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Earl of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created circa 1230 for William de Moravia and is the premier earldom in the Peerage of Scotland. The earl or countess of Sutherland is also the chief of Clan Sutherland .
Clan Sutherland also known as House of Sutherland is a Highland Scottish clan whose traditional territory is the shire of Sutherland in the far north of Scotland. The chief of the clan was also the powerful Earl of Sutherland , however in the early 16th century this title passed through marriage to a younger son of the chief of Clan Gordon . [7]
The saga of Clan Sutherland began with William de Moravia, the 1st Earl of Sutherland, who bore the distinguished title. This marked the transition from the 'de Moravia' lineage to 'Sutherland,' a change that would echo through the centuries.
William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland, previously named William Gordon, 17th Earl of Sutherland, (2 October 1708 – 1750), was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 until 1733 when he succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Sutherland.
The Earldom of Sutherland is claimed to be the oldest in Britain. The Sutherland clan derive their name from the territory known as Sudrland by the Norsemen who had conquered much of the Scottish mainland north of Inverness.
May 7, 2014 · William de Moravia, 5th Earl of Sutherland, whose wife was Margaret, the daughter of Robert the Bruce and sister of David II of Scotland, led the clan at Kilblene where he participated in the...
As the power of the Vikings waned the family acquired land further north in Sutherland and by 1235 the first Earl of Sutherland was appointed by King Alexander II. The family split - with those in Moray taking the name Murray and those further north taking the name Sutherland.
