Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife

His Grace
The Duke of Fife
KG KT GCVO VD PC
His Grace The Duke of Fife KG KT GCVO VD PC
	The Duke of Fife, c. 1889
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
	In office; 3 May 1880 – 21 January 1881
Preceded by	The Earl of Coventry
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Huntly
Personal details
Born	10 November 1849; Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	29 January 1912 (aged 62); Aswan, Egypt
Resting place	Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, and later St Ninian's Chapel, Braemar
Spouse	Louise, Princess Royal (m. 1889)
Children	Alastair, Marquess of Macduff; Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife; Maud Carnegie, Countess of Southesk;
Parents	James Duff, 5th Earl Fife (father); Lady Agnes Hay (mother);

Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, KG, KT, GCVO, VD, PC (10 November 1849 – 29 January 1912) styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the Earl Fife between 1879 and 1889, was a Scottish nobleman and peer who married Princess Louise, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

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