Peerage Record – 1648

     Hew Edward Balfour was born in 1952. He is the son of Major Peter Edward Gerald Balfour and Lady Griselda Davinia Roberta Ogilvy.

     Major Peter Edward Gerald Balfour was born on 8 July 1921.² He was the son of Brigadier Edward William Sturgis Balfour, 9th of Balbirnie and Lady Ruth Balfour.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Griselda Davinia Roberta Ogilvy, daughter of David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Marie Bridget Coke, on 6 November 1948.¹ He and Lady Griselda Davinia Roberta Ogilvy were divorced in 1968.¹ He married, secondly, Diana Rosemary Wainman, daughter of Charles George Gordon Wainman and Patience Violet Ingham, in 1968.² He died on 19 July 2013 at age 92.²
     He gained the rank of Major in the Scots Guards.¹ He was chairman of Charterhouse plc.³ He was director of the Royal Bank of Scotland.³

     Lady Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart was born on 25 March 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry and Hon. Edith Helen Chaplin.^2,1 She married Derek William Charles Keppel, Viscount Bury, son of Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle and Lady Judith Sydney Myee Wynn-Carington, on 10 December 1940.² She and Derek William Charles Keppel, Viscount Bury were divorced in 1958.² She died on 16 November 2009 at age 88 at Mount Stewart, County Down, Ireland^G.³
     Her married name became Keppel. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Down.²

     Derek William Charles Keppel, Viscount Bury was born on 18 December 1911.² He was the son of Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle and Lady Judith Sydney Myee Wynn-Carington.² He married, firstly, Lady Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart, daughter of Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry and Hon. Edith Helen Chaplin, on 10 December 1940.² He and Lady Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart were divorced in 1958.² He married, secondly, Marina Orloff-Davidoff, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Count Serge Orloff-Davidoff and Hon. Elisabeth Gwendolen Scott-Ellis, on 20 March 1964.² He died on 8 November 1968 at age 56.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Major in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (QMO.)² He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in 1938 in the 13 and 231 Squadrons, Royal Air Force.² He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Down.² He was styled as Viscount Bury between 1942 and 1968.¹ He was General Staff Officer (1) of the Operations (Air) HQ 21 Army Group between 1944 and 1945.² He held the office of High Sheriff of County Down in 1949.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Down.² He was Master of the Foxhounds, East Down.²

     Johannes Prinz von Khevenhüller-Metsch was born on 20 November 1956 at Lugano-Sorengo, Switzerland^G.¹ He is the son of Maximilian Prinz von Khevenhüller-Metsch and Wilhelmina Gräfin Henckel von Donnersmarck.¹ He married Donna Camilla Borghese dei Principi di Nettuno on 3 July 1986 at Rome, Italy^G.¹
     He was given the name of Maria Johannes Franz Xaver Lazarus Maximilian Felix Hubertus at birth.¹

     Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle was born on 16 July 1965.¹ He is the son of Derek William Charles Keppel, Viscount Bury and Marina Orloff-Davidoff.¹ He married Sally Claire Tadayon, daughter of Dr. Jamal Tadion, in 2001.²
     He was educated at St. Christopher’s School, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Earl of Albemarle [E., 1697] on 14 July 1979.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Viscount Bury, co. Lancaster [E., 1697] on 14 July 1979. He succeeded as the 10th Baron Ashford, of Ashford, Kent [E., 1697] on 14 July 1979. He was educated at Chelsea School of Art, Chelsea, London, England^G.¹ He graduated from Central School of Art, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He lived in 1999 at Hurst Barns Farm, East Chiltington, Sussex, England^G.³

     Hon. Elizabeth Mairi Keppel was born on 3 November 1941.² She was the daughter of Derek William Charles Keppel, Viscount Bury and Lady Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart.² She married, firstly, Alastair Michael Hyde Villiers, son of Lt.-Col. Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers and Gaudencia Isabel Fraser-Luckie, on 27 June 1962.² She married, secondly, Merlin Charles Sainthill Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley of Toddington, son of Michael David Charles Hanbury-Tracy and Colline Amabel St. Hill, on 18 January 1980.³ She and Merlin Charles Sainthill Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley of Toddington were divorced in 1988.³ She and Alastair Michael Hyde Villiers were divorced in 1976.¹ She died on 29 September 2014 at age 72.⁴
     Her married name became Villiers. After her marriage, Hon. Elizabeth Mairi Keppel was styled as Baroness Sudeley of Toddington on 18 January 1980. From 18 January 1980, her married name became Hanbury-Tracy.³

     Rose Deirdre Margaret Keppel was born on 11 December 1943.¹ She is the daughter of Derek William Charles Keppel, Viscount Bury and Lady Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart.^2,1 She married Peter Lathrop Lauritzen, son of George F. Lauritzen, on 3 April 1975.¹
     From 3 April 1975, her married name became Lauritzen.¹ She lived in 1999 at Palazzo da Silva, Canareggio 1468, Vicenza, Italy^G.¹

     Alastair Michael Hyde Villiers was born in 1939.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Alastair Edward Hyde Villiers and Gaudencia Isabel Fraser-Luckie.^2,3 He married, firstly, Hon. Elizabeth Mairi Keppel, daughter of Derek William Charles Keppel, Viscount Bury and Lady Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart, on 27 June 1962.² He married, secondly, Lamorna Jessica Koppel, daughter of Major John Patrick Koppel and Hon. Jessica Gwendolen St. Aubyn, on 12 March 1976.¹ He and Hon. Elizabeth Mairi Keppel were divorced in 1976.¹ He died on 13 January 2005.⁴
     He was a partner with Panmure Gordon and Company, stockbrokers.⁵

     Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle was born on 28 February 1882.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Arnold Allen Cecil Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle and Lady Gertrude Lucia Egerton.² He married, firstly, Lady Judith Sydney Myee Wynn-Carington, daughter of Charles Robert Wynn-Carington, 1st and last Marquess of Lincolnshire and Hon. Cecilia Margaret Harbord, on 9 June 1909 at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, London, England^G.² He married, secondly, Diana Cicely Grove, daughter of Major John Archibald Grove, on 24 February 1931 at Scots Church, St. Columba, Pont Street, Chelsea, London, England^G.³ He died on 14 July 1979 at age 97.³
     He was styled as Viscount Bury between 1894 and 1942.² He was educated between 1895 and 1899 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Scots Guard.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1903.⁴ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Canada between 1904 and 1905.² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of India in 1906.⁴ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of the Orange River Colony.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)⁴ He gained the rank of Major in the Scots Guard.⁴ He was Brigade MG Officer of the 20th Infantry Brigade and 3rd Guards Brigade between 1914 and 1918.⁴ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was mentioned in despatches.⁴ He held the office of Member of the London County Council in 1919, Central Wandsworth.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Territorial Army. He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk between 1940 and 1944.⁴ He gained the rank of Brevet-Colonel in the Territorial Army.⁴ He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Bury, co. Lancaster [E., 1697] on 12 April 1942. He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Albemarle [E., 1697] on 12 April 1942.³ He succeeded as the 9th Baron Ashford, of Ashford, Kent [E., 1697] on 12 April 1942. He held the office of Member of the Norfolk County Council in 1943.⁴