William Carnegie 7th Earl of Northesk

Admiral William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk (10 April 1756 – 28 May 1831) was a British naval officer. He served as third-in-command of the Mediterranean Fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in HMS Britannia. 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 later became Rear-Admirals of the United Kingdom and Commander- in-Chief, Plymouth. He was the second son of Admiral George Carnegie and his wife Lady Anne Leslie. His elder brother David died in 1788 leaving him his father's heir and holding the courtesy title of Lord Rosehill. His father died in January 1792 leaving him to inherit as Earl of northesk. He died in 1831 and was buried in Kensington, London. He is buried alongside his brother David and his mother Lady Leslie in the Kensington National Cemetery, London, England. His son was buried next to his father, who died in March 1831.