Lord Balvaird

Not to be confused with Lord of Balvaird.

Lord Balvaird is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created the 17th of November 1641 for Sir Andrew Murray,^[1] who was at that time also the feudal 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 in 1658, according to a special remainder in the letters patent.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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 for further succession.^{[citation needed]}