William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk
Royal Navy officer (1756–1831)
Died aged 73AriesKingdom of Great Britain
Biography
Admiral William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, (10 April 1756 – 28 May 1831) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. While in command of HMS Monmouth he was caught in the Nore Mutiny of 1797 and was the officer selected to relay the demands of the mutineers to George III. He most notably served as third-in-command of the Mediterranean Fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in HMS Britannia. He later became Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom and Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- member of the House of Lords
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Mary Ricketts
- Children
- William Carnegie, 8th Earl of NortheskSwynfen CarnegieLady Mary CarnegieGeorge Carnegie, Lord RosehillLady Anne Letitia CarnegieLady Elizabeth Margaret CarnegieLady Jane CarnegieJohn Jervis CarnegieLady Georgina Henrietta Carnegie
- Parents
- George Carnegie, 6th Earl of NortheskLady Anne Leslie
- Siblings
- Elizabeth Hope-Johnstone, Countess of HopetounHon. Alexander CarnegieDavid Carnegie, Lord Rosehill
Awards & honours (1)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
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