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The title of Earl of Fife was created several times in the Peerages of Scotland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. See also Duke of Fife, Marquess of Fife, Baron Fife.
The last Earl, who was also created Duke of Fife and Marquess of Macduff in 1889 and then again Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff in 1900, held two Earldoms of Fife, one in the Peerage of the UK (1885) and one in the Peerage of Ireland (1759), as well as the subsidiary titles of Viscount Macduff (1759) and Baron Braco of Kilbryde (1735) in the Peerage of Ireland, and Baron Skene (1857) in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Earls of Fife, First Creation (1107)
- Beth, 1st Earl of Fife (d. 1120)
Earls of Fife, Second Creation (1120) - Constantine, 1st Earl of Fife (d. 1128)
Earls of Fife, Third Creation (1129) - Gillemichael Macduff, 1st Earl of Fife (d.1139)
- Duncan Macduff, 2nd Earl of Fife (d.1154)
- Duncan Macduff, 3rd Earl of Fife (d.1203)
- Malcolm Macduff, 4th Earl of Fife (d.1228)
- Malcolm Macduff, 5th Earl of Fife (d.1266)
- Colbran Macduff, 6th Earl of Fife (d.1270)
- Duncan Macduff, 7th Earl of Fife (1262-1288)
- Duncan Macduff, 8th Earl of Fife (1285-1353)
- Isabel Stewart, 9th Countess of Fife (d.1389), resigned the peerage 1371
- Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany (d.1420)
- Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany (d.1425)
Earls of Fife, Peerage of Ireland (1759) Upon his death, the 1885 earldom and 1889 dukedom became extinct, the 1900 dukedom passed to his daughter, and the 1759 earldom became dormant. |
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