David Carnegie of Colluthie (1559–1598) was a Scottish landowner and administrator.

Career

David Carnegie was the younger son of Sir Robert Carnegie of Kinnaird (d. 1565) and Margaret Guthrie (d. 1571). Colluthie is near

Leuchars Leuchars (pronounced or ; "rushes") is a town and parish near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland. The civil parish has a population of 5,754 (in 2011) Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by Nati ...

in the parish of Moonzie. David Carnegie had lands at

Panbride Panbride is a village and civil parishes in Scotland, civil parish in the subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated north-east of Carnoustie and west of Arbroath. Etymology The name ''Panbride'' may be Pictish i ...

in Forfarshire. When his older brother John Carnegie died in 1595, he became laird of Kinnaird. In December 1593, Carnegie was appointed to a committee to audit the account of money spent by the

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, John Maitland of Thirlestane, on the royal voyages. The funds in question came from the English subsidy and the dowry of

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. He was an auditor of the Scottish exchequer in 1595 and joined the government finance committee known as the

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in 1596. He took down the old kirk of Cookstoun to build a new church at Kinnaird. In 1583 he acquired Cruivie Castle in Logie, Fife from his daughter Margaret. His niece Catherine Carnegie (d. 1597) was abducted with a view to a forced marriage with James Gray, a son of Patrick Gray, 5th Lord Gray, in Edinburgh in 1593. She was taken from the house of the merchant Robert Jousie by the courtiers John Wemyss of Logie and Sir James Sandilands of Slamannan. He died on 19 April 1598.

Marriages and family

David Carnegie married (1) Elizabeth Ramsay, the heir of Henry Ramsay of Colluthie and

who was killed at the

battle of Pinkie The Battle of Pinkie, also known as the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (), took place on 10 September 1547 on the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland. The last pitched battle between Scotland and England before the Union of the Crowns, ...

in 1547, (2) Euphame Wemyss (d. 1593), daughter of John Wemyss of Wemyss, (3) Janet Henrison.William Fraser, ''History of the Carnegies, Earls of Southesk'', vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1867), p. cv. His children included: * David Carnegie of Kinnaird, ''created'' Lord Carnegie, and

Earl of Southesk Earl of Southesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk, Sir David Carnegie, an Extraordinary Lord of Session. He had already been created Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird in 1616 and was ...

* John Carnegie, ''created''

Earl of Northesk Earl of Northesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1662 for John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk, John Carnegie, who notably served as Sheriff of Forfarshire. He was given the subsidiary title of Lord Rosehill and Eglismau ...

* Alexander Carnegie * Robert Carnegie * Katherine Carnegie, who married John Aytoun of Kinnaldie, brother of the poet Robert Aytoun * Elizabeth Carnegie, daughter of Elizabeth Ramsay, who married John Inglis younger of Inglistarvit in 1579 * Jean Carnegie * Margaret Carnegie (d. 1589), younger daughter of Elizabeth Ramsay, who married William Dundas of Fingask in 1582 * Agnes Carnegie, who married Alexander Falconer of Halkertoun, and was the mother of Sir Alexander Falconer, 1st Lord Falconer of Halkerton * Euphame Carnegie, who married Robert Graham, younger of Morphie

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carnegie, David People from Angus, Scotland 16th-century Scottish landowners Octavians 1559 births 1598 deaths