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Darnley Marriage Strengthens Tudor Descent

Scotland · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1565Date range
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Chronological records

1565

Henry Stuart Darnley29 July 1565

Edinburgh · House / House of Tudor

Darnley's marriage to Mary combines the Tudor descent of Margaret Tudor's two family branches within one prospective Scottish heir.

Names involved

Henry Stuart Darnley

Provenance

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