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In 1230 William de Moravia Sutherland 1st Earl Sutherland (age 20) was created 1st Earl Sutherland.
In 1284 William de Moravia Sutherland 1st Earl Sutherland (age 74) died. His son William (age 49) succeeded 2nd Earl Sutherland.
In 1307 William de Moravia Sutherland 2nd Earl Sutherland (age 72) died. His son William succeeded 3rd Earl Sutherland.
In 1325 William de Moravia Sutherland 3rd Earl Sutherland died. His brother Kenneth succeeded 4th Earl Sutherland. Mary or Marjorie Mar Countess Sutherland by marriage Countess Sutherland.
On 19th July 1333 King Edward III of England (age 20) defeated the Scots army at the Battle of Halidon Hill near Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. John of Eltham 1st Earl Cornwall (age 16) commanded.
English archers, just as at the Battle of Dupplin Moor one year previously, had a significant impact on the massed ranks of Scottish schiltrons. Edward's army included: Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk (age 33), who commanded the right wing, Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon (age 56), Robert Pierrepont, Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon (age 30), Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan (age 54) and John Sully (age 50). One of the few English casualties was John Neville (age 34) who was killed.
The Scottish army included King David II of Scotland (age 9). Alexander Bruce, Alan Stewart (age 61), James Stewart (age 57), John Stewart, William Douglas 1st Earl Atholl, Archibald Douglas (age 35) who were all killed.
Hugh 4th Earl Ross (age 36) was killed. His son William succeeded 5th Earl Ross.
Malcolm Lennox 2nd Earl Lennox was killed. His son Domhnall succeeded Earl Lennox.
Kenneth de Moravia Sutherland 4th Earl Sutherland was killed. His son William succeeded 5th Earl Sutherland. Johanna Menteith Countess Sutherland by marriage Countess Sutherland.
In 1370 William de Moravia Sutherland 5th Earl Sutherland died. His son Robert succeeded 6th Earl Sutherland. Margaret Stewart Countess Sutherland by marriage Countess Sutherland.
In 1427 Robert de Moravia Sutherland 6th Earl Sutherland died. His son John succeeded 7th Earl Sutherland.
In 1460 John de Moravia Sutherland 7th Earl Sutherland died. His son John succeeded 8th Earl Sutherland.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1508 John de Moravia Sutherland 8th Earl Sutherland died. In 1508 His son John succeeded 9th Earl Sutherland.
In 1514 John de Moravia Sutherland 9th Earl Sutherland died. His sister Elizabeth succeeded 10th Countess Sutherland.
In 1538 Adam Gordon Earl Sutherland died. His grandson John (age 13) succeeded 11th Earl Sutherland. Elizabeth Campbell Countess Moray and Sutherland by marriage Countess Sutherland.
On 4th May 1546 Elizabeth Sutherland 10th Countess Sutherland died. Her grandson John (age 21) succeeded 11th Earl Sutherland. Elizabeth Campbell Countess Moray and Sutherland by marriage Countess Sutherland.
In 1548 John Gordon 11th Earl Sutherland (age 23) and Helen or Eleanor Stewart Countess Erroll and Sutherland were married. She by marriage Countess Sutherland. She the daughter of John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox and Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox (age 53). They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
After February 1566 John Gordon 11th Earl Sutherland (age 41) and Marie Seton Countess Menteith and Sutherland were married. She by marriage Countess Sutherland. They were sixth cousins.
On 23rd June 1567 John Gordon 11th Earl Sutherland (age 42) died at Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin. His son Alexander (age 15) succeeded 12th Earl Sutherland. Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 21) by marriage Countess Sutherland.
In 1594 Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland (age 42) died. His son John (age 18) succeeded 13th Earl Sutherland.
In 1615 John Gordon 13th Earl Sutherland (age 39) died. His son John (age 6) succeeded 14th Earl Sutherland.
Before 1679 John Gordon 14th Earl Sutherland (age 69) and Anne Fraser Countess Sutherland were married. She by marriage Countess Sutherland. He the son of John Gordon 13th Earl Sutherland. They were fourth cousin twice removed.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1679 John Gordon 14th Earl Sutherland (age 70) died. His son George (age 45) succeeded 15th Earl Sutherland. Jean Wemyss Countess Sutherland by marriage Countess Sutherland.
On 4th March 1703 George Gordon 15th Earl Sutherland (age 69) died. His son John (age 42) succeeded 16th Earl Sutherland.
In 1733 John Sutherland 16th Earl Sutherland (age 72) died. His grandson William (age 24) succeeded 17th Earl Sutherland.
In 1750 William Sutherland 17th Earl Sutherland (age 41) died. His son William (age 15) succeeded 18th Earl Sutherland.
In 1766 William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland (age 31) died. His daughter Elizabeth succeeded 19th Countess Sutherland.
On 4th September 1785 George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 27) and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 20) were married. He by marriage Earl Sutherland. She the daughter of William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 64) and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
On 19th July 1833 George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 75) died. His son George (age 46) succeeded 2nd Duke Sutherland, 3rd Marquess Stafford, 20th Earl Sutherland, 4th Earl Gower, 5th Baron Gower, 9th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 27) by marriage Duchess Sutherland.
On 29th January 1839 Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 73) died. Her son George (age 52) succeeded 20th Earl Sutherland.
On 27th February 1861 George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 74) died at Trentham Hall, Staffordshire. His son George (age 32) succeeded 3rd Duke Sutherland, 4th Marquess Stafford, 21st Earl Sutherland, 5th Earl Gower, 6th Baron Gower, 10th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 22nd September 1892 George Leveson-Gower 3rd Duke Sutherland (age 63) died. His son Cromartie (age 41) succeeded 4th Duke Sutherland, 5th Marquess Stafford, 22nd Earl Sutherland, 6th Earl Gower, 7th Baron Gower, 11th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Millicent Fanny St Clair-Erskine Duchess of Sutherland (age 24) by marriage Duchess Sutherland.
On 27th June 1913 Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower 4th Duke of Sutherland (age 61) died. His son George (age 24) succeeded 5th Duke Sutherland, 23rd Earl Sutherland, 7th Earl Gower, 8th Baron Gower, 12th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.
On 1st February 1963 George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower 5th Duke of Sutherland (age 74) died. His third cousin once removed John (age 47) succeeded 6th Duke Sutherland, 6th Marquess Stafford, 8th Earl Gower, 9th Baron Gower, 13th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Diana Evelyn Percy (age 45) by marriage Duchess Sutherland.His niece Elizabeth (age 41) succeeded 24th Countess Sutherland.
Adam Gordon Earl Sutherland and Elizabeth Sutherland 10th Countess Sutherland were married. He by marriage Earl Sutherland. She the daughter of John de Moravia Sutherland 8th Earl Sutherland. He the son of George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley.