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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley 1545–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1545

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

Death Date: 10 February 1567

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Matthew Stuart

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): Mary, Scots

Children(s): James I

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Stuart
1516–1571
Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
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Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

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

James I
1566–1605
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JI

Henry Darnley's Ancestors

Self
Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Place: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Matthew Earl of Lennox Stuart
1516–1571
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John (Stewart\) Sr
1492–1526
Lennox, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1494–1564
Balveny, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Darnley's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Stuart, Lord) Darnley (7 December 1545–10 February 1567) m. Mary, (Queen of) Scots (8 December 1542–8 February 1587)
  1. 1. James (VI and) I 1566–1605 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Stuart, Queen of) Bohemia 1596–1662 m. Frederick (V, Elector) Palatine 1596–1632
      1. 1. Sophia (of) Hanover 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus, Elector of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629–1698
        1. 1. George (I of Great) Britain 1660–1727 m. Sophia (Dorothea of) Celle 1666–1726 m. Sophia (Dorothea van) Celle 1666–1706
        2. 2. Stillborn (von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1666–1666
        3. 3. Karl (Philipp von) Hanover 1669–1690
        4. 4. Christian (Heinrich von) Hanover 1671–1703
        5. 5. Maximilian (Wilhelm von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1666–1726
        6. 6. Friedrich (Augustus von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1661–1690
        7. 7. Sophia (Charlotte von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Königin von) Preußen 1668–1705
        8. 8. George (I Louis King of Great Britain and) Ireland 1660–1727
      2. 2. Louise (Maria Louise Holladine Hollandine von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1622–1709
      3. 3. Gustav (Adolphus Pfalz) Simmern 1632–1641
      4. 4. Elisabeth (Hervorden von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinzessin von der Pfalz und) Böhmen 1618–1680
      5. 5. Karl (I Ludwig von der Pfalz Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Kurfürst von der) Pfalz 1617–1680
      6. 6. Henrietta (Pfalzi Maria von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinzessin von) Siebenbürgen 1626–1651
      7. 7. Johan (Philip Friederich von Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgraf bei) Rhein 1627–1650
      8. 8. Ruprecht (Rupert Rhine\ \von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmeren Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Duke of) Cumberland 1619–1682
      9. 9. Charlotte (von der Pfalz Pfalz-Simmern, Wittelsbach Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1628–1631
      10. 10. Ludwig (von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgraf bei) Rhein 1623–1624
      11. 11. Heinrich (Friedrich Kurprinz von der Pfalz-Simmern) Wittelsbach 1614–1629
      12. 12. Moritz (von der Pfalz Wittelsbach, Pfalz) prinz 1620–1652
      13. 13. Eduard (von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinz von der) Pfalz 1625–1663
      14. 14. King (Charles I) Stuart 1600–1649

Henry Darnley's Timeline

2 Records

1545
7 December 1545
Birth of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley // in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
1567
10 February 1567
Age 22
Death of Henry Stuart, 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: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edinburgh City
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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