Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk
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Sir Charles Alexander Bannerman Carnegie of Kinnaird and of Pitcarrow, 8th Baronet, 11th Earl of Southesk, 11th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird, 11th Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards, and 3rd Baron Balinhard, of Farnell in the County of Forfar, KCVO
(September 23, 1893 - February 16, 1992), styled The Hon. Charles Carnegie before 1905 and Lord Carnegie between 1905 and 1941, was the husband of Princess Maud of Fife, a granddaughter of King Edward VII
.
, Scotland
. His father was the 10th Earl of Southesk
, the son of the 9th Earl of Southesk
and Lady Catherine Hamilton Noel. His mother was Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman. When his father succeeded to the earldom in 1905 he was styled Lord Carnegie as the eldest son of the Earl of Southesk
. Lord Carnegie was educated at Eton College
. He later joined the British Army
and received a commission in the Scots Guard. In 1917, he served as an aide-de-camp to the Viceroy of India.
On 12 November 1923 he married Princess Maud of Fife at the Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks
, London
. Princess Maud was the younger daughter of the Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
and Louise, Princess Royal
. Maud was granted the title of a British princess
with the style Highness
in 1905 by her grandfather King Edward VII
. Following their marriage, Princess Maud ceased to use the title of Princess and the style Highness (though she was still legally entitled to them) and was known as Lady Carnegie. Together the couple had one child, James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, 12th Earl of Southesk
(born 23 September 1929).
Lord Carnegie was a near neighbour of Archibald Maule Ramsay
, living in Arbroath
, and joined the Right Club, a patriotic group which had been set up by Ramsay, contributing £
5 and promising a further £5 annually; he was made a 'Warden' of the club by Ramsay. Asked about his membership in later life, Southesk professed ignorance of all the aims of the club but praised Ramsay as "a very loyal, patriotic man".
, King George VI
and other state occasions.
in Perthshire
, Scotland
. Evelyn was previously married to Major Ion Edward FitzGerald Campbell and had a son, Ion Edward Fitzgerald Campbell.
, Angus
, Scotland
, having spent the last year of his life as an additional Vice-President of the Conservative Monday Club
, of which he had long been a member.
His eldest son, James, had already inherited the title of Duke of Fife
from his aunt, Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife
. The title of Earl of Southesk
is now used as a subsidiary title of the Duke of Fife, and is used by the 11th Earl's grandson, David Carnegie, Earl of Southesk
.
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(September 23, 1893 - February 16, 1992), styled The Hon. Charles Carnegie before 1905 and Lord Carnegie between 1905 and 1941, was the husband of Princess Maud of Fife, a granddaughter of King Edward VII
Edward VII of the United Kingdom
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Early life and marriage
Charles Alexander Carnegie was born on 23 September 1893 in EdinburghEdinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
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. His father was the 10th Earl of Southesk
Charles Carnegie, 10th Earl of Southesk
Sir Charles Noel Carnegie of Kinnaird and of Pitcarrow, 7th Baronet, 10th Earl of Southesk, 10th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird, 10th Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards, and 2nd Baron Balinhard, of Farnell in the County of Forfar was a Scottish nobleman.Amongst his various honours, he was an...
, the son of the 9th Earl of Southesk
James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk
Sir James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk KT , known as Sir James Carnegie of Kinnaird and of Pitcarrow, 6th Baronet and de jure of the other titles, from 1849 to 1855, was a Scottish nobleman....
and Lady Catherine Hamilton Noel. His mother was Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman. When his father succeeded to the earldom in 1905 he was styled Lord Carnegie as the eldest son of the Earl of Southesk
Earl of Southesk
Earl of Southesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for Sir David Carnegie, an Extraordinary Lord of Session. He had already been created Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird in 1616 and was made Lord Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards, at the same time he was given the Earldom....
. Lord Carnegie was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
. He later joined the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
and received a commission in the Scots Guard. In 1917, he served as an aide-de-camp to the Viceroy of India.
