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.

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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
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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Duff House builtFor William Duff, 1st Earl Fife
Duff House commissionedBy William Duff, 1st Earl Fife