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British politician ( 1849-1912 ) His Grace The Duke of Fife KG KT GCVO VD PC The Duke of Fife , c. 1889 Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms In office 3 May 1880 - 21 January 1881 Preceded by The Earl of Coventry Succeeded by The Marquess of Huntly Personal details Born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 November 1849 Edinburgh , Scotland Died 29 January 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) Aswan , Egypt Resting place Royal Vault , St George 's Chapel , Windsor Castle , and later St Ninian 's Chapel , Braemar Spouse Louise , Princess Royal ( m. 1889) Children * Alastair , Marquess of Macduff * Princess Alexandra , 2nd Duchess of Fife * Maud Carnegie , Countess of Southesk Parents * James Duff , 5th Earl Fife ( father ) * Lady Agnes Hay ( mother ) Alexander William George Duff , 1st Duke of Fife ( 10 November 1849 - 29 January 1912 ) , styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the Earl Fife between 1879 and 1889 , was a Scottish nobleman and peer who married Princess Louise , the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra . Early life Fife was born Alexander Duff in Edinburgh , the son of James Duff ( later 5th Earl Fife ) and his wife , Lady Agnes Hay . His father was a grandson of the 3rd Earl Fife and heir presumptive to the 4th Earl Fife . His mother was the second daughter of the 18th Earl of Erroll and his wife , Elizabeth FitzClarence , an illegitimate daughter of King William IV . When his father succeeded as 5th Earl Fife in 1857 , Duff acquired the courtesy title of " Viscount Macduff " . He attended Eton from 1863 to 1866 . Political and diplomatic career In 1872 , while known as Viscount Macduff , Fife became Lord-Lieutenant of Elginshire in Scotland and continued in the position for thirty years . From 1874 to 1879 , he also served as Member of Parliament for Elginshire and Nairnshire , standing as a Liberal . On 7 August 1879 , he succeeded his father as 6th Earl Fife in the Peerage of Ireland ( and as 2nd Baron Skene in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , thus gaining a seat in the House of Lords . At this time , he also succeeded in a number of Scottish feudal baronies , including MacDuff , which was named for James Duff , 2nd Earl Fife . He served in the Liberal government of William Ewart Gladstone as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from May 1880 to January 1881 , and served on a special diplomatic mission to invest the King of Saxony with the Order of the Garter in February 1882 . He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 1st Banffshire Artillery Volunteers on 15 March 1884 . In 1885 , Queen Victoria created him " Earl of Fife " in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . He took part in the founding of the Chartered Company of South Africa and served as one of its vice presidents until the Jameson Raid of 1896 . He was Lord Lieutenant of the County of London from February 1900 until his death in 1912 . Marriage Commemorating the wedding of Princess Louise of Wales and the then-Earl of Fife , from an 1889 issue of Pen and Pencil , an illustrated weekly newspaper On Saturday 27 July 1889 , Lord Fife married Princess Louise , the eldest daughter of the then-Prince and Princess of Wales , at the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace . The couple were third cousins in descent from George III . The wedding marked the second time a descendant of Queen Victoria married a British subject ( the first being the marriage of Princess Louise , the Queen 's fourth daughter , to the Duke of Argyll ) . On the day of the wedding , the Queen elevated Lord Fife to the further dignity of Duke of Fife and Marquess of Macduff , in the County of Banff , in the peerage of the United Kingdom . The marriage of the Duke of Fife and Princess Louise produced three children : * Alastair Duff ( who would have been styled Marquess of Macduff , stillborn 16 June 1890 ) ; * Lady Alexandra Duff ( later styled H.H. Princess Alexandra , 17 May 1891 - 26 February 1959 ) married her first cousin once removed Prince Arthur of Connaught ( 13 January 1883 - 12 September 1938 ) , and had one son , Alastair Windsor , 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn ; and * Lady Maud Duff ( later styled H.H Princess Maud , 3 April 1893 - 14 December 1945 ) married the 11th Earl of Southesk , and had one son , James Carnegie , 3rd Duke of Fife . Death and funeral This section contains too many or overly lengthy quotations . Braemar , Mar Lodge Estate , St Ninian 's Chapel - Grave of the 1st Duke of Fife ( 1849-1912 ) In December 1911 , while sailing to Egypt on the SS Delhi , the Duke and his family were shipwrecked off the coast of Morocco . They spent some time in the water before being rescued and then had to walk four miles to find accommodation . Although they all survived , the Duke fell ill with pleurisy , probably contracted as a result of the shipwreck . He died at Aswan in Egypt on 29 January 1912 , and his elder daughter , Princess Alexandra , succeeded to the dukedom of 1900 , becoming Duchess of Fife and Countess of Macduff . His other titles , including the dukedom created in 1889 , all became extinct . On his death his estate was valued for probate purposes at £1 million , an amount equivalent to £79.7 million in 2022 . He held 249,000 acres . The Duke 's body was brought home to Great Britain by sea , in a lead coffin . It rested in the Royal Vault below St George 's Chapel , Windsor Castle , from 28 February 1912 until 6 August 1912 , when it was transferred to Scotland for burial in St Ninian 's Chapel at Mar Lodge , Braemar , Aberdeenshire . Honours Coat of Arms of Alexander Duff , 1st Duke of Fife Fife Arms Hotel , Braemar : Arms of the Duke and Duchess of Fife The Duke of Fife received a new patent as Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in April 1900 , with special remainder to his daughters by Princess Louise and their heirs male . The result was that he held two dukedoms of Fife ; the 1889 creation ( with the subsidiary Marquessate of Macduff ) would become extinct in the absence of a son and the 1900 creation ( with the subsidiary Earldom of Macduff ) would devolve upon his elder daughter in the absence of a son . In November 1905 , his father-in-law , now King Edward VII , bestowed the title Princess Royal on the Duchess of Fife and declared that Lady Alexandra Duff and Lady Maud Duff should henceforth hold the title of Princess of Great Britain and Ireland with the style Highness . Queen Victoria created the future Duke of Fife a Knight of the Thistle ; George V created him an Extra Knight Companion of the Garter . He was also sworn a Privy Counsellor in 1880 . At the coronation of his father-in-law , King Edward VII , in August 1902 , and again at his brother-in-law King George V 's coronation in June 1911 , the Duke of Fife acted as Lord High Constable . In addition to his London residence , 15 Portman Square , the Duke owned two estates in Scotland : Mar Lodge , Aberdeenshire , and Mountcoffer House , Banff . Orders and decorations * United Kingdom : + Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle ( KT ) , 24 March 1881 + Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order ( GCVO ) , 2 February 1901 + Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain , 11 August 1902 + Recipient of the Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve ( VD ) , 1904 + Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter ( KG ) , 19 June 1911 * Norway : Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav , with Collar , 13 November 1906 * Kingdom of Saxony : Knight of the House Order of the Rue Crown , 1882 Ancestry Ancestors of Alexander Duff , 1st Duke of Fife 8 . Alexander Duff , 3rd Earl Fife 4 . Sir Alexander Duff 9 . Mary Skene 2. James Duff , 5th Earl Fife 10 . James Stein of Kilbogie 5. Anne Stein 11 . Catherine Buchanan 1. Alexander Duff , 1st Duke of Fife 12 . William Hay , 17th Earl of Erroll 6 . William Hay , 18th Earl of Erroll 13 . Alicia Eliot 3. Lady Agnes Hay 14 . William IV of the United Kingdom 7 . Elizabeth FitzClarence 15 . Dorothea Bland |
