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William Alexander, Baron of Menstrie Scotland, 1st Earl of Sterling 1527–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 February 1579

Death Location: Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Andrew Menstrie

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

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William Alexander, Baron of Menstrie Scotland, 1st Earl of Sterling was born in 1527 in Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Andrew I Alexander 3Rd Baron Menstrie Of Menstrie And Elizabeth Douglas. William Alexander, Baron of Menstrie Scotland, 1st Earl of Sterling passed away in 1579 in Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Alexander, Baron of Menstrie Scotland, 1st Earl of Sterling was born in 1527 in Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Andrew I Alexander 3Rd Baron Menstrie Of Menstrie And Elizabeth Douglas.
  • William Alexander, Baron of Menstrie Scotland, 1st Earl of Sterling passed away in 1579 in Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Sterling's Ancestors

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William Sterling
1527–1579
Birth Place: Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Andrew I Alexander 3rd Baron Menstrie of Menstrie
1500–1563
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Douglas
1505–1545
Perth, Gartavertane, Mentieth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew (Alexander, 15th Lord of The) Isles
1485–1526
Stirling In Menstrie, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Alexander
1473–1526
Elizabeth Douglas
1475–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Alexander
1450–
Catherine Grahm
1450–

William Sterling's Timeline

3 Records

1527
1527
Birth of William Alexander, Baron of Menstrie Scotland, 1st Earl of Sterling in Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
1579
10 February 1579
Age 52
Death of William Alexander, Baron of Menstrie Scotland, 1st Earl of Sterling in Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
1580
10 Feb 1580
Age 53
Death of William Alexander, Baron of Menstrie Scotland, 1st Earl of Sterling in Menstrie Castle, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
Menstrie Castle, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1580
    Event Place: Menstrie Castle, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1579
    Event Place: Menstrie Castle, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom

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