Roderick Arthur Francis Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour, British peer and businessman.
Dates: Born 9 December 1948
Biography
Born in London, son of Eustace Balfour and Anne Yule. He succeeded his second cousin once removed Gerald Arthur James Balfour, 4th Earl, on 27 June 2003 under the special remainder. He married Lady Tessa Fitzalan-Howard and has four daughters; the current heir presumptive is his brother Charles George Yule Balfour.
Notes / Sources
Roderick Balfour biography and arms — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Balfour,_5th_Earl_of_Balfour
Earl of Balfour succession — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Balfour
Wikimedia Commons depiction — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Arthur_Balfour,_1st_Earl_of_Balfour.svg
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Eustace Balfour–Francis Balfour collateral branch
Father: Eustace Balfour
Mother: Anne Yule
Spouse(s): Lady Tessa Fitzalan-Howard, daughter of Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk
Children / next generation: Lady Willa Anne Balfour; Lady Kinvara Clare Rachel Balfour; Lady Maria Alice Jubilee Balfour; Lady Candida Rose Balfour
Armorial Registry
Balfour of Whittingehame — Roderick Arthur Francis Balfour, 5th Earl and present title-holder
Branch: Eustace Balfour–Francis Balfour collateral succession
Issued / recorded: 27 June 2003
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