Roderick Arthur Francis Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour (born 9 December 1948), is a

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peer and businessman.

Biography

Balfour was born on 9 December 1948 in London to Eustace Arthur Goschen Balfour (1921–2000) and his wife, Anne (née Yule). Eustace Balfour was the son of Francis Balfour, nephew of Prime Minister

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, the first

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. He was educated at

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. On 14 July 1971, Balfour married Lady Tessa Mary Isabel Fitzalan-Howard, eldest daughter of

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. They have four children: * Lady Willa Anne Balfour (born 1973); married to George William Franks in 1997. ** Arthur Anthony Franks (born 1999) ** Violet Miriam Franks (born 2000) ** Esmé Alice Franks (born 2004) * Lady Kinvara Clare Rachel Balfour (born 1975); married to Count Riccardo Lanza from 2009 to 2011. ** Marlowe Balfour Shahani (born 2018) * Lady Maria Alice Jubilee Balfour (born 1977); married Charles Wigan in 2006. ** Aliena Mirabelle Wigan (born 2009) ** Caius Christian Wigan (born 2013) * Lady Candida Rose Balfour (born 1984) On 27 June 2003, Balfour succeeded his second cousin once removed

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as the

. As he has no sons, his brother, the Hon. Charles George Yule Balfour (born 1951), is the

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