Biography of Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife 1849-1912

Paternal Family Tree: Duff

Maternal Family Tree: Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan" 1761-1816

On 16 Mar 1846 [his father] James Duff 5th Earl Fife (age 31) and [his mother] Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay Countess Fife (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Fife. She the daughter of William Hay 18th Earl Erroll (age 45) and Elizabeth Fitzclarence Countess Erroll (age 45). She a granddaughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom.

On 10 Nov 1849 Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife was born to James Duff 5th Earl Fife (age 35) and Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay Countess Fife (age 20). He a great grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.

On 09 Mar 1857 James Duff 4th Earl Fife (age 80) died. His nephew [his father] James Duff 5th Earl Fife (age 42) succeeded 5th Earl Fife.

On 18 Dec 1869 [his mother] Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay Countess Fife (age 40) died.

On 07 Aug 1879 [his father] James Duff 5th Earl Fife (age 65) died. His son Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 29) succeeded 6th Earl Fife.

In 1889 Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 39) was created 1st Duke Fife. [his future wife] Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 21) by marriage Duchess Fife.

On 27 Jul 1889 Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 39) and Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 22) were married. She the daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 47) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 44). He the son of James Duff 5th Earl Fife and Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay Countess Fife. They were half third cousins. He a great grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.

In 1890 [his son] Alastair Duff was born to Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 40) and [his wife] Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 22). He a grandson of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

On 17 May 1891 [his daughter] Princess Alexandra Duff Duchess Fife was born to Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 41) and [his wife] Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 24). She a granddaughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

On 03 Apr 1893 [his daughter] Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk was born to Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 43) and [his wife] Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 26). She a granddaughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

The Times. 02 Feb 1905.

Her Royal Highness. [his wife] Princess Louise (Duchess of Fife) (age 37) and the Duke of Fife (age 55), were invited to luncheon vith Their Majesties The [his father-in-law] King (age 63) and [his mother-in-law] Queen (age 60) to-day.

His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Denmark (age 32) left the Palace to-day to rejoin tho Danish Cruiser "Heindal," at Southampton, on his return to Denmark.

Mr. Victor Cavendish, M.P, Financial Scretary to the Treasury, Mr. F. P. Horner, Cormnissionor of Woods and Forests, and Lieut. Colonel R. F. Maunsell, R.A., Military Attache at Constantinople, had the honour-of being received by The King (age 63).

On 19 Jun 1911 Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 61) was appointed 838th Knight of the Garter by [his father-in-law] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

On 29 Jan 1912 Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 62) died. His daughter [his daughter] Princess Alexandra Duff Duchess Fife (age 20) succeeded 2nd Duchess Fife.

On 04 Jan 1931 [his former wife] Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 63) died.

Royal Ancestors of Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife 1849-1912

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great Grand Son of King William IV of the United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife 1849-1912

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Duff 1st Earl Fife

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Duff 3rd Earl Fife

GrandFather: Alexander Duff

Father: James Duff 5th Earl Fife

Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife Great Grand Son of King William IV of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boyd 3rd Earl Kilmarnock

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Boyd 4th Earl Kilmarnock

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hay 15th Earl Erroll 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Livingston 5th Earl Linlithgow 4th Earl Callendar 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Livingston Countess Kilmarnock 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hay Countess Linlithgow 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Hay 17th Earl Erroll 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Carr

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Carr Countess Erroll

GrandFather: William Hay 18th Earl Erroll 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Samuel Eliot

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alicia Eliot Countess Erroll

Mother: Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay Countess Fife Grand Daughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: King William IV of the United Kingdom Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandMother: Elizabeth Fitzclarence Countess Erroll Daughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan"