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William Sutherland
(Abt 1311 - 1370)
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==Biograpahy of William Sutherland==
*William Sutherland 5th Earl of Sutherland
*Birth: ABT 1311 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
*Death: BEF 19 Jun 1371 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
*Father: Kenneth Sutherland 4th Earl of Sutherland b: ABT 1289 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
*Mother: Marjory de Mar b: ABT 1274 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
*Marriage 1 Joanna Menteith b: ABT 1310 in Loch Rusky, Stirling, Scotland, Married: BEF 9 Nov 1347
Children*Robert Sutherland 6th Earl of Sutherland b: ABT 1347 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland*Kenneth Sutherland b: ABT 1350 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
*Marriage 2 Margaret de Bruce b: ABT 1315 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, Married: 1345
Children*John Sutherland Master of Sutherland b: ABT 1346 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, *Sutherland, Scotland
== Sources ==
*http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=aet-t&id=I50005
*This person was created through the import of Jim Walker gedcom 4 Wikitree may 22 2011.ged on 24 May 2011.
See also:
* ''Add [[sources]] here.''
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[[Category: Earls of Sutherland]]
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==Biography of William Sutherland==}William was born circa 1311. He was the eldest son of [[Moravia-8|Kenneth Sutherland]] 4th Earl of Sutherland by his wife [[Mar-6| Mary (sometimes called Marjorie) Mar]].
William was a perfect example of a member of a family whose loyalties had moved during the Wars of Independence when Scotland first fell under and then broke loose from the control of the English crown. His grandfather had supported Edward I of England but his uncle and father had moved over to support Robert the Bruce. His mother was the sister of Robert the Bruce's first wife, making his father the king's brother-in-law.
William cemented his family's tie to the House of Bruce by making what was arguably the marriage of the day when he married Princess Margaret Bruce, the king's eldest daughter from his second marriage. They married circa 1342-43 at Dunfermline, probably at Dunfermline Abbey in Fife.
William was a close ally of his brother-in-law David II, King of Scots. He supported him in his border wars with England and successfully recaptured Roxburgh Castle from English forces.
The marriage to Princess Margaret Bruce was to lead to only one son surviving, John who was born on 30th March 1346. Sadly Margaret died in or as a result of childbirth.
William remained close to his brother-in-law and David named his nephew John Sutherland as his chosen heir in preference to his half-nephew Robert Stewart, son of his elder half-sister Marjorie who was William's first cousin. This caused tension within the royal family, not helped by David being taken prisoner by the English forces. David gifted extensive lands across Scotland to William who in turn gifted many of them to other nobles in order to secure their support for the succession of his son John when David eventually died.
William remarried before 9th November 1347 to Joanna Menteith, daughter of Sir John Menteith of Ruskie, best known for capturing and handing over William Wallace to the forces of Edward I of England.
There were ar least 3 children from William's second marriage:*Robert Sutherland 6th Earl of Sutherland b: ABT 1347 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland*Kenneth Sutherland b: ABT 1350 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland* John Beg Sutherland b: ABT 1353 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Both William and his eldest son John spent time in England as hostages for the good behaviour of the Scots, a common practice across Europe at the time. Sadly during one of these periods in 1361, John caught the plague and died in Lincoln while acting as a hostage for his uncle's good behaviour.
William died on or before 19 Jun 1371 at Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.
== Sources ==
'''The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931''' : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.>[https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun08pauluoft/page/326/mode/2up William, 5th Earl of Sutherland, Vol VIII, pps 325-9] also full list of Earls, same Vol, pps 318-337.
'''The Complete Peerage : Or A History Of The House Of Lords And All Its Members From The Earliest Times; V. 12'''. 2020. Familysearch.Org.>[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/202803-redirection Cockayne, William, 5th Earl of Sutherland, Vol 12 pt 1, pps 541-4 and notes.]
