Baron of MacDuff
Baron of Macduff is a title of nobility in the Baronage of Scotland.
The current baron is The Much Honoured Eric Cotton Dexter, 9th Baron of MacDuff.[1]
The title originates in Macduf contained mostly within the boundaries of the Town of Macduff, in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[2] Clan MacDuff traces origins to the historic, Lowland, Scottish Duff Clan.[3] William Shakespeare's MacBeth has always played a role in the legend of Clan MacDuff, as few can determine the line between The Duff Family history and historical fiction.[4] This ambiguity worked to the benefit of future MacDuff Barons, who were able to prove they were descended from the first Duff to receive a charter in Northeast Scotland.[5] In 1404 David Duff received the charter, in Aberdeenshire, from Robert III of Scotland.[5] In 1759, William Duff was granted the historic Celtic Title of “Fife”, further tying the Duffs of Northeast Scotland, with their ancient Lowland ancestors - the original Earls of Fife from the 11th century.[6] William Duff had five sons - the eldest, James, would become the 2nd Earl Fife and the 1st Baron of MacDuff.[7] James invested heavily in the village of Doune, or “Down”, across the River Deveron from Banff. He built a harbor there in 1760, which quickly became more successful than the harbor at neighboring Banff, which had been established much earlier.[8] In 1783 a charter was granted by King George III, changing the name from Doune to Macduff in his favor and, although a lesser title than Earl, bestowing on him the dignity of the 1st Baron of Macduff.[7]
Barons of MacDuff
[edit | edit source]James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife, 1st Baron of MacDuff [7]
[edit | edit source]
Born: 1729
Died: 1809
Preceded by: N/A
Succeeded by: Alexander Duff
Seat: Duff House
Alexander Duff, 3rd Earl Fife, 2nd Baron of MacDuff[9]
[edit | edit source]Born: 1731
Died: 1811
Preceded by: James Duff
Succeeded by: James Duff
Seat: Duff House
James Duff, 4th Earl Fife, 3rd Baron of MacDuff[9]
[edit | edit source]Born: 1776
Died: 1857
Preceded by: Alexander Duff
Succeeded by: James Duff
Seat: Duff House
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, 4th Baron of MacDuff[7][9]
[edit | edit source]Born: 1814
Died: 1857
Preceded by: James Duff
Succeeded by: Alexander Duff
Seat: Duff House
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, 5th Baron of MacDuff[10]
[edit | edit source]
Born: 1849
Died: 1912
Preceded by: James Duff
Succeeded by: Lady Alexandra Duff
Seat: Mar Lodge
Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, 6th Baroness of MacDuff[11]
[edit | edit source]
Born: 1891
Died: 1959
Preceded by: Alexander Duff
Succeeded by: Alexander Ramsay of Mar
Seat: Mar Lodge
Alexander Ramsay of Mar, 7th Baron of MacDuff[9][12]
[edit | edit source]
Born: 1919
Died: 2000
Preceded by: Lady Alexandra Duff
Succeeded by: James Mark Domesek
Seat: Mar Lodge
James Mark Domesek, 8th Baron of MacDuff[13][14]
[edit | edit source]Born: unknown
Died: unknown
Preceded by: Alexander Ramsay of Mar
Succeeded by: Eric Cotton Dexter
Eric Cotton Dexter, 9th Baron of MacDuff[1]
[edit | edit source]Born: 1971
Died: N/A
Preceded by: James Mark Domesek
Succeeded by: N/A
J.C. Dexter, Younger of MacDuff
[edit | edit source]Born: 2000
Died N/A
Heir Apparent to the Barony of MacDuff
.jpg){kind=link}
,_centred,_zoomed_out.png){kind=link}
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).