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Name Henry STUART "1st Duke of Albany" "King Consort of Scotland"
Birth 7 Dec 1545, Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Death 10 Feb 1567, Provost's House, Kirk o'the Field, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND Age: 21
Burial Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
Occupation Royalty
Cause of death Explosion and Strangled
Father Matthew STUART "4th Earl of Lennox"
Mother "Lady" Margaret DOUGLAS (1515-1577)
Spouses
1 Mary "Queen of Scots" STEWART "Queen of Scotland"
Birth 7 Dec 1542, Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, SCOTLAND
Death 8 Feb 1587, Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND Age: 44
Burial Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, ENGLAND
Occupation Royalty
Cause of death Executed
Father James "V" STEWART "King of Scotland"
Mother Marie "Mary" de GUISE "Queen Consort Mary of Scotland" (1515-1560)
Marriage 29 Jul 1565, Chapel, Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
Children 'James I' Charles (1566-1625)
Notes for Henry STUART "1st Duke of Albany" "King Consort of Scotland"
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He died on 10 February 1567 at age 21 at Provost's House, Kirk o'the Field, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, 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. He was buried at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
He was styled as Lord Darnley on 7 December 1545. He was created 1st Lord Ardmannoch [Scotland] on 15 May 1565. He was created 1st Earl of Ross [Scotland] on 15 May 1565. He was created 1st Duke of Albany [Scotland] on 20 July 1565. Through his marriage, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley gained the title of King Consort Henry of Scotland on 28 July 1565. He was suffered from syphilis in 1567. - [1]

[1] - http://www.thepeerage.com/p10190.htm#i101891
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