1440, d. 15 Sep 1512. [Magna Charta Sureties]


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== Bibliography ==

'''Father''' Sir William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, 1st Earl Caithness, Lord Sinclair d. bt 7 Dec 1476 - 29 Mar 1482

'''Mother''' Marjory (Mary) Sutherland b. c 1430

Eleanor Sinclair married Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl Atholl, Ambassador to England, son of Sir James Stewart, Black Knight of Lorn and Joan Beaufort, before 19 April 1475; They had 2 sons (John, 2nd Earl of Atholl, Lord of Balveny; & Andrew, Bishop of Caithness, Bishop-elect of Dunkeld) and 9 daughters (Katherine, wife of John, 6th Lord Forbes; Isabel, wife of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox; Margaret, wife of William Murray of Castletown; Jean, wife of Sir Robert Gordon of Pitlurg; Elizabeth, wife of Alexander Robertson of Strowan; Margaret, wife of Robert Robertson, younger of Strowan; Marjory, wife of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy; Elspeth, wife of Robert Innes of Innermarkie; & Jean (Janet), wife of James Arbuthnott). Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 42-43.Eleanor Sinclair died on 21 March 1519; Buried at Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 105-106.

'''Family'''
Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl Atholl, Ambassador to England b. c 1440, d. 15 Sep 1512

'''Children'''
Note that the children attributed to this wife of the Earl of Atholl are ''highly'' controversial, and it is likely that ''all'' of this will never be resolved with primary evidence.

* Elizabeth III Stewart
* Margaret II Stewart
* Margaret Stewart d. a 1485
* Elspeth Stewart
* Jean Stewart
* Marjory Stewart d. 26 Jul 1524
* Margaret Stewart b. bt 1460 - 1475
* Katherine Stewart b. c 1463
* John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl b. c 1465, d. bt 1520 - 1522
* Elizabeth II Stewart b. a 1476

==Sources==

*Mentioned on husband and fathers profile
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stewart,_1st_Earl_of_Atholl
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sinclair,_1st_Earl_of_Caithness

    Events

    BirthAbt 1457Ravencraig Castle, Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
    BirthAbt 19 Apr 1457Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Marriage19 Apr 1475Scotland - Sir John "of Balveny, 1st Earl of Atholl" Stewart
    MarriageAbt 19 Apr 1475Dunkeld, Cathedral, Perth, Scotland - John Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl
    DeathAbt 21 Mar 1518
    BurialAbt 23 Mar 1518
    Death21 Mar 1519Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
    Alt nameCountess Eleanor "Countess of Atholl" Sinclair
    Reference No1355714
    Reference No1379070
    Reference No60

    Families

    SpouseJohn Stewart 1st Earl of Atholl (1440 - 1512)
    ChildJohn Stewart (1475 - 1513)
    SpouseSir John "of Balveny, 1st Earl of Atholl" Stewart (1440 - 1512)
    ChildJohn "2nd Earl of Atholl" Stewart (1475 - 1521)
    ChildChristian Stewart (1473 - 1538)
    ChildElspeth Stewart (1474 - 1564)
    ChildIsabel "Margaret" Stewart (1475 - 1490)
    ChildElizabeth Stewart (1476 - )
    ChildJean Stewart (1479 - 1522)
    ChildElizabeth "Isabel" Stewart (1480 - )
    ChildJean Stewart (1481 - 1550)
    ChildAndrew Stewart (1485 - 1542)
    ChildLady Margaret Stewart (1487 - 1524)
    ChildMariote "Marjory" Stewart (1490 - 1529)
    FatherWilliam "3rd Earl of Orkney" Sinclair (1410 - 1482)
    MotherMarjory Sutherland of Dunbeath (1436 - 1476)
    FatherWilliam "3rd Earl of Orkney" Sinclair (1404 - 1480)
    MotherMarjory Sutherland (1424 - 1480)
    SiblingSir William "2nd Earl of Caithness" Sinclair (1440 - 1513)
    SiblingJohn "Bishop nominate of Caithness" Sinclair (1445 - 1484)
    SiblingRobert Sinclair (1447 - )
    SiblingMarion Sinclair (1449 - )
    SiblingSir Oliver Sinclair (1452 - 1520)
    SiblingElizabeth Sinclair (1452 - )
    SiblingGeorge Sinclair (1453 - )
    SiblingAlexander Sinclair (1454 - )
    SiblingLady Margaret Sinclair (1455 - )