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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: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 February 1567

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Matthew Lennox

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): Mary Scots

Children(s): King Lennox, Charles STUART, Henry STUART

Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox was born in 1545 in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Matthew Stuart Earl Of Lennox And Margaret Douglas. Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox married Mary Tudor Queen Of Scots, and had children including Charles Stuart, Henry Stuart, King James Iv I Of England Stuart King James Of Scotland Earl Of Lennox. Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox was born in 1545 in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Matthew Stuart Earl Of Lennox And Margaret Douglas.
  • Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox married Mary Tudor Queen Of Scots, and had children including Charles Stuart, Henry Stuart, King James Iv I Of England Stuart King James Of Scotland Earl Of Lennox.
  • Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Lennox
1524–1571
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Douglas
1515–1577
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Scots
1542–1587
Birth Location: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

King Lennox
1566–1625
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
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Charles STUART
1564–1660
Birth Location: Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Henry STUART
1566–1567
Birth Location: –
HS

Lord Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Lord Lennox
1545–1567
Birth Place: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Matthew STUART Earl of Lennox
1524–1571
Margaret Douglas
1515–1577
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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 (TUDOR Queen of) Scots (7 December 1542–8 February 1587)
  1. 1. King (James IV\I of England Stuart King James of Scotland, Earl of) Lennox 1566–1625 m. Anne (of Queen of Great Britain) Denmark 1574–1619
    1. 1. Charles (I of England, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, Duke of York, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Albany, Marquess) of 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria van) Bourbon 1609–1669
      1. 1. Charles (II King of) England 1630–1685 m. Catherine Pegge 1638–1705
        1. 1. Katherine Stuart 1652–1742 m. William ((James)) Thompson 1694–1755
        2. 2. Henry (Fitzroy\ Duke of) Grafton 1663–1690
        3. 3. George (FITZ) ROY 1665–1716
        4. 4. Mary Crofts 1650–1693
        5. 5. James (Crofts (Fitzroy), 1st Duke of Monmouth, Duke of) Buccleuch 1649–1685
        6. 6. Barbara (Benedicta) Fitzroy 1672–1737
        7. 7. Anne Palmer-Fitzroy 1661–1722
        8. 8. James DeLaCloche 1646–1667
        9. 9. Charlotte (Jemima Fitzcharles) Stuart 1650–1684
        10. 10. Charles Fitzroy 1651–1684
        11. 11. Catherine (FitzCharles became) Nun 1658–1759
        12. 12. Mary (Walters) Stuart 1651–1693
        13. 13. Charles (Fitzcharles) Stuart 1657–1680
        14. 14. Mary King 1673–1726
      2. 2. Henry Stuart 1640–1660
      3. 3. Catherine Stuart 1639–1639
      4. 4. Charles (James) Stuart 1629–1629
      5. 5. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
      6. 6. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
      7. 7. Henrietta (Anne) Stuart 1644–1670
      8. 8. King (James Stuart) Stewart 1633–1701
      9. 9. Mary (Henrietta) Stewart 1631–1660
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Princess of Great) Britain 1596–1662
    3. 3. Henry (Frederick Stuart Prince of) Wales 1594–1612
    4. 4. Robert (Bruce Stuart Duke of Kintyre and) Lorne 1601–1602
    5. 5. Margaret (Stuart Princess of) Scotland 1598–1599
    6. 6. Mary Stuart 1605–1607
    7. 7. Princess (Sophia Rosula) Stuart 1606–1606
    8. 8. Stewart 1603–1603
    9. 9. James (VI Stuart) Scotland 1601–1602
    10. 10. Mary (Anne Princess of Scotland and England) Stuart 1599–1649
    11. 11. Elizabeth Ball 1591–1665
    12. 12. Henrietta Stuart 1596–1650
  2. 2. Charles STUART 1564–1660
  3. 3. Henry STUART 1566–1567

Lord Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1545
7 December 1545
Birth of Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
1567
10 February 1567
Age 22
Death of Lord Henry Darnley Duke of Albany, 5th Earl of Lennox in Provost's House, Kirk O'the Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Provost's House, Kirk O'the Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 December 1545
    Event Place: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1567
    Event Place: Provost's House, Kirk O'the Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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