Earl of Macduff (in the peerage of the United Kingdom)

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The Earl of Macduff is a noble title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically associated with the Duff and later Carnegie families, notably linked to the Dukes of Fife and their close ties to the British royal family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom
noble title
title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
associatedFamily Carnegie family
Duff family
associatedNobleHouse Carnegie
surface form: House of Carnegie

House of Duff
associatedTitle Duke of Fife
associatedWith British aristocracy
Scottish nobility
coatOfArmsAssociation arms of the Dukes of Fife
country United Kingdom
createdFor Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife
surface form: Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife

Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife
creationContext honour granted in connection with marriage into the British royal family
genderRestriction allowed to pass through female line under special remainder
hereditary true
higherRankTitle Duke of Fife
historicalAssociation Banffshire
linkedRoyalHouse House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
House of Windsor
linkedRoyalPerson Edward VII
surface form: King Edward VII

Princess Louise of Wales
surface form: Princess Louise, Princess Royal
linkedTo British royal family
linkedToClan Clan MacDuff
surface form: Clan Duff
monarchAtCreation Queen Victoria
nobleRank earl
notableConnection marriage alliance between Duff family and British royal family
notableHolder Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife
surface form: Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife

James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
precedenceWithinPeerage earldom rank within the Peerage of the United Kingdom
region Scotland
styleUsedBy heirs apparent to the Duke of Fife
subsidiaryTo Dukedom of Fife
successionLaw special remainder connected with the Fife titles
territorialDesignation Macduff
titleStatus extant as a subsidiary title of the Duke of Fife

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James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife titleHeld Earl of Macduff (in the peerage of the United Kingdom)