Maud Duff, Countess of Southesk
Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha Duff, Countess of Southesk (born April 3, 1893 at East Sheen Lodge, Richmond , London , † December 14, 1945 in London) was a member of the British royal family .
Life
Lady Maud was the younger daughter of Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1849–1912), and his wife Louise of Great Britain and Ireland (1867–1931), daughter of King Edward VII of Great Britain . She was fifth at birth Place of succession to the British throne .
Together with her older sister, Alexandra (1891-1959), she grew up in London and Windsor Castle . Her upbringing and schooling was in the hands of several tutors and governesses. In 1905, Maud and her sister were declared princesses by their grandfather and King Edward VII, in deviation from the general rules according to which this privilege is only granted to children of the monarch's sons. They were given the title of nobility Highness ( Highness ) awarded and in the protocol Aryan hierarchy they followed immediately after the strict royal family over all other nobles.
On November 12, 1923, Maud married in the chapel of the Wellington Barracks in London Lord Charles Alexander Carnegie , who later became the 11th Earl of Southesk (1893-1992), son of the 10th Earl of Southesk and of Lady Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman. The marriage resulted in a son, James George Alexander (1929-2015).
After their marriage, Maud no longer used the title princess , instead taking on the title of her husband. Although she belonged to the wider royal family, she did not have any official obligations. From 1942 to 1944 she was a member of the State Council . After Lady Maud died in a London hospital in December 1945, her son inherited the title of Duke of Fife from his aunt Alexandra in 1959 . Their own son had already passed away.
Name in different phases of life
- 1893-1905: Lady Maud Duff
- 1905-1923: Her Highness Princess Maud
- 1923-1941: Lady Maud Carnegie
- 1941–1945: The Right Honorable The Countess of Southesk
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| SURNAME | Duff, Maud, Countess of Southesk |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lady Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha Duff, Countess of Southesk; Lady Maud Carnegie of Southesk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Member of the British Royal Family |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | East Sheen Lodge, Richmond , London |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1945 |
| Place of death | London |