David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife

The Duke of Fife
Born David Charles Carnegie
(1961-03-03) 3 March 1961
Tenure 22 June 2015 – present
Predecessor James Carnegie, 3rd Duke
Spouse(s) Caroline Anne Bunting (m. 1987)
Issue Charles Duff Carnegie, Earl of Southesk
Lord George William Carnegie
Lord Hugh Alexander Carnegie
Parents James Carnegie, 3rd Duke
Caroline Dewar

David Charles Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife (b. 3 March 1961, Marylebone, London), is a British peer. He is the only son of the late James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, and his former wife Caroline Dewar. He was styled Earl of Macduff until 1992, and then Earl of Southesk until succeeding his father on 22 June 2015 as the fourth Duke of Fife. As a great-great-grandson of Edward VII, he is in the line of succession to the British throne. He is also the second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II.

Education and career

Carnegie graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge, in 1982 with a BA degree.[1] He was employed by London-based stock brokerage firm Cazenove between 1982 and 1985.[1] In 1986, he received the MA degree given to Cambridge graduates who have an earned BA.[1] He was also educated at Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester, Glouchestershire.[1]

Between 1988 and 1989, Carnegie was with the Edinburgh based investment management firm of Bell, Lawrie and Company.[1] He graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, in 1990 with an MBA degree.[1] Between 1992 and 1996, he was with chartered accountants and financial advisors Reeves and Neylan.[1] As of 2003, he lives at Kinnaird Castle in Angus, Scotland.[1] Kinnaird is one of the Carnegie family seats.

Marriage and family

Carnegie married Caroline Anne Bunting, only daughter of Martin Brian Bunting and Veronica Mary Cope, on 16 June 1987 in London.[2][3] They have three sons:[4]

Other titles

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Ancestry

Notes and sources

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 6. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
  2. ↑ Marlene A. Eilers, Queen Victoria's Descendants (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987), page 176. Hereinafter cited as Queen Victoria's Descendants.
  3. ↑ Genealogics - Leo van de Pas David Charles Carnegie
  4. ↑ David Charles Carnegie, Earl of Southesk in: thePeerage.com [retrieved 30 October 2014].
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
James Carnegie		 Duke of Fife
2nd creation
2015–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
James Carnegie		 Earl of Southesk
2015–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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