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Henry Lord Darnley 1545–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1545

Birth Location: Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 February 1567

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Matthew Lennox

Mother: Margaret Lennox

Spouse(s): Mary Scots

Children(s): James Stuart

The story of Henry Lord Darnley began in 1545 in Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England. Henry Lord Darnley married Mary Stuart Queen Of Scots, and had children including James Vi Of Scotland James I Of England Stuart. Henry Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Lord Darnley began in 1545 in Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England.
  • Henry Lord Darnley married Mary Stuart Queen Of Scots, and had children including James Vi Of Scotland James I Of England Stuart.
  • Henry Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Lennox
–1571
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Lennox
1515–1578
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

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

James Stuart
1566–1625
Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
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Henry Darnley's Ancestors

Self
Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Place: Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox
–1571
Margaret (Douglas Countess of) Lennox
1515–1578
Grandparents
Margaret Tudor*
1489–1541
London,England
Great-Grandparents
Hendrik Richmond
1457–1509
Elisabeth Engeland
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Tudor
1430–1456
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1457
King *
1442–1483
Elizabeth Woodville*
1437–1492

Henry Darnley's Descendants

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Henry (Lord) Darnley (7 December 1545–10 February 1567) m. Mary (Stuart Queen of) Scots (7 December 1542–8 February 1587)
  1. 1. James (VI of Scotland (James I of England)) Stuart 1566–1625 m. Anne (Oldenburg of) Denmark 1574–1619
    1. 1. Charles (Stuart) I 1600–1649 m. Henrietta Maria 1609–1669 m. Princess (Henrietta Marie de) Bourbon 1609–1669 m. Henrietta (Maria of France de) BOURBON 1609–1669
      1. 1. Charles II 1630–1689 m. Henrietta Maria 1609–1669 m. Catherine (Braganza, Princess of Portugal, daughter of King John IV, Queen Consort married King Charles II of) England 1638–1705 m. Barbara Villiers 1640–1709 m. Catherine (de Braganca, "Lady Pegge" Thomas, mistress of King Charles II of) England 1635–1678 m. Frances ("La Belle" Stuart, Mistress of King Charles II of England, Figure of Britannia is on British) Coins 1623–1681 m. Hortense (Mancini, Mistress of King Charles II of England, Duchess of) Mazarin 1646–1699 m. Lucy (de Walter, daughter of Sir William, married Barlow, mistress of King Charles) II 1630–1658 m. Margaret (De) Carteret 1630–1684 m. Mary ("Moll" Davies\Davies, mistress of King Charles II of) England 1657–1676 m. Eleanor ("Nell" Gwynne, daughter of Captain Thomas, mistress of King Charles II of) England 1650–1687 m. Louise (Renee De Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth, Mistress of King Charles II of) England 1649–1734
        1. 1. Sir (Charles 1 FitzRoy Beauclerk, Knight, Earl of Burford, 1st Duke of St. Albans,, illegitimate son of King Charles II of) England 1670–1726
        2. 2. Henry (Fitzroy, illegitimate son of King Charles II of England, Duke of Grafton, Earl of) Euston 1663–1690
        3. 3. Sir (George FitzRoy, Illegitimate son of King Charles II of England and Scotland, Earl of) Northumberland 1665–1716
        4. 4. Eleanor ("Nell" Gwynne,daughter of Captain Thomas, mistress of King Charles II of) England 1650–1687
        5. 5. Lady (Mary Walters Crofts, illegitimate daughter of King Charles II of England, married William) Fanshawe 1651–1693
        6. 6. Charlotte (Jemima Henrietta Maria FitzRoy (Howard) (Paston), Countess of) Yarmouth 1650–1684
