 Abt 1098 - Bef 1136 (38 years)
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| Name |
Gillimichael Macduff Of Fife |
| Prefix |
Earl |
| Birth |
Abt 1098 |
Methil, Fifeshire, Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Bef Jul 1136 |
Methil, Fifeshire, Scotland [1, 2] |
| Person ID |
I70497 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
2 Mar 2009 |
| Family |
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| Children |
| | 1. Earl Duncan Macduff Of Fife, b. Abt 1118, Methil, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 1154 (Age 36 years) |
| | 2. Eoghin Hugh Of Abernethy, b. Abt 1129, Abernethy, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Bef 1164 (Age 35 years) |
| | 3. Ete Of Fife, b. Abt 1066, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Aft 1132, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 67 years) |
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| Family ID |
F30757 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
2 Mar 2009 |
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| Notes |
- Gillemich(a)el MacDuff, Earl of Fife c1129, died c1133-36. [Burke's Peerage]
Note: Burke's Peerage has Gillemichael as son of the Earl of Fife, who they call Edelrad (and I name Heth Aethelred), but with no explanation of where the "MacDuff" name comes from. I believe that sources in World Connect are correct: Gillemichael is son of Duff MacEth, son of Heth/Eth Aethelred/Edelrad.
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EARLDOM OF FIFE (SCT) (III)
Gillemichel MacDuff, Earl of Fife, who, as "Gillemichel Makduff" (c), "Gillemichel Comes", and "Gillemichel, Comes de Fif" witnessed several charters. He appears to have rendered great service to the King, and it is not improbable that the territorial Earldom became for the first time hereditary in him and his heirs. He d. before July 1136. [Complete Peerage V:372]
(c) This is the first appearance of the name "Macduff". Gillemichel is said to have descended from the traditional Macduff called Thane of Fife (though there never were such Thanes) by whom Macbeth was overthrown in 1057.
Note: Similarly to BP, CP names Gillemichel "MacDuff", but does not give his ancestry. CP names Constantine as the previous Earl of Fife to Gillemichel, with no relationship given. The following is the entry in CP for Constantine:
Constantine, 2nd Earl of Fife, was contemporary with "Ed. Comes" [I have as Heth, CP has as Beth, Ed, or Head], who, however, was possibly Earl of Forthreve only, while it is certain that Constantine was connected with Kirkcaldy in Fife. He d. 1127 or 1129. [Complet Peerage V:372]
Note: Constantine was alive at the same time as Beth/Heth/Eth/Ed, the first Earl of Fife, therefore is not a direct ancestor of Gillemichel. However Gillemichel's father Duff may not have been Earl of Fife, but may have been "of Fife".
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| Sources |
- [S1629] Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charl, 2538 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1634] Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great, V:372 (Reliability: 3).
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