*'''The Peerage Of Scotland : Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom, From Their Origin To The Present Generation: Collected From The Public Records, And Ancient Chartularies Of This Nation, The Charters, And Other Writings Of The Nobility, And The Works Of Our Best Historians ... : Douglas, Robert, Sir, Bart., 1694-1770''' : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.>[https://archive.org/details/peerageofscotlan00doug/page/662/mode/2up William, 5th Earl of Sutherland, pg 662]*''' Volume 3 - Charters - Sutherland Book - Histories Of Scottish Families - National Library Of Scotland '''. 2020. Digital.Nls.Uk.>[https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/96731404#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=98&xywh=-1013%2C-1%2C4524%2C3354 William, Earl of Sutherland, Charter, Image 99]*'''Registrum magni sigilli regum Scotorum : The register of the Great seal of Scotland, v.1 (1306-1424)'''. 2020. "Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum : The Register Of The Great Seal Of Scotland, A.D. 1306-1668 / Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners ... V.1 (1306-1424).". Hathitrust.>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&view=1up&seq=629&q1=1295 Willielmi, comitis Sutherlandie, Vol I, pg 599, Appendix 2, no 1295]
See Also:*[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=aet-t&id=I50005 Rootsweb link]*Hetty Tayler (1946). '''History of the Family of Urquhart.''' Aberdeen University Press. pg 11 refers to Charter.
==Biograpahy of William Sutherland==
*William Sutherland 5th Earl of Sutherland
*Birth: ABT 1311 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
*Death: BEF 19 Jun 1371 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
*Father: Kenneth Sutherland 4th Earl of Sutherland b: ABT 1289 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
*Mother: Marjory de Mar b: ABT 1274 in Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
*Marriage 1 Joanna Menteith b: ABT 1310 in Loch Rusky, Stirling, Scotland, Married: BEF 9 Nov 1347
Children*Robert Sutherland 6th Earl of Sutherland b: ABT 1347 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland*Kenneth Sutherland b: ABT 1350 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
*Marriage 2 Margaret de Bruce b: ABT 1315 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, Married: 1345
Children*John Sutherland Master of Sutherland b: ABT 1346 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, *Sutherland, Scotland
== Sources ==
*http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=aet-t&id=I50005
*This person was created through the import of Jim Walker gedcom 4 Wikitree may 22 2011.ged on 24 May 2011.
See also:
* ''Add [[sources]] here.''
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
[[Category: Earls of Sutherland]]
}
==Biography of William Sutherland==}William was born circa 1311. He was the eldest son of [[Moravia-8|Kenneth Sutherland]] 4th Earl of Sutherland by his wife [[Mar-6| Mary (sometimes called Marjorie) Mar]].
William was a perfect example of a member of a family whose loyalties had moved during the Wars of Independence when Scotland first fell under and then broke loose from the control of the English crown. His grandfather had supported Edward I of England but his uncle and father had moved over to support Robert the Bruce. His mother was the sister of Robert the Bruce's first wife, making his father the king's brother-in-law.
William cemented his family's tie to the House of Bruce by making what was arguably the marriage of the day when he married Princess Margaret Bruce, the king's eldest daughter from his second marriage. They married circa 1342-43 at Dunfermline, probably at Dunfermline Abbey in Fife.
William was a close ally of his brother-in-law David II, King of Scots. He supported him in his border wars with England and successfully recaptured Roxburgh Castle from English forces.
The marriage to Princess Margaret Bruce was to lead to only one son surviving, John who was born on 30th March 1346. Sadly Margaret died in or as a result of childbirth.
William remained close to his brother-in-law and David named his nephew John Sutherland as his chosen heir in preference to his half-nephew Robert Stewart, son of his elder half-sister Marjorie who was William's first cousin. This caused tension within the royal family, not helped by David being taken prisoner by the English forces. David gifted extensive lands across Scotland to William who in turn gifted many of them to other nobles in order to secure their support for the succession of his son John when David eventually died.
William remarried before 9th November 1347 to Joanna Menteith, daughter of Sir John Menteith of Ruskie, best known for capturing and handing over William Wallace to the forces of Edward I of England.
