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Edward Henry (earl of Darnley) Stuart 1545–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1567

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Mathieu Stewart

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Mary Scots

Children(s): James England

In 1545, Edward Henry (earl of Darnley) Stuart entered the world in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, born to Mathieu Stewart And Lady Marguerite Douglas. Edward Henry (earl of Darnley) Stuart married Mary Queen Of Scots Stuart Queen Of Scots, and had children including James Vi James I King Of England. Edward Henry (earl of Darnley) Stuart passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Edward Henry (earl of Darnley) Stuart entered the world in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, born to Mathieu Stewart And Lady Marguerite Douglas.
  • Edward Henry (earl of Darnley) Stuart married Mary Queen Of Scots Stuart Queen Of Scots, and had children including James Vi James I King Of England.
  • Edward Henry (earl of Darnley) Stuart passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathieu Stewart
1516–1571
Birth Location: Dunbarton Castle
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Lady Douglas
1515–1578
Birth Location: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Scots
1542–1587
Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

James England
1566–1625
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Edward Stuart's Ancestors

Self
Edward Stuart
1545–1567
Birth Place: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Mathieu Stewart
1516–1571
Dunbarton Castle
Lady (Marguerite) Douglas
1515–1578
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland
Grandparents
John (Stewart Earl van Lennox) III
1492–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Elisabeth Stewart
1494–
Balveny, Fifeshire, Schotland
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Stuart's Descendants

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Edward (Henry (earl of Darnley)) Stuart (1545–1567) m. Mary ((Queen of Scots) Stuart Queen of) Scots (8 Dec 1542–1 Aug 1587)
  1. 1. James (VI James I King of) England 1566–1625 m. Anne (van Oldenburg Prinses van) Denemarken 1574–1619
    1. 1. Charles I 1600–1649 m. Princess (of Denmark Anne Sophie) Oldenburg 1574–1619
      1. 1. Henrietta (Anne Stuart (Princess of) England) 1644–1670
      2. 2. Henry (Stuart, Duke of) Gloucester 1640–1660
      3. 3. James (II Stuart, of England, Scotland, and) Irelan 1633–1701
      4. 4. Catherine (Stuart of) England 1639–1639
      5. 5. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
      6. 6. Charles (II) Stuart 1629–1629
      7. 7. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
      8. 8. Mary (Henrietta) Stuart 1631–1660
    2. 2. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
    3. 3. Princess Mary 1605–1607
    4. 4. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
    5. 5. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
    6. 6. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662 m. Frederik (V van Wittelsbach Keurvorst van de Palts Koning van) Bohemen 1596–1632
      1. 1. Edouard (de Bavière) Wittelsbach-Simmerm 1625–1663
      2. 2. Charles (Ier Louis) Wittelsbach 1617–1680
      3. 3. Charlotte Wittelsbach 1628–1631
      4. 4. Elisabeth (de Bohème) Wittelsbach 1618–1680
        1. 1. Henry (Howard Duke of) Norfolk 1628–1684
      5. 5. Frédéric-Henri Wittelsbach 1614–1629
      6. 6. Gustave (Adolphe) Wittelsbach 1632–1641
      7. 7. Henriette-Marie Wittelsbach 1626–1651
      8. 8. Jean (Philippe Frédéric du Palatinat) Wittelsbach 1627–1650
      9. 9. Louise (Hollandine du Palatinat) Wittelsbach 1622–1709
      10. 10. Louis Wittelsbach 1623–1624
      11. 11. Maurice Wittelsbach 1621–1654
      12. 12. Rupert (du Rhin) Wittelsbach 1619–1682
        1. 1. Ruprecht (Dudley) Bard 1665–1686
        2. 2. Ruperta (van) Cumberland 1671–1740
      13. 13. Sophie (de Hanovre) Wittelsbach 1630–1714 m. Ernst (August Keurvorst van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1629–1698
        1. 1. Christiaan (Hendrik Prins van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1671–1703
        2. 2. Frederik (August Prins van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1661–1690
        3. 3. Karel (Philips Prins van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1669–1690
        4. 4. Maximiliaan (Willem Prins van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1666–1726
        5. 5. Sophia (Charlotte Prinses van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1668–1705 m. Frédéric (I de) HOHENZOLLERN 1657–1713
        6. 6. George (I Lodewijk Keurvorst van Hannover Koning van Groot-Brittannië en Ierland Hertog van) Brunswijk-Lüneburg 1660–1727
        7. 7. Ernst (August Prins van) Brunswijk-Calenberg 1674–1728
    7. 7. Henry (Frederick Stuart Prince of) Wales 1594–1612 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Raleigh 1589–1661
      1. 1. Lady (Mary Tudor) Frederick 1612–1650

Edward Stuart's Timeline

3 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Edward Henry (earl of Darnley) Stuart in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
1567
1567
Age 22
Death of Edward Henry (earl of Darnley) Stuart in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
1899
January 1899
Age 354
Edward Henry (earl of Darnley) Stuart was married in St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom
St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1899
    Event Place: St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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