David Charles Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife (born 3 March 1961) is a British and Scottish peer, landowner, and business man. He was styled Earl of Macduff until 1992, and then Earl of Southesk until succeeding his father on 22 June 2015 as the fourth Duke of Fife and Chief of the Clan Carnegie.
He is also Earl of Macduff and Baron Balinhard, in the peerage of the United Kingdom; Earl of Southesk and Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird, in the peerage of Scotland; and a Baronet, of Pittarrow in the County of Kincardine, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. In 1986, he received the Cambridge MA degree by seniority.
Career
While still styled Earl of Macduff, Fife was employed by London-based stock brokerage firm Cazenove between 1982 and 1985. Between 1988 and 1989, he was with the Edinburgh-based investment management firm of Bell, Lawrie and Company. They have three sons:
- Charles Duff Carnegie, Earl of Southesk (born Edinburgh, Midlothian, 1 July 1989), married on 5 September 2020 at Kinnaird Castle, Brechin, Camille Ascoli (born Paris, 6 March 1990), daughter of Roberto Ascoli (born Milan, June 1961) and wife Valérie Marie Christine Ledoux, daughter of Marc Ledoux (Soissons, 20 June 1932 – Villers-Cotterêts, 24 December 2012) and wife Françoise Marie Jolicoeur. They have two daughters:
- Lady Chloe Françoise Carnegie (b. 15 December 2022)
- Lady Chiara Louise Carnegie (b. 21 April 2025)
- Lord George William Carnegie (born Edinburgh 23 March 1991), married on 7 June 2025 at St. Paul's Church, Ashford Hill with Headley, Matilda Elizabeth St Aubyn (born 19 January 1994) a descendant of the first Baron St Levan.
- Lord Hugh Alexander Carnegie (born Dundee 10 June 1993), married on 30 August 2025 at Kinnaird Castle, Brechin, Catherine Morgan (born in July 1993).
The Duchess of Fife is a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) for Angus.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
- 3 March 1961 – 16 February 1992: Earl of Macduff
- 16 February 1992 – 22 June 2015: Earl of Southesk
- 22 June 2015 – present: His Grace The Duke of Fife