There were ar least 3 children from William's second marriage:*Robert Sutherland 6th Earl of Sutherland b: ABT 1347 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland*Kenneth Sutherland b: ABT 1350 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland* John Beg Sutherland b: ABT 1353 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Both William and his eldest son John spent time in England as hostages for the good behaviour of the Scots, a common practice across Europe at the time. Sadly during one of these periods in 1361, John caught the plague and died in Lincoln while acting as a hostage for his uncle's good behaviour.
William died on or before 19 Jun 1371 at Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.
== Sources ==
'''The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931''' : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.>[https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun08pauluoft/page/326/mode/2up William, 5th Earl of Sutherland, Vol VIII, pps 325-9] also full list of Earls, same Vol, pps 318-337.
'''The Complete Peerage : Or A History Of The House Of Lords And All Its Members From The Earliest Times; V. 12'''. 2020. Familysearch.Org.>[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/202803-redirection Cockayne, William, 5th Earl of Sutherland, Vol 12 pt 1, pps 541-4 and notes.]
*'''The Peerage Of Scotland : Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom, From Their Origin To The Present Generation: Collected From The Public Records, And Ancient Chartularies Of This Nation, The Charters, And Other Writings Of The Nobility, And The Works Of Our Best Historians ... : Douglas, Robert, Sir, Bart., 1694-1770''' : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.>[https://archive.org/details/peerageofscotlan00doug/page/662/mode/2up William, 5th Earl of Sutherland, pg 662]*''' Volume 3 - Charters - Sutherland Book - Histories Of Scottish Families - National Library Of Scotland '''. 2020. Digital.Nls.Uk.>[https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/96731404#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=98&xywh=-1013%2C-1%2C4524%2C3354 William, Earl of Sutherland, Charter, Image 99]*'''Registrum magni sigilli regum Scotorum : The register of the Great seal of Scotland, v.1 (1306-1424)'''. 2020. "Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum : The Register Of The Great Seal Of Scotland, A.D. 1306-1668 / Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners ... V.1 (1306-1424).". Hathitrust.>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&view=1up&seq=629&q1=1295 Willielmi, comitis Sutherlandie, Vol I, pg 599, Appendix 2, no 1295]
See Also:*[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=aet-t&id=I50005 Rootsweb link]*Hetty Tayler (1946). '''History of the Family of Urquhart.''' Aberdeen University Press. pg 11 refers to Charter.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1311 | Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland | |||
| Birth | Abt 1311 | ||||
| Marriage | 1342 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland - Margaret Bruce | |||
| Marriage | Nov 1347 | Joan "Joanna" Menteith | |||
| Death | 1370 | Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland | |||
| Death | 1371 | Sutherland, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | Marbella Dunbar | ||||
| Marriage | Joan "Joanna" Menteith | ||||
| Marriage | Helen Sinclair | ||||
| Marriage | Margaret Bruce | ||||
| Alt name | 5th Earl of Sutherland | ||||
| Reference No | 7218589 | ||||
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| Reference No | 60 | ||||
| Reference No | 7487099 |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Bruce (1307 - 1347) |
| Child | John Sutherland ( - 1361) |
| Spouse | Helen Sinclair (1360 - ) |
| Spouse | Joan "Joanna" Menteith (1314 - 1367) |
| Child | Robert Sutherland (1348 - 1427) |
| Child | Kenneth "of Drummoy and Forse" Sutherland (1352 - ) |
| Child | John Sutherland (1353 - ) |
| Spouse | Marbella Dunbar (1380 - ) |
| Father | Kenneth Moravia (1306 - 1333) |
| Mother | Margaret "Marjory" Mar (1274 - 1306) |
| Father | Kenneth Moravia (1306 - 1333) |
| Mother | Margaret "Marjorie, Marjory" Mar (1272 - 1326) |
| Sibling | Nicholas "of Forbat and Duffus" Sutherland (1314 - 1363) |
| Sibling | Eustachia Sutherland (1314 - ) |