Lord of Balvaird

Lord of Balvaird or Baron of Balvaird is a title of nobility in the Baronage of Scotland. It was originally confirmed by King Charles II in 1624 for Andrew Murray as a barony and later erected into a lordship in favour of David Murray, 5th Viscount of Stormont in 1673.

History
The caput is Balvaird Castle, located in the county of Perthshire in Scotland. One of the borders of the barony was at one time the River Farg. The barony was originally granted by a charter of confirmation in favour of 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". The spelling of the name of the title has many variations, including Balverd, Balverde, Balward, Balwaird and Baleward.

In 1673, a charter of erection raised the barony into the 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”.

The Barony of Balvaird is one of several Scottish baronies. The previous Lord of Balvaird, Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield, who had inherited the title from his father William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield (died in 2015) disponed the title by deed of assignation to Brady Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, current Baron of Balvaird in 2017. He owns both the castle of Balvaird and separately the titular barony of Balvaird.

Barons of Balvaird (1623)

 * Andrew Murray, Baron of Balvaird

Lords of Balvaird (1673)

 * David Murray, 5th Viscount of Stormont, Lord of Balvaird (1665–1731)
 * William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield, Lord of Balvaird (1930–2015)
 * Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield, Lord of Balvaird (2015–2017)
 * Brady Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, Lord of Balvaird (2017–present)

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

Present baron
Brady Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, Baron of Balvaird (born 5 March 1984) is the elder son of the Bret DeForest and his wife Shannon Read Brim. From birth he was formally styled as Mr Brady Brim-DeForest. 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.

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


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

Arms
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”.