Family/Spouse: Arthur von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Earl of MacDuff. Arthur (son of Prins Arthur William Patrick Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha and Luise Margarethe von Preußen) was born on 13 Jan 1883 in Windsor, England; died on 12 Sep 1938 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alastair von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Earl of MacDuff was born on 9 Aug 1914 in London, England; died on 26 Apr 1943 in Ottawa, Canada.

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1st Duke of Fife (1900)
Earl of Macduff (1900)
6th Earl of Fife
Viscount of Macduff
Baron Braco and Skene

HG The Duke of Fife, KG, KT, GCVO, VD, PC

formally...

His Grace Sir Alexander William George Duff, Duke of Fife, Earl of Fife, Earl of Macduff, Viscount Macduff, Baron Skene, Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Companion of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Volunteer Decoration, Memeber of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council

formerly...

The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Fife

Viscount Macduff

Alexander Duff, Esq.

Children of Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife and Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United KingdomAlastair Duff5 b. 16 Jun 1890, d. 16 Jun 1890Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff, 2nd Duchess of Fife+ b. 17 May 1891, d. 26 Feb 1959Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha Duff,Princess of Great Britain and Ireland+6 b. 3 Apr 1893, d. 14 Dec 1945

Alexander William George Duff,
- 1st Duke of Fife also went by the nick-name of MacDuff.
- He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
- He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Elgin between 1871 and 1902.
- He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Elgin and Nairn between 1874 and 1879.
- He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Braco of Kilbryde, co. Cavan [I., 1735]on 7 August 1879.
- He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl Fife [I., 1759] on 7 August 1879.
- He succeeded to the title of 6th Viscount MacDuff [I., 1759] on 7 August 1879.
- He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1880.
- He held the office of Captain of Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1880 and 1881.
- He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1881.
- He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel between 1884 and 1908 in the service of the Banffshire Artillery Volunteers.
- He was created 1st Earl of Fife [U.K.] on 13 July 1885.
- He was created 1st Duke of Fife [U.K.] on 29 July 1889.
- He was created 1st Marquess of Macduff, co. Fife [U.K.] on 29 July 1889.
- He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Aberdeenshire.
- He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Banffshire.
- He was decorated with the award of the Royal Officers' Decoration (V.D.).
- He was partner of Samuel Scott & Company, bankers.
- He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of London between 1900 and 1912.
- He was created 1st Duke of Fife [U.K.] on 24 April 1900, with a special remainder to his daughters.
- He was created 1st Earl of Macduff, co. Banff [U.K.] on 24 April 1900, with a special remainder to his daughters.
- He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1901.
- He was Lord High Constable of Coronations in 1902.
- He was founder of the Chartered Company of South Africa.
- He was decorated with the award of the Royal Victorian Chain.
- He was Lord High Constable of Coronations in 1911.
- He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1911.3 On his death, all of his titles apart from the 1900 creations became extinct.

Alexander married Louise von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha on 27 Jul 1889. Louise was born on 20 Feb 1867 in London, England; died on 4 Jan 1931 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died in Mar Lodge, Aberdeen.

He was a Scottish nobleman known as James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, the son of Sir Alexander Duff, younger brother of James Duff, 4th Earl Fife, and Anne Stein, the daughter of James Stein of Gilbogie.

He was Member of Parliament for Banffshire from 1837 to 1857; his brother, George Skene Duff, was Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs.

He was created Baron Skene, of Skene, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, in 1857. This allowed him to sit and vote in the House of Lords.[1]

In 1845, he resided at 30 Pall Mall, London and at Delgatie Castle.

In 1846 he married Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay, daughter of William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll and Lady Elizabeth FitzClarence (an illegitimate daughter of William IV).

They had five children.

- Lady Anne Duff, married John Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend, and had issue.
- Lady Ida Duff, married firstly, Adrian Hope and had issue. Married secondly William Wilson, with no issue.
- Sir Alexander William George Duff, created Duke of Fife in 1889. He Married Princess Louise, the daughter of Edward VII.
- Lady Alexina Duff, married Henry Coventry, with no issue.
- Lady Agnes Cecil Emmeline Duff, married firstly George Hay-Drummond, son of George Hay-Drummond, 12th Earl of Kinnoull, and had issue. Married secondly Herbert Flower, with no issue. Married thirdly Alfred Cooper, with issue. David Cameron, the UK Prime Minister, is a descendant of this third marriage.

James married Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay on 16 Mar 1846. Agnes was born on 12 May 1829; died on 18 Dec 1869 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Colonel of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot 1831–1851. He was a British Army officer of the Napoleonic era. In 1793 he was commissioned an ensign in the 66th Regiment of Foot, and served at Gibraltar, in Flanders, in the East Indies in 1798, and under Baird during the invasion of Egypt.

In 1806, Duff commanded the centre column in the attack on Buenos Aires. He was appointed colonel of the 37th Regiment of Foot in 1831, was made GCH in 1834, and was promoted general in 1838. From 1848 until his death. He was Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire, and was a deputy lieutenant of Banffshire. Colonel of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot in the years of 1831–1851.

Duff married Anne Stein, by whom he had two sons and two daughters, including James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and George Skene Duff.

Alexander was a younger brother of James Duff, 4th Earl Fife.

He died aged 73 on the 21st March 1851 at Percy Cross, Walham Green, Fulham, Middlesex, England.

Alexander married Anne Stein, Countess of Five on 16 Mar 1812. Anne (daughter of James Stein and Catherine Buchanan) was born on 19 Apr 1788 in Clackmannan, Scotland; died on 14 Feb 1859 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]