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Henry STEWART, Lord Darnley 1545–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1545

Birth Location: Temple Newsam, Yorkshire

Death Date: 10 February 1567

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Matthew Lennox

Mother: Margaret Lennox

Spouse(s): Mary France

Children(s): James Ireland

Henry STEWART, Lord Darnley was born in 1545 in Temple Newsam, Yorkshire, the child of Matthew Stewart Of Darnley 4Th Earl Of Lennox And Margaret Tudor Douglas Countess Of Lennox. Henry STEWART, Lord Darnley married Mary Stewart Queen Of Scots Queen Of France, and had children including James Vi And I Stewart King Of Scotland England And Ireland. Henry STEWART, Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Henry STEWART, Lord Darnley was born in 1545 in Temple Newsam, Yorkshire, the child of Matthew Stewart Of Darnley 4Th Earl Of Lennox And Margaret Tudor Douglas Countess Of Lennox.
  • Henry STEWART, Lord Darnley married Mary Stewart Queen Of Scots Queen Of France, and had children including James Vi And I Stewart King Of Scotland England And Ireland.
  • Henry STEWART, Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Henry Darnley's Ancestors

Self
Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Place: Temple Newsam, Yorkshire
Parents
Matthew STEWART of Darnley 4th Earl of Lennox
1516–1571
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Margaret (TUDOR DOUGLAS Countess of) Lennox
1515–1578
Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Archibald (DOUGLAS, 6th Earl of) Angus
1489–1522
Margaret TUDOR
1489–1541
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert ARBUTHNOTT
1451–1505
Mariota Scrymgeour
1453–1518
Henry England
1457–1509
Elizabeth PLANTAGENET
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund TUDOR
1430–1456
Margaret BEAUFORT
1443–1509
Edward England
1442–1483
Elisabeth England
1437–1492

