{{Infobox noble, type , name = Alexander Duff , title = 3rd

Earl Fife The title Earl Fife was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created by letters patent dated 26 April 1759 for William Duff (1696–1763) after asserting (but not proving) his descent from Macduff, the medieval Earl of Fife. Though in the Irish pe ...

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William Duff, 1st Earl Fife William Duff, 1st Earl Fife (1697 – 30 September 1763), of Braco, Banff, was a Scottish landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1734. Early life Duff was the eldest surviving son of William Duff, merchant, of Dipp ...

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Duff House Duff House is a Georgian estate house in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, it is part of the National Galleries of Scotland and is a Category A listed building. The house is built of ashlar in t ...

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, and younger brother of James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife. He married Mary Skene, daughter of George Skene, 18th of

Skene Skene may refer to: * Skene, Aberdeenshire, a community in North East Scotland, United Kingdom * Skene, Mississippi, an unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States * Skene, Sweden, a village now part of Kinna, Sweden * Skene (automobi ...

. He briefly held the title of

. In addition to that title, he succeeded as the 3rd

Viscount MacDuff The title Earl Fife was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created by letters patent dated 26 April 1759 for William Duff (1696–1763) after asserting (but not proving) his descent from Macduff, the medieval Earl of Fife. Though in the Irish pe ...

and the 2nd Baron of MacDuff.{{Cite book, last=Mosley, first=Charles, title=Burke's Peerage Baronetage & Knightage: Clan Chiefs, Scottish Feudal Barons, 107th Edition, Volumes I-III, publisher=Burke’s Peerage and Gentry LLC, year=2003, location=Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A., pages=I., 1759 He died at

in Banff. He was succeeded by his elder son,

James Duff, 4th Earl Fife James Duff, 4th Earl Fife, KT, GCH (6 October 1776 – 9 March 1857), was a Scot who became a Spanish general. Biography James was the elder son of the Hon. Alexander Duff, who succeeded his brother as third Earl Fife in 1809. He was educate ...

. His younger son was General The Hon. Alexander Duff.

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