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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 .
Jan 29, 2024 · Genealogy for Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, KG, KT, GCVO, VD, PC (1849 - 1912) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- "Viscount Macduff", "The Earl Fife"
- November 10, 1849
- Louise’s Early Life
- Alexander’s Early Life
- The Engagement
- The Wedding Site
- Wedding Guests
- Bridesmaids and Supporters
- Wedding Attire
- The Wedding
- After The Wedding
- Children
Embed from Getty Images Princess Louise of Wales was born on February 20, 1867, at her parents’ London home, Marlborough House. She was the third of the six children and the eldest of the three daughters of The Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII, and The Princess of Wales, born Princess Alexandra of Denmark. Louise was the granddaughter of...
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 10, 1849. He was the only son of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and Lady Agnes Hay, daughter of William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll and Lady Elizabeth FitzClarence, an illegitimate daughter of King William IV and his mistress Dorothea Jordan. Alexander had two older sisters and t...
Despite the possessiveness of her mother and the matchmaking of her grandmother, Louise decided that she wanted to marry for love. Louise preferred to marry a British subject rather than a European prince that would take her away from home and so, like her aunt Princess Louise who had married the future 9th Duke of Argyll, she chose a husband from ...
The Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace was created by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1844 in what had originally been a conservatory. Queen Victoria was delighted with the result, which had been supervised by Prince Albert, and described it as “beautiful” and “exceedingly restrained”. During World War II, the Private Chapel was damaged by bom...
Royal Guests 1. Queen Victoria, grandmother of the bride 2. The Prince of Wales, father of the bride, the future King Edward VII 3. The Princess of Wales, mother of the bride, born Princess Alexandra of Denmark 4. Prince Albert Victor of Wales, brother of the bride 5. Prince George of Wales, brother of the bride, the future King George V 6. Princes...
Mr. Horace Farquhar, a friend of the groom, was the groom’s supporter and best man. He was created Baron Farquhar in 1890, Viscount Farquhar in 1917, and Earl Farquhar in 1922. The bride was supported by her father The Prince of Wales and had eight bridesmaids, all relatives of the bride. 1. Princess Victoria of Wales, sister of the bride, unmarrie...
The groom wore the green uniform of the Banffshire Artillery Volunteers and the Order of the Thistle, an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. In 1884, Alexander had been appointed Honorary Colonel of the Banffshire Artillery Volunteers. The bride’s wedding dress was made of white duchesse satin with a long train trimmed with orange blossoms....
Clergy Officiating: 1. Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury 2. Mandell Creighton, Bishop of London 3. The Very Reverend Randall T. Davidson, Dean of Windsor, Domestic Chaplain to The Queen 4. The Reverend F. A. J. Hervey, Domestic Chaplain to The Prince of Wales 5. The Reverend T. Teignmouth Shore, Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen Music P...
The bride and groom returned to the Bow Library and received the congratulations of the royal and distinguished guests assembled there. Then Queen Victoria, the bride and groom, King George I of Greece, Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, The Prince and Princess of Wales and other members of the Royal Fami...
Louise and Alexander had two surviving children. 1. Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife(1891 – 1959), married her first cousin once removed, Prince Arthur of Connaught; had one son 2. Maud(1893 – 1945), married Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk, had one child As female-line great-granddaughters of the British monarch, (Queen Victoria), Alexandra a...
On Saturday, 27 July 1889, Alexander, 1st Earl of Fife and 6th Earl Fife, married Princess Louise, the third child and eldest daughter of the then-Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) and his wife Princess Alexandra, in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace.
Dec 13, 2014 · Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, was the husband of Princess Louise, Princess Royal who was the eldest daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Alexander William George Duff was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 10, 1849.
Feb 24, 2007 · Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife was born on 10 November 1849 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland G. 1 He was the son of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay. 1 He married Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, daughter of Edward VII Saxe-Coburg and ...
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