Earldom of Fife

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Scottish earldom medieval Scottish title

The Earldom of Fife was one of medieval Scotland’s most powerful and prestigious earldoms, traditionally associated with the ancient mormaers of Fife and key roles in the Scottish royal succession.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
earldom of Fife	4
Scottish earldom of Fife	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish earldom ⓘ medieval Scottish title ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Alexander III of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ David I of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert the Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithSite	Scone NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTitle	Mormaer of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Medieval Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish nobility ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
decline	power diminished after late 14th century ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Pictish-Gaelic aristocracy ⓘ
feudalType	territorial earldom ⓘ
governedTerritory	lands between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth ⓘ province of Fife ⓘ
heldByDynasty	MacDuff family NERFINISHED ⓘ
heldByFamily	Clan MacDuff NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra	High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
importanceInSuccession	key role in legitimising royal succession in Scotland ⓘ
involvedIn	Wars of Scottish Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfAdministration	Latin ⓘ
languageOfElite	Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterLanguageOfElite	Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedToOffice	hereditary justiciar of Fife ⓘ hereditary royal standard-bearer of Scotland ⓘ
locatedIn	Fife ⓘ eastern Scotland ⓘ
nobleRank	earl ⓘ
notableHolder	Colbán, Earl of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Donnchad I, Earl of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Donnchad II, Earl of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Donnchad III, Earl of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Donnchad IV, Earl of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabella, Countess of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Máel Coluim I, Earl of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Máel Coluim II, Earl of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany NERFINISHED ⓘ
peerage	Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalStatus	one of the most powerful earldoms in medieval Scotland ⓘ premier earldom of Scotland by precedence ⓘ
predecessor	Mormaerdom of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ
rankInPeerage	highest-ranking earldom in medieval Scottish peerage ⓘ
relatedTitle	Duke of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ
succession	hereditary title ⓘ
successionLaw	largely agnatic succession within MacDuff kindred ⓘ
symbolicRole	guardian of Scottish kingship rituals ⓘ
traditionalRight	right to inaugurate the King of Scots ⓘ right to place the crown on the monarch at Scone ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Donnchad IV, Earl of Fife → associatedWith → Earldom of Fife ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish earldom of Fife

Máel Coluim I, Earl of Fife → associatedWith → Earldom of Fife ⓘ

this entity surface form: earldom of Fife

Colbán, Earl of Fife → feudalLordOf → Earldom of Fife ⓘ

Donnchad III, Earl of Fife → governedTerritory → Earldom of Fife ⓘ

Donnchad IV, Earl of Fife → governedTerritory → Earldom of Fife ⓘ

this entity surface form: earldom of Fife

Isabella Stewart, Countess of Fife → governedTerritory → Earldom of Fife ⓘ

Isabella, Countess of Fife → governedTerritory → Earldom of Fife ⓘ

Donnchad VII, Earl of Fife → heldPrestigiousOffice → Earldom of Fife ⓘ

this entity surface form: earldom of Fife

Isabella Stewart, Countess of Fife → heldTitleInHerOwnRight → Earldom of Fife ⓘ

Donnchad VII, Earl of Fife → jurisdiction → Earldom of Fife ⓘ

this entity surface form: earldom of Fife

Mary de Monthermer → marriageTerritory → Earldom of Fife ⓘ

Máel Coluim I, Earl of Fife → titleHolderOf → Earldom of Fife ⓘ