Earl of Northesk

E1386

peerage title title in the Peerage of Scotland

The Earl of Northesk is a Scottish peerage title historically held by the Carnegie family, notable for its long lineage and connections to British naval and political history.

Aliases (2)

Earls of Northesk ×3
Lord Northesk ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	peerage title → title in the Peerage of Scotland →
associatedClanSeatCountry	Scotland →
associatedNobleTitle	Carnegie baronetcy →
associatedWith	British naval history → British nobility → British political history →
category	Peerage titles associated with the Royal Navy → Scottish earls → Titles held by the Carnegie family →
country	Kingdom of Scotland →
family	Carnegie family →
governingLaw	Scottish peerage law →
hasClan	Clan Carnegie →
hasGenderedForm	Countess of Northesk →
hasHeraldicElement	coat of arms of the Carnegie family →
hasHistoricalRole	landed nobility in Scotland →
hasMottoLanguage	Latin →
hasTerritorialDesignation	Northesk →
hasTitleStyle	Earl of Northesk →
hereditary	true →
historicalAssociation	Kingdom of Great Britain → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
isPartOf	Scottish peerage system →
jurisdiction	Scotland →
laterCountry	United Kingdom →
linkedToInstitution	House of Lords →
linkedToMonarchy	British monarchy → Scottish monarchy →
namedAfter	North Esk River →
nobilityCategory	Scottish nobility →
nobleFamily	Clan Carnegie →
nobleRank	Earl →
notableFor	long lineage → service in British politics by title holders → service in the Royal Navy by title holders →
peerage	Peerage of Scotland →
rankInBritishPeerageSystem	middle rank →
region	Scotland →
socialClass	aristocracy →
styleOfAddress	The Right Honourable →
successionType	hereditary succession →
titleHolderFamily	Carnegie family →
titleLanguage	English →
titleStatus	extant →
traditionalInheritance	male-preference primogeniture →
traditionalPoliticalAlignment	British aristocracy →
typeOfPeerage	Scottish earldom →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carnegie family → Countess of Northesk →	associatedTitle
Carnegie of Northesk → Northesk →	associatedWithTitle
Carnegie →	associatedNobleTitle
Carnegie baronetcy ("Earls of Northesk") →	associatedWith
Countess of Northesk →	counterpartOf
Clan Carnegie →	hasHereditaryTitle
Carnegie family ("Earls of Northesk") →	hasNotableBranch
Carnegie family →	hasTitle
Earl of Northesk →	hasTitleStyle
Carnegie baronetcy →	higherRankConnectedTitle
Peerage of Scotland →	includesTitle
North Esk River →	inspiredTitle
Carnegie of Northesk →	linkedClanChiefTitle
Carnegie baronetcy →	linkedPeerageTitle
Carnegie of Northesk →	linkedTitle
John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk →	nobleTitle
Clan Carnegie ("Earls of Northesk") →	notableBranch
Clan Carnegie →	producedTitle
Carnegie of Lour →	sharesSurnameWith
Earl of Northesk ("Lord Northesk") →	styleOfAddress
John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk →	titleCreated
Northesk →	usedInTitle