Lord of Balvaird

The Lord of Balvaird
The Lord of Balvaird
	; Arms: Parted per chevron Gules and Argent, two acorns slipped Or and in base a fleur-de-lys Azure. Crest: A demi lion rampant Or armed and langued Azure holding in its paws a swallow tailed Pennon Azure charged with a cross pattée Argent.
Creation date	1624
Creation	Baronage of Scotland
Created by	Charles II
First holder	Lord Andrew Murray
Present holder	Brady Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, Baron of Balvaird
Heir apparent	Huxley Byron Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, Ygr
Remainder to	heirs and assignees
Subsidiary titles	Baron of Balvaird; Lord of Balvaird
Status	extant
Seat(s)	Balvaird Castle
Motto	Un Cran Plus Loin (“One Step Further")
	Lordship and Barony of Balvaird

Lord of Balvaird or Baron of Balvaird is a title of nobility in the Baronage of Scotland (a lordship of higher baronial nobility than barony).

Note that for Lords in the Baronage of Scotland a baron is a lord and a lord is a baron and is interchangeable, the chapeau represents Scottish barons in historic heraldry instead of a coronet.

The caput is Balvaird Castle, in the County of Perthshire in Scotland. One of the borders of the Barony was at one time the River Farg.^[3] The Barony was originally granted by a Crown Charter of Confirmation in favour of Lord Andrew Murray "of the lands and Barony of Balvaird" dated 16 March 1624. The Barony is described in Latin in the crown grant as "terrarum et baronie de Balvaird".^[4] The spelling of the name of the Lordship & Barony has many variations, including Balverd, Balverde, Balward, Balwaird^[5] and Baleward.^[6]

In 1673, a Crown Charter of Erection raised the Barony to a Lordship of Balvaird, granted in favour of David Murray, 5th Viscount of Stormont. The subjects of the charter are narrated in English as "all and whole various lands incorporated into the Lordship and Barony of Balvaird, together with the tower, fortalice and manor place of Balvaird.” ^[7]

The Barony of Balvaird is one of several Scottish feudal Crown baronies. The previous Lord of Balvaird was Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield. He had inherited the title from his father William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield, who died in 2015.^[8] The title disponed in 2017^[9] by deed of assignation ^[10] to the present baron: Brady Brim-DeForrest of Balvaird Castle, Baron of Balvaird. He owns both the castle of Balvaird and separately the titular feudal barony of Balvaird.^[11]

Baron of Balvaid (1623)

Baron of Balvaird, Lord Andrew Murray

Lord of Balvaid (1673)

Lord of Balvaird, 5th Viscount of Stormont, David Murray (1665–1731)
please fill in previous barons for number sequence
Lord of Balvaird, 8th Earl of Mansfield, William Murray (1930–2015)
Lord of Balvaird, 9th Earl of Mansfield, Alexander Murray (2015–2017)
Lord of Balvaird, Brady Brim-DeForrest of Balvaird Castle (2017)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Huxley Byron Brim-DeForrest of Balvaird, Younger of Balvaird (b. 2019).

Present baron

Brady Brim-DeForrest of Balvaird Castle, Baron of Balvaird (born 5 March 1984) is the elder son of the Bret Deforrest and his wife Shannon Read Brim. From birth he was formally styled as Mr Brady Brim-DeForrest. By deed of assignation in 2017 he succeeded as Baron of Balvaird (created 1623 and 1673) and acknowledged in the territorial designation “Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle” by the Lord Lyon, for the family seat of the same name in the Ochil Hills of Perthshire.^[12]^[11]

In 1985, he married Jessica née Cole Eriksen (born 27 September 1983), and they have two children:

Hypatia Lumi Brim-DeForrest of Balvaird, Maid of Balvaird (born 28 April 2018)
Huxley Byron Brim-DeForrest of Balvaird, Younger of Balvaird (born 1 December 2019), heir apparent

Armorial

The Earls of Mansfield, owners until 2017.
Baron of Balvaird since 2017^[11]
Maid of Balvaird 2020^[13]
Younger of Balvaird 2020^[14]

Arms

Coat of arms of Lord of Balvaird
	Crest The crest sits atop a helm appropriate to the Dignity of a Baron in the Baronage of Scotland. A demi lion rampant Or armed and langued Azure holding in its paws a swallow tailed Pennon Azure charged with a cross pattée Argent. Escutcheon The oak symbolises honour, wisdom and strength, while the fleur-de-lis in base remembers the Auld alliance between the Scots and the French, as well as the Baron's French ancestry. Parted per chevron Gules and Argent, two acorns slipped Or and in base a fleur-de-lys Azure. Motto Un Cran Plus Loin (“One Step Further")

Registered: The International Register of Arms, 10th February 2020. Registration No. 0532. (Lordship & Barony Register)

Grant: The Court of the Lord Lyon, Scotland, 14th January 2020, (Page 97, Volume 93) “Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland”.^[11]

References

^ "The Arms of Brady Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, FSA (Scot), FRAI, Baron of Balvaird". The Armorial Register. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
^ Records Ordnance Survey Name Books Fife and Kinross-shire OS Name Books, 1853-1855 Fife and Kinross-shire volume 67 OS1/13/67/3 ScotlandsPlaces
^ John Maitland Thomson, Register of the Great Seal of Scotland: 1620-1633 (Edinburgh, 1894), p. 208 no. 601
^ Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum: The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, vol. 4, 1886, p. 1045
^ The Building, vol. 78, Builder House, 1900, p. 373
^ Records of the Parliament of Scotland to 1707, Ratification in favour of David Murray, Viscount of Stormont, 6 June 1673 [1]
^ Earl of Mansfield dies peacefully at Logie House, Logiealmond. He was 85., by Melanie Bonn, 23 October 2015, Daily Record.
^ Registry of Scottish Nobility - Baronage
^ "Deed of Assignation for Brady Brim De-Forest, Baron of Balvaird". YouTube.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Arms of Brady Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, FSA (Scot), FRAI, Baron of Balvaird". The Armorial Register. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Search for BRIM-DEFOREST OF BALVAIRD CASTLE". Burke's Peerage. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Maid of Balvaird". Armorial Register. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Huxley Byron Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, Ygr". Armorial Register. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[arms-1] "The Arms of Brady Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, FSA (Scot), FRAI, Baron of Balvaird". The Armorial Register. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[burke-2] Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

[3] Records Ordnance Survey Name Books Fife and Kinross-shire OS Name Books, 1853-1855 Fife and Kinross-shire volume 67 OS1/13/67/3 ScotlandsPlaces

[4] John Maitland Thomson, Register of the Great Seal of Scotland: 1620-1633 (Edinburgh, 1894), p. 208 no. 601

[5] Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum: The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, vol. 4, 1886, p. 1045

[6] The Building, vol. 78, Builder House, 1900, p. 373

[RPS-7] Records of the Parliament of Scotland to 1707, Ratification in favour of David Murray, Viscount of Stormont, 6 June 1673 [1]

[8] Earl of Mansfield dies peacefully at Logie House, Logiealmond. He was 85., by Melanie Bonn, 23 October 2015, Daily Record.

[9] Registry of Scottish Nobility - Baronage

[10] "Deed of Assignation for Brady Brim De-Forest, Baron of Balvaird". YouTube.

[:0-11] "The Arms of Brady Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, FSA (Scot), FRAI, Baron of Balvaird". The Armorial Register. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[12] "Search for BRIM-DEFOREST OF BALVAIRD CASTLE". Burke's Peerage. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[13] "Maid of Balvaird". Armorial Register. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[14] "Huxley Byron Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, Ygr". Armorial Register. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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