Alexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness
Alexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness (died 1765) was a Scottish nobleman, Earl of Caithness and chief of the Clan Sinclair, a Highland Scottish clan in Caithness.[1]
Biography
Alexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness was the eldest son of John Sinclair, 8th Earl of Caithness (d. 1705). He married Lady Margaret Primrose, daughter of the Earl of Rosebery. He died in 1765, leaving an only child, Lady Dorothea, who married James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife and who died in 1819 without issue.[2]
In 1761, Alexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness had executed an
Sir James Sinclair of Murkle had a son, David Sinclair of Broynach, whose male descendants would have succeeded to the title in preferences to the Sinclair of Greenland and Rattar branch. However, his grandson, James, who did claim the title, failed to establish legitimacy of his father, David, the son of David Sinclair of Broynach. William Sinclair of Rattar was therefore served male heir, becoming 10th Earl of Caithness, with the Committee of Privileges adjudging the title to him in May 1772.[2]
See also
References
- ^ 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. 214. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Henderson, John W.S (1884). Caithness Family History. Edinburgh: David Douglas. pp. 8-11.