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   Alexander William George 1st Duke of Fife, Viscount Macduff, The Earl Fife Duff<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Nov 10 1849 - Edinburgh, Scotland<br>Marriage: July 27 1889 - Buckingham Palace, London, England<br>Death: Jan 29 1912 - Aswan, Egypt<br>Father: James 5th Earl of Fife, Viscount MacDuff, Baron Braco, Baron Skene of Skene Duff<br>Mother: Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Duff (born Hay)<br>Wife: Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife Windsor (born Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha)<br>Children: Alastair Marquess of Macduff DuffPrincess Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise 2nd Duchess of Fife, Princess Arthur of Connaught DuffPrincess Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha Countess of Southesk Carnegie (born Duff)<br>Siblings: Agnes Cecil Emmeline Cooper (born Duff)Ida Louisa Alice Wilson (born Duff Hope)Lady Anne Elizabeth Clementina Townshend (born Duff)<br>Photos:

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   Alexander William George Duff 1st Duke of Fife<br>Birth name: Alexander William George Duff 1st Duke of Fife<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Nov 10 1849 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom<br>Christening: Dec 8 1849 - Lyne of Skene, Westhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom<br>Military Service: gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Banffshire Artillery Volunteers - Between 1884 and 1908<br>Marriage: Spouse: Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Windsor - July 27 1889 - Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace, London, England<br>Marriage: July 29 1889 - Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom<br>Residence: 1851 - St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom<br>Residence: 1851 - Saint Georges Hanover Square, Middlesex, England<br>Residence: Mar 31 1901 - Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom<br>Residence: Mar 31 1901 - Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom<br>Death: Jan 29 1912 - Aswān, Aswan, Egypt<br>Death: Jan 30 1912 - Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom<br>Death: Jan 30 1912 - Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom<br>Death: Feb 9 1912 - Utah, United States<br>Burial: Feb 28 1912 - Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom<br>Title of Nobility: Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms - Between May 3 1880 and Jan 21 1881<br>Title of Nobility: Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms - Between May 3 1880 and Jan 21 1881<br>Title of Nobility: 1st Duke of Fife - Apr 24 1900 - London, England, United Kingdom<br>Parents: James Duff, Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Duff (born Hay)<br>Wife: Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Duff (born Windsor)&lt;br>Children: Lord Alastair William Duff Marquess of Macduff, Lady Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise of Connaught Duchess of Fife (born Duff), Princess Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha Carnegie (born Duff)<br>Siblings: Anne Elizabeth Clementina Townshend (born Duff), Ida Louisa Alice Duff, Alexina Coventry (born Duff), Agnes Cecil Emmeline Duff, Mary Hamilton Duff, Duke unknown Fife, <a>Princess unknown Arthur Of Connaught<br>This person appears to have duplicated relatives. View it on FamilySearch to see the full information.<br>  Additional information: Biography:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Duff,_1st_Duke_of_FifeFindAGravecom:Memorial #102645865Awarded:Royal Officers' Decoration (V.D.)Awarded:Royal Victorian ChainFounded:Chartered Company of South AfricaHeld the office of:Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of AberdeenshireLifeSketch:Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife was born on 10 November 1849 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG.1 He was the son of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay.1 He married Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, daughter of Edward VII Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom and Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark, on 27 July 1889 at Buckingham Palace, St. James's, London, EnglandG.1 He died on 29 January 1912 at age 62 at Aswan, EgyptG, without male issue.1eorge Duff, 1st Duke of Fife also went by the nick-name of MacDuff. He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Elgin between 1871 and 1902.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Elgin and Nairn between 1874 and 1879.3 He succeeded as the 6th Baron Braco of Kilbryde, co. Cavan [I., 1735] on 7 August 1879.4 He succeeded as the 6th Earl Fife [I., 1759] on 7 August 1879.4 He succeeded as the 6th Viscount MacDuff [I., 1759] on 7 August 1879.4 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1880.3 He held the office of Captain of Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1880 and 1881.3 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1881.3 He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel between 1884 and 1908 in the Banffshire Artillery Volunteers.3 He was created 1st Earl of Fife [U.K.] on 13 July 1885.4 He was created 1st Duke of Fife [U.K.] on 29 July 1889.3 He was created 1st Marquess of Macduff, co. Fife [U.K.] on 29 July 1889.4 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Aberdeenshire.3 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Banffshire.3 He was awarded the Royal Officers' Decoration (V.D.)3 He was partner of Samuel Scott & Company, bankers.3 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of London between 1900 and 1912.3 He was created 1st Duke of Fife [U.K.] on 24 April 1900, with a special remainder to his daughters.4 He was created 1st Earl of Macduff, co. Banff [U.K.] on 24 April 1900, with a special remainder to his daughters.4 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1901.3 He was Lord High Constable of Coronations in 1902.3 He was founder of the Chartered Company of South Africa.3 He was awarded the Royal Victorian Chain.3 He was Lord High Constable of Coronations in 1911.3 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1911.3 On his death, all of his titles apart from the 1900 creations became extinct.4orge Duff, 1st Duke of Fife and Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United Kingdomwina Louise Duff, 2nd Duchess of Fife+ b. 17 May 1891, d. 26 Feb 1959 Marlene A. Eilers, Queen Victoria's Descendants (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987), page 176. Hereinafter cited as Queen Victoria's Descendants.Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, KG KT GCVO VD PC (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 peer who married Princess Louise, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. uff 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. r as 6th Earl Fife in the Peerage of Ireland (and as 2nd Baron Skene in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which title gave him a seat in the House of Lords). He served under William Ewart Gladstone as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1880 to 1881, and served on a special diplomatic mission to the King of Saxony in 1882. He was also Lord-Lieutenant Elginshire from 1872 to 1902, and Lord Lieutenant of the County of London from February 1900[1] until his death in 1912. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 1st Banffshire Artillery Volunteers on 15 March 1884.[2] In 1885, Queen Victoria created him Earl of Fife in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[3] 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. ace. 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 The 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.[4].mber 1938), and had issue.r 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.[5] Although they all survived, the Duke fell ill with pleurisy, probably contracted as a result of the shipwreck.aughter, Princess Alexandra, succeeded to the dukedom of 1900, becoming Duchess of Fife and Countess of Macduff.[6] His other titles, including the dukedom created in 1889, all became extinct.e's body was brought home to Great Britain by sea, in a lead coffin.[5] 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[7] for burial in St Ninian's Chapel at Mar Lodge, Braemar, Aberdeenshire. cduff in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in April 1900, with special remainder to his daughters by Princess Louise and their heirs male.[8] 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.Knight of the Garter. He was also sworn a Privy Counsellor in 1880.[9] At the coronation of his father-in-law, King Edward VII, in August 1902, and again at 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. of the Garter (KG) – 19 June 1911[11]

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• Geboortedag 10 november 1849
• Doopdag 8 december 1849
• Trouwdag 27 juli 1889
• Dag van overlijden 29 januari 1912
• Dag van begraven 28 februari 1912

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