James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (born 23 September 1929) is a great grandson of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and a member of the extended British Royal Family, 53rd in line of succession to the British throne. As a female line great grandson of a British Sovereign, he does not carry out royal and official duties or receive any monies from the Civil List. He was styled Lord Carnegie before 1959 and is currently styled His Grace The Duke of Fife.
Early life
The Duke is the only son of Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk (1893-1992) and his wife, Princess Maud of Fife (1893-1945), the younger daughter of Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife and Princess Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife. As the son of the Earl of Southesk, he held the courtesy title of Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird from birth.
The Duke of Fife was educated at Ludgrove, Gordonstoun, and at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. He served with the Scots Guards in Malaya in 1948-50. He served as vice patron of the Braemar Royal Highland Society and of the British Olympic Association
Duke of Fife
The Dukedom of Fife was first granted to the Duke's grandfather, Alexander Duff, in 1889 by Queen Victoria upon his marriage to Princess Louise of Wales, the eldest daughter of The Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). The 1st Duke of Fife received a fresh patent as Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in April 1900, with special remainder to his daughters by Princess Louise and their male issue. As the Duke and Princess Louise only had two surviving daughters, the title went to Princess Alexandra (later Princess Arthur of Connaught).
On 26 February 1959, he succeeded his maternal aunt, Princess Arthur of Connaught, as the 3rd Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff. He succeeded his father as 12th Earl of Southesk, as well as chief of the Clan Carnegie, on 16 February 1992.
Marriage
On 11 September 1956, the then-Lord Carnegie married the Hon. Caroline Dewar (born 12 February 1934), the elder daughter of Alexander Dewar, 3rd Baron Forteviot. They divorced in 1966. The marriage produced three children:
- The Lady Alexandra Clare Carnegie (born 20 June 1959) m. London 11 May 2001 Mark Fleming Etherington, and has issue.
- David Charles Carnegie, Earl of Southesk (born 3 March 1961), styled Earl of Macduff (by courtesy) from birth until his paternal grandfather's death 16 February 1992, thereafter styled Earl of Southesk; m. 16 July 1987 Caroline Anne Bunting (born 13 November 1961); and has issue.
Shorthand titles
- Lord Carnegie (23 September 1929–26 February 1959)
- His Grace The Duke of Fife (26 February 1959—)
| Preceded by: Princess Alexandra |
Duke of Fife 1959–present |
Succeeded by: Current Incumbent |
| Preceded by: Charles Alexander Carnegie |
Earl of Southesk 1992–present |
| Preceded by: Maximilian Lascelles |
Line of succession to the British throne | Succeeded by: Earl of Southesk |
| Preceded by: His Grace The Duke of Westminster |
United Kingdom Order of Precedence (gentlemen) |
Succeeded by: His Royal Higness the Duke of Gloucester |
