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created 1 April 2003. Corrected and updated
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Alexander
Duke of Fife
1849-1912
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Alexander William George Duff |
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birth: |
1849.11.10 |
at Edinburgh |
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father: |
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The Rt Hon James (Duff), 5th
Earl of Fife, KT |
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mother: |
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The Rt Hon Agnes Georgina Elizabeth,
Countess of Fife, née Lady Agnes Hay (second daughter of The Rt Hon
William George (Hay), 18th Earl of Erroll, KT, PC, GCH, by his wife
The Rt Hon Elizabeth, Countess of Erroll, née Lady Elizabeth Fitzclarence,
third natural daughter of King William IV) |
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marriage: |
1889.07.27 |
Princess
Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar, The Princess Royal
at the Chapel Royal, Buckingham Palace, London |
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children: |
1890 |
Alastair Duff,
Marquess of Macduff (d. [stillborn]1890) |
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1891 |
Princess
Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise of Fife (Duchess
of Fife) |
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1893 |
Princess Maud
Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha of Fife
(H.H. Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk) |
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death: |
1912.12.29 |
at Aswan, Egypt
(buried: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, later transferred to Mar Lodge
Chapel, Braemar, Aberdeenshire) |
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| Titles,
Orders and Awards |
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Titles: |
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1849.11.10 |
Alexander William George Duff |
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1857.03.09 |
Viscount Macduff (by courtesy) |
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1879.08.07 |
6th Earl Fife of Braco and Dipple, Viscount
Macduff, and Baron Braco of Kilbryde, in the County of Cavan, and
Peerage of Ireland; 2nd Baron Skene, of Skene in the County of Aberdeen,
and Peerage of the United Kingdom (The Rt Hon Alexander William
George (Duff), Earl of Fife) |
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1885.07.13 |
Earl of Fife, in the Peerage of
the United Kingdom. |
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1889.07.29 |
Duke
of Fife, and Marquess of Macduff, in the County of Fife and the
Peerage of the United Kingdom (Colonel His Grace The Most Noble Alexander
William George (Duff), Duke of Fife). |
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1900.04.24 |
Duke of Fife, and Earl of Macduff,
in the County of Fife and the Peerage of the United Kingdom, with
special remainder to his daughters. |
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British Empire/Commonwealth Orders
and Awards: |
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1881.03.24 |
KT |
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1880.05.03 |
PC |
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1890.04.16 |
KJStJ |
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1897 |
Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal |
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1901.02.02 |
GCVO |
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1902.08.11 |
Royal Victorian Chain |
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1902.08.09 |
King Edward VII Coronation Medal |
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1904.09.23 |
VD |
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1911.06.19 |
King George V Coronation Medal |
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1911.06.19 |
KG |
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Foreign Orders and Awards: |
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1889 |
Grand Cross, the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark) |
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1892 |
Golden Wedding Medal of King Christian IX and Queen Louise (Denmark) |
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Grand Cross, the Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia) |
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Grand Cross, the Order of the North Star (Sweden) |
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1906.06.22 |
Grand Cross with Collar, the Order of St Olav (Norway) |
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Grand Cordon, the Order of the Legion of Honour (French
Republic) |
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| Honorary
Military Appointments |
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1884.03.15 |
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Honorary Colonel,
1st Banffshire (Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin) Artillery Volunteers [until
disbanded 1908] |
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| Other
Military Connections |
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1872.01.08 |
Lord Lieutenant of the County
of Elgin [to 1902] |
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1880.05.03 |
Captain and Goldstick of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
[to 1881] |
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1900 |
Lord Lieutenant and Custos
Rotulorum of the County of London |
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Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Aberdeenshire |
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Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Banffshire |
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1902.08.09 |
Lord High Constable of England at the Coronation of H.M.
King Edward VII and H.M. Queen Alexandra
(acting) |
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1908 |
President, Territorial Force
Association of the County of London |
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1911.06.22 |
Lord High Constable of England at the Coronation of H.M.
King George V and H.M. Queen Mary (acting) |
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