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Mary Stuart Marries Lord Darnley

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

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1565

Mary, Queen of Scots29 July 1565

Holyrood Palace · House / House of Tudor

Mary marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, uniting two descendants of Henry VII and strengthening the hereditary claims of any child they produce.

Names involved

Mary, Queen of Scots

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