Birth of Henry Stewart Darnley
Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, is born to Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, and Margaret Douglas.
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Henry Stewart Biography and Timeline
Follow Henry Stewart through 12 dated historical records for Scotland.
Henry Stewart, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1546–1567Years on this page
1546
1564
Marriage
Arrives in Edinburgh after overcoming Elizabeth Is objections
1565
Birth of James I
Birth of James I, father to James I of England & James VI of Scotland
Peerage
Created Earl Ross by Mary Queen of Scots
Succession
Refused the crown matrimonial on the advice of David Rizzio, Marys Secretary
1566
Assassination of David Rizzio
Breaks into Marys supper room & has David Rizzio killed with 56 dagger strokes
Assassination of David Rizzio
Queen Mary of Scots, possibly pregnant with Rizzios son. A plot between Darnley & Protestant Lords after Darnley is refused the crown
Death of Henry Stewart
Queen Mary of Scots maybe pregnant with Rizzios son
Plot
Darnley & Protestant Lords attemp to assassinate Riccio
1567
Assassination of Henry Stewart
Contracts syphilis & is brought to a house at Kirk oField in Edinburgh by Queen Mary
Assassination of Henry Stewart
Assassinated in a plot led by James Bothwell, Mary Queen of Scots 3rd husband. Assassinated in a plot believed to have been led by Bothwell
Death of Henry Stewart
Death of Henry Stewart, Earl of Darnley, assassinated
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.