| british politician [PERSON] ( 1849-1912 ) his grace [PERSON] the duke [PERSON] of fife kg kt gcvo [PERSON] vd pc the duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] , c. 1889 captain [PERSON] of the honourable corps [GROUP] of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may [PERIOD] 1880 - 21 january [PERIOD] 1881 preceded by the earl [PERSON] of coventry [PLACE] succeeded by the marquess [PERSON] of huntly personal details born [PERSON] ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november [PERIOD] 1849 edinburgh [PLACE] , scotland [PLACE] died 29 january [PERIOD] 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) aswan [PLACE] , egypt resting place royal vault [PERSON] , st george [PERSON] 's chapel [PERSON] , windsor castle [PERSON] , and later st ninian [PLACE] 's chapel [PERSON] , braemar spouse louise [PERSON] , princess royal [PERSON] ( m. 1889) children [PERSON] * alastair [PERSON] , marquess [PERSON] of macduff [PLACE] * princess alexandra [PERSON] , 2nd duchess [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] * maud carnegie [PERSON] , countess [PERSON] of southesk parents [PERSON] * james duff [PERSON] , 5th earl fife [PERSON] ( father [PERSON] ) * lady agnes hay [PERSON] ( mother [PERSON] ) alexander william george duff [PERSON] , 1st duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] ( 10 november [PERIOD] 1849 - 29 january [PERIOD] 1912 ) , styled viscount macduff [PLACE] between 1857 and 1879 and known as the earl [PERSON] fife [PERSON] between 1879 and 1889 , was a scottish nobleman [UNKNOWN] and peer [PERSON] who married princess louise [PERSON] , the third child [PERSON] and eldest daughter [PERSON] of king edward vii [PERSON] and queen alexandra [PERSON] . early life fife [PERSON] was born alexander duff [PERSON] in edinburgh [PLACE] , the son [PERSON] of james duff [PERSON] ( later 5th earl fife [PERSON] ) and his wife [PERSON] , lady agnes hay [PERSON] . his father [PERSON] was a grandson [PERSON] of the 3rd earl [PERSON] fife [PERSON] and heir [PERSON] presumptive to the 4th earl fife [PERSON] . his mother [PERSON] was the second daughter [PERSON] of the 18th earl [PERSON] of erroll [PERSON] and his wife [PERSON] , elizabeth fitzclarence [PERSON] , an illegitimate daughter [PERSON] of king william iv [PERSON] . when his father [PERSON] succeeded as 5th earl fife [PERSON] in 1857 , duff [PERSON] acquired the courtesy title [PERSON] of " viscount macduff [PLACE] " . he attended eton [PERSON] from 1863 to 1866 . political and diplomatic career [NUMBER] in 1872 , while known as viscount macduff [PLACE] , fife [PERSON] became lord-lieutenant of elginshire [PLACE] in scotland [PLACE] and continued in the position [POSITION] for thirty years [PERIOD] . from 1874 to 1879 , he also served as member [PERSON] of parliament [HUMAN GROUP] for elginshire [PLACE] and nairnshire [PLACE] , standing as a liberal [PERSON] . on 7 august [PERIOD] 1879 , he succeeded his father [PERSON] as 6th earl fife [PERSON] in the peerage [RANK] of ireland [PLACE] ( and as 2nd baron skene [PERSON] in the peerage [RANK] of the united kingdom [PLACE] , thus gaining a seat [PROPERTY] in the house [PLACE] of lords [PERSON] . at this time [PERIOD] , he also succeeded in a number [NUMBER] of scottish feudal baronies [RANK] , including macduff [PLACE] , which was named for james duff [PERSON] , 2nd earl fife [PERSON] . he served in the liberal [PERSON] government [GOVERNMENT] of william ewart gladstone [PERSON] as captain [PERSON] of the honourable corps [GROUP] of gentlemen-at-arms from may [PERIOD] 1880 to january [PERIOD] 1881 , and served on a special diplomatic mission [PLACE] to invest the king [PERSON] of saxony [PERSON] with the order [PLACE] of the garter [WORD] in february [PERIOD] 1882 . he was appointed honorary colonel [PERSON] of the 1st banffshire [PLACE] artillery volunteers [UNKNOWN] on 15 march [PERIOD] 1884 . in 1885 , queen victoria [PERSON] created him " earl [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] " in the peerage [RANK] of the united kingdom [PLACE] . he took part in the founding [ARTIFACT] of the chartered company [INSTITUTION] of south africa [PLACE] and served as one of its vice presidents [PERSON] until the jameson raid [PERSON] of 1896 . he was lord lieutenant [PERSON] of the county [PLACE] of london [PLACE] from february [PERIOD] 1900 until his death [EVENT] in 1912 . marriage [EVENT] commemorating the wedding [EVENT] of princess louise [PERSON] of wales [PLACE] and the then-earl of fife [PERSON] , from an 1889 issue [EVENT] of pen [PLACE] and pencil [EVENT] , an illustrated weekly newspaper [SPEECH ACT] on saturday 27 july 1889 , lord fife [PERSON] married princess louise [PERSON] , the eldest daughter [PERSON] of the then-prince and princess [PERSON] of wales [PLACE] , at the private chapel [PERSON] at buckingham palace [PERSON] . the couple [GROUP] were third cousins [BODY] in descent [QUANTITY] from george iii [PERSON] . the wedding [EVENT] marked the second time [PERIOD] a descendant [RESULT] of queen victoria [PERSON] married a british subject [UNKNOWN] ( the first being the marriage [EVENT] of princess louise [PERSON] , the queen [PERSON] 's fourth daughter [PERSON] , to the duke [PERSON] of argyll [PERSON] ) . on the day [PERIOD] of the wedding [EVENT] , the queen elevated lord [PERSON] fife [PERSON] to the further dignity [DIGNITY] of duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] and marquess [PERSON] of macduff [PLACE] , in the county [PLACE] of banff [PLACE] , in the peerage [RANK] of the united kingdom [PLACE] . the marriage [EVENT] of the duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] and princess louise [PERSON] produced three children [PERSON] : * alastair duff [PERSON] ( who would have been styled marquess [PERSON] of macduff [PLACE] , stillborn 16 june [PERIOD] 1890 ) ; * lady alexandra duff [PERSON] ( later styled h.h. princess alexandra [PERSON] , 17 may [PERIOD] 1891 - 26 february [PERIOD] 1959 ) married her first cousin [PERSON] once removed prince arthur [PERSON] of connaught [UNKNOWN] ( 13 january [PERIOD] 1883 - 12 september [PERIOD] 1938 ) , and had one son [PERSON] , alastair windsor [PERSON] , 2nd duke [PERSON] of connaught [UNKNOWN] and strathearn [PERSON] ; and * lady maud duff [PERSON] ( later styled h.h princess [PERSON] maud [PERSON] , 3 april [PERIOD] 1893 - 14 december [PERIOD] 1945 ) married the 11th earl [PERSON] of southesk [UNKNOWN] , and had one son [PERSON] , james carnegie [PERSON] , 3rd duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] . death [EVENT] and funeral this section [ESTATE] contains too many or overly lengthy quotations [UNKNOWN] . braemar [UNKNOWN] , mar lodge estate [ESTATE] , st ninian [PLACE] 's chapel [PERSON] - grave [RESULT] of the 1st duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] ( 1849-1912 ) in december [PERIOD] 1911 , while sailing to egypt [PLACE] on the ss delhi [PLACE] , the duke [PERSON] and his family [HUMAN GROUP] were shipwrecked off the coast [UNKNOWN] of morocco [PLACE] . they spent some time [PERIOD] in the water [WATER] before being rescued and then had to walk four miles [GROUP] to find accommodation [RESULT] . although they all survived , the duke [PERSON] fell ill with pleurisy [UNKNOWN] , probably contracted as a result [RESULT] of the shipwreck [RESULT] . he died at aswan [PLACE] in egypt [PLACE] on 29 january [PERIOD] 1912 , and his elder daughter [PERSON] , princess alexandra [PERSON] , succeeded to the dukedom [UNKNOWN] of 1900 , becoming duchess [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] and countess [PERSON] of macduff [PLACE] . his other titles [ESTATE] , including the dukedom [UNKNOWN] created in 1889 , all became extinct . on his death [EVENT] his estate [ESTATE] was valued for probate purposes [PURPOSE] at £1 million , an amount equivalent [ABSTRACT ENTITY] to £79.7 million in 2022 . he held 249,000 acres [NUMBER] . the duke [PERSON] 's body [BODY] was brought home [PLACE] to great britain [PLACE] by sea [PLACE] , in a lead coffin [PERSON] . it rested in the royal vault [PERSON] below st george [PERSON] 's chapel [PERSON] , windsor castle [PERSON] , from 28 february [PERIOD] 1912 until 6 august [PERIOD] 1912 , when it was transferred to scotland [PLACE] for burial [ACT] in st ninian [PLACE] 's chapel [PERSON] at mar lodge [PERSON] , braemar [UNKNOWN] , aberdeenshire [PLACE] . honours coat of arms [PERSON] of alexander duff [PERSON] , 1st duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] fife [PERSON] arms [PERSON] hotel , braemar [UNKNOWN] : arms [PERSON] of the duke [PERSON] and duchess [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] the duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] received a new patent [ABSTRACT ENTITY] as duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] and earl [PERSON] of macduff [PLACE] in the peerage [RANK] of the united kingdom [PLACE] in april [PERIOD] 1900 , with special remainder [AMOUNT] to his daughters [PERSON] by princess [PERSON] louise and their heirs male [PERSON] . the result [RESULT] was that he held two dukedoms [UNKNOWN] of fife [PERSON] ; the 1889 creation [ABSTRACT ENTITY] ( with the subsidiary marquessate [UNKNOWN] of macduff [PLACE] ) would become extinct in the absence [ABSENCE] of a son [PERSON] and the 1900 creation [ABSTRACT ENTITY] ( with the subsidiary earldom [UNKNOWN] of macduff [PLACE] ) would devolve upon his elder daughter [PERSON] in the absence [ABSENCE] of a son [PERSON] . in november [PERIOD] 1905 , his father-in-law , now king edward vii [PERSON] , bestowed the title princess [PERSON] royal [PERSON] on the duchess [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] and declared that lady alexandra duff [PERSON] and lady maud duff [PERSON] should henceforth hold the title [PERSON] of princess [PERSON] of great britain [PLACE] and ireland [PLACE] with the style highness [PORTION] . queen victoria [PERSON] created the future duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] a knight [PERSON] of the thistle [PERSON] ; george v [PERSON] created him an extra knight companion [PERSON] of the garter [WORD] . he was also sworn a privy counsellor [PERSON] in 1880 . at the coronation [ACT] of his father-in-law , king edward vii [PERSON] , in august [PERIOD] 1902 , and again at his brother-in-law king [PERSON] george v [PERSON] 's coronation [ACT] in june [PERIOD] 1911 , the duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] acted as lord high constable [PERSON] . in addition [ABSTRACT ENTITY] to his london residence [PLACE] , 15 portman square [PLACE] , the duke [PERSON] owned two estates [ESTATE] in scotland [PLACE] : mar lodge [PERSON] , aberdeenshire [PLACE] , and mountcoffer house [PLACE] , banff [PLACE] . orders [POSITION] and decorations [USE] * united kingdom [PLACE] : + knight [PERSON] of the most ancient and most noble order [PLACE] of the thistle [PERSON] ( kt ) , 24 march [PERIOD] 1881 + knight grand cross [PERSON] of the royal victorian order [PLACE] ( gcvo [PERSON] ) , 2 february [PERIOD] 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain [PERSON] , 11 august [PERIOD] 1902 + recipient of the decoration [USE] for officers [PERSON] of the royal naval volunteer reserve [PERSON] ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion [PERSON] of the most noble order [PLACE] of the garter [WORD] ( kg ) , 19 june [PERIOD] 1911 * norway [PLACE] : knight grand cross [PERSON] of the royal norwegian order [PLACE] of saint olav [PERSON] , with collar [PERSON] , 13 november [PERIOD] 1906 * kingdom [PLACE] of saxony [PERSON] : knight [PERSON] of the house order [PLACE] of the rue crown [PERSON] , 1882 ancestry ancestors [PERSON] of alexander duff [PERSON] , 1st duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] 8 . alexander duff [PERSON] , 3rd earl fife [PERSON] 4 . sir alexander duff [PERSON] [PERSON] 9 . mary skene 2. james duff [PERSON] , 5th earl fife [PERSON] 10 . james stein [PERSON] of kilbogie 5. anne stein 11 . catherine buchanan 1. alexander duff [PERSON] , 1st duke [PERSON] of fife [PERSON] 12 . william hay [PERSON] , 17th earl [PERSON] of erroll [PERSON] 6 . william hay [PERSON] , 18th earl [PERSON] of erroll [PERSON] 13 . alicia eliot 3. lady agnes hay [PERSON] 14 . william iv [PERSON] of the united kingdom [PLACE] 7 . elizabeth fitzclarence [PERSON] 15 . dorothea bland |
| Id | Form | Freq | Tag | Context | Error |
| 1 | fife | 20 | PERSON | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 2 | duke | 20 | PERSON | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 3 | earl fife | 10 | PERSON | james duff , 5th earl fife ( father ) * lady agnes hay ( mother ) alexander william george duff , 1st duke of fife ( 10 november 1849 - 29 january 1912 ) , styled viscount macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the earl | |
| 4 | macduff | 8 | PLACE | alastair , marquess of macduff * princess alexandra , 2nd duchess of fife * maud carnegie , countess of southesk parents * | |
| 5 | earl | 7 | PERSON | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 6 | daughter | 7 | PERSON | fife between 1879 and 1889 , was a scottish nobleman and peer who married princess louise , the third child and eldest daughter of king edward vii and queen alexandra . | |
| 7 | united kingdom | 6 | PLACE | on 7 august 1879 , he succeeded his father as 6th earl fife in the peerage of ireland ( and as 2nd baron skene in the peerage of the united kingdom , thus gaining a seat in the house of lords . | |
| 8 | january | 6 | PERIOD | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 9 | chapel | 5 | PERSON | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 10 | peerage | 5 | RANK | on 7 august 1879 , he succeeded his father as 6th earl fife in the peerage of ireland ( and as 2nd baron skene in the peerage of the united kingdom , thus gaining a seat in the house of lords . | |
| 11 | february | 5 | PERIOD | he served in the liberal government of william ewart gladstone as captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms from may 1880 to january 1881 , and served on a special diplomatic mission to invest the king of saxony with the order of the garter in february 1882 . | |
| 12 | princess louise | 5 | PERSON | fife between 1879 and 1889 , was a scottish nobleman and peer who married princess louise , the third child and eldest daughter of king edward vii and queen alexandra . | |
| 13 | son | 5 | PERSON | fife was born alexander duff in edinburgh , the son of james duff ( later 5th earl fife ) and his wife , lady agnes hay . | |
| 14 | duchess | 4 | PERSON | alastair , marquess of macduff * princess alexandra , 2nd duchess of fife * maud carnegie , countess of southesk parents * | |
