Dukedom of Fife
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The Dukedom of Fife is a British peerage title in the United Kingdom, historically associated with the Scottish nobility and notably created for Alexander Duff, who married Princess Louise, the eldest daughter of King Edward VII.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duchy
ⓘ
hereditary peerage title ⓘ |
| associatedCounty | County of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTitle | Princess Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Scottish nobility ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
British royal family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Alexander Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationDate | 29 June 1889 ⓘ |
| currentHolderFamilyName | Carnegie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderOfInheritance | allows female succession (special remainder) ⓘ |
| hasHeirPresumptive | heir of the 4th Duke of Fife ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder |
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heraldicJurisdiction | Court of the Lord Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honour | noble title of high rank ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| laterFamilyName | Carnegie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British peerage law ⓘ |
| linkedToHouse |
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (historically, through Edward VII)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Windsor (through marriage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageConnection | Princess Louise, Princess Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtCreation | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Carnegie family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duff family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFamilyName | Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolderRelationship | son-in-law of Edward VII (Alexander Duff) GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableResidenceAssociated | Mar Lodge GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Peerage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerageRank | Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Earl Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Scotland ⓘ |
| seatTraditionallyAssociated | Mar Lodge Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialRemainderGrantedTo | the 1st Duke’s daughters by Princess Louise ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | His Grace ⓘ |
| subsidiaryTitle |
Baron Skene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Macduff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreationContext | marriage of Alexander Duff and Princess Louise ⓘ |
| titleStatus | extant ⓘ |
| typeOfNobility | British nobility ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Earl of Macduff