Duke of Fife

Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, named after Fife in Scotland.

Read more about Duke Of Fife:  History, Dukes of Fife (1889), Dukes of Fife (1900), Coat of Arms

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    “That celebrated,
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    The Duke of Plaza-Toro!”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier: the manners and habits of a duke would cost a city clerk his situation.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

    “‘Oh beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly,
    Play the Dead March as you carry me along;
    Take me to the green valley, there lay the sod o’er me,
    For I’m a young cowboy and I know I’ve done wrong.”
    —Unknown. As I Walked Out in the Streets of Laredo (l. 5–8)