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Henry Stuart Lord Darnley 1545–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Dec 1545

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

Death Date: 10 Feb 1567

Death Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Matthew Lennox)

Mother: Margaret Lady

Spouse(s): Mary Scotland

Children(s): James England

In 1545, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley entered the world in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, born to Matthew Stewart Earl Of Lennox And Margaret Douglas Lady. Henry Stuart Lord Darnley married Mary Stewart Queen Of Scotland, and had children including James Stuart Vi Of Scotland I Of England. Henry Stuart Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, Scotland, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley entered the world in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, born to Matthew Stewart Earl Of Lennox And Margaret Douglas Lady.
  • Henry Stuart Lord Darnley married Mary Stewart Queen Of Scotland, and had children including James Stuart Vi Of Scotland I Of England.
  • Henry Stuart Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, Scotland, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Lennox)
1516–1571
Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Margaret Lady
1515–1578
Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, England Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Scotland
1542–1587
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
MS

Children(s)

James England
1566–1625
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
JE

Henry Darnley's Ancestors

Self
Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Place: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Matthew Stewart (Earl of Lennox)
1516–1571
Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Margaret (Douglas) Lady
1515–1578
Harbottle, Northumberland, England Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John, (of Darnley Stewart Earl van) Lennox
1500–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Agnes (Elizabeth Mitchell Stewart Lady of Balveny (Ann of) Atholl)
1494–1564
Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Scotland, Banffshire, Scotland
Archibald (Douglas Earl van) Angus
1489–1557
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Palace of Westminster, London, England
Great-Grandparents
George Angus
1469–1513
Elizabeth Innerpeffreyd
1470–
Henry Tudor
1455–1509
Elizabeth Plantagnet
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Richmond
1430–1456
Lady Beaufortof
1443–1509
Edward England
1442–1483

Henry Darnley's Descendants

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Henry (Stuart Lord) Darnley (07 Dec 1545–10 Feb 1567) m. Mary (Stewart Queen of) Scotland (07 Dec 1542–8 Feb 1587)
  1. 1. James (Stuart VI of Scotland I of) England 1566–1625 m. Catherine Fyer 1567–1615 m. Anne Oldenburg 1574–1619
    1. 1. William Stewart 1590–1640 m. Elizabeth Anderson 1590–1645
      1. 1. James (Dugald) Stewart 1605–1650 m. Jeane Fischer 1620–1650
        1. 1. Hugh Stewart 1650–1716 m. Lillias Fleeming 1633– m. Watestill (Hope Dennis) Denne 1652–1716
      2. 2. Barbara Stewart 1624–1655
    2. 2. Margaret Stewart 1615–
    3. 3. Charles (Stuart I, King of) England 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria de) France 1609–1669
      1. 1. Joanna (Taylor) Brydges 1619–1670
      2. 2. Charles (Stuart II, King of England and) Ireland 1630–1685 m. Lucy Walter 1630–1658 m. Elizabeth (Killigrew Viscountess) Shannon 1622–1680
        1. 1. James (Crofts Scott Duke of) Monmouth 1649–1685 m. Lady (Anna Scott 1st Duchess of Buccleuch and Monmouth, 4th Countess of Buccleuch, 5th Baroness Scott of Buccleuch, 5th Baroness Scott) of 1651–1732
        2. 2. Charlotte (Jemima Henrietta Maria Fitzcharles Countess of) Yarmouth 1650–1684
        3. 3. Catherine (Fitzcharles, Benedictine Nun at Dunkirk Abbey, France as Sister) Ophelia 1658–
      3. 3. Mary (Stuart Princess Royal of) England 1631–1660
      4. 4. James (Stuart II and VII, King of England, Scotland, and) Ireland 1633–1701 m. Mary (of) Modena 1658–1718
        1. 1. James (Francis Edward) Stuart 1688–1766 m. Maria (Klementyna) Sobieska 1702–1735
        2. 2. Louisa (Maria Theresa) Stuart 1692–1712
      5. 5. Charles (James Stuart Duke of) Cornwall 1629–1629
      6. 6. Henrietta (Duchess of) Orleans 1644–1670
      7. 7. Elizabeth (of England Stuart Princess of) England 1635–1650
      8. 8. Henry (Duke of) Gloucester 1639–1660
      9. 9. Anne (Stuart Princes of) England 1637–1640
      10. 10. Catherine (Stuart Princess of) England 1639–1639
    4. 4. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
    5. 5. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662 m. Frederick (Wittelsbach V, King of) Bohemia 1596–1632
      1. 1. Sophia Wittelsbach 1630–1714
      2. 2. Rupert (of) Bohemia 1619–1682
        1. 1. Ruprecht (Dudley) Bard 1665–1686
        2. 2. Ruperta (van) Cumberland 1671–1740
      3. 3. Edward 1625–1663
    6. 6. Henry (Frederick Stuart Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester, Prince of Wales, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the) Isl 1594–1612 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Raleigh 1589–1661
      1. 1. Lady (Mary Tudor) Stuart 1612–1650 m. Peter Opp 1613–1632
        1. 1. Mary (Sarah) Opp 1625–1669

Henry Darnley's Timeline

2 Records

1545
07 Dec 1545
Birth of Henry Stuart Lord Darnley in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
1567
10 Feb 1567
Age 22
Death of Henry Stuart Lord Darnley in Murdered at Kirk O'field, Edinburgh, Scotland
Murdered at Kirk O'field, Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1545
    Event Place: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1174
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1567
    Event Place: Murdered at Kirk O'field, Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1174
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

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