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Henri Sinclair - Third Lord of Rosslyn
- Preferred Name: Henri Sinclair - Third Lord of Rosslyn[1] [2]
- Gender: M
- Nickname:
- Birth: 1110 in Scotland with note: See Sources
- Burial: 1180 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland at LATI: N5.8582 LONG: E3.1694
- Knight+Templar: with note: Most vital information and relationships match. Some details contain minor conflicts. ID numbers: GHTH-QYN and G8SW-12G.
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Knighted by David I of Scotland
- Death: 1180 in Scotland
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 3rd Baron of Roslin
- FSID: GXT3-HP6
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
The first St Clair to live at Rosslyn. Knighted by King David I and made a privy councillor, he was sent by King William the Lion as ambassador to Henry II of England, to reclaim from the English king the disputed territory of Northumberland. He fought at the Battle of Northallerton in 1138 and was rewarded with the gift of Cardain in 1153, thereafter being known as Cardain Saintclair.
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My Maternal 22nd. Great Grandfather, Henri Sinclair, the Counselor, 3rd. Baron of Roslin
Name: Henri Sinclair (aka Saint Clare), the Counselor, 3rd. Baron of Roslin
Born: 1110 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Married: before 1134 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland to Margaret Grathney
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Preferred Parents:
Father: Henry Sinclair - Second Lord of Rosslyn, b. 1074 in Rosslyn, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1153 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Mother: Roseabelle Forteith Of Strathearn, b. 1085 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1180 in Scotland
Family 1: Margaret Grathney, b. 1112 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
- m. BEF 1134 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
- Henry Sinclair - Fifth Baron of Roslin, b. 1162 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1218 in Rosslyn Castle, Rosslyn, Midlothian, Scotland
- Jonat Sinclair, b. 1134 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1193 in Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Richilde Sinclair - Lady of Roslin, b. 1135 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1165 in Oise, Picardie, France
Sources:
- Title: Henri the Counselor St. Claire
Publication: Name: https://www.geni.com/people/Henry-the-Counsellor-Sinclair-of-Roslin/6000000002187978405;
- Title: Sinclair Family history
Publication: Name: https://www.rosslynchapel.com/about/st-clair-family/#e6d67af2ef124a73f;
Note: The first St Clair to live at Rosslyn. Knighted by King David I and made a privy councillor, he was sent by King William the Lion as ambassador to Henry II of England, to reclaim from the English king the disputed territory of Northumberland. He fought at the Battle of Northallerton in 1138 and was rewarded with the gift of Cardain in 1153, thereafter being known as Cardain Saintclair.
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