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Lord Darnley 1430–1512 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: Balveny, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Sep 1512

Death Location: Laighwood, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: King II

Mother: Mary Guelders

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In 1430, Lord Darnley entered the world in Balveny, Fife, Scotland, born to King Of Scotland James Ii And Mary Guelders. Lord Darnley passed away in 1512 in Laighwood, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1430, Lord Darnley entered the world in Balveny, Fife, Scotland, born to King Of Scotland James Ii And Mary Guelders.
  • Lord Darnley passed away in 1512 in Laighwood, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Lord Darnley's Ancestors

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Lord Darnley
1430–1512
Birth Place: Balveny, Fife, Scotland
Parents
King of Scotland James II
1430–1460
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Mary Guelders
1433–1463
Grave, Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Grandparents
King (of Scotland James) I
1394–1436
Dumferline, Fifeshire, , Scotland
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
Westminster, London, England
Arnold (Egmond Herzog Duke of Gueldres) VonGeldern
1410–1473
Egmond-Binnen, Egmond, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Katharina (von Kleve, Duchess of) Guelders
1417–1479
De La Marck, of Kleve Marck, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
King III
1337–1406
Annabella Drummond
1350–1401
John Beaufort
1371–1410
Margaret DeHoland
1385–1439
Jan ***
1385–1451
Maria ***
1389–1415
Adolph Cleves
1373–1448
Marie Cleves
1393–1463
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Darnley's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of Lord Darnley in Balveny, Fife, Scotland
Balveny, Fife, Scotland
1512
15 Sep 1512
Age 82
Death of Lord Darnley in Laighwood, Perthshire, Scotland
Laighwood, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: Balveny, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1512
    Event Place: Laighwood, Perthshire, Scotland

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