Baron Carnock

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Baron Carnock, of Carnock in the County of Stirling, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1916 for Sir Arthur Nicolson, 11th Baronet, of Carnock, the former Permanent Under-Secretary in the Foreign Office. The Baron also holds the titles Baronet, of Carnock in the County of Stirling, and Baronet, of Lasswade in the County of Midlothian.

1 History
2 Nicolson Baronets, of Carnock (1636)
3 Barons Carnock (1916)
4 Nicolson Baronets, of Lasswade (1629)
5 See also

[edit] History

The Nicolson family descends from Thomas Nicolson. In 1636 he was created a Baronet, of Carnock in the County of Stirling, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. His great-grandson, the fourth Baron, succeeded as 4th Lord Napier of Merchistoun in 1683. However, on his death three years later the Lordship passed to his maternal aunt Margaret Brisbane, while he was succeeded in the Baronetcy by his cousin and heir-male, the fifth Baronet. He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Baronet. On the death of his younger son, the eighth Baronet, this line of the family failed. The latter was succeeded by his cousin, the ninth Baronet. He was a Major-General in the Army, while his son, the tenth Baronet, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy. The latter was succeeded by his son, the eleventh Baronet. In 1916 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Carnock, of Carnock in the County of Stirling. The present holder of the titles is his grandson, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1982. The latter had succeeded his elder brother, the second Baron, in 1952.

The Baronetcy, of Lasswade in the County of Midlothian, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1629 for John Nicolson, the eldest brother of Sir Thomas Nicolson, 1st Baronet, of Carnock. The Baronetcy was created with remainder to his heirs whatsoever. On the death of the seventh Baronet of Lasswade, the title was thought to have become either extinct or dormant. However, in 1984 the fourth Baron Carnock was recognised with the undifferenced arms of Nicolson. He was seperately recognised in his title by the Registrar of the Baronetage.

The famous diplomat Sir Harold Nicolson, husband of Vita Sackville-West, was the third son of the first Baron Carnock. His son Nigel Nicolson is the father of the current heir presumptive to the Nicolson titles, Adam Nicolson.

[edit] Nicolson Baronets, of Carnock (1636)

Sir Thomas Nicolson, 1st Baronet (d. 1646)
Sir Thomas Nicolson, 2nd Baronet (1628-1664)
Sir Thomas Nicolson, 3rd Baronet (1649-1670)
Sir Thomas Nicolson, 4th Lord Napier of Merchistoun, 4th Baronet (1669-1686)
Sir Thomas Nicolson, 5th Baronet (d. 1699)
Sir George Nicolson, 6th Baronet (d. 1771)
Sir Walter Philip Nicholson, 7th Baronet (d. 1786)
Sir David Nicolson, 8th Baronet (d. 1806)
Sir William Nicolson, 9th Baronet (1758-1820)
Sir Frederick William Erskine Nicolson, 10th Baronet (1815-1899)
Sir Arthur Nicolson, 11th Baronet (1849-1928) (created Baron Carnock in 1916)