Individual Details
Lady Beatrice Sinclair
( - Bef 8 Feb 1463)
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==Biography==Beatrice Sinclair was the daughter of Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney and Egidia Douglas.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 IV, page 435. , Mosley, Charles, 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 642. Some say she was born in the 1390's.}
She married James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Joan Moray, before 7 March 1425/26.
As a result of her marriage, Beatrice Sinclair was styled as Countess of Avondale in 1437 and was styled as Countess of Douglas on 24 November 1440.
In June 1455 she was attainted. She died before 8 February 1462/63 in England.
Children of '''Beatrice Sinclair and James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas'''
:Lady Beatrix Douglas+
:Lady Janet Douglas
:Lady Margaret Douglas+ d. 1473
:William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglasb. c 1425, d. 22 Feb 1451/52
:James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas b. a 1426, d. a 22 May 1491
The picture at the right is of the Douglas monument at the church in St. Bride's.
== Sources ==
See also:* The Scots peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Vol. VI Editor: Sir James Balfour Paul. Publication: Published D Douglas in Edinburgh 1909. Available without charge at [[https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6961214M/The_Scots_peerage Open Library]]
==Biography==Beatrice Sinclair was the daughter of Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney and Egidia Douglas.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 IV, page 435. , Mosley, Charles, 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 642. Some say she was born in the 1390's.}
She married James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Joan Moray, before 7 March 1425/26.
As a result of her marriage, Beatrice Sinclair was styled as Countess of Avondale in 1437 and was styled as Countess of Douglas on 24 November 1440.
In June 1455 she was attainted. She died before 8 February 1462/63 in England.
Children of '''Beatrice Sinclair and James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas'''
:Lady Beatrix Douglas+
:Lady Janet Douglas
:Lady Margaret Douglas+ d. 1473
:William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglasb. c 1425, d. 22 Feb 1451/52
:James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas b. a 1426, d. a 22 May 1491
The picture at the right is of the Douglas monument at the church in St. Bride's.
== Sources ==
See also:* The Scots peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Vol. VI Editor: Sir James Balfour Paul. Publication: Published D Douglas in Edinburgh 1909. Available without charge at [[https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6961214M/The_Scots_peerage Open Library]]
Events
| Marriage | 1425 | James "The Gross, 7th Earl of Douglas" Douglas | |||
| Death | Bef 8 Feb 1463 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |||
| Birth | Brechin, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||
| Reference No | 1012488 | ||||
| Reference No | 1033809 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | James "The Gross, 7th Earl of Douglas" Douglas (1382 - 1443) |
| Child | William "8th Earl of Douglas" Douglas (1425 - 1450) |
| Child | James "The Black, 9th Earl of Douglas" Douglas KG (1412 - 1491) |
| Father | Sir Henry Sinclair (1375 - 1419) |
| Mother | Egidia Douglas (1391 - 1438) |
| Sibling | William "3rd Earl of Orkney" Sinclair (1404 - 1480) |