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Henry Lord Darnley 1545–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Yorkshire,England

Death Date: 10 February 1567

Death Location: Kirk O' Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Matthew Lennox

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): Mary Stuart

Children(s): James Stuart

The story of Henry Lord Darnley began in 1545 in Yorkshire,England. Henry Lord Darnley married Mary Stuart, and had children including James I Stuart. Henry Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Kirk O' Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Lord Darnley began in 1545 in Yorkshire,England.
  • Henry Lord Darnley married Mary Stuart, and had children including James I Stuart.
  • Henry Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Kirk O' Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Henry Darnley's Ancestors

Self
Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Place: Yorkshire,England
Parents
Matthew Stuart Earl Of Lennox
1524–1571
Margaret Douglas
1515–1577
Harbottle Castle, Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1490–1557
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Margaret Tudor Queen Consort Tudor Queen consort of) Scots
1489–1541
Richmond Palace, London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Darnley's Descendants

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Henry (Lord) Darnley (1545–10 February 1567) m. Mary Stuart (7 Dec 1542–8 Feb 1587)
  1. 1. James (I) Stuart 1566–1625 m. Anne (Of) Denmark 1574–1619
    1. 1. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662
    2. 2. Charles (I of England, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, Duke of York, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Albany, Marquess) of 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Marie Princess of) France 1609–1669
      1. 1. Charles (II of England, King of England, Scotland and) Ireland 1630–1685 m. Catherine (de) Bragança 1638–1705
        1. 1. Charles (Beauclerck, 1st Duke of St.) Albans 1670–1726
        2. 2. James (Lord) Beauclerk 1671–1680
        3. 3. Charlotte (Fitzroy, Duchess of) Lichfield 1664–1717
        4. 4. Charles (Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of) Cleveland 1662–1730
        5. 5. Charles (FitzCharles, 1st Earl of) Plymouth 1657–1680
        6. 6. Charles (Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, Duke of) Lennox 1672–1723
        7. 7. Catherine FitzCharles 1658–
        8. 8. Barbara (Benedicta) Fitzroy 1672–1737
        9. 9. George (Fitzroy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Duke of) Northumberland 1665–1716
        10. 10. Henry (Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton, Earl of) Euston 1663–1690
        11. 11. Anne Palmer-Fitzroy 1661–1722
        12. 12. James (Crofts (Fitzroy), 1st Duke of Monmouth, Duke of) Buccleuch 1649–1685
        13. 13. Mary Crofts 1650–1693
        14. 14. Mary (Lady) Tudor 1673–1726
        15. 15. Charlotte (Jemima Henrietta Maria of) Fitzroy 1650–1684
      2. 2. King (James Stuart) Stewart 1633–1704 m. Maria (Beatrice Anna Margherita Isabella) d'Este 1658–1718
        1. 1. Isabella Stuart 1676–1681
        2. 2. Catherine (Laura) Stuart 1675–1676
        3. 3. Charles Stuart 1677–1677
        4. 4. Louisa (Maria Theresa) Stuart 1692–1712
        5. 5. James (Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, Earl of Chester, Eart of) Car 1688–1766 m. Mary (Clementina) Sobieski 1702–1735
        6. 6. Unnamed (Baby) Stuart 1675–1675
        7. 7. Unnamed (Baby) Stuart 1683–1683
        8. 8. Unnamed (Baby) Stuart 1684–1684
        9. 9. Child Stuart 1681–
        10. 10. Unnamed (Baby) Stuart 1674–1674
        11. 11. Charlotte (Maria) Stuart 1682–1682
        12. 12. Elizabeth Stuart 1678–1678
    3. 3. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612

Henry Darnley's Timeline

3 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Henry Lord Darnley in Yorkshire,England
Yorkshire,England
1545
1545
Birth of Henry Lord Darnley
None
1567
10 February 1567
Age 22
Death of Henry Lord Darnley in Kirk O' Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Kirk O' Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Yorkshire,England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1567
    Event Place: Kirk O' Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

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