Michael Balfour, 1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh
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Michael Balfour, 1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh PC
(died 15 March 1619) was a Scottish
peer
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Balfour was the son of Sir James Balfour, President of the Court of Session
, and his wife Margaret (née Balfour). James Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Glerawly, was his younger brother. Balfour notably served as Scottish Ambassador to the Grand Duke of Tuscany and the Duke of Lorraine in 1606 and was a member of the Scottish Privy Council
. In 1607 he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland
as Lord Balfour of Burleigh, in the County of Kinross.
Lord Balfour of Burleigh married Margaret, daughter of William Lundin of that Ilk, in 1591. He died in March 1619 and was succeeded in the lordship by his daughter Margaret. Lady Balfour of Burleigh died in 1625.
Privy Council of Scotland
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(died 15 March 1619) was a Scottish
Scotland
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Peerage
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Balfour was the son of Sir James Balfour, President of the Court of Session
Court of Session
The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice. It sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal....
, and his wife Margaret (née Balfour). James Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Glerawly, was his younger brother. Balfour notably served as Scottish Ambassador to the Grand Duke of Tuscany and the Duke of Lorraine in 1606 and was a member of the Scottish Privy Council
Privy Council of Scotland
The Privy Council of Scotland was a body that advised the King.In the range of its functions the council was often more important than the Estates in the running the country. Its registers include a wide range of material on the political, administrative, economic and social affairs of Scotland...
. In 1607 he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
as Lord Balfour of Burleigh, in the County of Kinross.
Lord Balfour of Burleigh married Margaret, daughter of William Lundin of that Ilk, in 1591. He died in March 1619 and was succeeded in the lordship by his daughter Margaret. Lady Balfour of Burleigh died in 1625.