On 12 November 1923 he married Princess Maud of Fife at the Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks
Wellington Barracks, London
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, London
London
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. Princess Maud was the younger daughter of the Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife KG, KT, GCVO, PC, VD , styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as The Earl Fife between 1879 and 1889, was a British Peer who married Princess Louise of Wales, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Alexandra of...
and Louise, Princess Royal
Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife
The Princess Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife was the third child and the eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark...
. Maud was granted the title of a British princess
British princess
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with the style Highness
Highness
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in 1905 by her grandfather King Edward VII
Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
. Following their marriage, Princess Maud ceased to use the title of Princess and the style Highness (though she was still legally entitled to them) and was known as Lady Carnegie. Together the couple had one child, James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, 12th Earl of Southesk
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife is a great grandson of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and a member of the extended British Royal Family, in the line of succession to the British Throne...
(born 23 September 1929).
Lord Carnegie was a near neighbour of Archibald Maule Ramsay
Archibald Maule Ramsay
Captain Archibald Henry Maule Ramsay was a British Army officer who later went into politics as a Scottish Unionist Member of Parliament . From the late 1930s he developed increasingly strident antisemitic views...
, living in Arbroath
Arbroath
Arbroath or Aberbrothock is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus in Scotland, and has a population of 22,785...
, and joined the Right Club, a patriotic group which had been set up by Ramsay, contributing £
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5 and promising a further £5 annually; he was made a 'Warden' of the club by Ramsay. Asked about his membership in later life, Southesk professed ignorance of all the aims of the club but praised Ramsay as "a very loyal, patriotic man".
Earl of Southesk
The 10th Earl of Southesk died on 10 November 1941 and Lord Carnegie became the 11th Earl of Southesk. Maud became known as The Countess of Southesk. Although they did not carry out royal duties, Lord and Lady Southesk were considered members of the Royal Family. They both attended the coronation of Maud's first cousinCousin
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, King George VI
George VI of the United Kingdom
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and other state occasions.
Second marriage
Maud died in 1945 from bronchitis. Lord Southesk later married Evelyn Julia Williams-Freeman (born 27 July 1909) on 16 May 1952 at Scone PalaceScone Palace
Scone Palace is a Category A listed historic house at Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. It was constructed in 1808 for the Earls of Mansfield by William Atkinson...
in Perthshire
Perthshire
Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
, Scotland
Scotland
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. Evelyn was previously married to Major Ion Edward FitzGerald Campbell and had a son, Ion Edward Fitzgerald Campbell.
Death
Lord Southesk died on 16 February 1992 at age 98 in BrechinBrechin
Brechin is a former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin is often described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese , but that status has not been officially recognised in the modern era...
, Angus
Angus
Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, having spent the last year of his life as an additional Vice-President of the Conservative Monday Club
Conservative Monday Club
The Conservative Monday Club is a British pressure group "on the right-wing" of the Conservative Party.-Overview:...
, of which he had long been a member.
His eldest son, James, had already inherited the title of Duke of Fife
Duke of Fife
Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, named after Fife in Scotland. There have been two creations of the title, the first in 1889 and the second in 1900, both in favour of Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife in the Peerage of Ireland and 1st Earl of Fife in the Peerage of the...
from his aunt, Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife
Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife
Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of King Edward VII...
. The title of Earl of Southesk
Earl of Southesk
Earl of Southesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for Sir David Carnegie, an Extraordinary Lord of Session. He had already been created Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird in 1616 and was made Lord Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards, at the same time he was given the Earldom....
is now used as a subsidiary title of the Duke of Fife, and is used by the 11th Earl's grandson, David Carnegie, Earl of Southesk
David Carnegie, Earl of Southesk
David Charles Carnegie, Earl of Southesk , styled Earl of Macduff until 16 February 1992, is the only son of the 3rd Duke of Fife, and his former wife, now The Hon. Lady Worsley...
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Styles from birth to death
- The Hon. Charles Carnegie (1893–1905)
- Lord Carnegie (1905–1941)
- The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Southesk (1941–1992)