| Earldom of Stirling Held with Earldom of Dovan | |
|---|---|
  Arms: 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 and 1 (Stirling). In the point of honour, an escutcheon argent, a cross saltire azure charged with an escutcheon of the arms of Scotland (Nova Scotia) | |
| Creation date | 14 June 1633 |
| Created by | Charles I of England |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling |
| Last holder | Henry Alexander, 5th Earl of Stirling |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount of Canada Lord Alexander of Tullibody Baronet Alexander of Menstrie |
| Status | Dormant |
| Extinction date | 1739 |
| Seat(s) | Menstrie Castle |
Earl of Stirling was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 14 June 1633 for William Alexander, 1st Viscount of Stirling.[1] He had already been created a Baronet, of Menstrie, Clackmannanshire in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 12 July 1625, then Lord Alexander of Tullibody and Viscount of Stirling on 4 September 1630, then Earl of Dovan in 1639.[1][2] He was made Viscount of Canada at the same time that he was granted the earldom of Stirling.[3] The other peerage titles were also in the Peerage of Scotland. The titles became dormant upon the death of the fifth Earl in 1739.
- ^ a b Grosart, Alexander Balloch (1885). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 01. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 275.
- ^ "NOTES AND COMMENTS - Canada and the Peerage". Volume XLV. No. 13843. New Zealand Herald. 1 September 1908. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling". Britannica.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.