Constantine de Fife 3rd. Earl of Fife 3rd. Earl of Fife 3rd. Earl of Fife

• Preferred Name: Constantine de Fife 3rd. Earl of Fife 3rd. Earl of Fife 3rd. Earl of Fife^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Occupation: Magnus Judex of ScotiaBET 1128 AND 1130 with note: Merge information matches, merged into oldest record (created in 2012) Most vital information and relationships match. Some details contain minor conflicts. ID numbers: GSF5-1S4 and 94LK-ZZS.
  
• Death: 1129 in Methil, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom at LATI: N6.1667 LONG: E3.0167
  
• User Reference Number: with note: Description: 25013
  
• FSID: GK3G-PJ5
  
• _FSFTID: with note: Description: LHR1-9ZD
  
• Birth: 1 NOV 1078 in Methil, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom at LATI: N6.1667 LONG: E3.0167
  
• Burial: 1129 in Methil, Fife, Scotland at LATI: N6.1667 LONG: E3.0167
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Constantin, styled third earl, and supposed to have been the first who adopted the title, is mentioned in the suppositious charter of Etheldred above cited, and is witness to a charter of the monastery of Dunfermline. During his time a curious occurrence took place, which is very illustrative of the state of the country at that remote period. Sir Robert Burgoner had violently oppressed the monks of Lochleven, who complained to the king. David summoned a meeting of the whole county of Fife and Forteviot, to do justice between them. Earl Constantin, who was great judge of Scotland, collected the strength of the county, and the bishop of St. Andrews sent his retainers to support the civil power. The dispute was referred to three judges; Constantin the earl; Dufgal a judge, venerable for his age, and respected for his knowledge; and Meldoineth, also a judge of high character. After hearing evidence, the judges pronounced sentence against the knight; trial by jury, a Saxon institution, it would seem having not then been introduced into the Celtic portion of Scotland. Constantin is said to have died in 1129, about five years after the accession of David the First to the throne.

• m. BEF 1100 in Scotland

1. Dufagan Mac Inrechtaich 1st Mormaer of Angus, b. 1090 in Scotland     d. 1118 in Somme, Picardie, France

1. Title: Wikipedia - Justiciars of Scotia
   Author: Barrow, Prof. G.W.S., The Kingdom of Scots, London, 1973, pps:85 & 137, citing Bower & Fordun. Barrow, 1973, p.137. Barrow, 1973, p.106. Barrow, 1973, pps:97 & 106. Barrow, 1973, p.113. Barrow, 1973, p.85. Barrow, 1973, p.85 Barrow, 1973, p.98. Barrow, 1973, p.138. Douglas, Sir Robert, Bt., The Baronage of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1798, p.571. Anderson, William, The Scottish Nation, Edinburgh, 1867, vol.iv, p.62. Barow, G.W.S., "The Judex", in Barrow (ed.) The Kingdom of the Scots, (Edinburgh, 2003), pp. 57–67 Barow, G.W.S. "The Justiciar", in Barrow (ed.) The Kingdom of the Scots, (Edinburgh, 2003), pp. 68–111
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justiciar_of_Scotia#:~:text=Mormaer%20Causant%C3%ADn%20of%20Fife%20was,the%20Justiciar%20became%20fully%20formalised.;
   Note: The Justiciar of Scotia (in Norman-Latin, Justiciarus Scotie) was the most senior legal office in the High Medieval Kingdom of Scotland. Scotia (meaning Scotland) in this context refers to Scotland to the north of the River Forth and River Clyde. The other Justiciar positions were the Justiciar of Lothian and the Justiciar of Galloway. The institution has some Anglo-Norman origins, but in Scotland north of the Forth it represented some form of continuity with an older office, a senior version of a Judex, a native Scottish lawman often with province-wide responsibilities. Mormaer Causantín of Fife was styled judex magnus (i.e. "great Brehon") in Scotia, and it is probable that the Justiciarship of Scotia was just a further Latinisation/Normanisation of that position. By the middle of the thirteenth century, the responsibilities of the Justiciar became fully formalised. He supervised the activity and behaviour of royal sheriffs and sergeants, held courts and reported on these things to the king personally. List of Justiciars of Scotia, to 1400 The following list, going up to 1400, consists of names who appears as Justiciar of Scotia in sources. The sources, especially in the twelfth century, are far from exhaustive, and so many names are doubtless missing. In the earliest period, there could be more than one Justiciar in operation at the same point in time. Causantín, Mormaer of Fife, judex magnus in Scotia, 1128x30 Duncan II, Mormaer of Fife, 1154x1164-1203 Matthew, Bishop of Aberdeen, 1172x1199[1] Gille Brigte, Mormaer of Strathearn, 1172x1199[2] William Comyn, Earl of Buchan, 1205–32[3] Walter fitz Alan, High Steward, appointed 2 Feb 1231/2 to 1241[4] Philip de Melville and Robert de Monte Alto [Robert de Mowat, elder, was appointed April 1241], 1241–44.[5] Alan Durward, Royal Hostarius, 1244–51[6] Philip de Meldrum or Ferdarg (Feradach) and Michael de Monte Alto, 1251–53 Alan Durward, Royal Hostarius, 1255–57[7] Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan, 1258–89[8] Andrew Moray (father of the famous Andrew Moray), 1289x93-96x William de Mortimer (1296–97) John Comyn, Earl of Buchan, 1300-x1305 English Tetrarchy, 2 North and 2 South of the Mounth, 1305-6: Reginald Cheyne and John de Vaux 1305-06.[9] Sir William de Montifex of Auchterarder, of Stobhall and of Cargill.[10] Before 1328. Sir Robert Lauder of Quarrelwood, appointed 1328 (d. 1370). Sir Malcolm Drummond of that Ilk, & c., (d. 1428) before 1400.[11]
   
