Sir Joseph Murray, 3rd Baronet

He was born at Tournai, the son of Robert Murray, a general in the Dutch States Army.

He served as colonel of the Los Rios Regiment in the Austrian service, and as an Imperial chamberlain.

On 16 September 1760 he was created a Baron of the Netherlands (Baron aux Pays Bas) and on 25 November 1761 the Emperor Francis I created him a Count of the Holy Roman Empire as Graf von Murray, with remainder to the heirs male of his body.

He also acted as plenipotentiary of the Austrian Netherlands ad interim from 19 July to 27 October 1787.

Count Murray left five daughters, one of whom, Christina Teresa, married James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater, and a son, Joseph Albert Murray (26 August 1774 – 6 February 1848), who succeeded as 4th Baronet and 2nd Count.

Arms of Murray of Melgund: Argent, a hunting horn sable, stringed gides, in the dexter chief point a crescent of the last; on a chief wavy azure three mullets of the field. [ 1 ]