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Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland 1552 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, , Scotland

Death Date: 6 Dec 1594

Death Location: Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: Sir III

Mother: Lady Atholl)

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The story of Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland began in 1552 in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, , Scotland. Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1594 in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland began in 1552 in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, , Scotland.
  • Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1594 in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Sir Sutherland's Ancestors

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Sir Sutherland
1552 – 1594
Birth Place: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, , Scotland
Parents
Sir John Stewart Knight of Lennox, 3rd Earl of Lennox III
1492 – 1526
Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lady (Anne Elizabeth Stewart (Of) Atholl)
1495 – 1564
Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (IV) Stewart,
1473 – 1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (tud Princess) Stewart
1473 – 1531
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John (I Lord Stewart van Balveny Earl van) Atholl
1440 – 1512
Balveny Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Eleanor) Sinclair
1457 – 1519
Castle Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sutherland's Timeline

2 Records

1552
1552
Birth of Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, , Scotland
Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, , Scotland
1594
6 Dec 1594
Age 42
Death of Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1594
    Event Place: Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland

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