Kenneth Sutherland 
Kenneth was born about 1289 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland. Kenneth's father was William Sutherland. He had a brother named William. He was the younger of the two children. He died on July 19th, 1333 in Battle of Halidon Hill, Berwick-on-Twee, Northumberland, England.General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> 4th Earl of Sutherland
KENNETH (SUTHERLAND), EARL OF SUTHERLAND [SCT], only brother and heir,succeeded before 7 December 1330, when he renounced all claims to variouslands, debts and rights long in dispute in the past, in favour ofReginald, son of the late Alan Moray of Culbin, granting him relief ofhis lands in Sutherland on account of the marriage of Gilbert Moray,Reginald's son, and Eustache, the Earl's first-born daughter. He was oneof the leaders, with Hugh, 4th Earl of Ross, of the Highlanders in the4th line at the Battle of Halidon Hill, near Berwick, 19 July 1333, andwas killed with him, Sir Archibald Douglas the Regent, and 3 other Earlsin that defeat. He is said to have married Mary, or Marjory, widow ofJohn (OF STRATHBOGIE), 9th EARL OF ATHOLL [SCT] (who was hanged inLondon, 7 November 1306), and daughter of Donald, 6th EARL OF MAR [SCT],by Helen, widow of Malcolm, 5th EARL OF FIFE [SCT], and natural daughterof Llewellyn Ap GRIFFITH, PRINCE OF WALES. [Complete Peerage XII/1:541]
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Kenneth, fourth Earl of Sutherland, succeeded his brother some timebefore December 1330, but his tenure of the earldom was very brief. Hiscareer is unrecorded, almost the only public notice of him being the factthat he was one of the leaders of the reserve of the Scottish army at thebattle of Halidon Hill 19 July 1333. There it is said he foughtvaliantly, and he and his fellow-commander, the Earl of Ross, were killedwhile leading their men against that wing of the English army in whichwas Edward Baliol. Earl Kenneth, according to Sir Robert Gordon, married'Mary,' daughter of Donald, Earl of Mar, who may be identical with theMargorie of Mar who was widow of John of Strathbogie, Earl of Mar, whodied 7 November 1306. [The Scots Peerage VIII:324-325]
Kenneth and Margaret (Marjory) (Mary) were married in a religious ceremony after 1306. They had two sons and a daughter, named William, Nicholas and Eustachia.
Family Notes
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Children
Eustachia Sutherland
Eustachia was born about 1309 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.
William Sutherland
William was born about 1311 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland. He died before June 19th, 1371 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.
Nicholas Sutherland
Nicholas was born about 1314 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland. He died after 1363 in Duffus Castle, Morayshire, Scotland.
Sources/Citations
Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom; GE Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd @ XII/1:541, Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley {1999} @ 2770, Dictionary of National Biography, George Smith, Oxford Press, Vols 1-21 (Orignially published 1885-90),Ed by Sir Leslie S @ XIX:179, The Scots Peerage; Sir James Balfour Paul {1904-1914, 2000 rev} with Addenda et Corrigenda {2000} @ VIII:324-325
Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom; GE Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd @ XII/1:541, Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley {1999} @ 2770, Dictionary of National Biography, George Smith, Oxford Press, Vols 1-21 (Orignially published 1885-90),Ed by Sir Leslie S @ XIX:179, The Scots Peerage; Sir James Balfour Paul {1904-1914, 2000 rev} with Addenda et Corrigenda {2000} @ VIII:324-325
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