Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney

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Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney (circa 1375 – 1422) was a Scottish nobleman.

He was son of Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney by his wife Jean, daughter of John Halyburton of Dirleton, and succeeded his father in 1404. In about 1407 he married Egidia Douglas, daughter of Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale and maternal granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland; they were the parents of William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, and Beatrix Sinclair, who married James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas.

Preceded by Henry Sinclair

Earl of Orkney 1404–1422

Succeeded by William Sinclair

Sources include:

• http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/ss4as/sinclair01.htm