Peerage Record – 10190

     Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley was born on 7 December 1545 at Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England^G.⁴ He was the son of Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas.¹ He married Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland, daughter of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie de Lorraine, on 29 July 1565 at Holyrood Palace Chapel, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He died on 10 February 1567 at age 21 at Provost’s House, Kirk o’the Field, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, from an explosion of gunpowder. A massive explosion destroyed Kirk o’Field house, the lodgings of Lord Darnley. Darnley and his valet were found in an adjoining orchard, strangled.⁴ He was buried at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.⁴
     He was styled as Lord Darnley on 7 December 1545.⁴ He was created 1st Lord Ardmannoch [Scotland] on 15 May 1565.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Ross [Scotland] on 15 May 1565.¹ He was created 1st Duke of Albany [Scotland] on 20 July 1565.¹ After his marriage, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley was styled as King Consort Henry of Scotland on 28 July 1565.¹ He suffered from syphilis in 1567.

     James Hepburn, 1st and last Duke of Orkney was born circa 1535.³ He was the son of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Jean Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and Elizabeth Keith, on 24 February 1565/66.¹ He and Lady Jean Gordon were divorced on 3 May 1567 on the grounds of adultery with one of her maids.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland, daughter of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie de Lorraine, on 15 May 1567 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, in a forced marriage.³ He died on 14 April 1578 at Dragsholm Castle, Denmark, without legitimate issue.⁴ He was buried at Faarevejle Church, Dragsholm, Denmark^G.⁵
     He succeeded as the 5th Lord Hailes [S., 1453] in September 1556.⁶ He succeeded as the 4th Earl Bothwell [S., 1488] in September 1556.¹ He sided with the Court against the Congregation, even though he was a Protestant himself.¹ On 26 April 1559 he was alleged to have married a Janet Betown, widow of Sir Walter Scott, of Buccleuch, but if this marriage ever took place, it was quickly dissolved. In 1563 he was expelled by the Earl of Moray (and again in 1565.)¹ He held the office of High Admiral [Scotland] in 1565.⁷ In 1565 he was receveid into high favour by the Queen of Scotland, after the Earl of Moray’s banishment. He was granted the abbeys of Haddington and Melrose.¹ He held the office of Warden of the three Marches in 1565.¹ On 12 April 1567 he was acquitted of the murder of Darnley, the King Consort, even though he was one of the chief conspirators, as none dared to appear as a witness against him.¹ His marriage to an unknown person was annulled on 7 May 1567 on the grounds of consanguinity.⁵ He was created 1st Marquess of Fife [Scotland] on 12 May 1567.¹ He was created 1st Duke of Orkney [Scotland] on 12 May 1567.¹ On 29 December 1567 he and all of his honours were forfeited by Act of Parliament.¹ He escaped to the north, and then via Orkney and Shetland to Norway.⁴ Between 1570 and 1578 at Dragsholm Castle, Denmark, he was imprisoned.⁴
     Skelton describes him as “an unmannerly, unlettered, unscrupulous scamp, whose coarse profligacy was notorious, and whose coarse badinage was unmeet for the ears of modest women. That he had the strength and daring of a Border thief need not be doubted.”⁴ Gibbs states “he appears to have been an exceptionally turbulent, conscienceless, self-seeking ruffian.”⁴

     Marie de Lorraine was born on 22 November 1515 at Bar-le-Duc, France^G.³ She was the daughter of Claude de Lorraine, Duc de Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon.³ She married, firstly, Louis II d‘Orléans, Duc de Longueville, son of Louis I d‘Orléans, Duc de Longueville and Johanna von Hachberg-Sausenberg, on 4 August 1534.³ She married, secondly, James V Stewart, King of Scotland, son of James IV Stewart, King of Scotland and Lady Margaret Tudor, on 12 June 1538 at St. Andrews Cathedral, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G.³ She was also reported to have been married by Proxy on 9 May 1538 at Paris, France^G.⁴ She died on 10 June 1560 at age 44 at Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.³ She was buried at Rheims Cathedral, Rheims, Champagne, France^G.³
     After her marriage, Marie de Lorraine was styled as Queen Consort Mary of Scotland on 22 February 1540.³

