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Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley 1545–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1545

Birth Location: Yorkshire,England

Death Date: 10 February 1567

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Matthew Stuart

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): HRH Stuart

Children(s): Charles Stuart

In 1545, Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley entered the world in Yorkshire,England, born to Matthew Stuart And Margaret Douglas. Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley married Hrh Mary Queen Of Scots Stuart, and had children including Charles I England Stuart. 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 Yorkshire,England, born to Matthew Stuart And Margaret Douglas.
  • Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley married Hrh Mary Queen Of Scots Stuart, and had children including Charles I England Stuart.
  • Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Stuart
1524–1571
Birth Location: Castle, Dunbartonshire, , Scotland
MS
Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
Birth Location: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, , England
MD

Spouses(s)

HRH Stuart
1542–1587
Birth Location: Linlithgow,scotland
HS

Children(s)

Charles Stuart
1600–1649
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
CS

Henry Darnley's Ancestors

Self
Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Place: Yorkshire,England
Parents
Matthew Stuart
1524–1571
Castle, Dunbartonshire, , Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, , England
Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1490–1550
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Tudor\ Queen of) Scots
1489–1541
England
Great-Grandparents
George Douglas
1469–1513
Elizabeth Drummond
1471–1514
Henry Tudor
1457–1509
Elizabeth Plantagenet
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jasper Tudor
1421–1471
Margaret Anjou
1429–1482
Edward Plantagenet
1442–1483
Queen Groby
1437–1492

Henry Darnley's Descendants

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Henry (Stuart\ Lord) Darnley (7 December 1545–10 February 1567) m. HRH (Mary Queen of Scots) Stuart (7 December 1542–08 Feb 1587)
  1. 1. Charles (I England) Stuart 1600–1649 m. Henrietta-Maria (Royal France Del Bourbon) Stuart 1609–1669 m. Marie DeMedici 1573–1642
    1. 1. Charles (II) Stuart 1630–1685 m. Barbara Villiers 1640–1709 m. Catherine Pegge 1638–1705 m. Lucy Walter 1630–1658 m. Louise (Renee de Penancoet de Kerouaille Duchess of) Portsmouth 1649–1734 m. Elizabeth Killigrew 1622–1680 m. Mary (Moll) Davies 1648–1687 m. Eleanor (Nell) Gwyn 1650–1687 m. Catherine ("Mistress" Countess of Dorcester) Sedley 1657–1717 m. Eleanor Needham 1629–1663 m. Hortense (Duchess of Mazarin) Mancini 1646–1699
      1. 1. Charlotte FitzRoy 1664–1718 m. Edward (Henry) Lee 1663–1716
        1. 1. Charlotte, (Lady Baltimore Litchfield Lee) (Crowe) 1678–1721 m. Benoà Calvert 1679–1715 m. Christopher Crowe 1681–1749

Henry Darnley's Timeline

10 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley in Yorkshire,England
Yorkshire,England
1545
07 Dec 1545
Birth of Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley in Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England
Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England
1545
1545
Birth of Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley
None
1545
7 Dec 1545
Birth of Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley in Temple, Yorkshire, , England
Temple, Yorkshire, , England
1545
7 December 1545
Birth of Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley in Yorkshire,England
Yorkshire,England
1567
1567
Age 22
Death of Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley in Abtei Kirk O'field, Edinburgh, England
Abtei Kirk O'field, Edinburgh, England
1567
10 Feb 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
1567
1567
Age 22
Death of Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley
None
1567
9 Feb 1567
Age 22
Death of Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1567
10 February 1567
Age 22
Death of Henry Stuart\ Lord Darnley in Abtei Kirk O'field, Edinburgh, England
Abtei Kirk O'field, Edinburgh, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Yorkshire,England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1545
    Event Place: Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1545
    Event Place: Temple, Yorkshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 December 1545
    Event Place: Yorkshire,England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Abtei Kirk O'field, Edinburgh, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1567
    Event Place: Provost's House, Kirk o'the Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1567

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1567
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1567
    Event Place: Abtei Kirk O'field, Edinburgh, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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