Lord Balvaird
Lord Balvaird is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1641 for Sir Andrew Murray. His son, the second Lord, succeeded as fourth Viscount Stormont in 1658 according to a special remainder in the letters patent. The latter's great-grandson, the seventh Viscount, succeeded his uncle as second Earl of Mansfield in 1793, also according to a special remainder in the letters patent.
Lords Balvaird (1641)
- Andrew Murray, 1st Lord Balvaird (d. 1644)
- David Murray, 2nd Lord Balvaird (d. 1668) (succeeded as Viscount Stormont in 1658)
See the Viscount Stormont and the Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield for further succession
Notes
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages