Clan MacDuff Crest: Deus juvat (God assists)

The Clan MacDuff (Gaelic, MacDhuibh) is an Armigerous Scottish clan descended from the early 11th century Scottish king, Cináed mac Duib, hence Mac Duib (anglicized: MacDuff). Image File history File links MacDuffCrest. ... Image File history File links MacDuffCrest. ... An Armigerous clan or Family, is a Scottish clan which does not currently have (a) a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms and therefore has no official position under Scots law and (b) a member of which is armigerous. ... Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relatives throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat... Cináed mac Duib (anglicised Kenneth III) (before 967–1005) was King of Scots from 997 to 1005. ... Anglicisation is a process of making something English. ...

The clan originates from the chief kin-group of the Earldom or Mormaerdom of Fife. The male line of the latter failed in 1353 and the "earldom" passed to Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland. In 1425 the earldom was absorbed into the crown and the clan lost its great rank. The title of Earl of Fife was created several times in the Peerages of Scotland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. ... The Mormaer or Mormaerdom of Fife refers to the Gaelic lordship of Fife which existed in Scotland until 1371, and continued as a non-Gaelic Earldom/County thereafter. ... Events The Decameron was finished by Giovanni Boccaccio. ... Robert Stewart or Stuart, 1st Duke of Albany (c. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ... Events Foundation of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Births John II, Duke of Lorraine (died 1470) Edmund Sutton, English nobleman (died 1483) Deaths January 18 - Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (born 1391) March 17 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (born 1407) May 24 - Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of...

A title connected to Fife returned with William Duff, 1st Earl of Fife and Viscount Madcap in 1759. Later Alexander William George Duff, 6th Earl of Fife and 1st Duke of Fife, married the Princess Royal, HRH Louise (daughter of King Edward VII). Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. ... This article is about the Scottish member of parliament. ... The Princess Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife (Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar) (20 February 1867-4 January 1931), was the third child and the eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. ... Edward VII King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ...

The direct line of the ancient house, continued in Wemyss. However, in the northern territories families of Clan Duff emerged with no proof of royal descent. Wemyss Bay (pronounced weems) is a village on the west Coast of the Firth of Clyde in the district of Inverclyde, Scotland. ...

• Motto: Deus juvat (God assists)
• Arms: A lion rampant gules, holding a dagger in its paw.
• Badge: Red whortleberry
• Septs of the Clan: Duff, Fife, Fyfe, Spence, Spens, Wemyss, Kinnaman
• Lands: Fife, Lothian, Strathbran and Strathbogie
• Origin of Name: Gaelic, Dubh (Black)

The Clan MacDuff has several septs, including Kilgour. Lothian (Lowden in Scots, Lodainn in Gaelic) forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills. ... A sept is a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. ...

Castle

• The Clan MacDuff once owned Falkland Palace but the Stewarts acquired from MacDuff of Fife in the 14th century.

Falkland Palace is a former Scottish royal palace in Falkland, Fife. ... The Coat of Arms of King James I, the first British monarch of the House of Stuart. ... Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. ...

Notable Members

• John Paul Jones, American naval officer who was born in Scotland
• David Kilgour, Canadian member of Parliament

John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (July 6, 1747–July 18, 1792) was Americas first well-known naval hero in the American Revolutionary War. ... Hon. ...

External links

• Scot Clans
• The Scottish Studies Foundation
• Clan MacDuff, USA

See also

• Mormaer of Fife

[1] The Mormaer or Mormaerdom of Fife refers to the Gaelic lordship of Fife which existed in Scotland until 1371, and continued as a non-Gaelic Earldom/County thereafter. ...