Earl of Mansfield

Earldom 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)
Creation date	1776 and 1792
Created by	George III
Peerage	Peerage of Great Britain
First holder	William Murray, 1st Baron Mansfield
Present holder	Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield, 8th Earl of Mansfield
Heir apparent	William Murray, Viscount Stormont
Subsidiary titles	Viscount of Stormont; Lord Balvaird; Lord Scone
Seat(s)	Scone Palace
Former seat(s)	Balvaird Castle; Kenwood House
Motto	Uni aequus virtuti ("Friendly in virtue alone"); Spero meliora ("I aspire to greater things")

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.

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