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John Stuart Lord Darnley 1531–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Edinburgh

Death Date: 1 November 1563

Death Location: Inverness, Invernesshire, Schotland

Father: John Cambusnethan

Mother: Elisabeth Carmichael

Spouse(s): Jean GG, Johanna Morham

Children(s): Sir Caithness, George, Sinclair, Hercules Stewart, Francis Bothwell, Margaret Stewart, Hercules Stewart

John Stuart Lord Darnley was born in 1531 in Edinburgh, the child of John Laird Of The Plaids 3Rd Baron Cambusnethan Somerville 3Rd Baron Cambusnethan And Elisabeth Carmichael. John Stuart Lord Darnley married Jean Lady Baidyenach Lady Darnley And Mistress Of Caithness Hepburn Gg, Johanna Hepburn Lady Morham, and had children including Francis Stewart 5Th Earl Of Bothwell, George 5Th Earl Of Caithness Sinclair, Hercules Stewart, Margaret Marjorie Stewart Stewart, Sir John Sinclair 10Th Earl Of Caithness. 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, the child of John Laird Of The Plaids 3Rd Baron Cambusnethan Somerville 3Rd Baron Cambusnethan And Elisabeth Carmichael.
  • John Stuart Lord Darnley married Jean Lady Baidyenach Lady Darnley And Mistress Of Caithness Hepburn Gg, Johanna Hepburn Lady Morham, and had children including Francis Stewart 5Th Earl Of Bothwell, George 5Th Earl Of Caithness Sinclair, Hercules Stewart, Margaret Marjorie Stewart Stewart, Sir John Sinclair 10Th Earl Of Caithness.
  • John Stuart Lord Darnley passed away in 1563 in Inverness, Invernesshire, Schotland.

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John Darnley's Ancestors

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John Darnley
1531–1563
Birth Place: Edinburgh
Parents
John "Laird of the Plaids" 3rd Baron Cambusnethan Somerville 3rd Baron Cambusnethan
1520–1596
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elisabeth Carmichael
1515–1550
Edinburgh
Grandparents
Sir (John "Red Bag" of Cambusnethian) Somerville
1489–1553
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret De Graham) Graym
1504–1539
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Sir (John, Captain of Crawford Castle, of Meadowflat) Carmichael
1480–1567
Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elisabeth Bruce
1483–1545
Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Darnley's Descendants

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John (Stuart Lord) Darnley (1531–1 November 1563) m. Jean (Lady Baidyenach Lady Darnley and Mistress of Caithness Hepburn) GG (1542–27 Jul 1599) m. Johanna (Hepburn Lady) Morham (1540–11 Nov 1598)
  1. 1. Sir (John Sinclair, 10th Earl of) Caithness 1566–1622
  2. 2. George, (5th Earl of Caithness,) Sinclair 1566–1643
  3. 3. Hercules Stewart 1562–1595
  4. 4. Francis (Stewart 5th Earl of) Bothwell 1562–1613
  5. 5. Margaret (Marjorie Stewart) Stewart 1563–1607
  6. 6. Hercules Stewart 1562–1594

John Darnley's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of John Stuart Lord Darnley in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 November 1563
    Event Place: Inverness, Invernesshire, Schotland

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