David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk
David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk was a Scottish aristocrat and landowner.
Early life
Carnegie was born in November 1643. He was the son of David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk and Lady Jean Maule. His younger brothers were James Carnegie, a member of the Parliament of Scotland, Patrick Carnegie of Lour, Alexander Carnegie. His sisters included Lady Jean Carnegie, and Lady Magdalene Carnegie.His paternal grandparents were John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk and Magdalen Erskine. His maternal grandparents were Patrick Maule, 1st Earl of Panmure and the former Frances Stanhope.
Career
He succeeded to his father's peerage in 1679. Lord Northesk signed the Test Act in 1685.Personal life
On 2 September 1669, Carnegie married Lady Elizabeth Lindsay, daughter of John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford, and his wife, the former Lady Margaret Hamilton. Together, they were the parents of two children:- Christian Carnegie, who married James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose in 1702.
- David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk, who married Lady Margaret Wemyss, second daughter of James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland and Lady Margaret Wemyss, suo jure 3rd Countess of Wemyss, in 1697.