William Sutherland, 2nd Earl of Sutherland
William Sutherland, 2nd Earl of Sutherland (* around 1235, † between April 1306 and September 1307) was a Scottish magnate .
origin
William de Moravia was a son of his father of the same name, William de Moravia, 1st Earl of Sutherland . When his father died in 1248 he was still a minor. In 1263 he was installed as Earl of Sutherland and was able to inherit, making him chief of the Sutherland clan .
Role during the Scottish War of Independence
In 1275 he signed a treaty with Archibald Heroch , Bishop of Caithness, to settle territorial disputes. He took part in the parliament of Scone in 1284 , in which after the death of Alexander , the only son of King Alexander III. the Scottish succession to the throne was settled. On March 12, 1290, he took part in the Scottish Parliament in Birgham , which approved the agreement according to which the heir to the throne Margaret should be married to the English heir to the throne Edward . When the succession to the throne was completely open again after the death of the heir to the throne Margarete in October 1290, Sutherland is said to have supported Robert de Brus's claim to the throne . In order to avoid a civil war between the aspirants to the throne , the English King Edward I should decide on their claims. In July 1291, the English king called Sutherland to Inverness , where he was to swear allegiance to him as overlord of Scotland. In 1292 John Balliol was installed as the new Scottish king, but he got into a dispute with the English king over the question of sovereignty and was forced to abdicate by the English king in 1296. Sutherland is said to have paid homage to the English king in Berwick again in 1296 and did not take part in the uprising against English supremacy led by William Wallace from 1297 onwards . Instead, he supported the Keeper of Scotland Sir Brian FitzAlan appointed by the English king . When in 1306 Robert Bruce , a grandson of Robert de Brus, declared himself the new Scottish king, Sutherland refused, presumably still considering John Balliol as the rightful king. The English king rewarded this by giving him forfeited properties in Moray, the owners of which supported the Bruce rebellion. Until his death, Sutherland viewed Bruce as a usurper.
progeny
Sutherland had at least two sons:
- William Sutherland, 3rd Earl of Sutherland (around 1286-1330)
- Kenneth Sutherland, 4th Earl of Sutherland († 1333)
After his death, his eldest son William became his heir, after his childless death his younger son Kenneth inherited the property and the title.
literature
- Charles Mosley: Burke's Peerage . Volume 3, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington 2003, p. 3824.
Web links
- William Sutherland, 2nd Earl of Sutherland on thepeerage.com
- Sutherland, Earl of (S, 1235) at Cracroft's Peerage
- CA McGladdery: Sutherland family (per. C. 1200 – c. 1510). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
Individual evidence
- ^ Geoffrey WS Barrow: Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland . Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1965, p. 452.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William de Moravia |
Earl of Sutherland 1248-1307 |
William |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sutherland, William, 2nd Earl of Sutherland |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moravia, William de, 2nd Earl of Sutherland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1235 |
| DATE OF DEATH | between April 1306 and September 1307 |