Person Sheet
NameWilliam (the Holy or the Seemly) Sinclair 
Birth Date1028
Death Date1070 Age: 42
Occupation1st Baron of Rosslyn
FatherWalderne of Saint Claire (1006-1047)
MotherMargarete Helene (1006-)
Notes for William (the Holy or the Seemly) Sinclair
http://www.mids.org/sinclair/who/seemly.html
http://www.mids.org/sinclair/ph/
William St. Clair. The first Sinclair Baron of Roslin was William ``the Seemly'' St. Clair (1028-1070) who accompanied Queen Margaret to Scotland as guardian of the Holy Rood.
From: Niven Sinclair <niven@niven.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 08:23:42 +0100
Dear Laurel,
"With" i.e. 'on the side of' or "against".
In the instance you quote, William 'the Seemly' was fighting against William 'the Conqueror' who was annoyed that Malcolm III (Canmore) of Scotland had given refuge to the Saxon Princess, Margaret and to Edgar 'the Atheling' who was the rightful heir (in some eyes) to the English throne.
William 'the Conqueror' sent a great army under the command of the Duke of Gloucester to invade Scotland.
William 'the Seemly' St Clair had been given the task of defending the border against the possibility of an English attack. When the attack came, Malcolm reinforced the Sinclair forces with those commanded by the Earls of March and Monteith. During the ensuing battle William Sinclair dashed forward with his forces 'to put the enemy out of order' . The report goes on to say: "He was slain by a multitude of his enemies but not before he made fall many in heaps down by his feet".
The news of his death coming to the two other chieftains, March and Monteith, they fell 'so boldly upon the enemy that they scarce left any alive'.
The King and the Queen lamented this misfortune and gave William's son, Henry Sinclair, the lands of Rosslyn 'in free heritage' (his father had held it in 'life rent'); made him a knight and a captain of 600 men.
Henry outlived King Malcolm but was equally respected by King David I of Scotland who gave him the lands of Cardain and the command of 8,000 men. He routed the English army at the Battle of Allerton (now in Yorkshire) thereby avenging the death of his father.
Niven Sinclair
All of the churches in Normandy have a Rooster on one steeple to signify that the church is completed and consecrated. The Cock proper in the Sinclair seal signifies watchfulness and is also a symbol of justice. Being from Normandy, the Sinclairs used this symbol denoting their Norman Ancestry as it is unique to Normandy.
http://www.mids.org/sinclair/history/med/battleofhastings.html
Strangely, the sons of Walderne (except for William 'the Seemly' who had gone to Hungary with Edgar 'the Atheling) and Hamon 'the Teeth' were also at Hastings even although William (who was now 'the Conqueror') had killed their fathers.. Blood unites. Blood divides. Religion unites. Religion divides.
William the Seemly and everyone knew that William the Bastard had his eye on the throne and this certainly would have have been a hostile action on William the Seemly St. Clair's part and shown that his sympathies were with the English monarchy and not the Norman. (If William the Seemly couldn't have the Norman Dukeship, then he was going to make sure that cousin William the B. didn't get the English throne)
http://www.mids.org/sinclair/ph/
William St. Clair. The first Sinclair Baron of Roslin was William ``the Seemly'' St. Clair (1028-1070) who accompanied Queen Margaret to Scotland as guardian of the Holy Rood.
From: Niven Sinclair <niven@niven.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 08:23:42 +0100
Dear Laurel,
"With" i.e. 'on the side of' or "against".
In the instance you quote, William 'the Seemly' was fighting against William 'the Conqueror' who was annoyed that Malcolm III (Canmore) of Scotland had given refuge to the Saxon Princess, Margaret and to Edgar 'the Atheling' who was the rightful heir (in some eyes) to the English throne.
William 'the Conqueror' sent a great army under the command of the Duke of Gloucester to invade Scotland.
William 'the Seemly' St Clair had been given the task of defending the border against the possibility of an English attack. When the attack came, Malcolm reinforced the Sinclair forces with those commanded by the Earls of March and Monteith. During the ensuing battle William Sinclair dashed forward with his forces 'to put the enemy out of order' . The report goes on to say: "He was slain by a multitude of his enemies but not before he made fall many in heaps down by his feet".
The news of his death coming to the two other chieftains, March and Monteith, they fell 'so boldly upon the enemy that they scarce left any alive'.
The King and the Queen lamented this misfortune and gave William's son, Henry Sinclair, the lands of Rosslyn 'in free heritage' (his father had held it in 'life rent'); made him a knight and a captain of 600 men.
Henry outlived King Malcolm but was equally respected by King David I of Scotland who gave him the lands of Cardain and the command of 8,000 men. He routed the English army at the Battle of Allerton (now in Yorkshire) thereby avenging the death of his father.
Niven Sinclair
All of the churches in Normandy have a Rooster on one steeple to signify that the church is completed and consecrated. The Cock proper in the Sinclair seal signifies watchfulness and is also a symbol of justice. Being from Normandy, the Sinclairs used this symbol denoting their Norman Ancestry as it is unique to Normandy.
http://www.mids.org/sinclair/history/med/battleofhastings.html
Strangely, the sons of Walderne (except for William 'the Seemly' who had gone to Hungary with Edgar 'the Atheling) and Hamon 'the Teeth' were also at Hastings even although William (who was now 'the Conqueror') had killed their fathers.. Blood unites. Blood divides. Religion unites. Religion divides.
William the Seemly and everyone knew that William the Bastard had his eye on the throne and this certainly would have have been a hostile action on William the Seemly St. Clair's part and shown that his sympathies were with the English monarchy and not the Norman. (If William the Seemly couldn't have the Norman Dukeship, then he was going to make sure that cousin William the B. didn't get the English throne)