Kenneth Sutherland (died 1733–34) was the 3rd Lord Duffus, member of the Scottish nobility and a cadet of the Clan Sutherland.
Kenneth Sutherland (died 1733–34) was the 3rd Lord Duffus, member of the Scottish nobility and a cadet of the Clan Sutherland.
He was the eldest son of James Sutherland, 2nd Lord Duffus and Margaret, eldest daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth. [1] [2] [3]
He succeeded upon his father's death in 1705, but at the time was on service in the West Indies for the Crown during Queen Anne's War where he served as a captain in her Royal Navy. On 29 June 1711, with his own ship alone, which was a frigate with forty-six guns, he engaged eight French privateers, but after a desperate resistance he was taken prisoner having received five bullet wounds. [2] [3]
Although he had voted for the Acts of Union 1707, he still supported the Jacobites during the Jacobite rising of 1715. [1] [2] During the rising, he marched at the head of 500 men from the Clan Mackenzie, Clan Chisholm and Clan MacDonald to Tain where he proclaimed James VIII. He also attempted to make the Lairds of Culloden and Kilravock surrender their houses and arms, but without success. His estates were then forfeited and he fled abroad, apparently via Caithness and then onto Sweden. While he was there he learned that he was being searched for and prepared to surrender, declaring this intention to the British minister at Stockholm, who in turn notified the English Secretary of State. However, when he was on his way to England he was seized by order of the British resident at Hamburg and confined until the time for surrender had passed. He was then conveyed as a prisoner from Hamburg to the Tower of London but was freed without trial in 1717. [2] [3]
He later entered into service with the Russian Navy. He died before 18 March 1733–34. [2]
He married, by contract dated 30 March 1708, Charlotta Christina, daughter of Eric Sioblade, governor of Gothenburg. [1] Their children were: [2] [3]
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