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- Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley was born on 7 December 1545 at Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, EnglandG.4 He was the son of Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas.1 He married Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland, daughter of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie de Lorraine, on 29 July 1565 at Holyrood Palace Chapel, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG.1 He died on 10 February 1567 at age 21 at Provost's House, Kirk o'the Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG, from an explosion of gunpowder. A massive explosion destroyed Kirk o'Field house, the lodgings of Lord Darnley. Darnley and his valet were found in an adjoining orchard, strangled.4 He was buried at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG.4
He was styled as Lord Darnley on 7 December 1545.4 He was created 1st Lord Ardmannoch [Scotland] on 15 May 1565.1 He was created 1st Earl of Ross [Scotland] on 15 May 1565.1 He was created 1st Duke of Albany [Scotland] on 20 July 1565.1 After his marriage, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley was styled as King Consort Henry of Scotland on 28 July 1565.1 He suffered from syphilis in 1567.
Child of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley and Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland
James I Charles Stuart, King of Great Britain+1 b. 19 Jun 1566, d. 27 Mar 1625
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 82. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
Henry Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany
Also Known As: "Henry Stuart", "Lord Darnley"
Birthdate: December 07, 1545
Birthplace: Temple Newsam, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Death: February 10, 1567 (21)
Provost's House, Kirk o'the Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Asphyxiation)
Place of Burial: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Immediate Family:
Son of Matthew Stuart, 13th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox
Husband of Mary I, Queen of Scots
Father of James I of England and Ireland, VI of Scotland
Brother of Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox
Occupation: 1st Duke of Albany, Lord Darnley, King
Henry Stuart or Stewart, Lord Darnley, also called (1565?67) Earl of Ross, Duke of Albany (born Dec. 7, 1545, Temple Newsom, Yorkshire, Eng.?died Feb.10, 1567, Edinburgh), 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 to the throne of Scotland was contested by James Hamilton, 2nd earl of Arran. Darnley?s mother, formerly Margaret Douglas, had a claim to the English crown as granddaughter of Henry VII. She planned to secure her son?s succession in England by his marriage with the other candidate, Mary. The couple had become acquainted in France shortly after the death of Mary?s first husband, the French king Francis II.
In February 1565 Darnley, who had been living in England, went to Scotland with the permission of Queen Elizabeth I. By late April it was known that Mary wished to make him her husband. She created him successively earl of Ross (a rank previously reserved for a son of the Scottish king) and duke of Albany. Elizabeth and the English privy council sent word that the proposed marriage was ?dangerous to the common amity? of the two countries.
Nonetheless, on July 29, 1565, the marriage was celebrated according to the Roman Catholic rite. It was offensive to the Scottish Protestant ministry, for whom John Knox was the spokesman; to the political ambition of James Stewart, earl of Moray (Mary?s illegitimate half brother); and to the Hamilton claim to the Scottish throne.
It became evident, even to Mary, that superficial charm was Darnley?s only positive attribute. This gave way to indolence, arrogance, drunkenness, and jealousy of Mary?s secretary, David Riccio, in whose murder (March 9, 1566) Darnley was involved. He betrayed his accomplices, but they showed Mary his written agreement to Riccio?s murder, and he was unable to clear himself with her.
The birth (June 19, 1566) of a son, James, to Mary and Darnley was eventually to solve the problem of the English, as well as the Scottish, succession. But Darnley remained an embarrassment to all. While Mary was absent from their temporary residence, Kirk o?Field, near Edinburgh, the house was blown up. The body of Darnley, who had apparently been strangled, was found in a nearby garden. Three months later Darnley?s widow married James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, the instigator of the murder.
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1545 - 1567 (21 years)