Henry Darnley's Descendants

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Henry (STEWART, Lord) Darnley (7 December 1545–10 February 1567) m. Mary (STEWART Queen of Scots Queen of) France (8 December 1542–8 February 1587)
  1. 1. James (VI and I STEWART King of Scotland \ England and) Ireland 1566–1625 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
    1. 1. Charles (I STEWART Stuart King of) England 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria de) Bourbon 1609–1669
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
      2. 2. Charles (II King of) England 1630–1685 m. Catherine (de Braganca Princess of) Portugal 1638–1705 m. (mistress) (Elizabeth KILLGREW) (Boyle) 1622–1679 m. (mistress) (Catherine) PEGGE 1635–1676 m. (mistress) (Barbara VILLIERS Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of) Castlemaine 1640–1709 m. (mistress)Eleanor (Nell GWYNNE) Gwyn 1649–1687 m. (mistress) (Louise Renee de Penancoet de Kerouaille Duchess of) Portsmouth 1649–1734 m. (mistress) (Mary Moll) DAVIS 1648–1708 m. (mistress) (Lucy WALTER aka Mrs) Barlow 1630–1658 m. (mistress) (Hortense MANCINI Duchess of) Mazarin 1646–1699
        1. 1. Charles (Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St.) Albans 1670–1726
        2. 2. James (Lord) Beauclerk 1671–1680
        3. 3. Charlotte (Fitzroy Duchess of) Lichfield 1664–1718 m. Edward (Henry Lee Earl of) Lichfield 1663–1716
        4. 4. Charles (Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of) Cleveland 1662–1730 m. Mary (WOOD) (Fitzroy) –1680
        5. 5. Charles (FitzCharles, Earl of) Plymouth 1657–1680
        6. 6. Charles (LENNOX 1st Duke of Richmond, Duke of) Lennox 1672–1723 m. Anne BRUDENELL 1679–1722
        7. 7. Catherine FitzCharles 1658–1759
        8. 8. George (Fitzroy Ist Earl of Northumberland, Duke of) Northumberland 1665–1716 m. Catherine Fitzroy 1669–1714
        9. 9. Henry (Fitzroy Ist Duke of Grafton, Earl of) Euston 1663–1690 m. Lady (Isabella BENNET, 2nd Countess of Arlington, 1st Duchess of) Grafton 1667–1723
        10. 10. Anne (Palmer Fitzroy (Lennard) Countess of) Sussex 1662–1722 m. Thomas Lennard 1654–1715
        11. 11. James (CROFTS Scott (Fitzroy) Duke of Monmouth, Duke of) Buccleuch 1649–1685 m. Anne (SCOTT (Scott) (Cornwallis) Duchess of) Buccleuch 1651–1732
        12. 12. Mary Crofts 1650–1693
        13. 13. Lady (Mary Tudor Countess Of) Derwenwater 1673–1726
        14. 14. Charlotte (Jemima Henrietta Maria FITZROY (Howard) (Paston) Countess of) Yarmouth 1650–1684 m. William (PASTON Earl of) Yarmouth 1654–1732 m. James ((Jacobi)) HOWARD 1640–1669
        15. 15. (mistress) (Barbara Benedicta Fitzroy (Douglas or Hamilton) (mistress to James Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, Earl of) Arron) 1672–1737 m. James (HAMILTON Duke of Hamilton, Earl of) Arron 1658–1712
      3. 3. Mary (Henrietta of) England 1631–1660 m. William (II of Nassau Prince of) Orange 1626–1650
        1. 1. Willem (William III of Nassau Prince of) Orange 1650–1702 m. Mary (II Stewart Stuart Queen of) England 1662–1695
      4. 4. Charles (James Duke of) Cornwall 1629–1629
      5. 5. Henry (STEWART Stuart Duke of) Gloucester 1640–1660
      6. 6. Henrietta (Anne STEWART Stuart Duchess of) Orleans 1644–1670 m. Philippe (I Duke of) Orleans 1640–1701
        1. 1. Maria (Louise de Bourbon of France Princess of) Orleans 1662–1689 m. Charles (II King of Spain (House of) Habsburg) 1661–1700
      7. 7. James (II \ James VII STEWART Stuart Duke of York, King of) England 1633–1701 m. Anne (HYDE Duchess of York, Duchess of) Albany 1638–1671 m. Mary (Beatrice d'Este of Modena aka Mary of) Modena 1658–1718 m. Arabella (CHURCHILL (Waldegrave) (mistress to James) II) 1648–1730 m. Catherine (SEDLEY Countess of Dorchester, Countess of Portmore (mistress to James II) (wife of David) Colyear) 1657–1717 m. Goditha (PRICE (mistress of James) II) 1637–1693
        1. 1. Mary (II Stewart Stuart Queen of) England 1662–1695 m. Willem (William III of Nassau Prince of) Orange 1650–1702
        2. 2. James (Francis Edward STUART Stewart - Prince of) Wales 1688–1766 m. Maria (Clementina SOBIESKA) (Stuart) 1702–1735
        3. 3. Louisa (Maria Theresa STUART) Stewart 1692–1712
        4. 4. James (FitzJames Stewart Stuart 1st Duke of) Berwick 1670–1734
        5. 5. Anne (STEWART) Stuart 1665–1714 m. Prince (George of Danmark Prince of Denmark and Norway, Duke of) Cumberland 1653–1708
        6. 6. Charles (STEWART) Stuart 1660–1661
        7. 7. Henrietta (FitzJames STEWART Stuart) (Waldegrave) 1667–1730 m. Henri WALDEGRAVE 1661–1690
        8. 8. Henry (FitzJames STEWART Stuart 1st Duke of) Albemarle 1663–1702
        9. 9. Arabella (FitzJames STEWART Stuart aka Sister) Ignatia 1674–1704
        10. 10. Catherine (DARNLEY (STEWART Stuart) aka Catherine Sheffield Duchess of Buckingham and) Normanby 1680–1743 m. James (ANNESLEY 3rd Earl of) Anglesey 1674–1702 m. John (SHEFFIELD 3rd Earl of Mulgrave, 1st Duke of Buckingham and) Normanby 1648–1721
        11. 11. James (DARNELY (STEWART) Stuart) 1684–1684
        12. 12. Charles (DARNLEY (STEWART) Stuart) 1682–1690
        13. 13. Mary (PRICE (STEWART) Stuart) 1653–1722 m. William (Edward MacBean MacBain 13th) Chief 1651–1715
        14. 14. Charlotte (Maria STEWART) Stuart 1682–1682
        15. 15. Charles (STEWART Stuart - Duke of) Cambridge 1677–1677
        16. 16. Isabel (Isobel Isabella STEWART) Stuart 1676–1681
        17. 17. Catherine (Laura STEWART) Stuart 1675–1676
    2. 2. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
    3. 3. Princess Mary 1605–1607
    4. 4. Robert (Bruce STEWART) Stuart 1602–1602
    5. 5. Margaret (STEWART) Stuart 1598–1600
    6. 6. Elizabeth (STUART Stewart Queen of) Bohemia 1596–1662 m. Frederick (V Elector Palatine King of) Bohemia 1596–1632
    7. 7. Henry (Frederick STEWART Stuart Prince of) Wales 1594–1612

Henry Darnley's Timeline

2 Records

1545
7 December 1545
Birth of Henry STEWART, Lord Darnley in Temple Newsam, Yorkshire
Temple Newsam, Yorkshire
1567
10 February 1567
Age 22
Death of Henry STEWART, Lord Darnley in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 December 1545
    Event Place: Temple Newsam, Yorkshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1174
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] 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: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1567
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1174
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] 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 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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