Earl of Northesk

Earldom of Northesk
Arms: Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Or, an Eagle displayed Azure, armed, beaked and membered Sable, and charged on the breast with a Naval Crown Or (Carneigie); 2nd & 3rd, Argent, a Pale Gules (Earldom of Northesk). Crests: 1st, The stern of a French Man-of-War with three Lanthorns, all proper, inflamed Gules, on a Scroll the word TRAFALGAR; 2nd, Issuant from a Naval Crown Or, a Demi-Leopard proper, holding a Rose Argent, barbed and seeded proper, on a Scroll the words BRITANNIA VICTRIX. Supporters: on either side a Leopard reguardant proper, gorged with Roses Argent, barbed and seeded Vert, each supporting a Banner of St George proper.
Creation date	1 November 1647
Creation	First
Created by	Charles I
Peerage	Peerage of Scotland
First holder	John Carnegie
Present holder	Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl
Heir presumptive	Hon. Colin Carnegy
Remainder to	the 1st Earl’s heirs male forever
Subsidiary titles	Lord Rosehill and Inglismaldie
Status	Extant
Former seat(s)	Ethie Castle
Motto	TACHÉ SANS TACHÉ (Spot without stain)

William Carnegie,
7th 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 (or Inglismaldie) at the same time. Carnegie had already been created Earl of Ethie and Lord Lour in 1647 but relinquished those titles in exchange for the 1662 creations. For the purposes of precedence and seniority, the earldom of Northesk is treated as having been created in 1647, the date of the creation of the earldom of Ethie.

Lord Northesk's great-grandson, the fourth Earl, sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish representative peer from 1708 to 1715. His younger son, the sixth Earl, was an admiral in the Royal Navy. He was succeeded by his son, the seventh Earl. He was also an admiral in the navy and was third in command at the Battle of Trafalgar. Lord Northesk was also a Scottish representative peer between 1796 and 1807 and 1830 and 1831. His grandson, the ninth Earl, was a Scottish representative peer from 1885 to 1891. He was succeeded by his son, the tenth Earl, who served as a Scottish representative peer from 1900 to 1921. His son, the eleventh Earl, was a Scottish representative peer from 1959 to 1963, when all Scottish peers were given an automatic seat in the House of Lords.

The eleventh Earl was succeeded by his first cousin, the twelfth Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Douglas Carnegie, second son of the ninth Earl. The fourteenth Earl was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that were allowed to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sat on the Conservative benches. When he died without surviving male issue in 2010, the line of the third Earl failed, and the titles passed to his eighth cousin once removed, the fifteenth Earl, who is a writer and a descendant of the second Earl.

David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk, was the elder brother of the first Earl. Another member of the Carnegie/Carnegy family was Elizabeth Carnegy, Baroness Carnegy of Lour. She was a descendant of the Hon. Patrick Carnegie of Lour, third son of the second Earl of Northesk, and a great-great-granddaughter of Major-General Alexander Carnegie (1793–1862) through his first son, making her a third cousin of the fifteenth Earl.

The earldom is named after the River North Esk in Angus. The family seat was Ethie Castle, near Arbroath, Scotland.

Earl of Northesk (1647/1662)

• John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk (c. 1580 – 1667)
• David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk (b. 1627 – 1679)
• David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk (1643–1688)
• David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk (1675–1729)
• David Carnegie, 5th Earl of Northesk (1701–1741)
• George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk (1716–1792)
  • David Carnegie, Lord Rosehill (1749–1788)
• William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk (1756–1831)
  • George Carnegie, Lord Rosehill (1791–1807)
• William Hopetoun Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk (1794–1878)
• George John Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk (1843–1891)
• David John Carnegie, 10th Earl of Northesk (1865–1921)
• David Ludovic George Hopetoun Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk (1901–1963)
• John Douglas Carnegie, 12th Earl of Northesk (1895–1975)
• Robert Andrew Carnegie, 13th Earl of Northesk (1926–1994)
• David John MacRae Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk (1954–2010)
  • Alexander Carnegie, Lord Rosehill (1980–2001)
• Patrick Charles Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk (born 1940)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, Colin David Carnegy (born 1942).
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son, Charles Alexander Carnegy (born 1975).
The heir presumptive's heir apparent's heir apparent is Patrick James Frederick Alexander Carnegy (born 2014).

Family tree

Male-line family tree

Male-line family tree, Earls of Northesk

John Carnegie 1st Earl of Northesk c. 1580 – 1667 David Carnegie 2nd Earl of Northesk b. 1627 – 1679 David Carnegie 3rd Earl of Northesk 1643–1688 James Carnegie d. 1707 Patrick Carnegie of Lour a. 1643 – 1723 David Carnegie 4th Earl of Northesk 1675–1729 Unknown son a. 1675 – ? Charles Carnegie d. 1712 James Carnegie of Finhaven d. 1765 Patrick Carnegie of Lour 1684–1729 David Carnegie 5th Earl of Northesk 1701–1741 James Carnegie 1707–? George Carnegie 6th Earl of Northesk 1716–1792 James Carnegie d. 1777 Patrick Carnegie of Lour 1720–1799 David Carnegie Lord Rosehill 1749–1788 William Carnegie 7th Earl of Northesk 1756–1831 Lt Col. George Carnegie 1773–1839 Patrick Carnegie of Lour 1757–1819 George Carnegie Lord Rosehill 1791–1807 William Carnegie 8th Earl of Northesk 1794–1878 John Carnegie 1807–1892 Adm. Swynfen Carnegie 1813–1879 George Carnegie 1806–1837 Patrick Watson-Carnegy of Lour 1791–1838 Maj. Gen. Alexander Carnegie 1793–1862 George Carnegie 9th Earl of Northesk 1843–1891 Patrick Watson-Carnegy of Lour 1836–1914 James Watson-Carnegy of Lour 1838–1855 Patrick Carnegie 1825–1886 Gen. Alexander Carnegie 1829–1900 David Carnegie 10th Earl of Northesk 1865–1921 Lt Col. Douglas Carnegie 1870–1937 Ian Carnegie 1881–1909 Patrick Carnegie 1855–1885 Arthur Carnegie 1857–1885 Robert Carnegie 1860–1887 Lt Col. Charles Carnegie 1864–1928 David Carnegie 11th Earl of Northesk 1901–1963 John Carnegie 12th Earl of Northesk 1895–1975 David Carnegie 1897–1917 Rev. Canon Patrick Carnegy 1893–1969 David Carnegie 1922–1942 Robert Carnegie 13th Earl of Northesk 1926–1994 Ian Carnegie 1950–1951 David Carnegie 14th Earl of Northesk 1954–2010 Patrick Carnegy 15th Earl of Northesk b. 1940 Colin Carnegy b. 1942 Heir presumptive to the Earldom of Northesk Alexander Carnegie Lord Rosehill 1980–2001 Charles Alexander Carnegy b. 1975

See also

• Earl of Southesk
• Carnegie (disambiguation)

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

External links

• Earl of Northesk Open Rights Group