No, at the time of her death in 1945, Maud was thirteenth in line to the British throne and heir presumptive to the dukedom of Fife, since her sister's only son Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, had died in 1943. Her only son James, Lord Carnegie, succeeded his aunt as 3rd Duke of Fife in 1959. He succeeded to his father's titles in 1992. Maud was indeed called Countess of Southesk. From 1941 to 1945 was used the title The Right Honourable The Countess of Southesk. She was still entitled to the title and style of Princess and Highness after marriage, but chose to discontinue their use.
the 3rd Duke of Fife was never called Earl of Macduff prior to becoming the Duke of Fife. In addition to being 3rd Duke of Fife, James was also:
12th Earl of Southesk (Peerage of Scotland)
3rd Earl of Macduff (Peerage of the United Kingdom)
12th Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird (Peerage of Scotland)
12th Lord Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchars (Peerage of Scotland)
4th Baron Balinhard of Farnell in the County of Forfar (Peerage of the United Kingdom)
9th Carnegie Baronet (Baronetage of Nova Scotia)
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