| 15 | scotland | 4 | PLACE | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 16 | marquess | 4 | PERSON | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 17 | alexander duff | 4 | PERSON | fife was born alexander duff in edinburgh , the son of james duff ( later 5th earl fife ) and his wife , lady agnes hay . | |
| 18 | father | 4 | PERSON | james duff , 5th earl fife ( father ) * lady agnes hay ( mother ) alexander william george duff , 1st duke of fife ( 10 november 1849 - 29 january 1912 ) , styled viscount macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the earl | |
| 19 | june | 3 | PERIOD | the marriage of the duke of fife and princess louise produced three children : * alastair duff ( who would have been styled marquess of macduff , stillborn 16 june 1890 ) ; * lady alexandra duff ( later styled h.h. princess alexandra , 17 may 1891 - 26 | |
| 20 | wedding | 3 | EVENT | marriage commemorating the wedding of princess louise of wales and the then-earl of fife , from an 1889 issue of pen and pencil , an illustrated weekly newspaper | |
| 21 | august | 3 | PERIOD | on 7 august 1879 , he succeeded his father as 6th earl fife in the peerage of ireland ( and as 2nd baron skene in the peerage of the united kingdom , thus gaining a seat in the house of lords . | |
| 22 | viscount macduff | 3 | PERSON | james duff , 5th earl fife ( father ) * lady agnes hay ( mother ) alexander william george duff , 1st duke of fife ( 10 november 1849 - 29 january 1912 ) , styled viscount macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the earl | |
| 23 | garter | 3 | WORD | he served in the liberal government of william ewart gladstone as captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms from may 1880 to january 1881 , and served on a special diplomatic mission to invest the king of saxony with the order of the garter in february 1882 . | |
| 24 | st ninian | 3 | PLACE | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 25 | knight | 3 | PERSON | queen victoria created the future duke of fife a knight of the thistle ; | |
| 26 | november | 3 | PERIOD | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 27 | king edward vii | 3 | PERSON | fife between 1879 and 1889 , was a scottish nobleman and peer who married princess louise , the third child and eldest daughter of king edward vii and queen alexandra . | |
| 28 | time | 3 | PERIOD | at this time , he also succeeded in a number of scottish feudal baronies , including macduff , which was named for james duff , 2nd earl fife . | |
| 29 | james duff | 3 | PERSON | james duff , 5th earl fife ( father ) * lady agnes hay ( mother ) alexander william george duff , 1st duke of fife ( 10 november 1849 - 29 january 1912 ) , styled viscount macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the earl | |
| 30 | princess | 3 | PERSON | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 31 | erroll | 3 | PERSON | his mother was the second daughter of the 18th earl of erroll and his wife , elizabeth fitzclarence , an illegitimate daughter of king william iv . | |
| 32 | braemar | 3 | UNKNOWN | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 33 | queen victoria | 3 | PERSON | in 1885 , queen victoria created him " earl of fife " in the peerage of the united kingdom . | |
| 34 | gentlemen at arms | 2 | PERSON | ||
| 35 | princess alexandra | 2 | PERSON | alastair , marquess of macduff * princess alexandra , 2nd duchess of fife * maud carnegie , countess of southesk parents * | |
| 36 | aberdeenshire | 2 | PLACE | august 1912 , when it was transferred to scotland for burial in st ninian 's chapel at mar lodge , braemar , aberdeenshire . | |
| 37 | great britain | 2 | PLACE | the duke 's body was brought home to great britain by sea , in a lead coffin . | |
| 38 | lady alexandra duff | 2 | PERSON | the marriage of the duke of fife and princess louise produced three children : * alastair duff ( who would have been styled marquess of macduff , stillborn 16 june 1890 ) ; * lady alexandra duff ( later styled h.h. princess alexandra , 17 may 1891 - 26 | |
| 39 | dukedom | 2 | UNKNOWN | he died at aswan in egypt on 29 january 1912 , and his elder daughter , princess alexandra , succeeded to the dukedom of 1900 , becoming duchess of fife and countess of macduff . | |
| 40 | honourable corps | 2 | GROUP | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 41 | december | 2 | PERIOD | lady maud duff ( later styled h.h princess maud , 3 april 1893 - 14 december 1945 ) married the 11th earl of southesk , and had one son , james carnegie , 3rd duke of fife . | |
| 42 | arms | 2 | PERSON | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 43 | march | 2 | PERIOD | artillery volunteers on 15 march 1884 . | |
| 44 | lady agnes hay | 2 | PERSON | james duff , 5th earl fife ( father ) * lady agnes hay ( mother ) alexander william george duff , 1st duke of fife ( 10 november 1849 - 29 january 1912 ) , styled viscount macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the earl | |
| 45 | county | 2 | PLACE | he was lord lieutenant of the county of london from february 1900 until his death in 1912 . | |
| 46 | father in law | 2 | PERSON | ||
| 47 | lord lieutenant | 2 | PERSON | he was lord lieutenant of the county of london from february 1900 until his death in 1912 . | |
| 48 | countess | 2 | PERSON | alastair , marquess of macduff * princess alexandra , 2nd duchess of fife * maud carnegie , countess of southesk parents * | |
| 49 | mother | 2 | PERSON | james duff , 5th earl fife ( father ) * lady agnes hay ( mother ) alexander william george duff , 1st duke of fife ( 10 november 1849 - 29 january 1912 ) , styled viscount macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the earl | |
| 50 | wales | 2 | PLACE | marriage commemorating the wedding of princess louise of wales and the then-earl of fife , from an 1889 issue of pen and pencil , an illustrated weekly newspaper | |
| 51 | coronation | 2 | ACT | at the coronation of his father-in-law , king edward vii , in august 1902 , and again at his brother-in-law king george v 's coronation in june 1911 , the duke of fife acted as lord high constable . | |
| 52 | william hay | 2 | PERSON | william hay , 17th earl of erroll 6 . | |
| 53 | april | 2 | PERIOD | lady maud duff ( later styled h.h princess maud , 3 april 1893 - 14 december 1945 ) married the 11th earl of southesk , and had one son , james carnegie , 3rd duke of fife . | |
| 54 | saxony | 2 | PERSON | he served in the liberal government of william ewart gladstone as captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms from may 1880 to january 1881 , and served on a special diplomatic mission to invest the king of saxony with the order of the garter in february 1882 . | |
| 55 | marriage | 2 | EVENT | marriage commemorating the wedding of princess louise of wales and the then-earl of fife , from an 1889 issue of pen and pencil , an illustrated weekly newspaper | |
| 56 | elizabeth fitzclarence | 2 | PERSON | his mother was the second daughter of the 18th earl of erroll and his wife , elizabeth fitzclarence , an illegitimate daughter of king william iv . | |
| 57 | banff | 2 | PLACE | fife to the further dignity of duke of fife and marquess of macduff , in the county of banff , in the peerage of the united kingdom . | |
| 58 | death | 2 | EVENT | he was lord lieutenant of the county of london from february 1900 until his death in 1912 . | |
| 59 | captain | 2 | PERSON | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 60 | lady maud duff | 2 | PERSON | lady maud duff ( later styled h.h princess maud , 3 april 1893 - 14 december 1945 ) married the 11th earl of southesk , and had one son , james carnegie , 3rd duke of fife . | |
