Barony of MacDuff

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The Feudal Barony of MacDuff is a Scottish Feudal Barony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barons_in_Scotland in Macduff, Scotland, contained mostly within the boundaries of the Town of MacDuff, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macduff,_Aberdeenshire in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Clan MacDuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_MacDuff claims descent from the pre-historical, Lowland, Scottish Duff Clan. William Shakespeare’s, MacBeth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macduff_(Macbeth), has always played a role in the legend of Clan MacDuff, as few can tell the line between Clan history and historical fiction, much to the benefit of the Barons of MacDuff, who were able to prove they were descended from David Duff, who in 1404 received the first charter, for the Duffs in Aberdeenshire, from Robert III of Scotland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_III_of_Scotland In 1759, William Duff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Duff,_1st_Earl_Fife also revived the Celtic Title of “Fife”, further tying the Duffs of the Speyside and the Highlands, with their ancient Lowland ancestors - the original Earls of Fife from the 11th century.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Fife William Duff had five sons - the oldest, James, who would become the 2nd Earl Fife https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Duff,_2nd_Earl_Fife and the 1st Baron of MacDuff. James invested heavily in the village of Doune, or “Down”, across the River Deveron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Deveron from Banff. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banff,_Aberdeenshire He built a harbor there in 1760, which quickly became more successful than the harbor at Banff, a long established harbor. In 1783 a charter was granted by King George III, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III changing the name from Doune to Macduff in his favor and, although a lesser title, raising him to the dignity of the 1st Baron of Macduff.

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