Earl of Sutherland
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Earl of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created circa 1230 for William de Moravia and is the premier earldom in the Peerage of Scotland. The earl or countess of Sutherland is also the chief of Clan Sutherland.
Dunrobin Castle has similar architecture and partly exposed semi-green foundations as some medieval French castles such as Josselin Castle but is of the pan-19th century Scottish Baronial architecture with a formal French garden and is the seat of the Earls or Countesses of Sutherland – a title which passes to eldest female heirs on lack of male heirs.
Clan Sutherland
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Clan Sutherland also known as House of Sutherland is a Highland Scottish clan whose traditional territory is the shire of Sutherland in the far north of Scotland. The chief of the clan was also the powerful Earl of Sutherland, however in the early 16th century this title passed through marriage to a younger son of the chief of Clan Gordon. The current chief is Alistair Sutherland who holds the title Earl of Sutherland.
Coats of arms of the Sutherland of Forse and Sutherland of Duffus branches of the clan. Also shown is the coat of arms of the Cheynes who are considered a sept of the Clan Sutherland and the Chisholms who married into the Sutherland family
A Victorian era, romanticised depiction of a member of the clan by R. R. McIan, from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, published in 1845.
Dunrobin Castle, historic seat of the Earls of Sutherland, chiefs of Clan Sutherland.
Dornoch Castle, also known as Dornoch Palace, held by the Earls of Sutherland in the 16th century, it is now a hotel.