| 61 | aswan | 2 | PLACE | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 62 | creation | 2 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | the result was that he held two dukedoms of fife ; the 1889 creation ( with the subsidiary marquessate of macduff ) would become extinct in the absence of a son and the 1900 creation ( with the subsidiary earldom of macduff ) would devolve upon his elder daughter in the absence of a son . | |
| 63 | st george | 2 | PERSON | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 64 | elginshire | 2 | PLACE | in 1872 , while known as viscount macduff , fife became lord-lieutenant of elginshire in scotland and continued in the position for thirty years . | |
| 65 | mar lodge | 2 | PERSON | braemar , mar lodge estate , st ninian 's chapel - grave of the 1st duke of fife ( 1849-1912 ) | |
| 66 | thistle | 2 | PERSON | queen victoria created the future duke of fife a knight of the thistle ; | |
| 67 | ireland | 2 | PLACE | on 7 august 1879 , he succeeded his father as 6th earl fife in the peerage of ireland ( and as 2nd baron skene in the peerage of the united kingdom , thus gaining a seat in the house of lords . | |
| 68 | knight grand cross | 2 | PERSON | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 69 | connaught | 2 | UNKNOWN | february 1959 ) married her first cousin once removed prince arthur of connaught ( 13 january 1883 - 12 september 1938 ) , and had one son , alastair windsor , 2nd duke of connaught and strathearn ; and * | |
| 70 | order | 2 | PLACE | he served in the liberal government of william ewart gladstone as captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms from may 1880 to january 1881 , and served on a special diplomatic mission to invest the king of saxony with the order of the garter in february 1882 . | |
| 71 | wife | 2 | PERSON | fife was born alexander duff in edinburgh , the son of james duff ( later 5th earl fife ) and his wife , lady agnes hay . | |
| 72 | result | 2 | RESULT | although they all survived , the duke fell ill with pleurisy , probably contracted as a result of the shipwreck . | |
| 73 | windsor castle | 2 | PERSON | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 74 | absence | 2 | ABSENCE | the result was that he held two dukedoms of fife ; the 1889 creation ( with the subsidiary marquessate of macduff ) would become extinct in the absence of a son and the 1900 creation ( with the subsidiary earldom of macduff ) would devolve upon his elder daughter in the absence of a son . | |
| 75 | may | 2 | PERIOD | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 76 | orders | 1 | POSITION | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 77 | accommodation | 1 | RESULT | they spent some time in the water before being rescued and then had to walk four miles to find accommodation . | |
| 78 | huntly personal details born | 1 | PERSON | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 79 | duff | 1 | PERSON | james duff , 5th earl fife ( father ) * lady agnes hay ( mother ) alexander william george duff , 1st duke of fife ( 10 november 1849 - 29 january 1912 ) , styled viscount macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the earl | |
| 80 | saint olav | 1 | PERSON | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 81 | estate | 1 | ESTATE | braemar , mar lodge estate , st ninian 's chapel - grave of the 1st duke of fife ( 1849-1912 ) | |
| 82 | title princess royal | 1 | PERSON | in november 1905 , his father-in-law , now king edward vii , bestowed the title princess royal on the duchess of fife and declared that lady alexandra duff and lady maud duff should henceforth hold the title of princess of great britain and ireland with the style highness . | |
| 83 | dukedoms | 1 | UNKNOWN | the result was that he held two dukedoms of fife ; the 1889 creation ( with the subsidiary marquessate of macduff ) would become extinct in the absence of a son and the 1900 creation ( with the subsidiary earldom of macduff ) would devolve upon his elder daughter in the absence of a son . | |
| 84 | company | 1 | INSTITUTION | he took part in the founding of the chartered company of south africa and served as one of its vice presidents until the jameson raid of 1896 . | |
| 85 | house | 1 | PLACE | on 7 august 1879 , he succeeded his father as 6th earl fife in the peerage of ireland ( and as 2nd baron skene in the peerage of the united kingdom , thus gaining a seat in the house of lords . | |
| 86 | alexander william george duff | 1 | PERSON | james duff , 5th earl fife ( father ) * lady agnes hay ( mother ) alexander william george duff , 1st duke of fife ( 10 november 1849 - 29 january 1912 ) , styled viscount macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the earl | |
| 87 | pleurisy | 1 | UNKNOWN | although they all survived , the duke fell ill with pleurisy , probably contracted as a result of the shipwreck . | |
| 88 | decorations | 1 | USE | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 89 | issue | 1 | EVENT | marriage commemorating the wedding of princess louise of wales and the then-earl of fife , from an 1889 issue of pen and pencil , an illustrated weekly newspaper | |
| 90 | title | 1 | PERSON | when his father succeeded as 5th earl fife in 1857 , duff acquired the courtesy title of " viscount macduff " . | |
| 91 | equivalent | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | on his death his estate was valued for probate purposes at £1 million , an amount equivalent to £79.7 million in 2022 . | |
| 92 | private chapel | 1 | PERSON | on saturday 27 july 1889 , lord fife married princess louise , the eldest daughter of the then-prince and princess of wales , at the private chapel at buckingham palace . | |
| 93 | edinburgh | 1 | PLACE | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 94 | alastair windsor | 1 | PERSON | february 1959 ) married her first cousin once removed prince arthur of connaught ( 13 january 1883 - 12 september 1938 ) , and had one son , alastair windsor , 2nd duke of connaught and strathearn ; and * | |
| 95 | lords | 1 | PERSON | on 7 august 1879 , he succeeded his father as 6th earl fife in the peerage of ireland ( and as 2nd baron skene in the peerage of the united kingdom , thus gaining a seat in the house of lords . | |
| 96 | day | 1 | PERIOD | on the day of the wedding , the queen elevated lord | |
| 97 | subject | 1 | UNKNOWN | the wedding marked the second time a descendant of queen victoria married a british subject ( the first being the marriage of princess louise , the queen 's fourth daughter , to the duke of argyll ) . | |
| 98 | cousin | 1 | PERSON | february 1959 ) married her first cousin once removed prince arthur of connaught ( 13 january 1883 - 12 september 1938 ) , and had one son , alastair windsor , 2nd duke of connaught and strathearn ; and * | |
| 99 | burial | 1 | ACT | august 1912 , when it was transferred to scotland for burial in st ninian 's chapel at mar lodge , braemar , aberdeenshire . | |
| 100 | grace | 1 | PERSON | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 101 | volunteers | 1 | UNKNOWN | artillery volunteers on 15 march 1884 . | |
| 102 | officers | 1 | PERSON | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 103 | nairnshire | 1 | PLACE | from 1874 to 1879 , he also served as member of parliament for elginshire and nairnshire , standing as a liberal . | |
| 104 | remainder | 1 | AMOUNT | the duke of fife received a new patent as duke of fife and earl of macduff in the peerage of the united kingdom in april 1900 , with special remainder to his daughters by princess | |
| 105 | king william iv | 1 | PERSON | his mother was the second daughter of the 18th earl of erroll and his wife , elizabeth fitzclarence , an illegitimate daughter of king william iv . | |
