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1 de ene. de 2022 · Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, KG, KT, GCVO, VD, PC styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the Earl Fife between 1879 and 1889, was a British peer who married Princess Louise, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
Daughter of Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, and Princess Louise of Wales; given the title Princess in 1905 by her grand-father Edward VII; succeeded to her father's dukedom after his death in 1912, becoming Duchess of Fife and Countess of Macduff in her own right. In 1913 married Prince Arthur of Connaught (q.v.). During the First World War ...
Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife; Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife. by W. & D. Downey carbon print, 27 July 1889 5 3/4 in. x 3 7/8 in. (145 mm x 98 mm) image size
Alexander William George “1st Duke of Fife” Duff. Born at Delgaty Castle in Aberdeenshire, the son of Sir James, 5th Earl of Fife and his wife Lady Agnese Haye. He married Princess Louisa Victoria Alexandria of Wales on 27 June 1889. After the wedding, Queen Victoria, Louise's grandmother, created him Duke of Fife and Marquess of MacDuff.
History. Alexander Duff (1849–1912) was the eldest son of the 5th Earl Fife (1814–1879). Upon his father's death on 7 August 1879, he succeeded as the 6th Earl Fife.With this, he inherited the titles Baron Braco (created in 1735), Earl Fife and Viscount Macduff (both created in 1759), all in the Peerage of Ireland (and created for Scottish nobleman William Duff, 1696–1763), and Baron ...
19 de ene. de 2024 · Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that has been created twice, in both cases for Alexander Duff, 1st Earl of Fife. In 1889, Lord Fife married Princess Louise, the eldest daughter of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife the husband of Louise, Princess Royal died on 12 January 1912. The previous month the entire family had been shipwrecked on route to Egypt. He was succeeded by his daughter Princess Alexandra who later became Princess Arthur of Connaught.
