James Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Southesk

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From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on James Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Southesk:

http://thepeerage.com/p2629.htm#i26282

James Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Southesk [1]

  • M, #26282,
  • d. March 1669
  • Last Edited=12 Apr 2011
  • Consanguinity Index=0.45%

James Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Southesk married by contract, firstly, Lady Mary Ker, daughter of Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe and Margaret Maitland, on 21 February 1629.[1]

He married, secondly, Janet Adamson before 1669.[1]

He died in March 1669.[1]

He was the son of David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk and Margaret Lindsay.[1]

  • He was invested as a Knight before 29 January 1627/28.[1]
  • He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird [S., 1616] in February 1627/28.[1]
  • He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Southesk [S., 1633] in February 1627/28.[1]
  • He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird and Leuchars [S., 1633] in February 1627/28.[1]
  • He fought in the Battle of Preston in 1648, and was captured by the English Parliamentarians afterwards.[1] Before June 1649 he escaped.[1]
  • He was Commissioner for Scotland in August 1652, chosen to sit in the English Parliament.[1]
  • He killed William Gray, Master of Gray in August 1660 at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England, accidentally killed while fencing.[1]
  • He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in February 1660/61.[1]

Children of James Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Southesk and Lady Mary Ker

  • 1. Lady Katherine Carnegie [2] d. 1693
  • 2. Lady Jean Carnegie+[3] d. Mar 1671
  • 3. Robert Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Southesk+[1] d. 19 Feb 1687/88

Citations

  • 1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1427. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  • 2. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 1336.
  • 3. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 165. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
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