# Lord Balvaird

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Not to be confused with [Lord of Balvaird](/source/Lord_of_Balvaird).

**Lord Balvaird** is a title in the [Peerage of Scotland](/source/Peerage_of_Scotland). It was created the 17th of November 1641 for Sir [Andrew Murray](/source/Andrew_Murray,_1st_Lord_Balvaird),[1] who was at that time also the feudal [Lord of Balvaird](/source/Lord_of_Balvaird). Before receiving that title, he was knighted by Charles the First in Scotland during his coronation in 1633.[1] His son, the second Lord, succeeded as fourth [Viscount Stormont](/source/Viscount_Stormont) in 1658, according to a special remainder in the [letters patent](/source/Letters_patent).[citation needed]

The latter's great-grandson, the seventh Viscount, succeeded his uncle as second [Earl of Mansfield](/source/Earl_of_Mansfield) in 1793, also according to a special remainder in the letters patent.[citation needed]

## Lords Balvaird (1641)

- [Andrew Murray, 1st Lord Balvaird](/source/Andrew_Murray,_1st_Lord_Balvaird) (d. 1644)
- David Murray, 2nd Lord Balvaird (d. 1668) (succeeded as Viscount Stormont in 1658)

See the [Viscount Stormont](/source/Viscount_Stormont) and the [Earl of Mansfield](/source/Earl_of_Mansfield) for further succession.[citation needed]

## Notes

1. ["Balvaird"](https://electricscotland.com/history/nation/balvaird.htm). *electricscotland.com*. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

## References

- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). *Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage* (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]

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