Peerage Record – 10418

     Maria Anna Carolina Franziska Walpurga Bernadette Gräfin Szapáry von Muraszombath, Széchysziget und Szapár is the daughter of Friedrich Graf Szapáry von Muraszombath, Széchysziget und Szapár.² She married Günther Hubertus Baron von Reibnitz.¹ She and Günther Hubertus Baron von Reibnitz were divorced in 1950.

     James Duff, 5th Earl Fife was born on 6 July 1814.² He was the son of General Hon. Sir Alexander Duff and Anne Stein.^3,2 He married Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay, daughter of William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll and Lady Elizabeth Fitz-Clarence, on 16 March 1846 at British Embassy, Paris, France^G.³ He died on 7 August 1879 at age 65.⁴
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Banffshire between 1837 and 1857.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Elgin between 1851 and 1856.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire between 1856 and 1879.² He succeeded as the 5th Earl Fife [I., 1759] on 9 March 1857.² He succeeded as the 5th Baron Braco of Kilbryde, co. Cavan [I., 1735] on 9 March 1857.² He succeeded as the 5th Viscount MacDuff [I., 1759] on 9 March 1857.² He was created 1st Baron Skene, of Skene, co. Aberdeen [U.K.] on 1 October 1857.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1860.²

     Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay was born on 12 May 1829. She was the daughter of William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll and Lady Elizabeth Fitz-Clarence.² She married James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, son of General Hon. Sir Alexander Duff and Anne Stein, on 16 March 1846 at British Embassy, Paris, France^G.³ She died on 18 December 1869 at age 40.⁴
     Her married name became Duff.

     William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll was born on 21 February 1801.² He was the son of William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll and Alicia Eliot.³ He married Lady Elizabeth Fitz-Clarence, daughter of William IV Hanover, King of the United Kingdom and Dorothea Bland, on 4 December 1820 at London, England^G.⁴ He died on 19 April 1846 at age 45 at Portman Square, Marylebone, London, England^G, from diabetes.² He was buried on 27 April 1846 at Wimbledon, Surrey, England^G.²
     He was given the name of William George Carr at birth.⁵ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.⁵ He succeeded as the 19th Lord Hay [S., 1430] on 26 January 1819.³ He succeeded as the 18th Earl of Erroll [S., 1452] on 26 January 1819.³ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1823 and 1831.⁵ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.) in 1830.⁵ He was created 1st Baron Kilmarnock, of Kilmarnock, co. Ayr [U.K.] on 17 June 1831.⁵ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1834.⁵ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire.⁵ He held the office of Knight Marischal [Scotland].⁵

     George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough was born on 26 January 1738/39.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Hon. Elizabeth Trevor.¹ He was baptised at St. James’s, London, England^G.¹ He married Lady Caroline Russell, daughter of Lt.-Gen. John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford and Lady Gertrude Leveson-Gower, on 23 August 1762 at Bedford House, Bloomsbury, London, England^G.¹ He died on 29 January 1817 at age 78 at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England^G.^1,3 He was buried on 7 February 1817 at Chapel, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 12 June 1817.¹
     He was styled as Marquess of Blandford between 1739 and 1758.¹ He was educated between 1747 and 1753 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Ensign on 14 June 1755 in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Captain on 12 June 1756 in the 20th Foot.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Marlborough, co. Wilts [E., 1689] on 20 October 1758. He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Sunderland [E., 1643] on 20 October 1758. He succeeded as the 4th Duke of Marlborough [E., 1702] on 20 October 1758.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Churchill of Sandridge, co. Hertford [E., 1685] on 20 October 1758. He succeeded as the 8th Baron Spencer of Wormleighton [E., 1603] on 20 October 1758. He succeeded as the 4th Marquess of Blandford [E., 1702] on 20 October 1758. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire in 1760.¹ He held the office of Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1762 and 1763.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 22 November 1762.¹ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1763 and 1765.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 6 July 1763.¹ He held the office of High Steward of New Woodstock on 15 October 1766.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 12 December 1768.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 25 May 1786.¹ His last will was dated 3 March 1812.
     “His Grace is said to be a nobleman of great worth, generous, humane and hospitable, no abject courtier, yet a lover of peace, and an enemy to faction.”¹ The Farington Diaries states that “though nervous in the extreme and reserved, he possesses a great deal of humour.”

     Alastair Duff was born on 16 June 1890 at East Sheen Lodge, Richmond Park, Richmond, London, England^G.² He was the son of Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife and Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom.² He died on 16 June 1890 at East Sheen Lodge, Richmond Park, Richmond, London, England^G.²

     Charles Noel Carnegie, 10th Earl of Southesk was born on 20 March 1854.² He was the son of James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk and Lady Catherine Hamilton Noel.² He was baptised on 23 August 1854 at Farnell, Angus, Scotland.³ He married Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman, daughter of Sir Alexander Bannerman of Elsick, 9th Bt. and Lady Arabella Diana Sackville-West, on 1 August 1891.¹ He died on 10 November 1941 at age 87.²
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Angus.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Aberdeenshire.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Aberdeenshire.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Forfar and Kincardine Artillery.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kincardineshire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Angus.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Balinhard, of Farnell, Forfar [U.K., 1869] on 21 February 1905.² He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Carnegie, of Pittarrow, co. Kincardine [N.S., 1663] on 21 February 1905.² He succeeded as the 10th Earl of Southesk [S., 1633] on 21 February 1905.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird and Leuchars [S., 1633] on 21 February 1905.² He succeeded as the 10th Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird [S., 1616] on 21 February 1905.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G.² He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Forfar and Kincardine Artillery.²

     Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman was born in December 1868 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.² She was the daughter of Sir Alexander Bannerman of Elsick, 9th Bt. and Lady Arabella Diana Sackville-West.¹ She married Charles Noel Carnegie, 10th Earl of Southesk, son of James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk and Lady Catherine Hamilton Noel, on 1 August 1891.³ She died on 10 December 1947 at Crimongate, Lonmay, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.^1,2
     From 1 August 1891, her married name became Carnegie. After her marriage, Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman was styled as Countess of Southesk on 21 February 1905.

     Evelyn Julia Williams-Freeman was born on 27 July 1909 at Alton Pancras, Dorset, England^G.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Arthur Peere Williams-Freeman.² She married, firstly, Major Ion Edward FitzGerald Campbell, son of Ion Douglas FitzGerald Campbell and Mabel Unsworth Quin, on 9 November 1933.¹ She married, secondly, Charles Alexander Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk, son of Charles Noel Carnegie, 10th Earl of Southesk and Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman, on 16 May 1952 at Scone Palace, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland^G.¹
     From 9 November 1933, her married name became Campbell. From 16 May 1952, her married name became Carnegie.

     Major Ion Edward FitzGerald Campbell was born on 12 March 1897.² He was the son of Ion Douglas FitzGerald Campbell and Mabel Unsworth Quin.³ He married Evelyn Julia Williams-Freeman, daughter of Lt.-Col. Arthur Peere Williams-Freeman, on 9 November 1933.¹ He died on 12 April 1936 at age 39.²
     He gained the rank of Major in 1914 in the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.² He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.²