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Princess Maud of Fife (Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha Duff) (3 April 1893-14 December 1945) was a member of the British Royal Family, a female line granddaughter of King Edward VII. Maud, and her elder sister, Alexandra, had the distinction of being the only female-line granddaughters of a British Sovereign to receive the title of Princess of Great Britain and Ireland and the style Highness. Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Saxe-Coburg-Gotha or Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in Germany, in the present-day states of Bavaria and Thuringia, which were... Royal Standard of the United Kingdom (including Scotland). ... 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Although Princess Maud did not normally carry out royal engagements, she served as a Counsellor of State between 1942 and 1945. Following her marriage in 1923, Princess Maud ceased to use her title of Princess and style Highness and was styled Lady Maud Carnegie and later the Countess of Southesk. In the United Kingdom, Counsellors of State are senior members of the British royal family to whom Queen Elizabeth II delegates certain state functions and powers when she is abroad or unavailable for other reasons (such as short-term incapacity or sickness). ... This article is about the year. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Early Life

Maud was born at East Sheen Lodge, London on April 3, 1893. Her father was Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1840 - 1912), the son of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and his wife, the former Lady Agnes Hay. He was created Duke of Fife following marriage to Maud's mother, Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife, the eldest daughter of The Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and Alexandra of Denmark. Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the Scottish member of parliament. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, named after Fife in Scotland. ... Her Royal Highness 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 (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... This page is about the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom. ...

As a female line great granddaughter of the British monarch, (Queen Victoria), Maud was not entitled to the title of a Princess of Great Britain or the style Royal Highness. Instead she was styled Lady Maud Duff, as the daughter of a Duke. She was fifth in the line of succession at the time of her birth. Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877 until her death. ... This is a list of British princesses from the accession of King George I in 1714. ... HRH is an acronym for His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness. ... The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy... The line of succession to the British Throne (and, by extension, the thrones of the fifteen other commonwealth realms) is determined by male primogeniture, whereby the eldest son of the incumbent inherits the throne. ...

Princess Maud

In 1900, Queen Victoria granted her father a second Dukedom of Fife in the Peerage of the United Kingdom with a special remainder providing for the succession of the Duke's daughters and their male descendants to the title, in default of a male heir. Maud became second in line to the Dukedom after her sister, Lady Alexandra Duff. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife, later Princess Arthur of Connaught, nee Lady Alexandra Duff (Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise) (17 May 1891-26 February 1959), was a member of the British Royal Family. ...

On 5 November 1905, King Edward VII declared her mother Princess Royal. He further ordered Garter King of Arms to gazette Lady Alexandra Duff and Lady Maud Duff as Princesses of Great Britain and Ireland with the style and attribute of Highness and precedence immediately after all members of the British Royal Family bearing the style of Royal Highness. From that point, Her Highness Princess Maud, held her title and rank, not from her father (a Duke), but rather from the will of the Sovereign (her grandfather). November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Princess Royal is a style customarily (but not automatically) awarded by a British monarch to his or her eldest daughter. ... Highness, often used with a personal possessive pronoun (His/Her/Your Highness, the first two abbreviated HH) and/or an adjective referring to the rank of the dynasty (e. ... Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the British monarch. ...

Marriage

On 12 November 1923, Princess Maud married Lord Charles Alexander Carnegie, (23 September 1893-16 February 1992) at the Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London. Lord Carnegie was the eldest son of Charles Noel Carnegie, 10th Earl of Southesk and inherited the title of Earl of Southesk on his father's death on 10 November 1941. November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Foot Guards Battalions on Public Duties in London are located in barracks conveniently close to Buckingham Palace for them to be able to reach the Palace very quickly in an emergency. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Following her marriage, Maud ceased to use the title of Princess and the style Highness and was known as Lady Maud Carnegie , and later The Countess of Southesk. Her uncle, King George V, disapproved of his father's elevation of the Duke of Fife's daughters to the rank of Princess. In accordance with his wishes, she simply stopped using her royal title, although no formal declaration, Letters Patent, or Royal Warrant to that effect appeared George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House of Windsor in 1917. ...

As Lord and Lady Carnegie they operated a model farm at Elsick, in Kincardineshire, Scotland. ...

The Earl and Countess of Southesk had one child:

• James George Alexander Banerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, 12th Earl of Southesk (23 September 1929-).

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Later Life

The Countess of Southesk was considered a member of the British Royal Family, although she did not undertake official and public duties. She attended the coronations of her uncle, George V, in June 1911 and her first cousin, King George VI in June 1937. During George VI's absence in Africa in 1943, the Countess of Southesk served as a Counsellor of State. At the time of her death in 1945, she was thirteenth in line to the British throne and next in line to the dukedom of Fife, since Princess Alexandra's only son, Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught had died in 1943. Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk's only son, Lord Carnegie, succeeded his aunt as 3rd Duke of Fife in 1959. He succeeded to his father's titles in 1992. Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the British monarch. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895–6 February 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... In the United Kingdom, Counsellors of State are senior members of the British royal family to whom Queen Elizabeth II delegates certain state functions and powers when she is abroad or unavailable for other reasons (such as short-term incapacity or sickness). ... Prince Alastair of Connaught (Alastair Arthur Windsor), (August 9, 1914-April 26, 1943) was a member of the British Royal Family, a great grandson of Queen Victoria. ...

The Countess of Southesk died in a London nursing home in December 1945, after a bout of acute bronchitis.

Titles

Styles of Princess Maud
Reference style	Her Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

• Lady Maud Duff
• Her Highness Princess Maud of Fife
• Lady Maud Carnegie
• The Countess of Southesk