Earl of Dirletoun

Earl of Dirletoun (also Dirleton or Dirletun) was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1646 for James Maxwell by King Charles I. Lord Dirletoun's only male heir died in infancy, and the Earldom became extinct on his death. He had two daughters. The first, Lady Elizabeth, married William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton then Thomas Dalmahoy, and the second, Lady Diana, married Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne.[1][2]

See also: Lord Haliburton of Dirleton

Earls of Dirletoun (1646)

Arms

Arms: Argent, a Saltire Sable, a Bordure Gules, charged with eight Thistles leaved Or. Crest: a Stag proper, attired Argent, lodged before a Holly Bush proper.[3]

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References
  1. Burke, John (1832). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Vol. 1. H. Colburn and R. Bentley. p. 564. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant: Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. Harrison. p. 363.
  3. http://www.maxwellsociety.com/History/heraldry.htm
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