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, Lord (Title of Henry Stew·art or Stu·art (stū'ərt, styū'-)) 1545–1567.Scottish nobleman and second husband (1565–1567) of Mary Queen of Scots. He plotted to kill David Rizzio, Mary's secretary, in 1566 and was himself murdered the following year, possibly at the urging of Mary's lover, the Earl of Bothwell.
| Henry Stuart, Duke of Albany | |
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| King Consort of Scotland | |
| Born | December 7 1545 |
| Temple Newsam, Yorkshire Dales, England | |
| Died | February 10 1567 (aged 21) |
| Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Consort | July 26, 1565 - February 10, 1567 |
| Consort to | Mary I of Scotland |
| Issue | James VI |
| Father | Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox |
| Mother | Margaret Douglas |
Henry Stuart, Duke of Albany (7 December 1545 – 9 or 10 February 1567), commonly known as Lord Darnley, king consort of Scotland, was the first cousin and second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the father of her son King James VI, who also succeeded Elizabeth I of England.
Darnley was born in 1545, at Temple Newsam, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the son of the 4th Earl of Lennox, and his wife, Margaret Douglas. He was related to his future wife in at least three ways: They shared a grandmother in Margaret Tudor, putting both Mary and Darnley high in the line of succession for the English throne; Darnley was a descendant of a daughter of James II of Scotland and thus also in line for the throne of Scotland; and Darnley's family surname was due to a much more ancient connection to his male-line ancestor, Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland. On their marriage, which took place July 29, 1565 in the chapel of Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Darnley was given the title of "King of Scots", but he was a king consort only, with no royal powers.
His marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots, was a disaster. Darnley was much younger than Mary and not particularly mature for a 19-year-old (similar case occurred when Mary I of England married prince Philip). He possessed a fondness for cross-dressing (in fact, his son James I would be identified as a bisexual). He was unpopular with the other nobles and had a mean and violent streak. Within a short time, Mary became pregnant, but Darnley grew more and more demanding. His jealousy of Mary's private secretary, David Rizzio, culminated in the bloody murder of the latter by Darnley and a group of his supporters, in the presence of the queen herself at Holyrood Palace. Archibald Douglas, Parson of Douglas subsequently secured pardons for all those involved.
Following the birth of their son, the future James VI of Scotland, the succession was more secure; in late 1566 and early 1567, Darnley and Mary appeared to be close to reconciliation, as she was often seen visiting his chambers. But Darnley was unpopular and petulant and offended many who should have been his natural supporters. On February 10, 1567, the bodies of Darnley and servant at the time were discovered in the gardens of the Hamiltons' house, Kirk o' Field, Edinburgh, where they had been staying. A violent explosion had occurred that night at the house, but the evidence pointed to Darnley's having escaped that attempted assassination only to be murdered when he got outside.
Suspicion fell on James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell and his supporters, notably Archibald Douglas, Parson of Douglas whose shoes were found at the scene, and upon Mary herself. Bothwell later abducted Mary, where he kept her for a week, at the end of which she had agreed to marry him, under pressure, duress, or desperation (Mary's power as a lone Queen was not respected since she was a woman, and Bothwell had proven himself loyal to Scotland for the past 10 years). There were also speculation that Bothwell had raped Mary, giving her no choice but to marry him. Darnley's death was a key event in the downward spiral that led to her loss of the Scottish crown.
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| Preceded by Francis II of France |
King Consort of Scotland 1565–1567 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Bothwell |
| Preceded by New Creation |
Duke of Albany 1565–1567 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Rothesay |
| Preceded by New Creation |
Earl of Ross 1565–1567 |
| Dukes of Albany |
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Robert Stewart (1398-1420) · Murdoch Stewart (1420-1425) · Alexander Stewart (c. 1458-1485) · John Stewart (1485-1536) · Arthur Stewart (1541) ·
Lord Darnley (1565-1567) · James VI (1567) · Charles I
(1604-1625) ·
James VII (1660-1685) · Prince Leopold (1881-1884) · Prince Charles Edward
(1884- |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Stuart, Henry, Lord Darnley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Darnley, Lord; Stewart, Henry, Lord Darnley |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Husband of Mary, Queen of Scots |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7 December, 1545 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Temple Newsam, Yorkshire, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 10 February, 1567 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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