        7. 7. Anne (Palmer FitzRoy, Illegitimate daughter of King Charles II of England, married Baron Thomas Dacre Lennard Countess of) Sussex 1662–1722
        8. 8. Charles (Fitzroy, illegitimate son of King Charles II of England, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, Duke of) Southampton 1662–1730
        9. 9. Charles (II FitzCharles, Illegitimate son of King Charles II of England, 1st Earl of Plymouth died of Dysentery in) Morocco 1657–1680
        10. 10. Charlotte (Caroline Lee, "Lady FitzRoy" illegitimate daughter of King Charles II of England, married Edward Henry Lee I Countess of) Lichfield 1664–1718
        11. 11. James (of) Monmouth 1649–1685
        12. 12. James (FitzRoy Beauclerck, Illegitimate son of King Charles II of) England 1671–1696
        13. 13. Charles (Lennox, illegitimate son of King Charles II of England, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox 1st Duke of Aubigny Duke of) Richmond 1672–1723
        14. 14. Charles (II FitzCharles, Illegitimate son of King of England and Scotland, Earl of Plymouth. Died of dysentery in) Morocco 1657–1680
      2. 2. James (II) Stuart 1633–1701
      3. 3. Henry (Stuart Glouchester) England 1640–1660
      4. 4. Anne Stuart 1636–1640
      5. 5. Anne Stewart 1635–1650
      6. 6. Joanna (Taylor) Brydges 1619–1679
      7. 7. Princess (Catherine Stuart, Princess of Larcombe, Princess of) England 1639–1665
      8. 8. Catherine (Stewart, Princess of) England 1625–1665
      9. 9. William (Stewart II, Prince of) Orange-Nassau 1626–1650
      10. 10. Princess (Elizabeth) Stuart 1635–1650
      11. 11. Mary Stuart 1631–1660
      12. 12. Duke (Charles James of Cornwall &) Rothesay 1629–1629
      13. 13. Henrietta Stuart 1644–1670
      14. 14. Henrietta Maria 1609–1669
      15. 15. James (Earl of Moray) Stewart 1608–1653
      16. 16. King (Charles II) Stuart 1630–1685
      17. 17. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
      18. 18. Henry Stuart 1640–1660
      19. 19. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
      20. 20. Catherine Stuart 1639–1639
    2. 2. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
    3. 3. Princess Mary 1605–1607
    4. 4. Robert (Kintyre) Stuart 1602–1602
    5. 5. Margaret Stuart 1598–1599
    6. 6. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662 m. Frederick (V of Palatinate Von Der Pfalz House of) Hannover 1596–1632
      1. 1. Charles Louis 1617–1680
      2. 2. Edward 1625–1663
      3. 3. Sophie (of) Hanover 1630–1714 m. Ernst (August I. von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1629–1698
        1. 1. George I 1660–1727 m. Ehrengard (Melusina van der) Schulenburg 1667–1743 m. Sophia (Dorothea van Brunswijk) Luneburg 1666–1726
        2. 2. Sophie (Charlotte of) Hanover 1668–1705
        3. 3. Ernst (August II. von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1674–1728
        4. 4. Christian (Heinrich von) Hannover 1671–1703
        5. 5. Karl (Philipp von) Hannover 1669–1690
        6. 6. George (I) Hanover 1660–1727
      4. 4. Rupert (von de) Pfalz 1619–1682 m. Margaret Hughes* 1630–1719
        1. 1. Ruperta (Von Der) Pfalz* 1633–1741
        2. 2. Ruperta Hughes 1671–1740 m. Emanuel (Scrope) Howe 1663–1735
    7. 7. Henry (Frederick Wales) Stuart 1594–1612
    8. 8. Child Stuart 1595–1595
    9. 9. Son Stuart 1601–1602
    10. 10. Mary Stuart 1605–1607
    11. 11. Robert (Great) Britainengland 1601–

Henry Darnley's Timeline

2 Records

1545
7 December 1545
Birth of Henry Lord Darnley in Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England
Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England
1567
10 February 1567
Age 22
Death of Henry Lord Darnley in Provost's House, Kirk O'the Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Provost's House, Kirk O'the Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 December 1545
    Event Place: Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1567
    Event Place: Provost's House, Kirk O'the Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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