from the original earls of Fife. This title was in the Peerage of Ireland, notwithstanding that Fife is in Scotland; the "of" was also excluded, as was "not unfrequently" the case in the Irish Peerage. Earls of Fife (1885) The title of Earl of Fife in the Peerage of the United Kingdom was created in 1885 by Queen Victoria for Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife (1849–1912). In 1889, Duff married Queen Victoria's granddaughter Princess Louise. Queen Victoria elevated him to the dignity of Duke of Fife in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. In 1900, Queen Victoria created a second dukedom of Fife for him which could pass to his daughters and their heirs male. After his death in 1912, the dukedom of Fife created in 1900 passed to his eldest daughter, Princess Alexandra, while his other titles, including the 1885 earldom of Fife and the 1889 dukedom of Fife, became extinct. List of holders Mormaers of Fife ? Giric mac Cináeda meic Duib ? Macduib (= Shakespeare's MacDuff) (fl. 1057–1058) Causantín, Mormaer of Fife, (fl. 1095–1128) See Mormaer Beth and Ethelred of Scotland for common confusion here Gille Míchéil, Mormaer of Fife (1130–1133) Donnchadh I, Earl of Fife (1133–1154) Donnchadh II, Earl of Fife (1154–1204) Maol Choluim I, Earl of Fife (1204–1228) Maol Choluim II, Earl of Fife (1228–1266) Colbán, Earl of Fife, (1266–1270/2) Donnchadh III, Earl of Fife (1270/2–1288) Donnchadh IV, Earl of Fife (1288–1353), considered by King David II to have forfeited the earldom Sir William Ramsay of Colluthie, Earl of Fife (1358-c1360), created by King David II Isabella, Countess of Fife, (1361–1371), daughter of Donnchadh IV, was persuaded to resign the earldom to Robert Stewart, Earl of Fife (1371–1420) Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife (1420–1425) Earls Fife William Duff, 1st Earl Fife (c. 1696-1763) James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife (1729-1809) Alexander Duff, 3rd Earl Fife (1731-1811) James Duff, 4th Earl Fife (1776-1857) James Duff, 5th Earl Fife (1814-1879) Dukes of Fife Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife, 1st Duke of Fife (1849-1912) Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891-1959) James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (1929-2015) David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife (born 1961) Notes References Grant, Rev'd Alexander, "The Ancient Earls of Fife", in Sir James Balfour Paul (ed.) The Scots Peerage, Volume IV, (Edinburgh, 1907), pp. 1–15 Bannerman, John, "MacDuff of Fife," in A. Grant & K.Stringer (eds.) Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship