James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
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His Grace The Duke of Fife |
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Portrait by Allan Warren, 1985
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| Preceded by | Princess Arthur of Connaught, 2nd Duchess |
| Succeeded by | David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife |
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| Born |
James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie 23 September 1929 |
| Died | 22 June 2015 (aged 85) |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Dewar (m. 1956; div. 1966) |
| Parents |
Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk Princess Maud of Fife |
James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (23 September 1929 – 22 June 2015) was the grandson of Louise, Princess Royal, a daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. As a female-line great-grandson of a British sovereign, he did not carry out royal or official duties or receive any funds from the Civil List. He was the second cousin of Queens Elizabeth II and Margrethe II and King Harald V of Norway. Through his maternal grandfather, he was also a descendant of King William IV and Dorothea Jordan.
The Duke was the only son of the 11th Earl of Southesk (1893–1992) and his wife, Princess Maud (1893–1945), the younger daughter of the 1st Duke of Fife and Louise, Princess Royal. One of his godparents was the King, his mother's maternal uncle, who was represented at the christening by his eldest son and heir, The Prince of Wales.
The Duke was educated at Ludgrove, Gordonstoun School, 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.
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