| 106 | male | 1 | PERSON | louise and their heirs male . | |
| 107 | years | 1 | PERIOD | in 1872 , while known as viscount macduff , fife became lord-lieutenant of elginshire in scotland and continued in the position for thirty years . | |
| 108 | james carnegie | 1 | PERSON | lady maud duff ( later styled h.h princess maud , 3 april 1893 - 14 december 1945 ) married the 11th earl of southesk , and had one son , james carnegie , 3rd duke of fife . | |
| 109 | acres | 1 | NUMBER | he held 249,000 acres . | |
| 110 | maud carnegie | 1 | PERSON | alastair , marquess of macduff * princess alexandra , 2nd duchess of fife * maud carnegie , countess of southesk parents * | |
| 111 | lead coffin | 1 | PERSON | the duke 's body was brought home to great britain by sea , in a lead coffin . | |
| 112 | george iii | 1 | PERSON | the couple were third cousins in descent from george iii . | |
| 113 | baron skene | 1 | PERSON | on 7 august 1879 , he succeeded his father as 6th earl fife in the peerage of ireland ( and as 2nd baron skene in the peerage of the united kingdom , thus gaining a seat in the house of lords . | |
| 114 | prince arthur | 1 | PERSON | february 1959 ) married her first cousin once removed prince arthur of connaught ( 13 january 1883 - 12 september 1938 ) , and had one son , alastair windsor , 2nd duke of connaught and strathearn ; and * | |
| 115 | honours coat | 1 | SCORE | ||
| 116 | royal victorian order | 1 | PERSON | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 117 | baronies | 1 | RANK | at this time , he also succeeded in a number of scottish feudal baronies , including macduff , which was named for james duff , 2nd earl fife . | |
| 118 | mar lodge estate | 1 | ESTATE | braemar , mar lodge estate , st ninian 's chapel - grave of the 1st duke of fife ( 1849-1912 ) | |
| 119 | london residence | 1 | PLACE | in addition to his london residence , 15 portman square , the duke owned two estates in scotland : mar lodge , aberdeenshire , and mountcoffer house , banff . | |
| 120 | strathearn | 1 | PERSON | february 1959 ) married her first cousin once removed prince arthur of connaught ( 13 january 1883 - 12 september 1938 ) , and had one son , alastair windsor , 2nd duke of connaught and strathearn ; and * | |
| 121 | newspaper | 1 | SPEECH ACT | marriage commemorating the wedding of princess louise of wales and the then-earl of fife , from an 1889 issue of pen and pencil , an illustrated weekly newspaper | |
| 122 | kilbogie anne stein | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 123 | queen alexandra | 1 | PERSON | fife between 1879 and 1889 , was a scottish nobleman and peer who married princess louise , the third child and eldest daughter of king edward vii and queen alexandra . | |
| 124 | william ewart gladstone | 1 | PERSON | he served in the liberal government of william ewart gladstone as captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms from may 1880 to january 1881 , and served on a special diplomatic mission to invest the king of saxony with the order of the garter in february 1882 . | |
| 125 | brother in law king george v | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 126 | purposes | 1 | PURPOSE | on his death his estate was valued for probate purposes at £1 million , an amount equivalent to £79.7 million in 2022 . | |
| 127 | member | 1 | PERSON | from 1874 to 1879 , he also served as member of parliament for elginshire and nairnshire , standing as a liberal . | |
| 128 | portman square | 1 | PLACE | in addition to his london residence , 15 portman square , the duke owned two estates in scotland : mar lodge , aberdeenshire , and mountcoffer house , banff . | |
| 129 | pencil | 1 | EVENT | marriage commemorating the wedding of princess louise of wales and the then-earl of fife , from an 1889 issue of pen and pencil , an illustrated weekly newspaper | |
| 130 | grandson | 1 | PERSON | his father was a grandson of the 3rd earl | |
| 131 | couple | 1 | GROUP | the couple were third cousins in descent from george iii . | |
| 132 | catherine buchanan alexander duff | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 133 | earldom | 1 | UNKNOWN | the result was that he held two dukedoms of fife ; the 1889 creation ( with the subsidiary marquessate of macduff ) would become extinct in the absence of a son and the 1900 creation ( with the subsidiary earldom of macduff ) would devolve upon his elder daughter in the absence of a son . | |
| 134 | royal vault | 1 | PERSON | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 135 | southesk | 1 | UNKNOWN | alastair , marquess of macduff * princess alexandra , 2nd duchess of fife * maud carnegie , countess of southesk parents * | |
| 136 | miles | 1 | GROUP | they spent some time in the water before being rescued and then had to walk four miles to find accommodation . | |
| 137 | career | 1 | NUMBER | political and diplomatic career | |
| 138 | coast | 1 | UNKNOWN | in december 1911 , while sailing to egypt on the ss delhi , the duke and his family were shipwrecked off the coast of morocco . | |
| 139 | james stein | 1 | PERSON | james stein of kilbogie 5. anne stein 11 . | |
| 140 | number | 1 | NUMBER | at this time , he also succeeded in a number of scottish feudal baronies , including macduff , which was named for james duff , 2nd earl fife . | |
| 141 | daughters | 1 | PERSON | the duke of fife received a new patent as duke of fife and earl of macduff in the peerage of the united kingdom in april 1900 , with special remainder to his daughters by princess | |
| 142 | royal victorian chain | 1 | PERSON | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 143 | william iv | 1 | PERSON | his mother was the second daughter of the 18th earl of erroll and his wife , elizabeth fitzclarence , an illegitimate daughter of king william iv . | |
| 144 | fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke | 1 | PERSON | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 145 | saturday july | 1 | PERIOD | ||
| 146 | royal norwegian order | 1 | PERSON | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 147 | liberal | 1 | PERSON | from 1874 to 1879 , he also served as member of parliament for elginshire and nairnshire , standing as a liberal . | |
| 148 | fife fife arms hotel | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 149 | then earl | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 150 | southesk parents | 1 | PERSON | alastair , marquess of macduff * princess alexandra , 2nd duchess of fife * maud carnegie , countess of southesk parents * | |
| 151 | body | 1 | BODY | the duke 's body was brought home to great britain by sea , in a lead coffin . | |
| 152 | peer | 1 | PERSON | fife between 1879 and 1889 , was a scottish nobleman and peer who married princess louise , the third child and eldest daughter of king edward vii and queen alexandra . | |
| 153 | ancestry ancestors | 1 | PERSON | knight of the house order of the rue crown , 1882 ancestry ancestors of alexander duff , 1st duke of fife 8 . alexander duff , 3rd earl fife | |
| 154 | kingdom | 1 | PLACE | on 7 august 1879 , he succeeded his father as 6th earl fife in the peerage of ireland ( and as 2nd baron skene in the peerage of the united kingdom , thus gaining a seat in the house of lords . | |
| 155 | sir alexander duff | 1 | PERSON | sir alexander duff 9 . | |
| 156 | section | 1 | ESTATE | death and funeral this section contains too many or overly lengthy quotations . | |
| 157 | descendant | 1 | RESULT | the wedding marked the second time a descendant of queen victoria married a british subject ( the first being the marriage of princess louise , the queen 's fourth daughter , to the duke of argyll ) . | |
