James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich [SEP] occupation
James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich
James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich (c. 1525–1583) was a Scottish legal writer, judge and politician.
Life.
The son of Sir Michael Balfour of Montquhanny, he was educated for the legal branch of the Church of Scotland.
Balfour was involved in the murder of Cardinal Beaton and the Siege of St Andrews Castle. In June 1547, following the capture of the castle by French forces he was condemned to be a galley-slave rowing galleys together with John Knox and others
Michael Balfour, 1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Michael Balfour, 1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh PC (died 15 March 1619) was a Scottish peer.
Balfour was the eldest son of Sir James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich, President of the Court of Session, and his wife Margaret ("née" Balfour). James Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Glenawley, 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