Darnley

American  

[dahrn-lee] / ˈdɑrn li /

noun

1. Lord Henry Stewart or Stuart, 1545–67, Scottish nobleman: second husband of Mary Queen of Scots (father of James I of England).

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Darnley British  

/ ˈdɑːnlɪ /

noun

1. Lord. title of Henry Stuart (or Stewart ). 1545–67, Scottish nobleman; second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and father of James I of England. After murdering his wife's secretary, Rizzio (1566), he was himself assassinated (1567)

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Example Sentences

McCardle grew up in the city's Darnley area and planted the seeds of his future success by becoming involved in youth theatre as an early age.

From BBC

A number of branches on the Darnley Sycamore – said to be where Mary Stuart nursed Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley back to health after a long illness – were blown off during high winds.

From BBC

The duo shared the screen in Josie Rourke’s 2018 historical drama “Mary Queen of Scots”: Ronan as the titular royal and Lowden as her cousin and second husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley.

From Los Angeles Times

In the later “Darnley Portrait,” from around 1575, her red hair is gathered under a pearl diadem, and her sunken cheeks and narrowed eyes suggest a monarch sure of her rule.

From New York Times

Abandoned by the Protestant nobles who had also been complicit, Mary continued to support her lover and sat on the sidelines as he was prosecuted and acquitted for Darnley's murder.

From Salon