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Alexander William George “1st Duke of Fife” Duff

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Alexander William George “1st Duke of Fife” Duff Veteran

Birth
Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death
29 Jan 1912 (aged 62)
Aswān, Egypt
Burial
Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Add to Map
Plot
Crypt in front of Holy Table
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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.

They were the parents of three children-Alastair (stillborn), Alexandria Victoria Alberta (wife of Prince Arthur of Connaught), and Maude Alexandra Victoria Georgina (wife of Sir Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk).
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.

They were the parents of three children-Alastair (stillborn), Alexandria Victoria Alberta (wife of Prince Arthur of Connaught), and Maude Alexandra Victoria Georgina (wife of Sir Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk).


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