Note that the first line is also a descent from James I of Scotland: Nine Lines of Descendancy from King Edward III of England to Charles Robert Darwin ..1 King Edward III of England (1312 - 1377) .. + Philippa de Hainault (ca. 1314 - 1369) ....2 Sir John of Gaunt (1340 - 1399) .... + Katherine de Roet (1350 - 1403) ......3 Sir John Beaufort (ca. 1372 - 1410) ...... + Margaret de Holand (1385 - 1429) ........4 Joan Beaufort (1407 - 1445) ........ + King James of Scotland I (1394 - 1437) <-- ..........5 Annabella Stewart .......... + Sir George Gordon ( - 1501) ............6 Elizabeth Gordon ............ + Sir William Keith ( - 1530) ..............7 Sir Robert Keith ( - 1513) .............. + Elizabeth Douglas ................8 Sir William Keith ( - 1581) ................ + Margaret Keith (1520 - 1556) ..................9 Margaret Keith (1549 - ) .................. + Sir Andrew Stewart (1568 - 1634) ....................10 Andrew Stewart (ca. 1610 - ) .................... + Anne Stewart (1593 - 1635) ......................11 Andrew Stuart (ca. 1628 - ca. 1650) ...................... + Joyce Blundell (ca. 1628 - 1650) ........................12 Mary Stuart (1648 - 1682) ........................ + Sir Henry Howard (1627 - 1709) ..........................13 Sir Charles Howard (1675 - 1733) .......................... + Mary Elizabeth Tattershall (1613 - 1664) ............................14 Charles Howard (1707 - 1771) ............................ + Penelope Foley (1708 - 1748) ..............................15 Mary Howard (1740 - 1770) .............................. + Dr. Erasmus Darwin (1731 - 1802) ................................16 Dr. Robert Waring Darwin (1766 - 1848) ................................ + Susanna Wedgwood ..................................17 Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882) ..........5 Joan Stewart .......... + Sir James Douglas ( - bef. 1492) ............6 Sir John Douglas ( - bef. 1515) ............ + Janet Crichton ..............7 Elizabeth Douglas .............. + Sir Robert Keith ( - 1513) ................8 Sir William Keith ( - 1581) ................ + Margaret Keith (1520 - 1556) ..................9 Margaret Keith (1549 - ) .................. + Sir Andrew Stewart (1568 - 1634) ....................10 Andrew Stewart (ca. 1610 - ) .................... + Anne Stewart (1593 - 1635) ......................11 Andrew Stuart (ca. 1628 - ca. 1650) ...................... + Joyce Blundell (ca. 1628 - 1650) ........................12 Mary Stuart (1648 - 1682) ........................ + Sir Henry Howard (1627 - 1709) ..........................13 Sir Charles Howard (1675 - 1733) .......................... + Mary Elizabeth Tattershall (1613 - 1664) ............................14 Charles Howard (1707 - 1771) ............................ + Penelope Foley (1708 - 1748) ..............................15 Mary Howard (1740 - 1770) .............................. + Dr. Erasmus Darwin (1731 - 1802) ................................16 Dr. Robert Waring Darwin (1766 - 1848) ................................ + Susanna Wedgwood ..................................17 Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882) ........4 Joan Beaufort (1407 - 1445) [again] ........ + Sir James Stewart (1383 - 1451) ..........5 Sir John Stewart (ca. 1440 - 1512) .......... + Lady Eleanor Sinclair ( - 1518) ............6 Sir John Stewart ( - 1513) ............ + Janet Campbell ( - ca. 1546) ..............7 Janet Stewart .............. + Sir Henry Stewart ( - ca. 1551) ................8 Dorothea Stewart ................ + Sir William Ruthven ( - 1584) ..................9 Mary Ruthven (ca. 1525 - ) .................. + John Stewart (1563 - 1595) ....................10 Anne Stewart (1593 - 1635) .................... + Andrew Stewart (ca. 1610 - ) ......................11 Andrew Stuart (ca. 1628 - ca. 1650) ...................... + Joyce Blundell (ca. 1628 - 1650) ........................12 Mary Stuart (1648 - 1682) ........................ + Sir Henry Howard (1627 - 1709) ..........................13 Sir Charles Howard (1675 - 1733) .......................... + Mary Elizabeth Tattershall (1613 - 1664) ............................14 Charles Howard (1707 - 1771) ............................ + Penelope Foley (1708 - 1748) ..............................15 Mary Howard (1740 - 1770) .............................. + Dr. Erasmus Darwin (1731 - 1802) ................................16 Dr. Robert Waring Darwin (1766 - 1848) ................................ + Susanna Wedgwood ..................................17 Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882) ................8 Margaret Stewart (1539 - 1627) ................ + Sir Andrew Stewart ( - bef. 1592) ..................9 Sir Andrew Stewart (1568 - 1634) .................. + Margaret Keith (1549 - ) ....................10 Andrew Stewart (ca. 1610 - ) .................... + Anne Stewart (1593 - 1635) ......................11 Andrew Stuart (ca. 1628 - ca. 1650) ...................... + Joyce Blundell (ca. 1628 - 1650) ........................12 Mary Stuart (1648 - 1682) ........................ + Sir Henry Howard (1627 - 1709) ..........................13 Sir Charles Howard (1675 - 1733) .......................... + Mary Elizabeth Tattershall (1613 - 1664) ............................14 Charles Howard (1707 - 1771) ............................ + Penelope Foley (1708 - 1748) ..............................15 Mary Howard (1740 - 1770) .............................. + Dr. Erasmus Darwin (1731 - 1802) ................................16 Dr. Robert Waring Darwin (1766 - 1848) ................................ + Susanna Wedgwood ..................................17 Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882) ..........5 Sir John Stewart (ca. 1440 - 1512) [again] .......... + Margaret Douglas ( - bef. 1475) ............6 Elizabeth Stewart ............ + Sir Andrew Gray (ca. 1460 - 1514) ..............7 Janet Gray (1494 - 1539) .............. + Sir William Keith ( - bef. 1512) ................8 Margaret Keith (1520 - 1556) ................ + Sir William Keith ( - 1581) ..................9 Margaret Keith (1549 - ) .................. + Sir Andrew Stewart (1568 - 1634) ....................10 Andrew Stewart (ca. 1610 - ) .................... + Anne Stewart (1593 - 1635) ......................11 Andrew Stuart (ca. 1628 - ca. 1650) ...................... + Joyce Blundell (ca. 1628 - 1650) ........................12 Mary Stuart (1648 - 1682) ........................ + Sir Henry Howard (1627 - 1709) ..........................13 Sir Charles Howard (1675 - 1733) .......................... + Mary Elizabeth Tattershall (1613 - 1664) ............................14 Charles Howard (1707 - 1771) ............................ + Penelope Foley (1708 - 1748) ..............................15 Mary Howard (1740 - 1770) .............................. + Dr. Erasmus Darwin (1731 - 1802) ................................16 Dr. Robert Waring Darwin (1766 - 1848) ................................ + Susanna Wedgwood ..................................17 Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882) ........4 Sir Edmund Beaufort (ca. 1406 - 1455) ........ + Alianor Beauchamp (1407 - 1467) ..........5 Eleanor Beaufort ( - 1501) .......... + Sir Robert Spencer (ca. 1435 - aft. 1501) ............6 Margaret Spencer (ca. 1472 - ) ............ + Thomas Cary (ca. 1460 - bef. 1536) ..............7 William Cary (ca. 1495 - 1528) .............. + Mary Boleyn (between 1500 and 1504 - 1543) ................8 Katherine Carey (ca. 1524 - 1569) ................ + Sir Francis Knollys (bef. 1513 - 1596) ..................9 Henry Knollys .................. + Margaret Cave ....................10 Lettice Knollys .................... + Sir William Paget ( - 1629) ......................11 Sir William Paget ( - 1678) ...................... + Frances Rich (1617 - 1672) ........................12 Penelope Paget ........................ + Philip Foley ..........................13 Paul Foley ( - 1739) .......................... + Elizabeth Turton ............................14 Penelope Foley (1708 - 1748) ............................ + Charles Howard (1707 - 1771) ..............................15 Mary Howard (1740 - 1770) .............................. + Dr. Erasmus Darwin (1731 - 1802) ................................16 Dr. Robert Waring Darwin (1766 - 1848) ................................ + Susanna Wedgwood ..................................17 Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882) ..........5 Margaret Beaufort (ca. 1437 - 1474) .......... + Sir Humphrey Stafford (ca. 1424 - 1455) ............6 Sir Henry Stafford (1455 - 1483) ............ + Katherine Wydeville (bef. 1458 - 1497) ..............7 Sir Edward Stafford (1478 - 1521) .............. + Eleanor Percy ( - 1530) ................8 Elizabeth Stafford ( - 1558) ................ + Sir Thomas Howard (1473 - 1554) ..................9 Sir Henry Howard (1517 - 1547) .................. + Frances de Vere ( - 1577) ....................10 Sir Thomas Howard (1536 - 1572) .................... + Margaret Audley ( - 1564) ......................11 Sir Thomas Howard (1561 - 1626) ...................... + Catherine Knyvett ( - 1633) ........................12 Sir Theophilus Howard (1584 - 1640) ........................ + Elizabeth Hume (ca. 1599 - ) ..........................13 Sir Henry Howard (1627 - 1709) .......................... + Mary Stuart (1648 - 1682) ............................14 Sir Charles Howard (1675 - 1733) ............................ + Mary Elizabeth Tattershall (1613 - 1664) ..............................15 Charles Howard (1707 - 1771) .............................. + Penelope Foley (1708 - 1748) ................................16 Mary Howard (1740 - 1770) ................................ + Dr. Erasmus Darwin (1731 - 1802) ..................................17 Dr. Robert Waring Darwin (1766 - 1848) .................................. + Susanna Wedgwood ....................................18 Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882) ..............7 Anne Stafford (ca. 1493 - ) .............. + Sir George Hastings (bef. 1489 - 1544) ................8 Dorothy Hastings (ca. 1520 - ) ................ + Sir Richard Devereux ( - 1547) ..................9 Sir Walter Devereux ( - 1576) .................. + Lettice Knollys (1539 - 1634) ....................10 Penelope Devereux (ca. 1561 - 1607) .................... + Sir Robert Rich ( - 1618) ......................11 Sir Henry Rich (1590 - 1649) ...................... + Isabel Cope ........................12 Frances Rich (1617 - 1672) ........................ + Sir William Paget ( - 1678) ..........................13 Penelope Paget .......................... + Philip Foley ............................14 Paul Foley ( - 1739) ............................ + Elizabeth Turton ..............................15 Penelope Foley (1708 - 1748) .............................. + Charles Howard (1707 - 1771) ................................16 Mary Howard (1740 - 1770) ................................ + Dr. Erasmus Darwin (1731 - 1802) ..................................17 Dr. Robert Waring Darwin (1766 - 1848) .................................. + Susanna Wedgwood ....................................18 Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882) ....2 Sir John of Gaunt (1340 - 1399) [again] .... + Blanche Plantagenet (1345 - 1368) ......3 Elizabeth Plantagenet (bef. 1363 - 1425) ...... + Sir John de Holand (aft. 1350 - between 9 Jan 1400 and 10 Jan 1400) ........4 Constance de Holand (ca. 1387 - 1437) ........ + John Grey ( - 1439) ..........5 Alice Grey ( - 1474) .......... + Sir William Knyvett (between 1430 and 1440 - 1515) ............6 Sir Edmund Knyvett ( - 1504) ............ + Eleanor Tyrrell ( - 1514) ..............7 Sir Thomas Knyvett .............. + Muriel Howard ................8 Henry Knyvett (1506 - bef. 1547) ................ + Anne Pickering (ca. 1520 - 1582) ..................9 Sir Henry Knyvett (ca. 1539 - 1598) .................. + Elizabeth Stumpe ....................10 Catherine Knyvett ( - 1633) .................... + Sir Thomas Howard (1561 - 1626) ......................11 Sir Theophilus Howard (1584 - 1640) ...................... + Elizabeth Hume (ca. 1599 - ) ........................12 Sir Henry Howard (1627 - 1709) ........................ + Mary Stuart (1648 - 1682) ..........................13 Sir Charles Howard (1675 - 1733) .......................... + Mary Elizabeth Tattershall (1613 - 1664) ............................14 Charles Howard (1707 - 1771) ............................ + Penelope Foley (1708 - 1748) ..............................15 Mary Howard (1740 - 1770) .............................. + Dr. Erasmus Darwin (1731 - 1802) ................................16 Dr. Robert Waring Darwin (1766 - 1848) ................................ + Susanna Wedgwood ..................................17 Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882)