Agnes Duff, Countess Fife (12 May 1829 – 18 December 1869) was a Scottish aristocrat.
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Born | 12 May 1829 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 18 December 1869 London, England | (aged 40)
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Issue | Lady Ida Wilson Anne Townshend, Marchioness Townshend Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife Lady Alexina Coventry Lady Agnes Cooper Lady Mary Duff |
Father | William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll |
Mother | Elizabeth FitzClarence |
Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay was born at Dublin, Ireland. She was the third child of William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll, and Elizabeth FitzClarence, one of the illegitimate children of William IV and his mistress Dorothea Jordan.[1]
On 16 March 1846, Agnes was married to James Duff, son of General Hon. Sir Alexander Duff and Anne Stein, at British Embassy, Paris, France.[2] Duff later inherited the earldom of Fife upon the death of his uncle in 1857. Together, Agnes and James were the parents of six children, five girls and one boy:
Agnes died at the age of 40.[4]
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