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Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, Master & X Earl of Sutherland 1501–1530 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 15 January, 1530

Death Location: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherlandshire, Scotland

Father: Adam Sutherland

Mother: Elizabeth Moravia

Spouse(s): Janet Lady

Children(s): Jean Gordon

In 1501, Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, Master & X Earl of Sutherland entered the world in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland, born to Adam Gordon Sutherland And Elizabeth De Moravia. Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, Master & X Earl of Sutherland married Janet Stewart Dowager Countess Of Sutherland Lady, and had children including Jean Jeanette Gordon. Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, Master & X Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1530 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherlandshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1501, Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, Master & X Earl of Sutherland entered the world in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland, born to Adam Gordon Sutherland And Elizabeth De Moravia.
  • Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, Master & X Earl of Sutherland married Janet Stewart Dowager Countess Of Sutherland Lady, and had children including Jean Jeanette Gordon.
  • Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, Master & X Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1530 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherlandshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Sutherland's Ancestors

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Alexander Sutherland
1501–1530
Birth Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
Adam Gordon Sutherland
1474–1538
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (DE) Moravia
1480–1535
Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Sutherland's Descendants

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Alexander (I Gordon-Sutherland, Master & X Earl of) Sutherland (1501–15 January, 1530) m. Janet (Stewart Dowager Countess of Sutherland) Lady (1501–13 May 1566)
  1. 1. Jean (Jeanette) Gordon 1510–1577 m. Sir (James Ogilvie, Chieftain of his) Clan 1507–1554
    1. 1. Margaret Ogilvy 1522–1564 m. Robert ("Mor" (15th Baron of Foulis Monro)) Monroe 1518–1588 m. Willem (Dunkeld Chief van) Mac-Kintosh 1510–1550
      1. 1. Lady (Florence Finguella) MUNRO 1561–1617 m. Roderick (MACKENZIE 1st Baron of) Redcastle 1543–1587
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret) MacKenzie 1574–1639 m. Alexander (Alastair Breac) MacKenzie 1577–1638

Alexander Sutherland's Timeline

2 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, Master & X Earl of Sutherland in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
1530
15 January, 1530
Age 29
Death of Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, Master & X Earl of Sutherland in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Sutherlandshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January, 1530
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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