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Darnley
1545-1567. British aristocrat, second husband
of Mary Queen of Scots from 1565, and father
of James I of England (James VI of Scotland).
On the advice of her secretary, David Rizzio,
Mary refused Darnley the crown matrimonial;
in revenge, Darnley led a band of nobles who
murdered Rizzio in Mary's presence. Darnley
was assassinated 1567. He was born in
England, the son of the 4th Earl of Lennox
(1516-71) and Lady Margaret Douglas
(1515-78), through whom he inherited a claim
to the English throne. Mary was his first
cousin. Mary and Darnley were reconciled
after the murder of Rizzio 1566, but soon
Darnley alienated all parties and a plot to
kill him was formed by Bothwell. Mary's part
in it remains a subject of controversy. He
was killed in an explosion (while ill in
bed), probably by Bothwell, who became Mary's
third husband. Mary's role in the plot
remains controversial.