Stewart of Darnley Stewart of Darnley Stewart of Darnley was a notable Scots family, a branch of the Clan Stewart, who provided the English Stuart monarchs with their male-line Stuart descent, after the reunion of their branch with the royal Scottish branch, which led to the ultimate union of the two main kingdoms of Great Britain: England and Scotland. In 1565 the House of Stewart of Darnley was re-united with the Royal House of Stewart when Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley married his first cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots, both being grandchildren of Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England, and hence
John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley (1 October 1719 – 31 July 1781), styled "The Hon. John Bligh" between 1721 and 1747, was a British parliamentarian. Bligh was the son of John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley and Lady Theodosia Hyde, later Baroness Clifton (in her own right). He matriculated at Merton College on 13 May 1735 and was created MA on 13 July 1738. Bligh served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone from 1741 to 1747 and for Athboy in the Irish House of Commons from 1739 to 1747. Lord Darnley married