James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
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James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (born 23 September 1929) 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
(and the first person in the succession who is not a descendant of King George V
). As a cognatic great-grandson of a British Sovereign, he does not carry out royal and official duties or receive any funds from the Civil List. The Duke of Fife is the second cousin to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
and Harald V of Norway
.
(1893–1992) and his wife, Princess Maud of Fife (1893–1945), the younger daughter of the 1st Duke of Fife
and Louise, Princess Royal
.
The Duke was educated at Ludgrove, Gordonstoun School, and at the Royal Agricultural College
, Cirencester
. He served with the Scots Guards
in Malaya
in 1948–50. He served as vice patron of the Braemar
Royal Highland Society and of the British Olympic Association
.
was first granted to the Duke's grandfather, the 6th Earl Fife, in 1889 by Queen Victoria
upon his marriage to Princess Louise of Wales, the eldest daughter of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
(later King Edward VII). The 1st Duke of Fife received a fresh patent as Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in April 1900, with special remainder to his daughters by Princess Louise and their male issue. As the Duke and Princess Louise only had two surviving daughters, the title went to Princess Alexandra of Fife
(later Princess Arthur of Connaught).
On 26 February 1959, he succeeded his maternal aunt, Princess Arthur of Connaught
, as the 3rd Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff (Princess Arthur's only child, Alastair, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, had pre-deceased her).
He succeeded his father as 12th Earl of Southesk, as well as chief of the Clan Carnegie
, on 16 February 1992.
(born 12 February 1934), the elder daughter of the 3rd Baron Forteviot
. They divorced in 1966. The marriage produced three children:
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...
of the United Kingdom and a member of the extended British Royal Family
British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
, in the line of succession to the British Throne
Line of succession to the British Throne
The line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. By the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession is limited to the descendants of the Electress Sophia of...
(and the first person in the succession who is not a descendant of King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
). As a cognatic great-grandson of a British Sovereign, he does not carry out royal and official duties or receive any funds from the Civil List. The Duke of Fife is the second cousin to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
and Harald V of Norway
Harald V of Norway
Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...
.
Early life
The Duke is the only son of the 11th Earl of SoutheskCharles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk
Sir 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) and his wife, Princess Maud of Fife (1893–1945), the younger daughter of the 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 Louise, Princess Royal
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...
.
The Duke was educated at Ludgrove, Gordonstoun School, and at the Royal Agricultural College
Royal Agricultural College
The Royal Agricultural College is a higher education institution located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK. Established in 1845, it was the first agricultural college in the English speaking world...
, Cirencester
Cirencester
Cirencester is a market town in east Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswold District. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural College, the oldest agricultural...
. He served with the Scots Guards
Scots Guards
The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
in Malaya
British Malaya
British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...
in 1948–50. He served as vice patron of the Braemar
Braemar
Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee sitting at an altitude of ....
Royal Highland Society and of the British Olympic Association
British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association is the national Olympic committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1905 in the House of Commons, and at that time consisted of seven national governing body members from the following sports: fencing, life-saving, cycling, skating, rowing,...
.
Duke of Fife
The Dukedom of FifeDuke 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...
was first granted to the Duke's grandfather, the 6th Earl Fife, in 1889 by Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
upon his marriage to Princess Louise of Wales, the eldest daughter of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
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...
(later King Edward VII). The 1st Duke of Fife received a fresh patent as Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in April 1900, with special remainder to his daughters by Princess Louise and their male issue. As the Duke and Princess Louise only had two surviving daughters, the title went to Princess Alexandra of Fife
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...
(later Princess Arthur of Connaught).
On 26 February 1959, he succeeded his maternal aunt, Princess Arthur of Connaught
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...
, as the 3rd Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff (Princess Arthur's only child, Alastair, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, had pre-deceased her).
He succeeded his father as 12th Earl of Southesk, as well as chief of the Clan Carnegie
Clan Carnegie
Clan Carnegie is a Lowland Scottish clan-Origins of the clan:The Carnegies took their name from the area around Carmyllie, Angus. The family who adopted this name however, were originally known under an earlier adopted placename of Balinhard which is also in Angus.The Balinhards can be found in...
, on 16 February 1992.
Marriage
On 11 September 1956, the then Lord Carnegie married The Hon. Caroline DewarCaroline, Lady Worsley
Caroline Cecily, Lady Worsley , is the ex-wife of the 3rd Duke of Fife.-Early life:Lady Worsley was born Miss Caroline Dewar at Bardowie Castle at Milngavie, a suburb in Glasgow, Scotland, to The Hon. Henry Evelyn Alexander Dewar, and his wife, the former Cynthia Monica Starkie. She later had a...
(born 12 February 1934), the elder daughter of the 3rd Baron Forteviot
Henry Dewar, 3rd Baron Forteviot
Henry Evelyn Alexander Dewar, 3rd Baron Forteviot , was a Scottish businessman. He was the son of John Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot and Margaret Elizabeth Holland....
. They divorced in 1966. The marriage produced three children:
- Stillborn son (4 April 1958)
- The Lady Alexandra Clare CarnegieLady Alexandra EtheringtonLady Alexandra Clare Etherington is the only daughter of James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife and a great great great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She married Mark Fleming Etherington , on 11 May 2001. They have one daughter, Amelia Mary Carnegie Etherington...
(born 20 June 1959) m. London 11 May 2001 Mark Fleming Etherington, and has issue. - David Charles Carnegie, Earl of SoutheskDavid Carnegie, Earl of SoutheskDavid 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...
(born 3 March 1961), styled Earl of Macduff (by courtesy) from birth until his paternal grandfather's death 16 February 1992, thereafter styled Earl of Southesk; m. 16 July 1987 Caroline Anne Bunting (born 13 November 1961); and has issue.
Titles and styles
- The Hon. James Carnegie (1929–1941)
- Lord Carnegie (1941 – 26 February 1959)
- His Grace The Duke of Fife (since 26 February 1959)
Other titles
- 12th Earl of Southesk (Peerage of Scotland)
- 3rd Earl of Macduff (Peerage of the United Kingdom)
- 12th Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird (Peerage of Scotland)
- 12th Lord Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards (Peerage of Scotland)
- 4rd Baron Balinhard of Farnell in the County of Forfar (Peerage of the United Kingdom)
- 9th Carnegie Baronet (Baronetage of Nova Scotia)
Ancestry
External links
- http://www.royalist.info/execute/biog?person=791