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Clan MacDuff

Deus Juvat (God assists)

MacDuff is better described as a historic earldom and line - the medieval Earls of Fife - than a present-day clan with a recognised chief. Malcolm Canmore is said to have granted Macduff, the opponent of Macbeth, and his successors the right of placing the kings of Scotland on the throne at their coronation; Lady Isabel, Countess of Buchan, exercised that privilege at Robert the Bruce's second coronation at Scone on 29 March 1306. The original earldom was forfeited to the crown in 1425, and a new Earldom of Fife was created for the Duff family in 1759, but no chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs and COSCA's chief field for MacDuff is blank.

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The MacDuff Story

  1. 1056

    Macbeth is slain by Macduff at Lumphanan; Malcolm Canmore said to grant him privileges[3]

  2. 29 Mar 1306

    Isabel, Countess of Buchan, places Robert the Bruce in the inaugural chair at Scone[3]

  3. 1353-1356

    Duncan, 12th Earl of Fife, dies without a male heir; his daughter Isabella inherits[3]

  4. 31 Mar 1371

    Isabella resigns the earldom to the king for Robert Stewart, Earl of Menteith[3]

  5. 1425

    The earldom is forfeited after the attainder of Murdoch, Duke of Albany, and annexed to the crown[3]

  6. 26 Apr 1759

    William Duff, Lord Braco, is created Earl of Fife and Viscount Macduff[3]

Clan MacDuff Crest & Plant Badge

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Map of Scotland with MacDuff places marked

Macduff's Castle, East Wemyss, Fife

Scheduled monument traditionally associated with the MacDuff Mormaers and Earls of Fife; its 16th-century southwest tower survives to four storeys, while the late 14th-century northeast tower is now mostly a mound of rubble.[4]

Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.

Clan MacDuff Today

ChiefNo chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, and COSCA's own 'Clan Chief or Commander' field for MacDuff is blank.

Questions about Clan MacDuff

What is the MacDuff motto?

Deus Juvat, Latin for 'God assists'.

Does Clan MacDuff have a chief today?

No. No chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, and COSCA's own entry for MacDuff leaves the chief field blank. MacDuff is better understood as a historic earldom and line than a clan with a living chief.

Is it true the Earls of Fife crowned Scotland's kings?

Tradition credited them with the right of placing the kings of Scotland on the throne at their coronation; a recorded instance is Lady Isabel, Countess of Buchan, placing Robert the Bruce in the inaugural chair at Scone on 29 March 1306.

What happened to the original Earldom of Fife?

Isabella, Countess of Fife, resigned it to the king under an indenture of 31 March 1371 so that it could be granted to Robert Stewart, Earl of Menteith; it was forfeited to the crown in 1425 after the attainder of his son, Murdoch, Duke of Albany.

Is Macduff's Castle the same family as the medieval Earls of Fife?

Only in name and tradition. Historic Environment Scotland records the castle as traditionally associated with the MacDuff family, who were Mormaers and Earls of Fife between the 11th and 14th centuries, and notes the name was likely applied much later. The earliest identifiable part of the castle is a late 14th-century tower, and the castle and lands appear to have been owned by the Wemyss family in the 14th century; an armorial plaque of the Colville family once stood over a tower doorway.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: MacDuff, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  3. The Scottish Nation: Fife (Earls of), Electric Scotland
  4. Macduff's Castle, East Wemyss (SM13759), scheduled monument, Historic Environment Scotland