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.

Mary, Queen of ScotsQueen of Scotland from 1542 to 15671542–1587
daughter of
James V of ScotlandKing of Scotland from 1513 to 15421512–1542
son of
Margaret TudorScottish Queen consort1489–1541
mother of
Margaret DouglasDaughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland1515–1578
mother of
Henry Stuart, Lord DarnleyDuke of Albany and King consort of Scotland1545–1567

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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