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Sir Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, X Earl of Sutherland, Master of Sutherland, Earl of Sutherland 1501–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Jan 1529

Death Location: Dornoch, Highland, Scotland

Father: Adam, Schivas

Mother: Elizabeth Sutherland

Spouse(s): Lady Methven

Children(s): William, Sutherland

The story of Sir Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, X Earl of Sutherland, Master of Sutherland, Earl of Sutherland began in 1501 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland. Sir Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, X Earl of Sutherland, Master of Sutherland, Earl of Sutherland married Lady Elizabeth Stewart Countess Methven, and had children including William 4Th Laird Of Duffus Sutherland. Sir Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, X Earl of Sutherland, Master of Sutherland, Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1529 in Dornoch, Highland, Scotland.

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  • The story of Sir Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, X Earl of Sutherland, Master of Sutherland, Earl of Sutherland began in 1501 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.
  • Sir Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, X Earl of Sutherland, Master of Sutherland, Earl of Sutherland married Lady Elizabeth Stewart Countess Methven, and had children including William 4Th Laird Of Duffus Sutherland.
  • Sir Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, X Earl of Sutherland, Master of Sutherland, Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1529 in Dornoch, Highland, Scotland.

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Sir Sutherland's Ancestors

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Sir Sutherland
1501–1529
Birth Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
Adam, Sir Gordon, Lord of Aboyne, 1st Earl of Sutherland, Baron of Obin and Ferrack and Schivas
1474–1538
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (de Moravia Countess of) Sutherland
1474–1535
Dunbeath, Cainthness, Scotland
Grandparents
George (Gordon, 2nd Earl of) Huntley
1430–1501
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Jane\Joan Stewart,) Princess
1428–1509
Perth (Perthshire) Scotland
John (OF) SUTHERLAND
–1567
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sutherland's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, X Earl of Sutherland, Master of Sutherland, Earl of) Sutherland (1501–15 Jan 1529) m. Lady (Elizabeth Stewart, Countess) Methven (1480–07 Aug 1538)
  1. 1. William, (4th Laird of Duffus) Sutherland 1459–1530 m. Janet Innes 1462–1529
    1. 1. ELIZABETH (SUTHERLAND, Countess of) Caithness 1488–1535 m. Sir (JOHN SINCLAIR, 3rd Earl of Caithness, 13th Earl) Roslin 1500–1529
      1. 1. GEORGE ('The Cruel' SINCLAIR, 4th Earl) Caithness 1527–1582 m. Lady (Elizabeth Graham - Sinclair (Countess of) Caithness) 1529–1576
        1. 1. JOHN ("Garrow" (Graham) Lord Berriedale, Master of Caithness SINCLAIR \ St. Clair \ Saint) Clair 1543–1576 m. Lady (JEAN \ Janet of Aubigny (xxx) Lady Bothwell HEPBURN (m1. Stewart) (m2. Sinclair) (m3.) Douglas) 1543–1599

Sir Sutherland's Timeline

2 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Sir Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, X Earl of Sutherland, Master of Sutherland, Earl of Sutherland in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
1529
15 Jan 1529
Age 28
Death of Sir Alexander I Gordon-Sutherland, X Earl of Sutherland, Master of Sutherland, Earl of Sutherland in Dunrobin Castle (Sutherland) Scotland
Dunrobin Castle (Sutherland) Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1529
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle (Sutherland) Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dornoch, Highland, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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