Earl of Southesk
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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. These titles are also in the Peerage of Scotland. The Earldom is named after the River South Esk
in Angus
. Carnegie’s younger brother John Carnegie
was given the corresponding title: Earl of Northesk
. The Earl of Southesk also holds the Scottish feudal title of Baron of Kinnaird and is a Baronet in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.
The first Earl of Southesk’s great-great-grandson, the fifth Earl, was involved in the Jacobite rising
of 1715. As a result he was attainted by Act of Parliament and his titles and estates forfeited. The representation of the family then passed to his third cousin Sir James Carnegie, 3rd Baronet, of Pitcarrow
(now recognized as the de jure 6th Earl of Southesk; for earlier history of the Baronetcy, see below). In contrast to his cousin, he fought on the side of King George II
during the Jacobite rebellion, and later purchased his cousin’s forfeited estates. Carnegie also sat as a Member of Parliament
for Kincardineshire
. His son, the fourth Baronet and de jure seventh Earl, also represented this constituency in the House of Commons
. His son, the fifth Baronet and de jure eighth Earl, briefly represented Aberdeen
in Parliament. His son, the sixth Baronet and de jure 9th Earl, obtained a reversal of the attainder in 1855 and became the ninth Earl of Southesk. Lord Southesk notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire
. In 1869 he was created Baron Balinhard, of Farnell in the County of Forfar, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. This title gave the Earls an automatic seat in the House of Lords
. His grandson, the eleventh Earl, married Princess Maud of Fife, the second daughter of Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
and Princess Louise
, eldest daughter of King Edward VII
. Princess Maud and her elder sister Princess Alexandra
were in special remainder to the Dukedom of Fife created for their father in 1900, and on the Duke’s death in 1912 Alexandra succeeded as second Duchess in her own right. On her death in 1959, the titles passed to her nephew James Carnegie, Lord Carnegie
, the only son of the eleventh Earl of Southesk and Princess Maud (who died in 1945), who became the third Duke. On his father’s death in 1992, the Duke also succeeded as twelfth Earl of Southesk. The Earldom and minor titles are now subsidiary titles of the Dukedom of Fife
, with the title of Earl of Southesk used as a courtesy title by the Duke’s eldest son and heir apparent.
The Carnegie Baronetcy, of Pitcarrow in the County of Kincardine, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 20 February 1663 for David Carnegie. He was the son of Hon. Sir Alexander Carnegie, fourth son of the first Earl of Southesk. As mentioned above, his grandson, the third Baronet, became representative of the family after his cousin’s attainder in 1715.
Currently the Duke's son David Carnegie
uses the title by courtesy.
see above for further holders of the baronetcy
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
. It was created in 1633 for Sir David Carnegie, an Extraordinary Lord of Session
Extraordinary Lord of Session
Extraordinary Lords of Session were lay members of the Court of Session in Scotland from 1532 to 1762.When the Court of Session was founded in 1532, it consisted of the Lord President, 14 Ordinary Lords and three or four Extraordinary Lords. The Extraordinary Lords were nominees of the King, not...
. 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. These titles are also in the Peerage of Scotland. The Earldom is named after the River South Esk
River South Esk
The South Esk is a river in Angus, Scotland. It goes past Brechin and enters the North Sea at Montrose Basin. It was noted in the 19th century.-References:...
in 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...
. Carnegie’s younger brother John Carnegie
John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk
John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk , was a Scottish noble who supported the Royalist cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.-Biography:...
was given the corresponding title: Earl of Northesk
Earl of Northesk
Earl of Northesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1662 for John Carnegie, who notably served as Sheriff of Forfarshire. He was given the subsidiary title of Lord Rosehill and Eglismauldie at the same time. Carnegie had already been created Earl of Ethie and Lord Lour in...
. The Earl of Southesk also holds the Scottish feudal title of Baron of Kinnaird and is a Baronet in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.
The first Earl of Southesk’s great-great-grandson, the fifth Earl, was involved in the Jacobite rising
Jacobite rising
The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in Great Britain and Ireland occurring between 1688 and 1746. The uprisings were aimed at returning James VII of Scotland and II of England, and later his descendants of the House of Stuart, to the throne after he was deposed by...
of 1715. As a result he was attainted by Act of Parliament and his titles and estates forfeited. The representation of the family then passed to his third cousin Sir James Carnegie, 3rd Baronet, of Pitcarrow
Sir James Carnegie, 3rd Baronet
Sir James Carnegie of Pitcarrow, 3rd Baronet was a Scottish politician, soldier and de jure 6th Earl of Southesk, 6th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and 6th Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards.-Background:...
(now recognized as the de jure 6th Earl of Southesk; for earlier history of the Baronetcy, see below). In contrast to his cousin, he fought on the side of King George II
George II of Great Britain
George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
during the Jacobite rebellion, and later purchased his cousin’s forfeited estates. Carnegie also sat as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Kincardineshire
Kincardineshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Kincardineshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was represented by one Member of Parliament ....
. His son, the fourth Baronet and de jure seventh Earl, also represented this constituency in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. His son, the fifth Baronet and de jure eighth Earl, briefly represented Aberdeen
Aberdeen (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdeen was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1885. It was represented by one Member of Parliament , elected by the first past the post voting system.- 1832 to 1868 :...
in Parliament. His son, the sixth Baronet and de jure 9th Earl, obtained a reversal of the attainder in 1855 and became the ninth Earl of Southesk. Lord Southesk notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire
Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire.*Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 5th Earl of Kintore 17 March 1794 – 30 August 1804*John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott 5 October 1804 – 1847...
