Beatrice (Sinclair) Sinclair Countess of Douglas (aft. 1400 - bef. 1463)

Born after 1400 in Brechin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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Died before 8 Feb 1463 before age 63 in Lanarkshire, Scotland

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Biography

Beatrice Sinclair was the daughter of Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney and Egidia Douglas.^[1][2] Some say she was born in the 1390's.^{[citation needed]}

She married James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Joan Moray, before 7 March 1425/26.^[1]

As a result of her marriage, Beatrice Sinclair was styled as Countess of Avondale in 1437 and was styled as Countess of Douglas on 24 November 1440.

In June 1455 she was attainted.^[1] She died before 8 February 1462/63 in England.^[1]

Children of Beatrice Sinclair and James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas:

• William Douglas, 8th earl of Douglas; born c.1425;^[3][4] married after 24 July 1444 Margaret Douglas;^[3][4] died 22 Feb 1451/2^[3][4]

• James Douglas, 9th earl of Douglas; married (1) after 26 February 1452/3 Margaret Douglas;^[5][6] married (2) c.1460 Anne Holland; ^[5][6] died c.1491^[5][6]

• Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray; married before 26 April 1422 Elizabeth Dunbar;^[7][8] died 1 May 1455^[9][10]

• Hugh Douglas, earl of Ormond; died after 1 May 1455^[11][12]

• John Douglas, lord of Balveny; died 1463/4^[13][14]

• Henry (or George) Douglas, educated in Paris for the church but died aged 15 years^[15]

• Margaret Douglas; married Henry Douglas of Borg;^[15][16][17] d. after1469^[15][16]

• Beatrix Douglas; married (1) William Hay, 1st earl of Erroll;^[15][16][17] married (2) before 12 October 1463 Arthur Forbes;^[15] died after 1490^[15][18]

• Janet Douglas; married Robert, 1st lord Fleming of Biggar and Cumbernauld^[15][18][17]

• Elizabeth Douglas; married John Wallace of Craigie.^[13][18][17]

The picture at the right is of the Douglas monument at the church in St. Bride's.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 435.
2. ↑ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 1, page 642.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Johnston, George Harvey, "The Heraldry of the Douglases : with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees", Edinburgh: W & A K Johnston (1907)p. 17.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Cokayne, George Edward,The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. London: St. Catherine Press (1916), vol. 4, p. 436
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1906), vol. 3, p. 183.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Cokayne, George Edward,The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. London: St. Catherine Press (1916), vol. 4, p. 437
7. ↑ Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1906), vol. 6, p. 308.
8. ↑ Fraser, Sir William. The Douglas Books. Edinburgh: by the author (1885), vol. 1, p. 447.
9. ↑ Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1906), vol. 6, p. 309.
10. ↑ Fraser, Sir William. The Douglas Books. Edinburgh: by the author (1885), vol. 1, p. 449.
11. ↑ Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1906), vol. 6, p. 586.
12. ↑ Fraser, Sir William. The Douglas Books. Edinburgh: by the author (1885), vol. 1, p. 452.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1906), vol. 3, p. 174.
14. ↑ Fraser, Sir William. The Douglas Books. Edinburgh: by the author (1885), vol. 1, p. 454.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6} Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1906), vol. 3, p. 175.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2} Fraser, Sir William. The Douglas Books. Edinburgh: by the author (1885), vol. 1, p. 445.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3} Maxwell, Sir Herbert. A History of the House of Douglas., London: Freemantle Co. (1902), vol. 1, p.161
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 18.2} Fraser, Sir William. The Douglas Books. Edinburgh: by the author (1885), vol. 1, p. 446.

See also:

• The Scots peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Vol. VI Editor: Sir James Balfour Paul. Publication: Published D Douglas in Edinburgh 1909. Available without charge at [Open Library]

• Wikidata: Item Q75389536