The title of Lord Balmerino (or Balmerinoch) was a title in the

Peerage of Scotland The Peerage of Scotland ( gd, Moraireachd na h-Alba, sco, Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707. Following that year's Treaty of Union, ...

; it was created in 1606 and forfeited in 1746 on the attainder and execution of the 6th Lord Balmerino in the

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. The title of Lord Coupar or Cupar was a title in the

; it was created on 20 December 1607 for James Elphinstone, second son of the 1st Lord Balmerino. The 3rd Lord Balmerino succeeded his uncle in the lordship of Coupar in 1669. From his succession to the lordship of Coupar in 1669 to the attainder and forfeiture in 1746, both lordships were merged.

Lords Balmerino (1606)

*Sir

James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Balmerino James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Balmerino (1553?-1612) was a Scottish nobleman and politician, disgraced in 1609. Life to 1605 He was the third son of Robert Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Elphinstone, by Margaret, daughter of Sir John Drummond of Innerpef ...

(d. 21 June 1612) *

John Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Balmerino John Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Balmerino (died 28 February 1649) was a Scottish aristocrat, convicted in a celebrated trial of the 1630s which became a crux of the religious issue of the time. Early life He was the son of James, 1st Lord Balmerino, ...

(d. 28 February 1649) *

John Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Balmerino John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(18 February 1632 – 10 June 1704) *

John Elphinstone, 4th Lord Balmerino John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(26 December 1652 – 13 May 1736) *

James Elphinstone, 5th Lord Balmerino James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

(24 November 1675 – 5 January 1746)Campbell, J. (1867) ''Balmerino and Its Abbey: A Parochial History'', Paterson, p. 391 * Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerino (1688 – 18 August 1746) (forfeit 1746)

Lords Coupar (1607)

James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Coupar The title of Lord Balmerino (or Balmerinoch) was a title in the Peerage of Scotland; it was created in 1606 and forfeited in 1746 on the attainder and execution of the 6th Lord Balmerino in the Tower of London. The title of Lord Coupar or Cupar w ...

(c. 1590–1669) * John Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Balmerino, 2nd Lord Coupar (see above, also for further lords)

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