| Year |
Month |
Event |
Description |
Reference |
| 1299 |
07-Feb |
Henry
Sinclair |
Exchanged
prisoner for Sir William Fitz-Warin |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
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| 1303 |
24-Feb |
Battle
of Roslin |
Scots
including Henry Sinclair of Rosslyn, Wallace and Comyn defeat
English |
|
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| 1307 |
10-May |
Battle
of Loudon Hill |
Robert
the Bruce assisted by Henry Sinclair of Rosslyn defeat the
English |
Laurel
Fechner |
| 1307 |
13-Oct |
Knights
Templars attacked |
by
Philip the Fair of France on charges of heresy. Fleet escapes
from La Rochelle to Scotland and Portugal. Treasure and
archives taken to Temple near Rosslyn |
Andrew
Sinclair |
|
|
|
|
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| 1310 |
|
John
II 37th Earl |
Dies
succeeded by son Magnus V |
St
Clairs of the Isles (Sinclair) |
|
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| 1312 |
28-Oct |
Magnus,
Earl of Caithness and Orkney |
Witnesses
treaty between Robert the Bruce and King Hakon of Norway |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
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|
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| 1312 |
|
William
Sinclair, brother of Sir Henry of Roslin |
Made
Bishop of Dunkeld |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1314 |
23-Jun |
Bannockburn |
Bruce
defeats Edward I of England. Henry Sinclair and his brother,
William, the Bishop of Dunkeld there as was Sir William
St.Clair of Herdmanston to whom King Robert gave his sword
after the battle with the inscription 'Le Roi me donne St Cler
me porte' |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24-Jun |
Bannockburn |
Henry
with Bruce when he declares Scotland independent |
|
|
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|
| 1317 |
|
Battle
of Donibristle, Fife |
William,
Bishop of Dunkeld, rallies Scots army to defeat English
invading force |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1319 |
Sep |
Magnus,
Earl of Caithness and Orkney |
Receives
letter from the Pope urging 'unity and peace' |
|
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| 1320 |
04-Apr |
Declaration
of Arbroath 'the Scots Declaration of Independence' |
The
reply to the Pope's letter Signed by Sir Henry Sinclair of
Rosslyn and Earl Magnus |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
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|
|
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| c1320 |
|
The
St. Clairs of Rosslyn |
King
Robert the Bruce appoints the family, through the Royal Order,
the hereditary Grand Masters of the crafts and guilds of
Scotland. |
Andrew
Sinclair |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1321 |
|
Henry
St. Clair |
Ballivus
in Caithness for King Robert the Bruce |
|
| 1321 |
|
Magnus
V 38th Earl |
Dies
succeeded by heir in law Malise |
St
Clairs of the Isles (Sinclair) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1329 |
|
Peace
of Northampton |
Scottish
Independence recognised |
|
|
|
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|
| 1330 |
25-Aug |
Battle
of Teba, Andalusia, Spain |
Sir
William Sinclair, heir to Henry, and his brother John both die
attempting to carry Bruce's heart to the Holy Land. Buried in
Rosslyn Chapel |
Scots
Peerage (Paul)
Rosslyn Chapel (The Earl of Rosslyn) |
|
|
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| 1331 |
|
Malise,
Earl of Strathearn |
Through
his descent from Matilda, daughter of Gilbert Jarl of Orkney
and Earl of Caithness in 1244, assumes both titles |
Scots
Peerage (Paul)
Complete Peerage |
|
|
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|
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| 1332 |
24-Sep |
William
Sinclair, Bishop of Dunkeld |
Officiates
at Coronation of Edward Balliol |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1333 |
|
Malise |
Killed
at Halidon Hill |
St
Clairs of the Isles (Sinclair) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1346 |
12-Jul |
Edward
III of England invades Normandy |
Six
English Sinclair generals with him. |
Laurel
Fechner |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1346 |
08-Dec |
Sir
John Sinclair of Herdmanston |
Taken
prisoner after the Battle of Neville Cross |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
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