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Lord Darnley 1545–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 DEC 1545

Birth Location: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 FEB 1567

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Écosse

Father: Matthew Lennox

Mother: Lady Douglas,

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In 1545, Lord Darnley entered the world in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, born to Matthew Stuart 4Th Earl Of Lennox And Lady Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas Daughter Of Archibald 6Th Earl Of Angus Douglas. Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Écosse.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Lord Darnley entered the world in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, born to Matthew Stuart 4Th Earl Of Lennox And Lady Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas Daughter Of Archibald 6Th Earl Of Angus Douglas.
  • Lord Darnley passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Écosse.

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Lord Darnley's Ancestors

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Lord Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Place: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox
1516–1571
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Lady (Margaret "Countess of Lennox" Douglas (daughter of Archibald "6th Earl of Angus")) Douglas,
1515–1578
Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John Stewart
1492–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Elizabeth Mitchell Stewart Lady of Balveny (Ann of) Atholl)
1494–1564
Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Archibald (Sixth Angus) Douglas
1489–1555
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Princess (Margaret) Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Darnley's Timeline

2 Records

1545
07 DEC 1545
Birth of Lord Darnley in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
1567
10 FEB 1567
Age 22
Death of Lord Darnley in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Écosse
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Écosse

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 DEC 1545
    Event Place: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 FEB 1567
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Écosse

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