John Stewart, 2nd Lord of Aubigny

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John Stewart, 2nd Lord of Aubigny and Concressault (died 1482) was a Scottish and French nobleman.

Life

Stewart was the younger son of John Stewart of Darnley and Elizabeth of Lennox. Following his father's death at the Battle of the Herrings in 1429, Stewart's older brother, Sir Alan Stewart of Darnley inherited the family estates and titles in Scotland and resigned his French titles to his younger brother, Bernard, with approval of Charles VII of France.[1] Stewart became Lord of Aubigny and Concressault, serving as Captain of the 100 men of arms of the Garde Écossaise under Charles VII and his son Louis XI. In 1469, Stewart became a founder knight of the Order of Saint Michael. He died in 1482.[2]

Marriage and issue

Stewart married c.1446 Béatrix d'Apchier, daughter to Bérault, Seigneur d'Apchier. They had a son:

Notes

  1. ^ Cust, Elizabeth (1891). Some Account of the Stuarts of Aubigny in France 1422-1672. Chiswick Press. p. 21.
  2. ^ Balfour Paul, Vol V, p. 347

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