Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley

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Henry Stewart or Stuart

King consort of Scotland

Tenure 29 July 1565 – 10 February 1567

Duke of Albany; Earl of Ross

Successor: James, Duke of Rothesay

Spouse: Mary l, Queen of Scots

Issue:

James I of England

House: House of Stuart

Father: Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Born: 7 December 1545

Temple Newsam, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Died: 10 February 1567 (aged 21)

Kirk o' Field, Edinburgh, Scotland

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http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I6720&tree=N...

http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/darnley.htm

http://thepeerage.com/p10190.htm#i101891

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Henry Stewart Memorial Birth: Dec. 7, 1545 Metropolitan Borough of Leeds West Yorkshire, England Death: Feb. 10, 1567 Edinburgh City of Edinburgh, Scotland British Royalty. Also known as Lord Darnley. First-cousin and second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and father of James VI, of Scotland. He was the son of Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox, and Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, the granddaughter of Henry VII and niece of Henry VIII. He was first Duke of Albany, Earl of Ross, King Consort of Scotland. His death remains one of the great unsolved historical mysteries.