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Henry Stuart Lord Darnley 1545–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1545

Birth Location: temple, newsam, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 Feb 1567

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Matthew Lennox

Mother: Margaret Lennox

Spouse(s): Mary Scots

Children(s): James (Stewart)

In 1545, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley entered the world in temple, newsam, Yorkshire, England, born to Matthew Stewart Stuart 4Th Earl Of Lennox And Margaret Douglas Countess Of Lennox. Henry Stuart Lord Darnley married Mary Stewart Queen Of Scots, and had children including James Charles Vi And I Stuart Stewart. Henry Stuart Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley entered the world in temple, newsam, Yorkshire, England, born to Matthew Stewart Stuart 4Th Earl Of Lennox And Margaret Douglas Countess Of Lennox.
  • Henry Stuart Lord Darnley married Mary Stewart Queen Of Scots, and had children including James Charles Vi And I Stuart Stewart.
  • Henry Stuart Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Dunbarton, Scotland
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Margaret Lennox
1515–1578
Birth Location: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

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

James (Stewart)
1566–1625
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Henry Darnley's Ancestors

Self
Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Place: temple, newsam, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Matthew Stewart (Stuart) 4th Earl of Lennox
1516–1571
Dumbarton Castle, Dunbarton, Scotland
Margaret (Douglas Countess of) Lennox
1515–1578
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Archibald (Douglas 6th Earl of) Angus
1489–1557
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Darnley's Descendants

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Henry (Stuart Lord) Darnley (7 Dec 1545–10 Feb 1567) m. Mary (Stewart Queen of) Scots (8 Dec 1542–8 Feb 1587)
  1. 1. James (Charles VI and I Stuart) (Stewart) 1566–1625 m. Anne (Oldenburg Princess of) Denmark 1574–1619
    1. 1. Princess (Margaret Stuart, Princess of) Scotland 1598–1600
    2. 2. Robert (Bruce Stuart Duke of) Kintyre 1602–1602
    3. 3. Henry (Frederick Stuart Duke of Rothesay, Prince of) Wales 1594–1612
    4. 4. Princess (Mary Filia Jacobi) Stuart 1605–1607
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann Stuart (Stewart) Queen of) Bohemia 1596–1662 m. Frederick (V of the Palatinate) Palatine-Simmern 1596–1632
      1. 1. Sophia (of Hanover) Palatine-Simmern 1630–1714
      2. 2. Henry (Frederick Palatine-Simmern Hereditary Prince of the) Palatinate 1614–1629
      3. 3. Elisabeth (of the Palatinate) Palatine-Simmern 1618–1680
      4. 4. Edward (Palatine-Simmern Count Palatine of) Simmern 1625–1663
      5. 5. Rupert (Palatine-Simmern Duke of) Cumberland 1619–1682
      6. 6. Charles (I Louis Elector Palatine) Palatine-Simmern 1617–1680
      7. 7. Maurice (of the Palatinat) Palatine-Simmerne 1620–1652
      8. 8. Louise (Hollandine of The) Palatinate 1622–1709
      9. 9. Gustavus (Adolphus of The Palatinate) Palatine-Simmern 1632–1641
      10. 10. Henriette (Marie of The Palatinate) Palatine-Simmern 1626–1651
      11. 11. John (Philip Palatine-Simmern Frederick of The) Palatinate 1627–1650
      12. 12. Charlotte (of The Palatinate) Palatinate-Simmern 1628–1631
    6. 6. Charles (I Stuart King of) England 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria of France) Bourbon 1609–1669
      1. 1. Charles (II) Stuart 1630–1685 m. Catherine Braganza 1638–1705
      2. 2. Mary (Stuart Princess Royal and Princess of) Orange 1631–1660
      3. 3. James (II & VII) Stuart 1633–1701 m. Mary (of) Modena 1658–1718
        1. 1. James (Francis) Stuart 1688–1766
        2. 2. Louisa (Maria Teresa) Stuart 1692–1712
        3. 3. Catherine (Laura) Stuart 1675–1676
        4. 4. Isabel Stuart 1676–1681
        5. 5. Elizabeth Stuart 1678–1678
        6. 6. Charlotte (Maria) Stuart 1682–1682
        7. 7. Charles (Stuart Duke of) Cambridge 1677–1677
      4. 4. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
      5. 5. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
      6. 6. Catherine Stuart 1639–1639
      7. 7. Charles (James Stuart Duke of) Cornwall 1629–1629
      8. 8. Henry (Stuart Duke of) Gloucester 1640–1660
      9. 9. Henrietta (Anne of England) Stuart 1644–1670 m. Philippe (I Bourbon (by birth) Founder of Orleans Duke of) Orleans 1640–1701
        1. 1. Philippe (Charles Orleans Duke of) Valois 1664–1666
        2. 2. Marie (Louise) Orleans 1662–1689
        3. 3. Anne (Marie) Orleans 1669–1728 m. Victor (Amadeus II) Savoy 1666–1732
    7. 7. Princess (Sophia) Stuart 1606–1606

Henry Darnley's Timeline

2 Records

1545
7 Dec 1545
Birth of Henry Stuart Lord Darnley in temple, newsam, Yorkshire, England
temple, newsam, Yorkshire, England
1567
10 Feb 1567
Age 22
Death of Henry Stuart Lord Darnley in kirk o’ field, Edinburgh, Scotland
kirk o’ field, Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1545
    Event Place: temple, newsam, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1567
    Event Place: kirk o’ field, Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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