Individual Details
Sir William "The Waster, 2nd Lord Sinclair" Sinclair
(Abt 1437 - 14 Jul 1487)
== Biography ==
}William Sinclair, called 'The Waster,' son of [[Sinclair-144|William, Earl of Caithness, Lord St. Clair]] by his first wife [[Douglas-561|Elizabeth Douglas]],
[[Space:Book_Resources#Paul2|Paul - Peerage Vol. II]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun02paul#page/333/mode/1up p. 333]
[[Space:Book_Resources#Henderson|Henderson - Caithness]]: [https://archive.org/stream/caithnessfamilyh00byuhend#page/n38/mode/1up p. 1] born about 1437. He was the elder of two sons of the same name, both of whom lived to maturity.
He was set aside by his father from the succession. On 29 March 1482 a brieve was issued from the Chancery of King James III, to the Sheriff of Edinburgh commanding him to summon a trial by jury on the sanity of William Sinclair, son and heir of the deceased William, Earl of Caithness, Lord St. Clair. He was judged to be ''incompos mentis et fatuus,'' and that he was a waster of his lands and goods and had been for 16 years.
He married [[Leslie-100|Cristina Leslie]], the daughter of [[Leslie-167|George, Earl of Rothes]], dispensation for marriage dated 29 April 1458. They had issue:
#[[Sinclair-181|Henry, Lord Sinclair]]
== Sources ==
* [[Paul-7288|Paul, James Balfour]]. "[[Space:The Scots Peerage|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", Edinburgh: David Douglas,1905, Vol. II
* Henderson, John. "Caithness Family History", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1884
}William Sinclair, called 'The Waster,' son of [[Sinclair-144|William, Earl of Caithness, Lord St. Clair]] by his first wife [[Douglas-561|Elizabeth Douglas]],
[[Space:Book_Resources#Paul2|Paul - Peerage Vol. II]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun02paul#page/333/mode/1up p. 333]
[[Space:Book_Resources#Henderson|Henderson - Caithness]]: [https://archive.org/stream/caithnessfamilyh00byuhend#page/n38/mode/1up p. 1] born about 1437. He was the elder of two sons of the same name, both of whom lived to maturity.
He was set aside by his father from the succession. On 29 March 1482 a brieve was issued from the Chancery of King James III, to the Sheriff of Edinburgh commanding him to summon a trial by jury on the sanity of William Sinclair, son and heir of the deceased William, Earl of Caithness, Lord St. Clair. He was judged to be ''incompos mentis et fatuus,'' and that he was a waster of his lands and goods and had been for 16 years.
He married [[Leslie-100|Cristina Leslie]], the daughter of [[Leslie-167|George, Earl of Rothes]], dispensation for marriage dated 29 April 1458. They had issue:
#[[Sinclair-181|Henry, Lord Sinclair]]
== Sources ==
* [[Paul-7288|Paul, James Balfour]]. "[[Space:The Scots Peerage|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", Edinburgh: David Douglas,1905, Vol. II
* Henderson, John. "Caithness Family History", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1884
Events
| Birth | Abt 1437 | Caithness, Scotland | |||
| Death | 14 Jul 1487 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |||
| Reference No | 1363405 | ||||
| Reference No | 1386762 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | William "3rd Earl of Orkney" Sinclair (1404 - 1480) |
| Mother | Lady Elizabeth Douglas (1394 - 1451) |
| Sibling | Catherine Sinclair (1440 - 1479) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Marjory" Sinclair (1451 - 1509) |
| Sibling | Susan Sinclair (1451 - ) |
| Sibling | Arthur Sinclair (1452 - ) |