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The title Earl of Northesk was created in 1662 for John Carnegie in the Peerage of Scotland. Carnegie had in 1647 been created Earl of Ethie and Lord Lour, but he relinquished that title in exchange for the earldom of Norfolk in 1662. 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.The Earl of Northesk also holds the titles of Lord Rosehill and Lord Eglismauldie, both in the Peerage of Scotland.
Earls of Northesk ( 1660)
- John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk (c. 1580- 1667)
- David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk (d. 1679)
- David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk ( 1643- 1688)
- David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk (d. 1729)
- David Carnegie, 5th Earl of Northesk ( 1701- 1741)
- George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk ( 1716- 1792)
- William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk ( 1758- 1831
- William Hopetoun Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk ( 1794Events February 11 1st session of US Senate open to the public. March 14 Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. March 27 The United States Government established a permanent United States Navy and authorized the building of six vessels (in 17- 1878Events January Cleopatra's Needle arrives in London January 9 Humbert I becomes King of Italy January 23 Disraeli orders British fleet to Dardanelles January 28 The Yale News becomes the first daily, college newspaper in the United States. January 31 Turk)
- George John Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk ( 1843Events February 6 The first minstrel show in the United States The Virginia Minstrels opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City). February 11 Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi premieres in Milan May 18 The Disruption of the Church of Scotland took place- 1891Events January 1 ? Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany January 20 James Hogg becomes the first native Texan to be governor of that state. January 29 Liliuokalani proclaimed Queen of Hawaii March 9 ? 12 ? Powerful storm off England?s south coast;)
- David John Carnegie, 10th Earl of Northesk ( 18651865 is a common year starting on Sunday. Events January 31 American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. February 17 American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forc- 1921Events January 2 The first religious radio broadcast ( KDKA AM in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) January 2 Spanish liner Santa Isabel sinks off Villa Garcia 244 dead January 2 DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park San Francisco opens. January 20 Republic of Turke)
- David Ludovic George Hopetoun Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk ( 1901Events January 1 World celebrates what is regarded as the start of the new century. Zero-ists' argument that new century should be celebrated in 1900 rejected worldwide). January 1 The six colonies that make up Australia are federated as under an act of t- 1963Events January-March January 11 The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 Elysee treaty between France and Germany January 28 Black student Harvey)
- 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 (b. 1954)
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