2. Title: Wikipedia -Earls of Fife
   Author: Grant, Rev'd Alexander, "The Ancient Earls of Fife", in Sir James Balfour Paul (ed.) The Scots Peerage, Volume IV, (Edinburgh, 1907), pp. 1-15 Bannerman, John, "MacDuff of Fife," in A. Grant & K.Stringer (eds.) Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community, Essays Presented to G.W.S. Barrow, (Edinburgh, 1993), pp. 20–38 Barrow, G. W. S., Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland, (Edinburgh, 1988) Barrow, G.W.S. Earl's of Fife in the 12th Century, (Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1952–53), pp. 51–61. Lawrie, Sir Archibald C., Early Scottish Charters Prior to A.D. 1153, (Glasgow, 1905), no. XXXVI, pp. 28–31, pp. 283–84 Roberts, John L., Lost Kingdoms: Celtic Scotland and the Middle Ages, (Edinburgh, 1997)
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Fife;
   Note: Mormaers of Fife ? Giric mac Cináeda meic Duib ? Macduib (= Shakespeare's MacDuff) (fl. 1057–1058) Causantín, Earl of Fife, (fl. 1095–1128) See Mormaer Beth and Ethelred of Scotland for common confusion here Gille Míchéil, Earl of Fife (1130–1133) Donnchadh I, Earl of Fife (1133–1154) Donnchadh II, Earl of Fife (1154–1204) Maol Choluim I, Earl of Fife (1204–1228) Maol Choluim II, Earl of Fife (1228–1266) Colbán, Earl of Fife, (1266–1270/2) Donnchadh III, Earl of Fife (1270/2–1288) Donnchadh IV, Earl of Fife (1288–1353), considered by King David II to have forfeited the earldom Sir William Ramsay of Colluthie, Earl of Fife (1358-c1360), created by King David II Isabella, Countess of Fife, (1361–1371), daughter of Donnchadh IV, was persuaded to resign the earldom to Robert Stewart, Earl of Fife (1371–1420) Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife (1420–1425)
   
3. Title: Our royal, titled, noble and commoner ancestors
   Author: Citations [S11772] Unknown author, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Vol. II (2), p. 112-134. "Nes Fitz William and the Earls of Fife: the Origin of the House of Fife 962-1129". Written by MichaelAnne Guido.
   Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p6114.htm#i183593;
   Note: Constantine MacDuff, Earl of Fife1 Last Edited 4 Apr 2020 M, #183593, d. 1129 Father Duff of Fife1 d. b 1128? Constantine MacDuff, Earl of Fife died in 1129; He was brother of Gillemichel MacDuff, Earl of Fife (d. 1136).1 Family Child (Miss) MacDuff+1