     James III Stewart, King of Scotland was born on 10 July 1452 at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was the son of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie van Egmond-Gelre.² He married Margaret Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark, daughter of Christian I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway and Dorothea von Hohenzollern, on 13 July 1469 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.² He died on 11 June 1488 at age 35 at Milltown, Bannockburn, Scotland^G, stabbed to death after being thrown from his horse on leaving the battlefield of Sauchieburn.³ He was buried at Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland^G.³
     He gained the title of Duke of Rothesay on 10 July 1452.⁴ On 9 July 1460 he was kidnapped by Sir Alexander Boyd. He succeeded as the King James III of Scotland on 3 August 1460.⁴ He was crowned King of Scotland on 10 August 1460 at Kelso Abbey, Roxburghshire, Scotland^G.⁴ In 1479 he ordered the murder of one of his brothers and exiled the other on grounds that they were suspected of plotting against their brother, the king. On 22 July 1482 he was unseated by his own nobles under the leadership of his uncle, the Earl of Atholl. Internal divisions among his enemies eventually allowed him to regain control. The kings brother, the Duke of Albany, was again forced into exile. He fought in the Battle of Sauchieburn on 11 June 1488.⁵

     Lord Richard Wellesley was born before 1794.¹ He was the son of Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley of Norragh and Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland.¹ He died in 1831.²
     He was educated at Chapel, Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond was born circa 1430 at Much Hadham Palace, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Sir Owen Tudor and Catherine de France. He married Lady Margaret Beaufort, daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp, on 1 November 1455 at Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹ He died on 3 November 1456 at Carmarthen Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales^G.^2,3 He was buried at St. David’s Cathedral, St. David’s, Pembrokeshire, Wales^G.¹ He was buried at Church of the Greyfriars, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales^G.¹
     He was appointed Knight on 15 December 1449. He gained the title of 1st Earl of Richmond on 23 November 1452.¹

     Lady Margaret Beaufort was born on 31 May 1443 at Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England^G.³ She was the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp.¹ She married, firstly, John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, son of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Alice Chaucer, between 28 January 1450 and 7 February 1450.^3,4 She married, secondly, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, son of Sir Owen Tudor and Catherine de France, on 1 November 1455 at Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England^G.³ She married, thirdly, Sir Henry Stafford, son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Lady Anne Neville, circa 1462.⁴ She married, fourthly, Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Lord Stanley and Joan Goushill, before October 1473.⁴ She died on 29 June 1509 at age 66 at Abbot’s House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster, London, England^G.^3,5,6 She was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.³
     Her marriage to John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk was annulled before 24 March 1453.³ After her marriage, Lady Margaret Beaufort was styled as Countess of Richmond on 1 November 1455. From 1 November 1455, her married name became Tudor. From circa 1462, her married name became Stafford. From before October 1473, her married name became Stanley. After her marriage, Lady Margaret Beaufort was styled as Countess of Derby on 27 October 1485. She was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1488.³ Margaret founded both Christ’s College and St. John’s College at Cambridge. She has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁷
     

     John of Eltham Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall was born on 15 August 1316 at Eltham Palace, Kent, England^G.¹ He was the son of Edward II, King of England and Isabelle de France. He was also reported to have been born on 25 August 1316. He died on 13 September 1336 at age 20 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was buried circa January 1337 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.¹
     He gained the title of Earl of Cornwall on 6 October 1328.¹
     He was due to marry Maria, daughter of Ferdinand IV, King of Castile and Leon but the marriage did not take place.

     Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet was born on 18 June 1318 at Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ She was also reported to have been born on 8 June 1318 at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England^G. She was the daughter of Edward II, King of England and Isabelle de France. She married Reinoud II ‘de Zwarte’ Hertog van Gelre Graaf van Zutphen, son of Reinoud I ‘de Strijdbare’ Graaf van Gelre en Zutphen Hertog van Limburg and Margaretha de Dampierre-Namur, in May 1332.¹ She died on 22 April 1355 at age 36 at Deventer Abbey, Gueldres, The Netherlands.² She was buried at Minoriten Abbey, Deventer, Gueldres, The Netherlands.²

     Joanna ‘of the Tower’ Plantagenet was born on 5 July 1321 at Tower of London, The City, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Edward II, King of England and Isabelle de France. She married David II Bruce, King of Scotland, son of Robert I Bruce, King of Scotland and Lady Elizabeth de Burgh, on 17 July 1328 at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England^G.¹ She died on 7 September 1362 at age 41 at Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ She was also reported to have died on 14 August 1362.² She was buried at Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, London, England^G.¹
     After her marriage, Joanna ‘of the Tower’ Plantagenet was styled as Queen Consort Joanna of Scotland on 24 November 1331.¹