William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling

Noble person

1570 – 1640

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Who was William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling?

William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling was a Scotsman who was an early developer of Scottish colonisation of Port Royal, Nova Scotia and Long Island, New York. He was the son of Alexander of Menstrie and Marion, daughter of an Allan Couttie.

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Born
1570
Menstrie Castle
Ethnicity
  • Scottish people
Nationality
  • Scotland
Education
  • University of Glasgow
Lived in
  • Clackmannanshire
Died
Sep 12, 1640

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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