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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 .
- Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland
Early life. Sutherland was born in Chelsea, London, on 30...
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- Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland
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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]
Robert Sutherland, 6th Earl of Sutherland was the son of William de Moravia, 5th Earl of Sutherland and Joanna, daughter of Sir John Menteith, the surname Sutherland having been fully adopted from the Earldom.
Nov 27, 2023 · 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.
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.
The two branches of Clan Sutherland most closely related to the Sutherland Earls, or Clan Chiefs, were the Lairds of (and later Lords) Duffus and the Lairds of Forse. The Duffus Lairds descended from Nicholas Sutherland, only brother of William, 5th Earl. The Forse Lairds stem from Kenneth Sutherland, only brother of Robert, 6th Earl.
Lord Strathnaver was the grandson and heir of the 16th Earl of Sutherland, who advised him, while he was on the Grand Tour in 1727, to go to Hanover to pay his court to Frederick, the new Prince of Wales, in the hope of becoming a gentleman of his bedchamber. 1 Though he was only 18, his grandfather put him up for Sutherland at the general elect...
