Earldom of Fife

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The Earldom of Fife was one of medieval Scotland’s most powerful and prestigious earldoms, traditionally associated with the ancient mormaers of Fife and key roles in the Scottish royal succession.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Earldom of Fife canonical 13
earldom of Fife 7
Mormaerdom of Fife 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish earldom ⓘ
medieval Scottish title ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Alexander III of Scotland ⓘ
David I of Scotland ⓘ
Robert II of Scotland ⓘ
Robert the Bruce ⓘ
associatedWithSite Scone ⓘ
associatedWithTitle Mormaer of Fife ⓘ
category Medieval Scotland ⓘ
Scottish nobility ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
decline power diminished after late 14th century ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Pictish-Gaelic aristocracy ⓘ
feudalType territorial earldom ⓘ
governedTerritory lands between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth ⓘ
province of Fife ⓘ
heldByDynasty MacDuff family ⓘ
linked to: House of MacDuff
heldByFamily Clan MacDuff ⓘ
historicalEra High Middle Ages ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
importanceInSuccession key role in legitimising royal succession in Scotland ⓘ
involvedIn Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
languageOfAdministration Latin ⓘ
languageOfElite Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
laterLanguageOfElite Scots ⓘ
linkedToOffice hereditary justiciar of Fife ⓘ
hereditary royal standard-bearer of Scotland ⓘ
locatedIn Fife ⓘ
eastern Scotland ⓘ
nobleRank earl ⓘ
notableHolder Colbán, Earl of Fife ⓘ
Donnchad I, Earl of Fife ⓘ
Donnchad II, Earl of Fife ⓘ
Donnchad III, Earl of Fife ⓘ
Donnchad IV, Earl of Fife ⓘ
Isabella, Countess of Fife ⓘ
Máel Coluim I, Earl of Fife ⓘ
Máel Coluim II, Earl of Fife ⓘ
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany ⓘ
peerage Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
politicalStatus one of the most powerful earldoms in medieval Scotland ⓘ
premier earldom of Scotland by precedence ⓘ
predecessor Mormaerdom of Fife ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Fife
rankInPeerage highest-ranking earldom in medieval Scottish peerage ⓘ
relatedTitle Duke of Fife ⓘ
succession hereditary title ⓘ
successionLaw largely agnatic succession within MacDuff kindred ⓘ
symbolicRole guardian of Scottish kingship rituals ⓘ
traditionalRight right to inaugurate the King of Scots ⓘ
right to place the crown on the monarch at Scone ⓘ

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colbán, Earl of Fife → feudalLordOf → Earldom of Fife ⓘ
Donnchad IV, Earl of Fife → associatedWith → Scottish earldom of Fife ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Fife
Donnchad IV, Earl of Fife → governedTerritory → earldom of Fife ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Fife
Máel Coluim I, Earl of Fife → associatedWith → earldom of Fife ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Fife
Donnchad VII, Earl of Fife → heldPrestigiousOffice → earldom of Fife ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Fife
Donnchad VII, Earl of Fife → jurisdiction → earldom of Fife ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Fife
Mary de Monthermer → marriageTerritory → Earldom of Fife ⓘ
Donnchad II, Earl of Fife → jurisdiction → Earldom of Fife ⓘ
Earls of Fife → governedTerritory → earldom of Fife ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Fife
Countess of Fife → governingJurisdiction → earldom of Fife ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Fife
Earldom of Fife → predecessor → Mormaerdom of Fife ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Fife
Lady of Fife → associatedWith → Earldom of Fife ⓘ
John de Kinross → connectedTo → Earldom of Fife ⓘ
Mormaer of Fife → transformedInto → feudal earldom of Fife ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Fife
House of Fife → heldTitle → Earldom of Fife ⓘ
Ada, Countess of Fife → nobleFamily → Earldom of Fife ⓘ
MacDuff, Earl of Fife → governs → earldom of Fife ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Fife
Donnchad VIII, Earl of Fife → heldEarldom → Earldom of Fife ⓘ