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How were Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley related?

Q: How were Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley related?

Half first cousins, through Margaret Tudor. Mary and Darnley shared a grandmother, Margaret Tudor, by her two marriages. Both therefore carried Tudor blood; their marriage in 1565 combined two claims to the English throne in their son, James — exactly what alarmed Elizabeth I.

Half first cousins — through Margaret Tudor.

Why it matters

Mary and Darnley shared a grandmother, Margaret Tudor, by her two marriages. Both therefore carried Tudor blood; their marriage in 1565 combined two claims to the English throne in their son, James — exactly what alarmed Elizabeth I.

The line between them

Each step is a recorded parent, child or marriage in this collection — 5 people from Mary, Queen of Scots to Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.

1 Mary, Queen of Scots Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 (1542–1587) 1542–1587
2 James V of Scotland King of Scotland from 1513 to 1542 1512–1542
3 Margaret Tudor Scottish Queen consort (1489-1541) 1489–1541
4 Margaret Douglas Daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland 1515–1578
5 Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley Duke of Albany and King consort of Scotland (1545-1567) 1545–1567

Related successions

Why did Mary, Queen of Scots succeed James V of Scotland?
Inheritance as an infant, with regents governing
Why did James VI and I succeed Mary, Queen of Scots?
Forced abdication of the queen; infant king under successive regents

Sources

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley · Wikipedia

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