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Fife is a surname taken from the ancient Scottish province of Fife, and the Council of Scottish Clans & Associations lists it, with Fyfe and Fyffe, among the surnames of Clan MacDuff, whose early chiefs were Mormaers and Earls of Fife. The old earldom became extinct in 1353 on the death of Earl Duncan, and the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists no MacDuff or Fife chief today.
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The old Earldom of Fife becomes extinct on the death of the 12th Earl, Duncan[2][6]
Parliament names the earl of Fife as head of the law of Clan MacDuff[7]
Alexander Duff marries Princess Louise and is made Duke of Fife[6][2]
The 1st Duke of Fife dies after a shipwreck in the Mediterranean[6]
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Fife is a surname, taken from the historic province of Fife. COSCA lists it, with Fyfe and Fyffe, among the surnames of Clan MacDuff, whose early chiefs were Mormaers and Earls of Fife.
The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists no MacDuff or Fife chief, and COSCA's MacDuff entry leaves the chief field blank. The old earldom of Fife held by the MacDuff line became extinct in 1353 on the death of the 12th Earl, Duncan.
Deus juvat, Latin for 'God assists'.
No. The Dukedom of Fife was created for Alexander Duff in 1889 on his marriage to Princess Louise. It is a modern peerage title, separate from the medieval MacDuff earldom and from clan chiefship.
At East Wemyss on the Fife coast, overlooking the Wemyss Caves. Its tower of the first half of the 16th century still stands, and the castle is a scheduled monument.
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Clan WemyssThe Wemyss family claims descent from a younger son of MacDuff, Earl of Fife, about 1160.