| 158 | courtesy title | 1 | ESTATE | when his father succeeded as 5th earl fife in 1857 , duff acquired the courtesy title of " viscount macduff " . | |
| 159 | cousins | 1 | BODY | the couple were third cousins in descent from george iii . | |
| 160 | child | 1 | PERSON | fife between 1879 and 1889 , was a scottish nobleman and peer who married princess louise , the third child and eldest daughter of king edward vii and queen alexandra . | |
| 161 | founding | 1 | ARTIFACT | he took part in the founding of the chartered company of south africa and served as one of its vice presidents until the jameson raid of 1896 . | |
| 162 | heir | 1 | PERSON | fife and heir presumptive to the 4th earl fife . | |
| 163 | privy counsellor | 1 | PERSON | he was also sworn a privy counsellor in 1880 . | |
| 164 | king | 1 | PERSON | fife between 1879 and 1889 , was a scottish nobleman and peer who married princess louise , the third child and eldest daughter of king edward vii and queen alexandra . | |
| 165 | mary skene james duff | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 166 | royal naval volunteer reserve | 1 | PERSON | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 167 | noble order | 1 | PERSON | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 168 | politician | 1 | PERSON | british politician ( 1849-1912 ) | |
| 169 | november edinburgh | 1 | PLACE | ||
| 170 | jameson raid | 1 | PERSON | he took part in the founding of the chartered company of south africa and served as one of its vice presidents until the jameson raid of 1896 . | |
| 171 | dignity | 1 | DIGNITY | fife to the further dignity of duke of fife and marquess of macduff , in the county of banff , in the peerage of the united kingdom . | |
| 172 | banffshire | 1 | PLACE | he was appointed honorary colonel of the 1st banffshire | |
| 173 | coventry | 1 | PLACE | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 174 | family | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | in december 1911 , while sailing to egypt on the ss delhi , the duke and his family were shipwrecked off the coast of morocco . | |
| 175 | queen elevated lord | 1 | PERSON | on the day of the wedding , the queen elevated lord | |
| 176 | parliament | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | from 1874 to 1879 , he also served as member of parliament for elginshire and nairnshire , standing as a liberal . | |
| 177 | government | 1 | GOVERNMENT | he served in the liberal government of william ewart gladstone as captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms from may 1880 to january 1881 , and served on a special diplomatic mission to invest the king of saxony with the order of the garter in february 1882 . | |
| 178 | sea | 1 | PLACE | the duke 's body was brought home to great britain by sea , in a lead coffin . | |
| 179 | september | 1 | PERIOD | february 1959 ) married her first cousin once removed prince arthur of connaught ( 13 january 1883 - 12 september 1938 ) , and had one son , alastair windsor , 2nd duke of connaught and strathearn ; and * | |
| 180 | shipwreck | 1 | RESULT | although they all survived , the duke fell ill with pleurisy , probably contracted as a result of the shipwreck . | |
| 181 | gcvo | 1 | PERSON | his grace the duke of fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke of fife , c. 1889 captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms in office 3 may 1880 - 21 january 1881 preceded by the earl of coventry succeeded by the marquess of huntly personal details born ( 1849-11-10 ) 10 november 1849 edinburgh , scotland died 29 january 1912( 1912-01-29 ) ( aged 62 ) | |
| 182 | office may | 1 | PERIOD | ||
| 183 | alastair | 1 | PERSON | alastair , marquess of macduff * princess alexandra , 2nd duchess of fife * maud carnegie , countess of southesk parents * | |
| 184 | buckingham palace | 1 | PERSON | on saturday 27 july 1889 , lord fife married princess louise , the eldest daughter of the then-prince and princess of wales , at the private chapel at buckingham palace . | |
| 185 | extra knight companion | 1 | PERSON | george v created him an extra knight companion of the garter . | |
| 186 | south africa | 1 | PLACE | he took part in the founding of the chartered company of south africa and served as one of its vice presidents until the jameson raid of 1896 . | |
| 187 | house order | 1 | PERSON | knight of the house order of the rue crown , 1882 ancestry ancestors of alexander duff , 1st duke of fife 8 . alexander duff , 3rd earl fife | |
| 188 | addition | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | in addition to his london residence , 15 portman square , the duke owned two estates in scotland : mar lodge , aberdeenshire , and mountcoffer house , banff . | |
| 189 | estates | 1 | ESTATE | in addition to his london residence , 15 portman square , the duke owned two estates in scotland : mar lodge , aberdeenshire , and mountcoffer house , banff . | |
| 190 | queen | 1 | PERSON | fife between 1879 and 1889 , was a scottish nobleman and peer who married princess louise , the third child and eldest daughter of king edward vii and queen alexandra . | |
| 191 | children | 1 | PERSON | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 192 | quotations | 1 | UNKNOWN | death and funeral this section contains too many or overly lengthy quotations . | |
| 193 | mountcoffer house | 1 | PLACE | in addition to his london residence , 15 portman square , the duke owned two estates in scotland : mar lodge , aberdeenshire , and mountcoffer house , banff . | |
| 194 | knight companion | 1 | PERSON | george v created him an extra knight companion of the garter . | |
| 195 | braemar spouse louise | 1 | PERSON | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 196 | lord fife | 1 | PERSON | on saturday 27 july 1889 , lord fife married princess louise , the eldest daughter of the then-prince and princess of wales , at the private chapel at buckingham palace . | |
| 197 | marquessate | 1 | UNKNOWN | the result was that he held two dukedoms of fife ; the 1889 creation ( with the subsidiary marquessate of macduff ) would become extinct in the absence of a son and the 1900 creation ( with the subsidiary earldom of macduff ) would devolve upon his elder daughter in the absence of a son . | |
| 198 | honorary colonel | 1 | PERSON | he was appointed honorary colonel of the 1st banffshire | |
| 199 | patent | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | the duke of fife received a new patent as duke of fife and earl of macduff in the peerage of the united kingdom in april 1900 , with special remainder to his daughters by princess | |
| 200 | collar | 1 | PERSON | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 201 | descent | 1 | QUANTITY | the couple were third cousins in descent from george iii . | |
| 202 | then prince | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 203 | egypt resting place royal vault | 1 | PERSON | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 204 | decoration | 1 | USE | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 205 | h.h princess maud | 1 | PERSON | lady maud duff ( later styled h.h princess maud , 3 april 1893 - 14 december 1945 ) married the 11th earl of southesk , and had one son , james carnegie , 3rd duke of fife . | |
| 206 | home | 1 | PLACE | the duke 's body was brought home to great britain by sea , in a lead coffin . | |
| 207 | princess royal | 1 | PERSON | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 208 | alicia eliot lady agnes hay | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 209 | position | 1 | POSITION | in 1872 , while known as viscount macduff , fife became lord-lieutenant of elginshire in scotland and continued in the position for thirty years . | |
