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In 1230 William de Moravia Sutherland 1st Earl Sutherland [aged 20] was created 1st Earl Sutherland.
In 1284 William de Moravia Sutherland 1st Earl Sutherland [aged 74] died. His son William [aged 49] succeeded 2nd Earl Sutherland.
In 1307 William de Moravia Sutherland 2nd Earl Sutherland [aged 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 [aged 20] defeated the Scots army at the Battle of Halidon Hill near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. John of Eltham 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 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 [aged 33], who commanded the right wing, Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon [aged 56], Robert Pierrepont, Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [aged 30], Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan [aged 54] and John Sully [aged 50]. One of the few English casualties was John Neville [aged 34] who was killed.
The Scottish army included King David II of Scotland [aged 9]. Alexander Bruce, Alan Stewart [aged 61], James Stewart [aged 57], John Stewart, William Douglas 1st Earl Atholl, Archibald Douglas [aged 35] who were all killed.
Hugh 4th Earl Ross [aged 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.
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.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1538 Adam Gordon Earl Sutherland died. His grandson John [aged 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 [aged 21] succeeded 11th Earl Sutherland. Elizabeth Campbell Countess Moray and Sutherland by marriage Countess Sutherland.
In 1548 John Gordon 11th Earl Sutherland [aged 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 [aged 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 [aged 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 [aged 42] died at Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin. His son Alexander [aged 15] succeeded 12th Earl Sutherland. Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland [aged 21] by marriage Countess Sutherland.
In 1594 Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland [aged 42] died. His son John [aged 18] succeeded 13th Earl Sutherland.
In 1615 John Gordon 13th Earl Sutherland [aged 39] died. His son John [aged 6] succeeded 14th Earl Sutherland.
Before 1679 John Gordon 14th Earl Sutherland [aged 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.
In 1679 John Gordon 14th Earl Sutherland [aged 70] died. His son George [aged 45] succeeded 15th Earl Sutherland. Jean Wemyss Countess Sutherland by marriage Countess Sutherland.
On 4th March 1703 George Gordon 15th Earl Sutherland [aged 69] died. His son John [aged 42] succeeded 16th Earl Sutherland.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1733 John Sutherland 16th Earl Sutherland [aged 72] died. His grandson William [aged 24] succeeded 17th Earl Sutherland.
In 1750 William Sutherland 17th Earl Sutherland [aged 41] died. His son William [aged 15] succeeded 18th Earl Sutherland.
In 1766 William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland [aged 31] died. His daughter Elizabeth succeeded 19th Countess Sutherland.
On 4th September 1785 George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 27] and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 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 [aged 64] and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
On 19th July 1833 George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 75] died. His son George [aged 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 [aged 27] by marriage Duchess Sutherland.
On 29th January 1839 Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 73] died. Her son George [aged 52] succeeded 20th Earl Sutherland.
On 27th February 1861 George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland [aged 74] died at Trentham Hall, Staffordshire. His son George [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Duke Sutherland, 4th Marquess Stafford, 21st Earl Sutherland, 5th Earl Gower, 6th Baron Gower, 10th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.
On 22nd September 1892 George Leveson-Gower 3rd Duke Sutherland [aged 63] died. His son Cromartie [aged 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 [aged 24] by marriage Duchess Sutherland.
On 27th June 1913 Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower 4th Duke of Sutherland [aged 61] died. His son George [aged 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 [aged 74] died. His third cousin once removed John [aged 47] succeeded 6th Duke Sutherland, 6th Marquess Stafford, 8th Earl Gower, 9th Baron Gower, 13th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Diana Evelyn Percy [aged 45] by marriage Duchess Sutherland.His niece Elizabeth [aged 41] succeeded 24th Countess Sutherland.
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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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.