. In 1869 he was created Baron Balinhard, of Farnell in the County of Forfar, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. This title gave the Earls an automatic seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. His grandson, the eleventh Earl, married Princess Maud of Fife, the second daughter of 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 Princess Louise
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...
, eldest daughter of 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...
. Princess Maud and her elder sister Princess Alexandra
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...
were in special remainder to the Dukedom of Fife created for their father in 1900, and on the Duke’s death in 1912 Alexandra succeeded as second Duchess in her own right. On her death in 1959, the titles passed to her nephew James Carnegie, Lord Carnegie
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...
, the only son of the eleventh Earl of Southesk and Princess Maud (who died in 1945), who became the third Duke. On his father’s death in 1992, the Duke also succeeded as twelfth Earl of Southesk. The Earldom and minor titles are now subsidiary titles of the Dukedom 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...
, with the title of Earl of Southesk used as a courtesy title by the Duke’s eldest son and heir apparent.
The Carnegie Baronetcy, of Pitcarrow in the County of Kincardine, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 20 February 1663 for David Carnegie. He was the son of Hon. Sir Alexander Carnegie, fourth son of the first Earl of Southesk. As mentioned above, his grandson, the third Baronet, became representative of the family after his cousin’s attainder in 1715.
Earls of Southesk (1633)
- David Carnegie, 1st Earl of SoutheskDavid Carnegie, 1st Earl of SoutheskSir David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk, 1st Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird, 1st Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards was a Scottish nobleman. He was a member of the Privy Council of Scotland and held the office of Lord of Session...
(1575–1658) - James Carnegie, 2nd Earl of SoutheskJames Carnegie, 2nd Earl of SoutheskJames Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Southesk was a Scottish nobleman. He inherited the Earldom of Southesk from David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk....
(b. before 1583–1669) - Robert Carnegie, 3rd Earl of SoutheskRobert Carnegie, 3rd Earl of SoutheskRobert Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Southesk was a Scottish nobleman.He inherited the earldom from James Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Southesk.-References:...
(b. before 1649–1688) - Charles Carnegie, 4th Earl of SoutheskCharles Carnegie, 4th Earl of SoutheskCharles Carnegie, 4th Earl of Southesk was a Scottish nobleman.He inherited the earldom from Robert Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Southesk.-References:...
(1661–1699) - James Carnegie, 5th Earl of SoutheskJames Carnegie, 5th Earl of SoutheskJames Carnegie, 5th Earl of Southesk was a Scottish nobleman. He was attainted of the earldom in 1716....
(1692–1730) (attainted 1716) - James Carnegie, de jure 6th Earl of SoutheskSir James Carnegie, 3rd BaronetSir James Carnegie of Pitcarrow, 3rd Baronet was a Scottish politician, soldier and de jure 6th Earl of Southesk, 6th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and 6th Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards.-Background:...
(c. 1715–1765) - David Carnegie, de jure 7th Earl of SoutheskSir David Carnegie, 4th BaronetSir David Carnegie of Pitcarrow, 4th Baronet was a Scottish politician and de jure 7th Earl of Southesk, 7th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and 7th Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards.-Background:...
(1753–1805) - James Carnegie, de jure 8th Earl of SoutheskSir James Carnegie, 5th BaronetSir James Carnegie of Kinnaird and of Pitcarrow, 5th Baronet DL was a Scottish politician and de jure 8th Earl of Southesk, 8th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and 8th Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards.-Background:...
(1799–1849) - James Carnegie, 9th Earl of SoutheskJames Carnegie, 9th Earl of SoutheskSir 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....
(1827–1905) (restored in 1855) - Charles Noel Carnegie, 10th Earl of SoutheskCharles Carnegie, 10th Earl of SoutheskSir 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...
(1854–1941) - Charles Alexander Carnegie, 11th Earl of SoutheskCharles Carnegie, 11th Earl of SoutheskSir 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 , styled The Hon...
(1893–1992) - James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, 12th Earl of SoutheskJames Carnegie, 3rd Duke of FifeJames 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...
(b. 1929)
Currently the Duke's son David Carnegie
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...
uses the title by courtesy.
Carnegie Baronets, of Pitcarrow (1663)
- Sir David Carnegie, 1st BaronetSir David Carnegie, 1st BaronetSir David Carnegie of Pitcarrow, 1st Baronet was a Scottish politician and baronet.-Background:He was the eldest son of Hon...
(b. before 1674–1708) - Sir John Carnegie, 2nd Baronet (1673–1729)
- Sir James Carnegie, 3rd BaronetSir James Carnegie, 3rd BaronetSir James Carnegie of Pitcarrow, 3rd Baronet was a Scottish politician, soldier and de jure 6th Earl of Southesk, 6th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and 6th Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards.-Background:...
(c. 1715–1765) (de jure 6th Earl of Southesk) - Sir David Carnegie, 4th BaronetSir David Carnegie, 4th BaronetSir David Carnegie of Pitcarrow, 4th Baronet was a Scottish politician and de jure 7th Earl of Southesk, 7th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and 7th Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards.-Background:...
(1753–1805) (de jure 7th Earl of Southesk) - Sir James Carnegie, 5th BaronetSir James Carnegie, 5th BaronetSir James Carnegie of Kinnaird and of Pitcarrow, 5th Baronet DL was a Scottish politician and de jure 8th Earl of Southesk, 8th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and 8th Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards.-Background:...
(1799–1849) (de jure 8th Earl of Southesk) - Sir James Carnegie, 6th BaronetJames Carnegie, 9th Earl of SoutheskSir 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....
(1827–1905 (restored as Earl of Southesk in 1855)
see above for further holders of the baronetcy