| 210 | presidents | 1 | PERSON | he took part in the founding of the chartered company of south africa and served as one of its vice presidents until the jameson raid of 1896 . | |
| 211 | eton | 1 | PERSON | he attended eton from 1863 to 1866 . | |
| 212 | grave | 1 | RESULT | braemar , mar lodge estate , st ninian 's chapel - grave of the 1st duke of fife ( 1849-1912 ) | |
| 213 | london | 1 | PLACE | he was lord lieutenant of the county of london from february 1900 until his death in 1912 . | |
| 214 | pen | 1 | PLACE | marriage commemorating the wedding of princess louise of wales and the then-earl of fife , from an 1889 issue of pen and pencil , an illustrated weekly newspaper | |
| 215 | seat | 1 | PROPERTY | on 7 august 1879 , he succeeded his father as 6th earl fife in the peerage of ireland ( and as 2nd baron skene in the peerage of the united kingdom , thus gaining a seat in the house of lords . | |
| 216 | lord high constable | 1 | PERSON | at the coronation of his father-in-law , king edward vii , in august 1902 , and again at his brother-in-law king george v 's coronation in june 1911 , the duke of fife acted as lord high constable . | |
| 217 | nobleman | 1 | UNKNOWN | fife between 1879 and 1889 , was a scottish nobleman and peer who married princess louise , the third child and eldest daughter of king edward vii and queen alexandra . | |
| 218 | egypt | 1 | PLACE | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * | |
| 219 | mission | 1 | PLACE | he served in the liberal government of william ewart gladstone as captain of the honourable corps of gentlemen-at-arms from may 1880 to january 1881 , and served on a special diplomatic mission to invest the king of saxony with the order of the garter in february 1882 . | |
| 220 | life fife | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 221 | highness | 1 | PORTION | in november 1905 , his father-in-law , now king edward vii , bestowed the title princess royal on the duchess of fife and declared that lady alexandra duff and lady maud duff should henceforth hold the title of princess of great britain and ireland with the style highness . | |
| 222 | argyll | 1 | PERSON | the wedding marked the second time a descendant of queen victoria married a british subject ( the first being the marriage of princess louise , the queen 's fourth daughter , to the duke of argyll ) . | |
| 223 | ss delhi | 1 | PLACE | in december 1911 , while sailing to egypt on the ss delhi , the duke and his family were shipwrecked off the coast of morocco . | |
| 224 | alastair duff | 1 | PERSON | the marriage of the duke of fife and princess louise produced three children : * alastair duff ( who would have been styled marquess of macduff , stillborn 16 june 1890 ) ; * lady alexandra duff ( later styled h.h. princess alexandra , 17 may 1891 - 26 | |
| 225 | water | 1 | WATER | they spent some time in the water before being rescued and then had to walk four miles to find accommodation . | |
| 226 | titles | 1 | ESTATE | his other titles , including the dukedom created in 1889 , all became extinct . | |
| 227 | morocco | 1 | PLACE | in december 1911 , while sailing to egypt on the ss delhi , the duke and his family were shipwrecked off the coast of morocco . | |
| 228 | norway | 1 | PLACE | orders and decorations * united kingdom : + knight of the most ancient and most noble order of the thistle ( kt ) , 24 march 1881 + knight grand cross of the royal victorian order ( gcvo ) , 2 february 1901 + recipient of the royal victorian chain , 11 august 1902 + recipient of the decoration for officers of the royal naval volunteer reserve ( vd ) , 1904 + knight companion of the most noble order of the garter ( kg ) , 19 june 1911 * norway : knight grand cross of the royal norwegian order of saint olav , with collar , 13 november 1906 * | |
| 229 | rue crown | 1 | PERSON | knight of the house order of the rue crown , 1882 ancestry ancestors of alexander duff , 1st duke of fife 8 . alexander duff , 3rd earl fife | |
| 230 | george v | 1 | PERSON | george v created him an extra knight companion of the garter . | |
| 231 | h.h. princess alexandra | 1 | PERSON | the marriage of the duke of fife and princess louise produced three children : * alastair duff ( who would have been styled marquess of macduff , stillborn 16 june 1890 ) ; * lady alexandra duff ( later styled h.h. princess alexandra , 17 may 1891 - 26 | |
| 232 | children | 1 | PERSON | aswan , egypt resting place royal vault , st george 's chapel , windsor castle , and later st ninian 's chapel , braemar spouse louise , princess royal ( m. 1889) children * |
| Categoría | Objetos |
| PERSON |
alastair alastair duff alastair windsor alexander duff alexander william george duff alicia eliot lady agnes hay ancestry ancestors argyll arms baron skene braemar spouse louise brother in law king george v buckingham palace captain catherine buchanan alexander duff chapel child children collar countess cousin daughter daughters duchess duff duke earl earl fife egypt resting place royal vault elizabeth fitzclarence erroll eton extra knight companion father father in law fife fife fife arms hotel fife kg kt gcvo vd pc the duke gcvo gentlemen at arms george iii george v grace grandson h.h princess maud h.h. princess alexandra heir honorary colonel house order huntly personal details born james carnegie james duff james stein jameson raid kilbogie anne stein king king edward vii king william iv knight knight companion knight grand cross lady agnes hay lady alexandra duff lady maud duff lead coffin liberal life fife lord fife lord high constable lord lieutenant lords male mar lodge marquess mary skene james duff maud carnegie member mother noble order officers peer politician presidents prince arthur princess princess alexandra princess louise princess royal private chapel privy counsellor queen queen alexandra queen elevated lord queen victoria royal naval volunteer reserve royal norwegian order royal vault royal victorian chain royal victorian order rue crown saint olav saxony sir alexander duff son southesk parents st george strathearn then earl then prince thistle title title princess royal viscount macduff wife william ewart gladstone william hay william iv windsor castle children |
| PLACE |
aberdeenshire aswan banff banffshire county coventry edinburgh egypt elginshire great britain home house ireland kingdom london london residence macduff mission morocco mountcoffer house nairnshire norway november edinburgh order pen portman square scotland sea south africa ss delhi st ninian united kingdom wales |
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april august day december february january june march may november office may saturday july september time years |
| ESTATE |
courtesy title estate estates mar lodge estate section titles |
| RESULT |
accommodation descendant grave result shipwreck |
| EVENT |
death issue marriage pencil wedding |
| ABSTRACT ENTITY |
addition creation equivalent patent |
| GROUP |
couple honourable corps miles |
| NUMBER |
acres career number |
| HUMAN GROUP |
family parliament |
| POSITION |
orders position |
| ACT |
burial coronation |
| BODY |
body cousins |
| USE |
decoration decorations |
| RANK |
baronies peerage |
| INSTITUTION |
company |
| AMOUNT |
remainder |
| ABSENCE |
absence |
| WATER |
water |
| SCORE |
honours coat |
| QUANTITY |
descent |
| GOVERNMENT |
government |
| PROPERTY |
seat |
| SPEECH ACT |
newspaper |
| WORD |
garter |
| DIGNITY |
dignity |
| PURPOSE |
purposes |
| ARTIFACT |
founding |
| PORTION |
highness |