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Duke of Fife is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. There have been two creations of the title, the first in 1887 and the second in 1900, both in favor of Sir Alexander Duff, 6th Earl of Fife in the peerage of Scotland and 1st Earl of Fife in the peerage of the United Kingdom. The first Duke of Fife was the husband of Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

Queen Victoria's Letters Patent of 29 June 1887 contained the standard remainder "heirs male of his body." Letters Patent of 24 April 1900 granted a second dukedom of Fife with a special remainder that the allowed the title to pass to the daughters of the first duke, in default of a son, and then to the male heirs of those daughters. The title passed to the first duke's elder daughter, Her Highness Princess Alexandra of Fife (nee Lady Maud Duff). Since Princess Alexandra's only son, Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught, the dukedom passed to her nephew, Lord Carnegie, the son of Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk, and his wife, Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk. The present Duke of Fife is a female-line great grandson of Edward VII and a member of the extended British Royal Family. His heir apparent is David Charles Carnegie, Earl of Southesk.

The dukedom of Fife was the last dukedom created in the peerage of the United Kingdom, except for those created for sons of the Sovereign.

Titles Associated with the 1887 Creation

  • Earl Fife of Braco and Dipple, Viscount Macduff, and Baron Braco of Kilbryde, in the County of Cavan, and peerage of Ireland (created 28 February 1735.
  • Earl Fife of Draco and Viscount MacDuff in the peerage of Ireland (created 26 April 1759 extinct 22 January 1912).
  • Baron Skene, of Skene in the County of Aberdeen, in the peerage of the United Kingdom (created 1857 extinct 22 January 1912).
  • Earl of Fife in the peerage of the United Kingdom (created 7 July 1885 extinct 22 January 1912)

Titles Associated with the 1900 Creation

  • Earl of MacDuff

Dukes of Fife, first Creation (1887)

  1. Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1840-1912)

Dukes of Fife, second Creation (1900)

  1. Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1840-1912)
  2. Her Highness Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891-1959)
  3. Sir James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (b. 1929) 1


Footnote

1 The current Duke of Fife is also the 12th Earl of Southesk, Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird, Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird and Leuchars, Baron Balinhard of Farnell, 9th Baronet.

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