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In 1266 Máel Coluim II Earl of Fife died. His son Colban succeeded Earl Fife.
Around 1271 Colban Earl of Fife died. His son Donnchadh succeeded 3rd Earl Fife. The date os his death subject to discussion. G.W.S. Barrow gives 1272, but Bannerman gives 1270.
In 1288 Donnchadh 3rd Earl Fife died. His son Duncan succeeded 4th Earl Fife.
In 1361 Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany (age 21) was created 1st Earl Fife. Margaret Graham 3rd Countess Menteith (age 27) by marriage Countess Fife.
In 1759 William Duff 1st Earl Fife (age 62) was created 1st Earl Fife.
On 30th September 1763 William Duff 1st Earl Fife (age 66) died. His son James (age 34) succeeded 2nd Earl Fife.
In 1809 James Duff 2nd Earl Fife (age 79) died without issue at Fife House Whitehall Palace. His brother Alexander (age 77) succeeded 3rd Earl Fife.
On 17th April 1811 Alexander Duff 3rd Earl Fife (age 79) died. His son James (age 34) succeeded 4th Earl Fife.
On 16th March 1846 James Duff 5th Earl Fife (age 31) and Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay Countess Fife (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Fife. She the daughter of William Hay 18th Earl Erroll (age 45) and Elizabeth Fitz-Clarence Countess Erroll (age 45).
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 9th March 1857 James Duff 4th Earl Fife (age 80) died. His nephew James (age 42) succeeded 5th Earl Fife.
On 7th August 1879 James Duff 5th Earl Fife (age 65) died. His son Alexander (age 29) succeeded 6th Earl Fife.
Donnchadh 3rd Earl Fife and Joan Clare Countess Fife were married. She by marriage Countess Fife. She the daughter of Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and Alice or Alix Lusignan Countess Gloucester and Hertford. He the son of Colban Earl of Fife. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.