Clan MacDuff

Clan MacDuff
MacDhuibh[1]
MottoDeus juvat (Latin for 'God assists')[1]
Profile
Plant badgeRed whortleberry (lingonberry),[1] or boxwood[2]
Pipe musicMacDuff's Lament[2]
Clan MacDuff no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Historic seatMacduff's Castle[3]
Last ChiefAlexander William George Duff of Braco, 1st Duke of Fife
Died29 January 1912
Septs of Clan MacDuff
Duff, Fife, Fyfe, Clan Kilgour (Kilgore), Meek, Spence, Spens, Wemyss.[4]

Clan MacDuff or Clan Duff is a Lowland Scottish clan.[5] The clan does not currently have a chief and is therefore considered an armigerous clan, which is registered with the Lyon Court.[5][6] The early chiefs of Clan MacDuff were the original Earls of Fife, although this title went to the Stewarts of Albany in the late fourteenth century. The title returned to the MacDuff chief when William Duff was made Earl Fife in 1759. His descendant Alexander Duff was made Duke of Fife in 1889.

  1. ^ a b c Clan MacDuff Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved on August 27, 2007
  2. ^ a b The Scottish clans and their tartans : with notes (1900?), Publisher: Edinburgh : W. & A.K. Johnston. Page 48.
  3. ^ Coventry, Martin (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. p. 368. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.
  4. ^ Clan Septs and Dependents electricscotland.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  5. ^ a b Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 419 - 420.
  6. ^ Official Scottish Clans and Families electricscotland.com. Retrieved on August 27, 2007