Paternal Family Tree: Balfour
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On 15th August 1844 [his father] James Maitland Balfour [aged 24] and [his mother] Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury [aged 53] and [his grandmother] Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury.
On 25th July 1848 Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour was born to James Maitland Balfour [aged 28] and Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil [aged 23].
On 23rd February 1856 [his father] James Maitland Balfour [aged 36] died.
On 16th May 1872 [his mother] Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil [aged 47] died.
On 21st December 1887 [his brother] Gerald Balfour 2nd Earl of Balfour [aged 34] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Bulwer-Lytton Countess Balfour [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton 1st Earl [aged 56] and Edith Villiers Countess Lytton [aged 46]. They were sixth cousins.
Around 1891. Lawrence Alma-Tadema [aged 54]. Portrait of Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour [aged 42].
1892. Ellis William Roberts [aged 31]. Portrait of Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour [aged 43]
After 1900. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour [aged 51]
1914. Philip de László [aged 44]. Portrait of Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour [aged 65].
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In 1922 Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour [aged 73] was appointed 865th Knight of the Garter.
On 5th May 1922 Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour [aged 73] was created 1st Earl Balfour of Whittingehame of Haddingtonshire.
On 19th March 1930 Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour [aged 81] died. His brother Gerald [aged 76] succeeded 2nd Earl Balfour of Whittingehame of Haddingtonshire. Elizabeth Bulwer-Lytton Countess Balfour [aged 62] by marriage Countess Balfour of Whittingehame of Haddingtonshire.
Around 1931. Philip de László [aged 61]. Portrait of Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Robert II of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 19 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Balfour 5th of Balbirnie
Grandfather: James Balfour
father: James Maitland Balfour 16 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Maitland 5th Earl Lauderdale
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Maitland 6th Earl Lauderdale
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lauder Countess of Lauderdale
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale 13 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Ogilvy 1st Earl Seafield 4th Earl Findlater 11 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ogilvy Countess Lauderdale 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale 14 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Lombe of Norwich
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Lombe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Turner
Grandmother: Eleanor Maitland 15 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Todd
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale
Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Cecil 4th Earl Salisbury 
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Cecil 5th Earl Salisbury 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Bennett Countess of Salisbury
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Cecil 6th Earl of Salisbury 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Tufton Countess of Salisbury 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet 
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Keet of Canterbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Keet Countess of Salisbury
Grandfather: James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hill
Great x 3 Grandfather: Trevor Hill 1st Viscount Hillsborough
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Trevor 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Clotworthy 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaretta Fitzgerald 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William O'Brien 3rd Earl Inchiquin 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Villiers Countess Inchiquin 
10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
mother: Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Crisp Gascoyne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bamber Gascoigne "The Elder"
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bamber of Mincing Lane
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Bamber
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bamber "The Younger" Gascoyne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Issac Green of Lancashire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Green
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Aspinwall
Grandmother: Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury
Great x 2 Grandfather: Chase Price
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Bridget Frances Price
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Evelyn Glanville
Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Evelyn