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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

1545 - 1567

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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1546 – 10 February 1567) was King of Scotland as the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 29 July 1565 until his murder in 1567. Lord Darnley had one child with Mary, the future James VI of Scotland and I of England. Through his parents, he had claims to both the Scottish and English thrones. Less than a year after the birth of his son, Darnley was murdered at Kirk o' Field in 1567. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley is the 440th most popular politician (up from 2,204th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 476th in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Politician.

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley was the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was a member of the Lennox branch of the House of Stuart and the son of Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox. He is most famous for being the first husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and father to her son James VI.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ranks 440 out of 19,576. Before him are Godfrey of Bouillon, Charles II of Spain, Didius Julianus, Lyndon B. Johnson, Amalric of Jerusalem, and Edward III of England. After him are Henry V of England, Ahmed III, Edward II of England, Frederick William III of Prussia, Erich Honecker, and Æthelred I, King of Wessex.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1545, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ranks 1. After him are Yi Sun-sin, Carlos, Prince of Asturias, Elisabeth of Valois, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, Túpac Amaru, Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Powhatan, Anna of Sweden, Azai Nagamasa, and Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha. Among people deceased in 1567, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ranks 1. After him are Jiajing Emperor, Myeongjong of Joseon, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Anne de Montmorency, Michael Stifel, Marin Držić, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Girolamo Priuli, Juan Bautista de Toledo, Gómez Pereira, and Estácio de Sá.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ranks 125 out of 8,785. Before him are Lewis Carroll (1832), Lemmy (1945), Jeff Beck (1944), Maud of Wales (1869), Roger Taylor (1949), and Edward III of England (1312). After him are Emily Brontë (1818), Edward II of England (1284), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), David J. Thouless (1934), Edward I of England (1239), and Edward Elgar (1857).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ranks 37. Before him are Edward the Martyr (962), Oliver Cromwell (1599), Edward Heath (1916), Edgar the Peaceful (943), Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443), and Edward III of England (1312). After him are Edward II of England (1284), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), Edward I of England (1239), Henry VII of England (1457), Alfred the Great (849), and Macbeth, King of Scotland (1005).

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