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.

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Label Occurrences
Duchy of Fife 1
Dukedom of Fife canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
hereditary peerage title
associatedCounty County of Fife
linked to: Fife
associatedTitle Princess Royal
associatedWith Scottish nobility
connectedTo British royal family
Edward VII
country United Kingdom
createdBy Queen Victoria
createdFor Alexander Duff
creationDate 29 June 1889
currentHolderFamilyName Carnegie
firstHolder Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
genderOfInheritance allows female succession (special remainder)
hasHeirPresumptive heir of the 4th Duke of Fife
hasTitleHolder Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife
Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife
heraldicJurisdiction Court of the Lord Lyon
honour noble title of high rank
languageOfTitle English
laterFamilyName Carnegie
legalSystem British peerage law
linkedToHouse House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (historically, through Edward VII)
House of Windsor (through marriage)
linked to: House of Windsor
marriageConnection Princess Louise, Princess Royal
monarchAtCreation Queen Victoria
nobleFamily Carnegie family
Duff family
notableFamilyName Duff
notableHolderRelationship son-in-law of Edward VII (Alexander Duff)
notableResidenceAssociated Mar Lodge
partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
peerageRank Duke
predecessor Earl Fife
region Scotland
seatTraditionallyAssociated Mar Lodge Estate
specialRemainderGrantedTo the 1st Duke’s daughters by Princess Louise
styleOfAddress His Grace
subsidiaryTitle Baron Skene
Earl of Fife
Earl of Macduff
titleCreationContext marriage of Alexander Duff and Princess Louise
titleStatus extant
typeOfNobility British nobility

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

Earl of Macduff subsidiaryTo Dukedom of Fife
Lady Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha Duff nobleTitleFromFamily Duchy of Fife
linked to: Dukedom of Fife