Lord Sinclair
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Lord Sinclair is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1449 for William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney. In 1470, Lord Orkney surrendered the earldom in return for the Earl of Caithness. The Lordship of Sinclair passed in a different line from the Earldom of Caithness, however. At the death of the tenth Lord, the title could not be inherited because the heir to the title, John, Master of Sinclair, had previously been attained by the Sovereign. However, when the Master of Sinclair's line died out in 1762, the title could be inherited by a member of a different branch of the family.
Lords Sinclair (1449)
- William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness (d. 1480)
- William Sinclair, 2nd Lord Sinclair (d. 1487)
- Henry Sinclair, 3rd Lord Sinclair (d. 1513)
- William Sinclair, 4th Lord Sinclair (d. 1570)
- Henry Sinclair, 5th Lord Sinclair (1528-1601)
- Henry Sinclair, 6th Lord Sinclair (1581-1602)
- James Sinclair, 7th Lord Sinclair (d. 1607)
- Patrick Sinclair, 8th Lord Sinclair (d. 1615)
- John Sinclair, 9th Lord Sinclair (1610-1676)
- Henry St Clair, 10th Lord Sinclair (1660-1723) (attainted 1723 by eldest son)
- Charles St Clair, 11th Lord Sinclair (1775) (attainder reversed by extinction of elder branch 1762)
- Andrew St Clair, 12th Lord Sinclair (1733-1775)
- Charles St Clair, 13th Lord Sinclair (1768-1863)
- James St Clair, 14th Lord Sinclair (1803-1880)
- Charles William St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair (1831-1922)
- Archibald James Murray St Clair, 16th Lord Sinclair (1875-1957)
- Charles Murray Kennedy St Clair, 17th Lord Sinclair (1914-2004)
- Matthew Murray Kennedy St Clair, 18th Lord Sinclair (b. 1968)