Lord Darnley
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Lord Darnley is a title associated with a Scottish
Lordship of Parliament
first created in 1356 and tracing a descent to the Dukedom of Richmond
in England. Outside the Peerage of Scotland
, another Earldom of Darnley
was created in the Peerage of Ireland
in 1729.
The first baron was Sir John Stewart of Darnley
. His descendant John Stewart, was created 1st Earl of Lennox in 1488. The 4th Earl Matthew Stewart
(1516–1571) was the father of Henry Stuart, 1st Duke of Albany
(1545–1567), the Lord Darnley who became the husband of Mary Stuart and thus father of James VI of Scotland
(1566–1625).
With the elevation of the Earldom of Lennox to a dukedom
in 1581 the barony of Darnley retained its link with Lennox and in 1612 the Dukedom of Richmond
was added to the title and remained so after its extinction and revival in 1675. The subsidiary Earldom of Darnley
was revived at the same time.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Lordship of Parliament
Lord of Parliament
A Lord of Parliament was the lowest rank of nobility automatically entitled to attend sessions of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland. Post-Union, it is a member of the lowest rank of the Peerage of Scotland, ranking below a viscount...
first created in 1356 and tracing a descent to the Dukedom of Richmond
Duke of Richmond
The title Duke of Richmond is named after Richmond and its surrounding district of Richmondshire, and has been created several times in the Peerage of England for members of the royal Tudor and Stuart families...
in England. Outside the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
, another Earldom of Darnley
Earl of Darnley
Earl of Darnley is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of Scotland and once in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation in the Peerage of Scotland came in 1580 in favour of Esme Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox. He was created Duke of Lennox at the same time. See the latter...
was created in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
in 1729.
The first baron was Sir John Stewart of Darnley
Stewart of Darnley
Stewart of Darnley was a notable Scots family, a branch of the House of Stewart, who provided the English Stuart monarchs with their male-line Stuart descent, after the reunion of their branch with the royal Scottish branch, which led to the ultimate union of the two main kingdoms of Great Britain:...
. His descendant John Stewart, was created 1st Earl of Lennox in 1488. The 4th Earl Matthew Stewart
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox was the 4th Earl of Lennox, and leader of the Catholic nobility in Scotland. He was the son of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox. His grandson was James VI of Scotland....
(1516–1571) was the father of Henry Stuart, 1st Duke of Albany
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
Henry Stewart or Stuart, 1st Duke of Albany , styled Lord Darnley before 1565, was king consort of Scotland and murdered at Kirk o'Field...
(1545–1567), the Lord Darnley who became the husband of Mary Stuart and thus father of James VI of Scotland
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
(1566–1625).
With the elevation of the Earldom of Lennox to a dukedom
Duke of Lennox
The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley. The Dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Stirling, was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lennox. The second Duke was made Duke of Richmond; at his...
in 1581 the barony of Darnley retained its link with Lennox and in 1612 the Dukedom of Richmond
Duke of Richmond
The title Duke of Richmond is named after Richmond and its surrounding district of Richmondshire, and has been created several times in the Peerage of England for members of the royal Tudor and Stuart families...
was added to the title and remained so after its extinction and revival in 1675. The subsidiary Earldom of Darnley
Earl of Darnley
Earl of Darnley is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of Scotland and once in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation in the Peerage of Scotland came in 1580 in favour of Esme Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox. He was created Duke of Lennox at the same time. See the latter...
was revived at the same time.