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- William Sutherland, 5th Earl of Sutherland; fought at Scottish defeat by English of Neville's Cross 17 Oct 1346; married 1st between 3 Aug and 28 Sep 1345 Margaret (died c1346), sister of David II (who by chater 1345 raised the Earldom of Sutherland to a regality (jurisdiction with quasi-regal powers), though this lapsed on the 5th Earl's death). The 5th Earl married 2nd by 9 Nov 1347 Joanna, widow of (a) Malise, 7th Earl of Strathe(a)rn of the creation deemed to have been
effected by c1128, (b) John Campbell, 1st and last Earl of Atholl of the c1320 creation, and (c) Maurice Moray, 1st Earl of Strathearn of the Feb 1343/4 creation, and daughter of Sir John Menteith of Rusky. The 5th Earl died by 19 June 1371. [Burke's Peerage]
Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000
Page: I:310, XIV:46-7
Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 Page: 2770Text: bet 3 Aug and 28 Sep 1345, no previous marriage for Margaret is mentioned.
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