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Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife was the son of James Duff, 5th Earl of Fife and Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay.1 He was born on 10 November 1849 at Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.1 He married Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, daughter of Edward VII Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom and Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark, on 27 July 1889 at Buckingham Palace, St. James's, London, England.1 He died on 29 January 1912 at age 62 at Aswan, Egypt.1
He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Fife on 7 August 1879.1 He was created Marquess of Macduff on 29 July 1889.2 He was created 1st Duke of Fife on 29 July 1889.2 He was created Earl of Macduff on 16 October 1899.2 Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife also went by the nick-name of MacDuff.
Children of Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife and Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom:
Alastair Duff b. 16 Jun 1890, d. 16 Jun 1890
Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff, 2nd Duchess of Fife+ b. 17 May 1891, d. 26 Feb 1959
Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha Duff, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland+ b. 3 Apr 1893, d. 14 Dec 1945
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