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Henry (Stuart), Lord Darnley, 1st Duke of Albany, King Consort of Scots

Henry (Stuart), Lord Darnley, 1st Duke of Albany, King Consort of Scots

Male 1545 - 1567  (21 years)

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  1. 1.  Henry (Stuart), Lord Darnley, 1st Duke of Albany, King Consort of ScotsHenry (Stuart), Lord Darnley, 1st Duke of Albany, King Consort of Scots was born on 7 Dec. 1545 (son of Matthew (Stewart), 4th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas); died on 10 Feb. 1566/67 in Kirk o' Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • Hereditary Title: 15 May 1565; 1st Earl of Ross [S., 1565]
    • Hereditary Title: 15 May 1565; 1st Lord Armannoch [S., 1565]
    • Hereditary Title: 20 July 1565; 1st Duke of Albany [S., 1565]
    • Hereditary Title: 28 July 1565; King Consort of Scotland [S.]

    Henry married Mary (Stewart), Queen of Scots on 29 July 1565 in Holyrood Chapel, Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Mary (daughter of James V (Stewart), King of Scotland and Mary de Lorraine) was born on 7/8 Dec. 1542 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland; died on 8 Feb. 1586/87 in Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. H.M. James I Charles (Stuart), King of Great Britain was born on 19 June 1566 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 27 March 1625 in Theobalds Palace, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Matthew (Stewart), 4th Earl of Lennox was born on 21 Sept. 1516 (son of John (Stewart), 3rd Earl of Lennox and Lady Elizabeth Stewart); died on 4 Sept. 1571.

    Other Events:

    • Office: Regent of Scotland

    Notes:

    He campaigned in Provence for Francois I against Charles V, 1536; was given King Henry VIII's niece for his wife and lived in exile in England, invading Scotland with 18 ships as English Lord Lieutenant of northern England and southern Scotland 1544; was forfeited for treason after invading Scotland again 1545; burnt the town of Annan 1547; raided Scotland again 1548; was restored 1564; became Regent for his grandson the King from 1570; defeated Huntly and the Hamiltons and besieged Edinburgh Castle 1571; was mortally wounded while a prisoner during the attack by Huntly and Lord Claud Hamilton on his Parliament at Stirling; and died after rescue 4 Sept. 1571.

    Matthew married Lady Margaret Douglas on 29 June 1544. Margaret (daughter of Archibald (Douglas), 6th Earl of Angus and Princess Margaret Tudor) was born on 7 Oct. 1515 in Harbottle, Alwinton, Northumberland, England; died on 9 March 1577/78. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lady Margaret Douglas was born on 7 Oct. 1515 in Harbottle, Alwinton, Northumberland, England (daughter of Archibald (Douglas), 6th Earl of Angus and Princess Margaret Tudor); died on 9 March 1577/78.
    Children:
    1. 1. Henry (Stuart), Lord Darnley, 1st Duke of Albany, King Consort of Scots was born on 7 Dec. 1545; died on 10 Feb. 1566/67 in Kirk o' Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John (Stewart), 3rd Earl of Lennox

    Other Events:

    • Office: Lord Warden of the East Marches
    • Office: Privy Counsellor (P.C.)
    • Office: 1524; Lord of the Regency

    John married Lady Elizabeth Stewart. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Lady Elizabeth Stewart (daughter of John (Stewart), 1st Earl of Atholl).
    Children:
    1. 2. Matthew (Stewart), 4th Earl of Lennox was born on 21 Sept. 1516; died on 4 Sept. 1571.
    2. Robert (Stewart), 1st Earl of March died on 29 Aug. 1586.
    3. John Stewart, 6th Seigneur d'Aubigny died on 31 May 1567.
    4. Lady Helen Stewart died before 25 Nov. 1564.

  3. 6.  Archibald (Douglas), 6th Earl of Angus was born circa 1489.

    Other Events:

    • Hereditary Title: circa Dec. 1513; 6th Earl of Angus [S., 1389]

    Archibald married Princess Margaret Tudor on 6 Aug. 1514. Margaret (daughter of Henry VII (Tudor), King of England and Princess Elizabeth (Plantagenet), of York) died on 18 Oct. 1541. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Princess Margaret Tudor (daughter of Henry VII (Tudor), King of England and Princess Elizabeth (Plantagenet), of York); died on 18 Oct. 1541.
    Children:
    1. 3. Lady Margaret Douglas was born on 7 Oct. 1515 in Harbottle, Alwinton, Northumberland, England; died on 9 March 1577/78.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  John (Stewart), 1st Earl of Atholl
    Children:
    1. 5. Lady Elizabeth Stewart

  2. 14.  Henry VII (Tudor), King of EnglandHenry VII (Tudor), King of England was born on 28 Jan. 1456/57 in Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales (son of Edmund (Tudor), 1st Earl of Richmond and Lady Margaret Beaufort); died on 21 April 1509 in Richmond, Surrey, England.

    Other Events:

    • Regnal Name: Henry VII
    • Coronation: 30 Oct. 1485, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England

    Henry married Princess Elizabeth (Plantagenet), of York on 18 Jan. 1485/86. Elizabeth (daughter of Edward IV (Plantagenet), King of England and Elizabeth Woodville) was born on 11 Feb. 1465/66 in Westminster, London, England; was christened in in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England; died on 11 Feb. 1502/03 in Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 15.  Princess Elizabeth (Plantagenet), of York was born on 11 Feb. 1465/66 in Westminster, London, England; was christened in in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England (daughter of Edward IV (Plantagenet), King of England and Elizabeth Woodville); died on 11 Feb. 1502/03 in Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Coronation: 25 Nov. 1487

    Children:
    1. Arthur (Tudor), Prince of Wales was born on 19 Sept. 1486 in St. Swithun's Priory, Winchester, Hampshire, England; was christened on 24 Sept. 1486 in Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 2 April 1502 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England; was buried in Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
    2. 7. Princess Margaret Tudor died on 18 Oct. 1541.
    3. H.M. Henry VIII (Tudor), King of England was born on 28 June 1491 in Greenwich, Kent, England; was christened in in Church of the Observant Friars, Greenwich, Kent, England; died on 28 Jan. 1547 in Whitehall Palace, London, Middlesex, England; was buried on 16 Feb. 1547 in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.


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