mormaers of Fife

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The mormaers of Fife were powerful medieval Scottish provincial rulers whose leadership and privileges became closely associated with the influential Clan MacDuff.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish nobility title
medieval Scottish provincial rulers
associatedWith Clan MacDuff NERFINISHED
Scottish monarchy NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Scotland
endTime late Middle Ages
ethnicContext Gaelic Scotland NERFINISHED
feudalRank high noble
governmentSystem feudalism
hasJurisdictionOver Fife NERFINISHED
hasPrivilege hereditary rights
judicial authority
landholding rights
military leadership
hasRole provincial ruler
heldBy Clan MacDuff NERFINISHED
historicalStatus defunct title
languageOfTitle Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn Province of Fife NERFINISHED
eastern Scotland NERFINISHED
notableFamily MacDuff family NERFINISHED
politicalImportance major power in medieval Scotland
powerBase Fife peninsula NERFINISHED
precedence among highest-ranking Scottish earls
regionType mormaerdom
religionContext medieval Christianity in Scotland
startTime early medieval period
timePeriod Middle Ages
titleEvolvedInto Earl of Fife NERFINISHED
titleHolder MacDuff, Earl of Fife NERFINISHED

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Clan MacDuff feudalRank mormaers of Fife