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John Stewart Lord Darnley 1535–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1535

Birth Location: Edinburgh. Midlothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: October 1563

Death Location: Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland., Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Scotland

Mother: Katherine V

Spouse(s): Jean Hepburn

Children(s): Francis Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Hercules Stewart

John Stewart Lord Darnley was born in 1535 in Edinburgh. Midlothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Stewart V Of Scotland And Katherine Elizabeth Carmichael Mistress To James V. John Stewart Lord Darnley married Jean Hepburn, and had children including Francis Stewart, Hercules Stewart, Margaret Stewart. John Stewart Lord Darnley passed away in 1563 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland., Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Stewart Lord Darnley was born in 1535 in Edinburgh. Midlothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Stewart V Of Scotland And Katherine Elizabeth Carmichael Mistress To James V.
  • John Stewart Lord Darnley married Jean Hepburn, and had children including Francis Stewart, Hercules Stewart, Margaret Stewart.
  • John Stewart Lord Darnley passed away in 1563 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland., Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Darnley's Ancestors

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John Darnley
1535–1563
Birth Place: Edinburgh. Midlothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Stewart V of Scotland
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Katherine (Elizabeth Carmichael Mistress to James) V
1514–1550
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Stewart IV of) Scotland
1473–1513
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster Palace, Westminster, London England
Great-Grandparents
Jacobus III
1451–1488
Margaret Denmark
1456–1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacobus Scotland
1430–1460

John Darnley's Descendants

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John (Stewart Lord) Darnley (April 1535–October 1563) m. Jean Hepburn (1535–Sep 1575)
  1. 1. Francis Stewart 1563–1613 m. Margaret Douglas 1558–1640
    1. 1. Francis (Stewart 2nd Earl of) Bothwell 1584–1640 m. Isobel Seton 1593–1638
      1. 1. Robert Stewart 1625–1688 m. Bethia Bumball 1641–1678
        1. 1. John (Robert) Stuart 1667–1749 m. Abiah MNU 1671–1748
        2. 2. James Stuart 1662–1751
      2. 2. Margaret Stuart 1619–1670
      3. 3. Elizabeth Stuart 1632–
      4. 4. Charles Stewart 1618–1651
      5. 5. Jean Stewart 1609–1637
    2. 2. Elizabeth Stewart 1588–1622
    3. 3. Helen Stewart 1576–1590
    4. 4. Henry Stewart 1586–
    5. 5. Margaret Stewart 1600–
    6. 6. Jean Stewart 1597–1624
  2. 2. Margaret Stewart 1563–1608
  3. 3. Hercules Stewart 1562–1595

John Darnley's Timeline

2 Records

1535
April 1535
Birth of John Stewart Lord Darnley in Edinburgh. Midlothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh. Midlothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1563
October 1563
Age 28
Death of John Stewart Lord Darnley in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland., Scotland, United Kingdom
Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland., Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1535
    Event Place: Edinburgh. Midlothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1563
    Event Place: Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland., Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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