12th Generation  

21. Prince Henry ST. CLAIR Lord Of Roslin, Earl Of Orkney ^1,2,4 (William Of Roslin¹⁸, William Of Roslin (Sir)¹⁶, Henry Of Roslin (Sir)¹⁵, William (Sir)¹¹, Henri¹⁰, Henri⁹, William⁸, Henri⁷, Henri³, William 'The Seemly'², Walderne¹) was born in 1345 and died about 1400 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland,⁴ aged about 55.

Henry became claimant to the Earldom of Orkney sometime before 1358 when Malise Strathearn died. He succeeded his father as Lord of Roslin. In 1369 Henry travelled to Norway for confirmation which was granted in 1370. In 1379 he returned to Norway and on 2 Aug 1379 was created Earl of Orkney.

In 1388 he fought at Otterburn and was present in 1389 at the public assembly which confirmed Eric of Pomerania as true heir to Norway. In 1391 he subdued subdued the Faroe Islands and killed Malise Spar (his cousin and rival). In 1391/2 he had a safe conduct from Richard II till Michaelmas. In 1396 Sir John Drummond and his wife Elizabeth, Henry's daughter, renounced any claim to his lands.

He died about 1400 in mysterious circumstances, possibly during the attack by Sir Robert Logan against the Orkneys, which occured in 1400 and was misdated by Roland St. Clair as 1404; or possibly in the "New World". Given the lack of any monument or otherwise, the latter seems most likely.
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Henry married Jean HALYBURTON,^1,2.^,4 daughter of Sir Walter HALYBURTON Of Dirleton.

Y

Children from this marriage were:

+ 27    i. Henry ST. CLAIR 2nd Earl Of Orkney ^1,2,4,16 was born in 1362 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland⁴ and died on 1 Feb 1420,⁴ at age 58.

+ 28    ii. John ST. CLAIR ¹.^,2

+ 29    iii. William ST. CLAIR ^1,2,4 died after 1405.

+ 30    iv. Elizabeth ST. CLAIR ^1,2,4,17.^,18

+ 31    v. Margaret ST. CLAIR ^1,2.^,4

+ 32    vi. Jean ST. CLAIR ^1,2.^,4

+ 33    vii. Daughter A ST. CLAIR ^1,2.^,4

+ 34    viii. Daughter B ST. CLAIR ^1,2.^,4

+ 35    ix. Mary ST. CLAIR ^1,2.^,4

+ 36    x. Marjorie ST. CLAIR ^1,2.^,4

22. David ST. CLAIR ^1,2,4 (William Of Roslin¹⁸, William Of Roslin (Sir)¹⁶, Henry Of Roslin (Sir)¹⁵, William (Sir)¹¹, Henri¹⁰, Henri⁹, William⁸, Henri⁷, Henri³, William 'The Seemly'², Walderne¹).

Y

Events

Charter under the Great Seal of the lands of Newburgh and Auchdale, 23 Apr 1391, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ⁴ This was in exchange for any rights he had in Orkney and Shetland.

23. Thomas STEWART 3rd Earl Of Angus ^1,2,11 (Margaret ST. CLAIR¹⁹, William Of Roslin (Sir)¹⁶, Henry Of Roslin (Sir)¹⁵, William (Sir)¹¹, Henri¹⁰, Henri⁹, William⁸, Henri⁷, Henri³, William 'The Seemly'², Walderne¹) died in 1377.¹¹

24. Margaret STEWART Countess Of Angus & Mar ^1,2,11 (Margaret ST. CLAIR¹⁹, William Of Roslin (Sir)¹⁶, Henry Of Roslin (Sir)¹⁵, William (Sir)¹¹, Henri¹⁰, Henri⁹, William⁸, Henri⁷, Henri³, William 'The Seemly'², Walderne¹) was born about 1353 and died in 1417,¹¹ aged about 64.

Margaret was known to be about 7 years of age when her father died.

Events

Resigned in favour of her natural son, George, 1389. ¹³

Margaret married Thomas 9th Earl Of Mar ^1,2,11 about 1368.¹¹ Thomas died by 1374.¹¹ They had no children.

Margaret next married William DOUGLAS 1st Earl Of Douglas,^1,2,11,19,20 son of Sir Archibald DOUGLAS Regent Of Scotland ^1,2,20,21 and Beatrice LINDSAY,^1,21 ____________.¹¹ Marriage status: unmarried. William died in Mar 1384.^19,20

The child from this marriage was:

+ 37    i. George DOUGLAS Earl Of Douglas; Lord Abernethy; 1St Earl Of Angus ^1,2,11 died before 1409 in England.^4,22

25. Elizabeth STEWART ^1,2,11 (Margaret ST. CLAIR¹⁹, William Of Roslin (Sir)¹⁶, Henry Of Roslin (Sir)¹⁵, William (Sir)¹¹, Henri¹⁰, Henri⁹, William⁸, Henri⁷, Henri³, William 'The Seemly'², Walderne¹).

Y

ancestress of the Earls of Haddington

Elizabeth married Alexander HAMILTON Of Innerwick ^1,2,11 ____________.¹¹

Y

Ancestors of the Hamiltons of Innerwick and the Earls of Haddington. Alexander was the son of John Fitz Walter or Hamilton, 2nd son of Walter Fitz Gilbert.

26. William STEWART ^1,2 (Margaret ST. CLAIR¹⁹, William Of Roslin (Sir)¹⁶, Henry Of Roslin (Sir)¹⁵, William (Sir)¹¹, Henri¹⁰, Henri⁹, William⁸, Henri⁷, Henri³, William 'The Seemly'², Walderne¹).

Y

First online edition published by © Gary Ian Patton, 1992, revised in 2004, 2007, 2009 2017. Current edition 2024. All rights reserved.