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Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox 1545–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1545

Birth Location: Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 February 1567

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Matthew Stewart

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): Mary Scots

Children(s): Henry Scotland, Charles Stewart, Mary Stuart, King Stuart, Jacques D'écosse

Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox was born in 1545 in Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England, United Kingdom, the child of Matthew Stewart And Margaret Douglas. Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox married Mary I Queen Of Scots Stewart Stuart Reign 14 Dec 1542 24 Jul 1567 Queen Consort Of France Queen Of Scots, and had children including Charles Stuart 1St Earl Of Lennox 1555 1576 Stewart, Henry Stuart Scotland, Jacques I Vi D Angleterre D Ecosse, King Charles I Of England Scotland Ireland Stuart, Mary Elizabeth Stuart. Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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  • Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox was born in 1545 in Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England, United Kingdom, the child of Matthew Stewart And Margaret Douglas.
  • Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox married Mary I Queen Of Scots Stewart Stuart Reign 14 Dec 1542 24 Jul 1567 Queen Consort Of France Queen Of Scots, and had children including Charles Stuart 1St Earl Of Lennox 1555 1576 Stewart, Henry Stuart Scotland, Jacques I Vi D Angleterre D Ecosse, King Charles I Of England Scotland Ireland Stuart, Mary Elizabeth Stuart.
  • Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Lord Lennox's Ancestors

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Lord Lennox
1545–1567
Birth Place: Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Matthew Stewart
1516–1571
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
Harbottle, Northumberland, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Lennox's Descendants

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Lord (Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of) Lennox (7 December 1545–10 February 1567) m. Mary (I "Queen of Scots" Stewart Stuart (reign 14 Dec 1542 - 24 Jul 1567),Queen Consort of France Queen of) Scots (8 December 1542–1 Aug 1587)
  1. 1. Henry (Stuart) Scotland 1566–1567
  2. 2. Charles (Stuart 1st Earl of Lennox (1555-1576)) Stewart 1556–1576 m. Lady (Countess Margaret Margaretha (dau of King Henry VII) Tudor-Douglas-Stewart\Stuart-Lennox, Countess of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of Lennox, dtr of Scottish Dowager QueenMNargaret) Tud 1515–1578 m. Elizabeth (Cavendish Countess of) Lennox 1555–1582
    1. 1. Lady (Sarah Arabella Stuart of Darnley, Marchioness Hertford) I 1575–1615 m. William (Barrett Seymour 1st Marquis and 2nd Earl of Hertford 2nd Duke of Somerset) Sr 1587–1660
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Stuart 1562–1629
  4. 4. King (Charles I , of England, Scotland & Ireland) Stuart 1564–1625 m. Anna (Von Oldenburg Queen Consort Of Scotland England And Ireland Princess Of Denmark Dutchess Of) Lennox 1574–1619
    1. 1. Charles (I Stewart King of England, Scotland, and) Ireland 1600–1649
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Stuart Princess of Scotland, Queen Consort of) Bohemia 1596–1662
  5. 5. Jacques (I-Vi D'angleterre) D'écosse 1566–1625

Lord Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1545
7 December 1545
Birth of Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox in Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England, United Kingdom
Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England, United Kingdom
1567
10 February 1567
Age 22
Death of Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox in Kirk Ofield, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirk Ofield, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 December 1545
    Event Place: Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Great Britain
    Record Source: Great Britain, Portraits of Illustrious Personages, 1502-1852

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1567
    Event Place: Kirk Ofield, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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