Earl of Northesk

Coat of arms of the Earls of Northesk

William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Nothesk

Earl of Northesk is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland . The title is derived from the north of two rivers called Esk in Angus , Scotland .

The Earls family seat is Ethie Castle near Arbroath .

Award of the title

On November 1, 1647, John Carnegie, 1st Lord Lour , was elevated to Earl of Ethie with the subordinate title Lord Lour and Eglismauldie . On April 20, 1639, he was raised to Lord Lour . On October 25, 1666, he renounced this title and was instead given the title Earl of Northesk and the subordinate title Lord Rosehill . With regard to the protocol order of precedence and seniority, the reassignment is handled like a renaming of the titles from 1647 by virtue of express regulation. The titles are thus treated as if they had been created in 1647, thus ranking in terms of protocol ranking and seniority, for example, before the title of Earl of Dundee created in 1660 .

The oldest brother of the first Earl of Northesk, David Carnegie , had already been awarded the title of Earl of Southesk in 1633 .

List of Earls of Northesk (1647)

• John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk (around 1580–1667)
• David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk (before 1627–1679)
• David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk (1643–1688)
• David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk (before 1685–1729)
• David Carnegie, 5th Earl of Northesk (1701–1741)
• George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk (1716–1792)
• William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk (1756–1831)
• 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)
• Patrick Charles Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk (* 1940)

Probable title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the younger brother of the current Earl, the Hon. Colin Carnegy (* 1942).

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Northesk, Earl of (S, 1647) at Cracroft's Peerage