Лорд Бальфур из Берли
| Lordship Balfour из Берли | |
|---|---|
  Ежеквартально, 1 -й и 4 -й: Аргент, на шевронном соболе, голова выдры стерла первого (Balfour of the ilk); 2 -й и 3 -й: OR, Saltire и главные гулки, последний обвиняется в аргенте кефали ( Брюс ) | |
| Creation date | 16 July 1607 |
| Created by | James VI |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | Sir Michael Balfour |
| Present holder | Victoria Bruce-Winkler, 9th Lady Balfour of Burleigh |
| Heir presumptive | Hon. Laetitia Bruce-Winkler, Mistress of Burleigh |
| Remainder to | Heirs general[1] |
| Subsidiary titles | Master of Burleigh |
| Seat(s) | Brucefield House |
| Former seat(s) | Burleigh Castle |
| Motto | Balfour: Omne solum forti patria ("Every country is a brave man's homeland") Bruce: Fuimus ("We have been)[2] |
Лорд Бальфур из Берли , в графстве Кинросс , является титулом в пэре Шотландии . Он был создан в 1607 году для сэра Майкла Бальфура . [ 2 ]
Его сменила его дочь Маргарет, его единственный ребенок. Она вышла замуж за Роберта Арно, который принял фамилию Бальфура и сидела как лорда Бальфура из Берли в шотландском парламенте в праве его жены. Их сын, третий лорд, сражался с ковенантерами в битве при барабане .
Его внук, пятый лорд, был судил и осужден за убийство школьного учителя Генри Стенхауса в Inverkeithing в 1709 году. Он был приговорен к смертной казни в 1710 году, но сбежал к свободе, одеваясь в одежду своей сестры. Он был в первую очередь известен как Мастер Берли, титул наследника пэра, поскольку он никогда не занимал свое место в парламенте, когда его отец умер в 1713 году. Он принял участие в бунте якобита в 1715 году и был достигнут за свою роль. Он умер бездетным в 1757 году. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The lordship had been created by charter, a copy of which exists only in the family archives. The original charter did not specify right of succession.[4] Robert Bruce (1795–1864), MP for Clackmannanshire, asserted his right to sit in the House of Lords as Lord Balfour of Burleigh and Lord Kilwinning. However, Walter Francis Balfour of Fernie, a male-line descendant of the second Lord, opposed Balfour on the grounds that he was the proper heir as heir male of the body. Robert Bruce died in 1864 before the case was decided, but his wife continued the case on behalf of their underage son, Alexander Hugh Bruce.[5] On 21 July 1868, the House of Lords ruled in favour of the Bruces, determining that the original lordship was created with the remainder to heirs general (as evidenced by it being inherited by the original lord's daughter). On 19 March 1869, the attainder was reversed by Act of Parliament.[1][3]
Alexander Hugh Bruce, the 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh, was the great-great-grandson of Hon. Mary Balfour (d. 1758), daughter of the fourth Lord, and her husband Brigadier-General Alexander Bruce.[1] Since 1869, the lordship has been held by the Bruce family. Lord Balfour of Burleigh was a Conservative politician and sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish representative peer from 1876 to 1921 and was Secretary of State for Scotland between 1895 and 1903. His second son, the seventh Lord, was a Scottish Representative Peer from 1922 to 1963. As of 2019[update], the title is held by his granddaughter, the ninth Lady, who succeeded his father in that year.[2]
Another member of the Balfour family was James Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Glenawley (in the Peerage of Ireland). He was the younger brother of the first Lord Balfour of Burleigh.[2]
The family seat now is Brucefield House, near Clackmannan. The original family seat was Burleigh Castle, near Kinross, which is now in ruins.
Lords Balfour of Burleigh (1607)
[edit]- Michael Balfour, 1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh (d. 1619)
- Margaret Balfour, 2nd Lady Balfour of Burleigh (d. 1639), married to Robert Balfour, 2nd Lord Balfour of Burleigh (d. 1663)
- John Balfour, 3rd Lord Balfour of Burleigh (d. 1688)
- Robert Balfour, 4th Lord Balfour of Burleigh (d. 1713)
- Robert Balfour, 5th Lord Balfour of Burleigh (d. 1757) (forfeit 1715)
- Heirs but for the attainder:
- Margaret Balfour (d. 1769), sister of the 5th Lord
- Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet (1718–1785), nephew of Margaret
- Alexander Bruce (1755–1808), son of Robert
- Robert Bruce (1795–1864), son of Alexander
- Alexander Hugh Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh (1849–1921) (restored 1869)
- George John Gordon Bruce, 7th Lord Balfour of Burleigh (1883–1967)
- Robert Bruce, 8th Lord Balfour of Burleigh (1927–2019)
- Victoria Bruce-Winkler, 9th Lady Balfour of Burleigh (b. 1973)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's daughter the Hon. Laetitia Bruce-Winkler, Mistress of Burleigh (b. 2007).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c Balfour Paul 1904, p. 554
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 233–134. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ Подпрыгнуть до: а беременный Генеалогическая и геральдическая история Берка, баронетажа и рыцаря . Burke's Peerage Limited. 1878. с. 429 . Получено 28 сентября 2017 года .
- ^ Balfour Paul, James (1904). Шотландские пэры . Эдинбург: Д. Дуглас. п. 539 . Получено 28 сентября 2017 года .
- ^ Журналы Палаты лордов . HM канцелярские товары. 1865. с. 385 . Получено 28 сентября 2017 года .
- Hesilrige, Arthur GM (1921). Пираг Дебретт и названия вежливости . Лондон: Лондон: Дин и сын, Limited. п. 86
