William Duff, 1st Earl Fife
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William Duff, 1st Earl Fife, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and landowner who rose to prominence through wealth and political influence in northeast Scotland.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish nobleman
ⓘ
human ⓘ landowner ⓘ peer of Great Britain ⓘ |
| architectOfPrincipalResidence | William Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1697-10-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Banffshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built | Duff House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Duff House Mausoleum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| createdPeerage | Peerage of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1763-09-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| father | William Duff of Dipple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTenure |
George II of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George III of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Jean Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Duff family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEstate |
Duff House estate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lands in Banffshire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
political influence in northeast Scotland
ⓘ
wealth ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 1st Earl Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented | Banffshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryServiceEnd | 1754 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryServiceStart | 1727 ⓘ |
| peerageTitle |
Baron Braco
NERFINISHED
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Earl Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscount Macduff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Braco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Member of Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish representative peer ⓘ |
| precededBy | William Duff of Braco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | northeast Scotland ⓘ |
| religion | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Duff House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| spouse | Jean Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreatedOn | 1759 ⓘ |
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