Ethelred, Earl of Fife, who lived in the 11th and/or 12th centuries, is purported to be one of the sons of Margaret of Scotland and Malcolm III. However, some doubt that he was of noble parentage, claiming that he was only named after Malcolm and received the title Earl of Fife for meritorious service. This article is about Margaret, Queen of Scots. ... King Malcolm III of Scotland (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada), (died November 13, 1093) also known as Malcolm Canmore (Malcolm with the large head), was the eldest son of King Duncan I of Scotland and first king of the House of Dunkeld. ...
He is the first recorded Earl of Fife. His name is sometimes spelled Aethelred.
Written and Researched by Margaret Odrowaz-Sypniewska, B.F.A. "The Peninsula of Fife is surrounded by the North Sea, the Firth of Forth, and the Firth of Tay.
Earl Duncan II resigned the churches of Scoonie, Cupar, and Markinch.
The cult of St. Adrian of Fife was associated with his martyrdom at the hands of the Vikings in 875 on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth.
Tradition states that Macduff was the patronymic of the Celtic Earls of Fife, and that the first Earl was Macduff who opposed MacBeth and assisted Malcolm to the thrown of Scotland in those days.
Ethelred, King Malcolm Canmore's son is the first recorded Earl of Fife.
Alexander W.G. Duff, Duke of Fife and Earl of MacDuff, born in 1849, was a successful financier and a founder of the Chartered Company of South Africa.
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