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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

1545 - 1567

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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1546 – 10 February 1567), was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the father of James VI of Scotland and I of England. Through his parents, he had claims to both the Scottish and English thrones, and from his marriage in 1565 he was king consort of Scotland. Less than a year after the birth of his son, Darnley was murdered at Kirk o' Field in 1567. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley has received more than 6,247,656 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley is the 2,204th most popular politician (down from 1,053rd in 2019), the 476th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 262nd in 2019) and the 84th most popular British Politician.

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley was the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was a member of the Lennox branch of the House of Stuart and the son of Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox. He is most famous for being the first husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and father to her son James VI.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley has had the most page views in the with 440,135 views, followed by Spanish (34,199), and French (29,093). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (4,075.00%), Simple English (124.46%), and Scottish Gaelic (56.91%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ranks 2,204 out of 19,576. Before him are Æthelflæd, Abaoji, Zog I of Albania, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo, and Aeschines. After him are Seleucus II Callinicus, Amenemhat IV, Adolfo Suárez, Wen Jiabao, Bernardo O'Higgins, and Sher Shah Suri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1545, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ranks 6. Before him are Yi Sun-sin, Elisabeth of Valois, Túpac Amaru, Carlos, Prince of Asturias, and Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma. After him are Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara, Azai Nagamasa, Anna of Sweden, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha, and Guidobaldo del Monte. Among people deceased in 1567, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ranks 3. Before him are Jiajing Emperor, and Myeongjong of Joseon. After him are Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Anne de Montmorency, Michael Stifel, Marin Držić, Girolamo Priuli, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Juan Bautista de Toledo, Ligier Richier, and Estácio de Sá.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ranks 476 out of 8,785. Before him are Saint Walpurga (710), Denis Law (1940), Brook Taylor (1685), Æthelflæd (869), Saint Boniface (680), and Alexander Pope (1688). After him are G. E. Moore (1873), Muriel Spark (1918), Kate Winslet (1975), Robert Robinson (1886), Diana Rigg (1938), and Nick Mason (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ranks 84. Before him are Princess Muna al-Hussein (1941), Austen Chamberlain (1863), Edward the Martyr (962), Julia Gillard (1961), Eadred (923), and Æthelflæd (869). After him are James Callaghan (1912), James I of Scotland (1394), James IV of Scotland (1473), Gordon Brown (1951), Henry the Young King (1155), and William Wilberforce (1759).

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