Earl of Mansfield

Earldom of Mansfield

Quarterly, 1st and 4th, az. three stars within a double tressure flory counterflory with fleurs-de-lis (for Murray); 2nd and 3rd gu. three crosses patté or, two and one (for Barclay, of Balvaird)[1]
Creation date1776 and 1792
Created byGeorge III
PeeragePeerage of Great Britain
First holderWilliam Murray, 1st Baron Mansfield
Present holderAlexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield, 8th Earl of Mansfield
Heir apparentWilliam Murray, Viscount Stormont
Subsidiary titlesViscount of Stormont
Lord Balvaird
Lord Scone
Seat(s)Scone Palace
Former seat(s)Balvaird Castle
Kenwood House
MottoUni aequus virtuti ("Friendly in virtue alone")
Spero meliora ("I aspire to greater things")[1]
A c. 1737 portrait of William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield by Jean-Baptiste van Loo

Earl of Mansfield, in the County of Nottingham, and Earl of Mansfield, in the County of Middlesex, are two titles in the Peerage of Great Britain that have been united under a single holder since 1843.

  1. ^ a b Burke, Bernard (2007). The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time. Heritage Books (reprint). p. 717. ISBN 9780788437205.