John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk

John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk (1611–1667), was a Scottish noble who supported the Royalist cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

Carnegie was the son of David Carnegie and Eupheme Wemyss, a descendant of Henry Sinclair, 3rd Lord Sinclair, and was younger brother of David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk.

He was born before 1611 and lived at Inglismaldie Castle.

[1] Carnegie had already been created Earl of Ethie and Lord Lour in 1647 but relinquished those titles in exchange for the 1662 creations.

[1] It was under the title Earl of Ethie that he was fined £6,000 under Cromwell's Act of Grace.