John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk (1611–1667), was a Scottish noble who supported the Royalist cause during the
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms were a series of conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England, Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, then separate entities in a personal union un ...
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Biography
Carnegie was the son of David Carnegie and Eupheme Wemyss, a descendant of
Henry Sinclair, 3rd Lord Sinclair, and was younger brother of
David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk. He was born before 1611 and lived at
Inglismaldie Castle.
Carnegie had already been created
Earl of Ethie and
Lord Lour
Earl of Northesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1662 for John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk, John Carnegie, who notably served as Sheriff of Forfarshire. He was given the subsidiary title of Lord Rosehill and Eglismau ...
in 1647 but relinquished those titles in exchange for the 1662 creations. It was under the title Earl of Ethie that he was fined £6,000 under
Cromwell's Act of Grace
Cromwell's Act of Grace, or more formally the Act of Pardon and Grace to the People of Scotland, was an Act of the Parliament of England that declared that the people of Scotland (with certain exceptions) were pardoned for any crimes they migh ...
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Carnegie died on 8 January 1667.
Family
He married twice, firstly to Magdalen Haliburton (b. c. 1580–1650), daughter of
Sir James Haliburton. Secondly to Margery Maule, daughter of Andrew Maule, on 29 April 1652. With his first wife he had six children:
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David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk (b. before 1627–12 December 1679)
*John Carnegie (married Margaret Erskine, daughter of Sir Alexander Erskine of Dun)
*Anna Carnegie (married Patrick Wood, son of Sir Henry Wood of Bonnington)
*Marjorie Carnegie (married first to James Scott, son of
Sir John Scott of Scotstarvit, second to John Preston of Aldrie)
*Jean Carnegie (married first to Alexander Lindsay, son of the
2nd Lord Spynie, second to John Lindsay of Edzell)
*Magdalene Carnegie (married William Graham of Claverhouse)
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1667 deaths
John
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
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Year of birth unknown
1611 births
Peers of Scotland created by Charles I
Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1648–1651