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In 1565 the House of Stewart of Darnley was united with the similarly named Royal House Of Stewart when Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley , a descendant of King Henry VII of England, married Mary Queen Of Scots . It was this union that allowed their son James VI of Scots to succeed to the Throne of St Edward as James I of England. The later Kings of the House Of Stuart such as James I and the Old Pretender were actually members of the Stewart of Darnley clan. ORIGINS AND NAME The Stewarts Of Darnley were descended from the second son of Alexander Fitzalan, 4th High Steward Of Scotland . Their name is derived from Derneley, a Barony in Eastwood parish, Renfrewshire one & a half miles east of Barrhead . In 1356 , Robert Stewart , High Steward Of Scotland granted the barony to Sir John Stewart. Like the Royal Stewarts the Stewarts Of Darnley used both the Stuart and the Stewart spelling of their surname. THE EARLDOM OF LENNOX In 1488 John Stewart, Lord Darnley, head of the House of Stewart of Darnley, was created Earl Of Lennox . He died in 1495 and was succeeded by the following descendants:
The following English members of the House of Stewart of Darnley were stiled Earls of Lennox by the English Crown, although the King Of Scots , in whose Kingdom the Earldom of Lennox actually lay did not recognize their title.
CLAIMANTS TO THE ENGLISH THRONE In 1544 Charles Stewart Of Darnley 4th Earl of Lennox married Margaret Douglas , the granddaughter of Henry VII . Their sons Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley and Charles Stuart, 1st Earl Of Lennox , were held by contemporaries to have a credible claim to the throne of England . Margaret Douglas was the fruit of the 1514 union of Margaret Tudor , Dowager Queen of Scots and elder daughter of Henry VII Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl Of Angus . Born in England and raised at the Court of her uncle Henry VIII Margaret was Henry's officially recognized heir between the disgrace of Anne Boleyn and the birth of the future Edward VI . In 1565 Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley married his cousin Mary Queen Of Scots , like him a descendant of Margaret Tudor and Henry VII . Mary's descent from Margaret Tudor 's first marriage to James IV of Scots also placed her in line for the English throne, but many argued that Margaret Douglas 's claim was superior as Margaret and her sons had been born in England . According to English Custom it is desirable that the monarch be Naturalized or born in England . By marrying Darnley, Mary neutralized a dangerous rival claim to the throne of England whilst strengthening that of her own house. In 1603 Mary and Darnley's son, James VI Of Scotland , succeeded Elizabeth I as King Of England , thereby uniting the Crowns of England and Scotland and laying the basis for the future United Kingdom . |