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. The current chief is Alistair Sutherland who holds the title Earl of Sutherland.
Clan Murray is a Highland Scottish clan. The chief of the Clan Murray holds the title of Duke of Atholl. Their ancestors were the Morays of Bothwell who established the family in Scotland in the 12th century. In the 16th century, descendants of the Morays of Bothwell, the Murrays of Tullibardine, secured the chiefship of the clan and were created Earls of Tullibardine in 1606. The first Earl of Tullibardine married the heiress to the Stewart earldom of Atholl and Atholl therefore became a Murray earldom in 1626. The Murray Earl of Atholl was created Marquess of Atholl in 1676 and in 1703 it became a dukedom. The marquess of Tullibardine title has continued as a subsidiary title, being bestowed on elder sons of the chief until they succeed him as Duke of Atholl.
Freskin was a Flemish nobleman who settled in Scotland during the reign of King David I, becoming the progenitor of the Murray and Sutherland families, and possibly others.
Kenneth de Moravia was the 4th Earl of Sutherland and chief of the Clan Sutherland, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands.
William of Douglas was a medieval nobleman living in Clydesdale, an area under the control of the King of the Scots.
Roseisle, formerley known as the College of Roseisle after a monks college, is a village in the parish of Duffus, near Elgin, Moray, in the west of the Laich of Moray. Half a mile to the north are the former farms of Old Town.
Richard de Moravia or Richard de Moray of Culbin or of Cubyn, was a Scottish nobleman famed for his victory over the Vikings at the Battle of Embo which took place in Sutherland, Scotland in 1245.
William, son of Freskin, Lord of Duffus and Strathbrock, was a Scoto-Flemish noble.
Freskin de Moray, Lord of Duffus and Strathbrock, was a Scottish noble.
William de Moravia, Lord of Petty, Bracholy, Boharm and Arteldol, was a Scottish noble.
Nicholas Sutherland, 1st of Duffus was a Scottish noble who was seated at Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland in the 14th and 15th centuries.
William de Moravia was a Scottish nobleman, Earl of Sutherland and chief of the Clan Sutherland, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands.
Walter de Moravia, Lord of Duffus, and Strathbrock, was a Scottish noble.
Kintrae is a hamlet in the parish of Spynie, Moray, Scotland, originally located on the southern shore of Loch Spynie. The name is Celtic, meaning “the top of the tide”.
Inchkeil is a hamlet in the parish of Duffus, near Elgin, Moray, in the Strathspey region of Scotland.
Alexander Sutherland, 3rd of Duffus was a Scottish member of the nobility and a cadet of the Clan Sutherland.
William Sutherland, 4th of Duffus was a member of the Scottish nobility and a cadet of the Clan Sutherland.
William Sutherland, 5th of Duffus was a member of the Scottish nobility and a cadet of the Clan Sutherland.
William Sutherland, 10th of Duffus was a member of the Scottish nobility and a cadet of the Clan Sutherland.
