Alexander Sutherland, 8th of Duffus, was a Scottish nobleman and a cadet of Clan Sutherland.
Alexander Sutherland, 8th of Duffus Coat of Arms
Sutherland of Kinstearie Coat of Arms
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The title Lord Duffus was created by Charles II in the Peerage of Scotland on 8 December 1650 for Alexander Sutherland. He was a descendant of the 4th Earl of Sutherland, who fell in battle in 1333. T
Duffus Castle where the Sutherland of Duffus family were seated from 1350 to 1705.
Coats of arms of the Sutherland families of Forse and Duffus, showing the progression of the Duffus coat of arms as they married into the Cheyne and Chisholm families. Nicholas Sutherland, 1st of Duffus married a daughter of Reginald le Chen (d.1345) and Alexander Sutherland, 3rd of Duffus married a daughter of John Chisholm of Chisholm in 1433