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Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox 1545–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1545

Birth Location: Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England

Death Date: 10 Feb 1567

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Mathew Lennox

Mother: Lady Lennox

Spouse(s): Mary I

Children(s): King England

In 1545, Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox entered the world in Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England, born to Mathew Stewart Stuart 4Th Earl Of Lennox And Lady Countess Margaret Margaretha Douglas Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox. Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox married Mary Queen Of Scots I, and had children including King James Stuart Stewart Vi King Of Scotland And England. Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox entered the world in Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England, born to Mathew Stewart Stuart 4Th Earl Of Lennox And Lady Countess Margaret Margaretha Douglas Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox.
  • Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox married Mary Queen Of Scots I, and had children including King James Stuart Stewart Vi King Of Scotland And England.
  • Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
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Lady Lennox
1515–1572
Birth Location: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary I
1542–1587
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

King England
1566–1625
Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
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Lord Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Lord Lennox
1545–1567
Birth Place: Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England
Parents
Mathew Stewart \ Stuart 4th Earl of Lennox
1516–1571
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Lady (Countess Margaret \ Margaretha Douglas Countess of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of) Lennox
1515–1572
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Archibald (Douglas 6th Earl of) Angus
1489–1557
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster Palace, Londen
Great-Grandparents
Henry VII
1457–1509
Elizabeth York
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Richmond
1430–1456
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
King IV
1442–1483
Dame Widvile
1437–1492

Lord Lennox's Descendants

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Lord (Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of) Lennox (7 Dec 1545–10 Feb 1567) m. Mary (Queen Of Scots) I (8 Dec 1542–8 Feb 1587)
  1. 1. King (James Stuart \ Stewart VI, King of Scotland and) England 1566–1625 m. Anna (Van) Denemarken 1574–1618
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann Stewart Stuart, Queen of Bohemia aka The Winter) Queen 1596–1662 m. Frederick (V King of Bohemia Elector Palatine Palatinate) Simmern 1596–1632
      1. 1. Princess (Sophie of Bohemia Von Der Pfalz) Simmern 1630–1714 m. Ernst (August I. von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1629–1698
        1. 1. George (I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and) Ireland 1660–1727 m. Sophie (Dorothea of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1666–1726
    2. 2. Charles (Stuart I, King of of England and) Scotland 1600–1649 m. Henriette (Marie de) BOURBON 1609–1669
      1. 1. Henry Stuart 1640–1660
      2. 2. Charles (II) Stuart 1630–1685 m. Catherine (Princess of) Portugal 1638–
      3. 3. King (James Stuart II and VII, Dule of) York 1633–1701 m. Queen (Mary Beatrice Eleanor D’Este of) Modena 1658–1718 m. Anne (Hyde Duchess of) York 1637–1671
        1. 1. James FitzJames 1670–1734
        2. 2. Henry FitzJames 1673–1702
        3. 3. James (Francis Edward) Stuart 1688–1766
        4. 4. Louisa (Maria Teresa) Stuart 1692–1712
        5. 5. Isabella Stuart 1676–1681
        6. 6. Catherine (Laura) Stuart 1675–1676
        7. 7. Charles Stuart 1677–1677
        8. 8. Charlotte (Maria) Stuart 1682–1682
        9. 9. Elizabeth Stuart 1678–1678
        10. 10. Anne (Stuart Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, Queen of Great) Britain 1665–1714 m. George (Oldenburg of) Denmark 1653–1708
        11. 11. Charles (of Stuart, Duke of) Kendal 1666–1667
        12. 12. James (Stuart, Duke of Cambridge, Baron of Dauntsey, Earl of) Cambridge 1663–1667
        13. 13. Charles (Stuart, Duke of) Cambridge 1660–1661
        14. 14. Edgar (Stuart, Duke of) Cambridge 1667–1671
        15. 15. Mary (Stuart II, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, Prinses van) Oranje 1662–1694
        16. 16. Catherine Stewart 1671–1671
        17. 17. Henrietta Stewart 1669–1669
      4. 4. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
      5. 5. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
      6. 6. Charles (James) Stuart 1629–1629
      7. 7. Henrietta (Anne) Stuart 1644–1670
      8. 8. Mary (Henrietta) Stuart 1631–1660
    3. 3. Robert (Bruce Stuart \) Stewart 1602–1602
    4. 4. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
    5. 5. Princess Mary 1605–1607
    6. 6. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
    7. 7. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600

Lord Lennox's Timeline

9 Records

1545
7 Dec 1545
Birth of Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox in Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England
Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England
1553
1553
Age 8
Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox was married in London, England
London, England
1558
24 Apr 1558
Age 13
Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox was married in , Paris, Ile-de-France, France
, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
1562
1562
Age 17
Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1565
29 Jul 1565
Age 20
Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1567
10 Feb 1567
Age 22
Death of Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
1589
23 Nov 1589
Age 44
Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox was married in Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Oslo, Oslo, Norway
1899
Jan 1899
Age 354
Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1899
January 1899
Age 354
Lord Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of Lennox was married in St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom
St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1545
    Event Place: Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1174
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1558
    Event Place: , Paris, Ile-de-France, France

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1565
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1589
    Event Place: Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1899
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1899
    Event Place: St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1567
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1174
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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