William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling

The Earl of Stirling
William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling
Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
1626–1640
MonarchCharles I
Preceded byThe Earl of Haddington
Succeeded byThe Duke of Hamilton
Personal details
Born
William Alexander

1567
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Died12 February 1640 (1640-02-13)
London, England
SpouseJanet Erskine
ParentAlexander Alexander of Menstrie
OccupationPolitician
Arms of William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling: Quarterly: 1st & 4th: Per pale argent and sable a chevron and a crescent in base counterchanged (Alexander of Menstrie); 2nd & 3rd: Or, a lymphad sable between three crosses crosslet bottony fitchée gules 2&1. (Stirling). In the point of honour an escutcheon argent, a cross saltire azure charged with an escutcheon of the arms of Scotland.

William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling PC (c. 1567 – 12 February 1640) was a Scottish courtier and poet who was involved in the Scottish colonisation of Charles Fort, later Port-Royal, Nova Scotia in 1629 and Long Island, New York. His literary works include Aurora (1604), The Monarchick Tragedies (1604) and Doomes-Day (1614, 1637).