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John Stuart Lord Darnley 1531–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1 November 1563

Death Location: Inverness, Invernesshire, Schotland

Father: King Carrick,

Mother: Lady V

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

John Stuart Lord Darnley was born in 1531 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of King James V Of Scotland Stewart Knight Of The Order Of The Thistle Baron Of Renfrew Earl Of Carrick And Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas Royal Mistress To James V. John Stuart Lord Darnley passed away in 1563 in Inverness, Invernesshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • John Stuart Lord Darnley was born in 1531 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of King James V Of Scotland Stewart Knight Of The Order Of The Thistle Baron Of Renfrew Earl Of Carrick And Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas Royal Mistress To James V.
  • John Stuart Lord Darnley passed away in 1563 in Inverness, Invernesshire, Schotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

King Carrick,
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, Scotland, United Kingdom
KC
Lady V
1515–1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
LV

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Darnley's Ancestors

Self
John Darnley
1531–1563
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
King James V of Scotland Stewart Knight of the Order of the Thistle, Baron of Renfrew, Earl of Carrick,
1512–1542
Linlithgow Palace, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas, Royal Mistress to James) V
1515–1572
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
King (James IV Stuart Stewart King of Scotland Iron) Belt
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Princess (Margaret Margarethe Tudor Douglas Queen of) Scotland
1489–1541
Westminster Palace, London, London, England
Lord (Alexander Elphinstone Archbishop of St. Andrews, Lord high chancellor of Scotlandchbishop of St. Andrews, Lord high chancellor of) Scotland
1480–1513
Elphinstone Tower, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Barlow Lady) Aberdeenshire
1476–1518
Chichester, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
King Scotland
1452–1488
King Ireland
1457–1509
Elizabeth Scotland
1465–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Darnley's Timeline

3 Records

1531
1531
Birth of John Stuart Lord Darnley in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1563
1 Nov 1563
Age 32
Death of John Stuart Lord Darnley in Inverness, Invernesshire, Schotland
Inverness, Invernesshire, Schotland
1563
1 November 1563
Age 32
Death of John Stuart Lord Darnley in Inverness, Invernesshire, Schotland
Inverness, Invernesshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1563
    Event Place: Inverness, Invernesshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 November 1563
    Event Place: Inverness, Invernesshire, Schotland
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