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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1546 – 10 February 1567), was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the father of James VI of Scotland and I of England. Through his parents, he had claims to both the Scottish and English thrones, and from his marriage in 1565 he was king consort of Scotland.
Mary, Queen of Scots had been married to Francis II of France at Notre-Dame de Paris on 24 April 1558, and, after his death, she returned to Scotland to rule in person in September 1561. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley , who had been brought up in England, was the son of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox and Margaret Douglas , and a grandson of ...
Mary married her half-cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, in 1565, and in 1566, they had a son, James. After Darnley orchestrated the murder of Mary's Italian secretary and close friend, David Rizzio , their marriage soured.
Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley was the cousin and second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, father of King James I of Great Britain and Ireland (James VI of Scotland), and direct ancestor of all subsequent British sovereigns. Darnley was the son of Matthew Stewart, 4th earl of Lennox, whose pretension.
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Sep 4, 2017 · Henry Stuart, styled as Lord Darnley until 1565, was the son of Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox, and his wife, Margaret Douglas. He was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and was the father of James VI of Scotland, who succeeded Elizabeth I of England as James I.
Jul 29, 2017 · On Sunday 29th July 1565, twenty-three-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, married nineteen-year-old Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. Mary, Queen of Scots, was queen regnant of Scotland and was the daughter of James V of Scotland (son of James IV and Margaret Tudor) and Mary of Guise.
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley – Mary Queen of Scots. Alias: King Consort of Scotland. Born: 7 December 1545. Templenewsam, Yorkshire. Died: 10 February 1567. Kirk o’ Field, Edinburgh. Cause of Death: Suffocation. Religion: Roman Catholic. Parents: Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox. Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox.
