Darnley, Lord (1545-1567), a Scottish nobleman, was close in the line of succession to the throne of England. He married Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1565, but soon alienated his wife and became extremely unpopular with the Scottish noblemen. They persuaded him to join them in a successful plot to assassinate David Rizzio, Mary's favorite adviser, in 1566. The following year, Darnley himself was assassinated. Mary was probably involved in his death, together with her new favorite, the Earl of Bothwell.