Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

Duke of Albany and King consort of Scotland

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1545

Place of Birth: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Feb-1567

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Henry Stuart (or Stewart), Duke of Albany (7 December 1545 – 10 February 1567), styled as Lord Darnley until 1565, was king consort of Scotland from 1565 until his murder at Kirk o' Field in 1567.
Many contemporary narratives describing his life and death refer to him as Lord Darnley, his title as heir apparent to the Earldom of Lennox, and it is by this appellation that he is now generally known.He was the second but eldest surviving son of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, and his wife Lady Margaret Douglas.
Darnley's maternal grandparents were Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret, daughter of Henry VII of England and widow of James IV of Scotland.
He was a first cousin and the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and was the father of her son James VI of Scotland, who succeeded Elizabeth I of England as James I.