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Rosslyn Chapel that was founded by William Sinclair, Baron of Roslin, Lord Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and later 1st Earl of Caithness. On succeeding to the Earldom of Orkney, William had barely been in possession of it for a year when he was one of five earls selected to be among twenty hostages, proposed on 31 May 1421, for the redemption of James I of Scotland.
According to Lomas, Sir William, the chapel builder, is also the direct ancestor of the first Grand Master of Masons of Scotland, also named William St Clair (Sinclair). [35] According to Lomas, the Sinclairs and their French relatives, the St. Clairs, were instrumental in creating the Knights Templar.
The chapel, built 150 years after the dissolution of the Knights Templar, supposedly has many Templar symbols, such as the "Two riders on a single horse" that appear on the Knights Templar Seal. William Sinclair 3rd Earl of Orkney, Baron of Roslin and 1st Earl of Caithness, claimed by novelists to be a hereditary Grand Master of the Scottish ...
William St. Clair is known to have left the following children: [1] [5] Sir Henry Sinclair, 2nd Baron of Roslin (heir and successor) William Sinclair, who was the Bishop of Dunkeld and the King's Bishop; Gregory Sinclair, [5] ancestor of the Sinclairs of Longformacus [9] Annabel Sinclair, who married, firstly, Robert Bisset [5] and, secondly ...
The Scottish Knights Templar of OSMTH International have their own tartan. It was ratified and approved by the Grand Conclave of Militi Scotia S.M.O.J in Perth 28 March 1998. The original name was "Scottish Knights Templar of Militi Templi Scotia International." but it was changed to "Scottish Knights Templar of OSMTH International" in 2006.
Sir William Sinclair of Rosslyn was killed at the Battle of Dunbar (1650) and was the last knight to be buried in full armour below Rosslyn Chapel. [13] General Monck sacked Rosslyn Castle but the Chapel was spared. [13]
The restored east range measures around 31m by 10m, with a pitched roof and crow-step gables. It is entered through a richly carved doorway, dated 1622 and initialled SWS for Sir William Sinclair, which gives access to the third floor. The three lower floors are cut into the rock, and each has four vaulted rooms, with a fifth in the south-east ...
Arms of Lord Sinclair: Argent, a cross engrailed azure. Lord Sinclair is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.According to James Balfour Paul's The Scots Peerage, volume VII published in 1910, the first person to be styled Lord Sinclair was William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney and 1st Earl of Caithness (died 1480). [1]