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Fife MacDuff.svg|House of MacDuff<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Mormaers and Earls of Fife<br>Premier Earls of Scotland<br>Hereditary Bearers of the Crown of Scotland</span><!-- Earlier tradition states that MacDuff Earls of Fife were descended from a MacAlpin Scottish royal line (from a younger son) that did not pursue the throne and were for that rewarded with extensive privileges, some of which were the title of Hereditary Bearers of the Crown of Scotland, today devolved upon Duke of Hamilton via the Abernathy line. Later theory maintained that the line was also issued from House of Dunkeld via Aedh (Hugh) son of Malcolm III of Scotland, however that has been disproven in recent years. In fact both of these origin theories cannot be confirmed. What is known is that they had extensive privileges, being the "senior Earls of Scotland", crowned the monarchs of Scotland and wielded royal (palatine) power in their lands and as such were closely tied to the royal family even bearing the royal lion on their arms. --> | Fife MacDuff.svg|House of MacDuff<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Mormaers and Earls of Fife<br>Premier Earls of Scotland<br>Hereditary Bearers of the Crown of Scotland</span><!-- Earlier tradition states that MacDuff Earls of Fife were descended from a MacAlpin Scottish royal line (from a younger son) that did not pursue the throne and were for that rewarded with extensive privileges, some of which were the title of Hereditary Bearers of the Crown of Scotland, today devolved upon Duke of Hamilton via the Abernathy line. Later theory maintained that the line was also issued from House of Dunkeld via Aedh (Hugh) son of Malcolm III of Scotland, however that has been disproven in recent years. In fact both of these origin theories cannot be confirmed. What is known is that they had extensive privileges, being the "senior Earls of Scotland", crowned the monarchs of Scotland and wielded royal (palatine) power in their lands and as such were closely tied to the royal family even bearing the royal lion on their arms. --> | ||
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Revision as of 05:22, 25 April 2023
- Coat of Arms
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House of MacDuff
Mormaers and Earls of Fife
Premier Earls of Scotland
Hereditary Bearers of the Crown of Scotland -
House of MacDuff
Mormaers and Earls of Fife
Arms variant in Balliol Roll
- Cadet Branches
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House of Abernathy
Lords of Abernathy
Lords Saltoun
Issued from Hugh, 2nd son of Gillemichael MacDuff, 3rd Earl of Fife -
House of Spens
Lords of Lathallan
Issued from John le Dispensator, younger son of Duncan I MacDuff, 4th Earl of Fife -
House of Strathbogie
Lords of Strathbogie
Mormaers and Earls of Atholl
Issued from David, 3rd son of Duncan II MacDuff, 5th Earl of Fife -
House of Wemyss
Lords of Wemyss and Methil
Matrilineal branch issued from a daughter of Gillemichael MacDuff, 3rd Earl of Fife
- Personal Arms
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Duncan II MacDuff
Mormaer of Fife -
Colbán MacDuff
Mormaer of Fife
