Carnegie baronetcy

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The Carnegie baronetcy is a hereditary title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia held by the Carnegie family, historically linked to the Earls of Northesk in the Scottish nobility.


Statements (28)
Predicate Object
instanceOf baronetcy
hereditary title
title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
associatedWith Earls of Northesk
baronetage Baronetage of Nova Scotia
baronetageCreationPurpose colonisation and settlement of Nova Scotia
country Kingdom of Scotland
entailsTerritorialDesignation true
genderRestriction male-preference primogeniture (historically typical)
hasHereditarySuccession true
heraldicTradition Scottish heraldry
higherRankConnectedTitle Earl of Northesk
honourIsForLifeOnly false
honourIsInherited true
linkedPeerageTitle Earl of Northesk
linkedToClan Clan Carnegie
monarchWhoCreatedBaronetage James VI and I
nobilityClass minor hereditary nobility
nobleFamily Carnegie family
nobleTitleType baronet
partOf Scottish nobility
rankRelativeToKnighthood above most knighthoods
rankRelativeToPeerage below barons in the peerage
region Scotland
status extant (uncertain in modern period)
styleOfAddress Sir
titleHolderFamily Carnegie family
titleSystem British honours system

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Earl of Northesk
associatedNobleTitle

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