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Château d'Aubigny

Coordinates: 47°29′20″N 2°26′27″E / 47.48898°N 2.44079°E / 47.48898; 2.44079
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The Château d'Aubigny

The Château d'Aubigny in the parish and manor of Aubigny-sur-Nère in the ancient province of Berry in France, is an historic ancestral seat of a junior branch of the Scottish House of Stewart, known by the territorial title Seigneur d'Aubigny. It is known to the French as the Château des Stuarts.

History

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The estate was first acquired by Sir John Stewart of Darnley, 1st Comte d'Évreux, 1st Seigneur de Concressault, 1st Seigneur d'Aubigny (c. 1380 – 1429), a Scottish nobleman and famous military commander who served as Constable of the Scottish Army in France, supporting the French against the English during the Hundred Years War. He was a fourth cousin[1] of King James I of Scotland (reigned 1406 to 1437), the third monarch of the House of Stewart.

See also

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Further reading

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  • Gaspard Thaumas de la Thaumassiere, Histoire de Berry, Paris, 1689, pp. 697–702 [1]
  • Cust, Lady Elizabeth, Some Account of the Stuarts of Aubigny, in France, London, 1891 [2]

References

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  1. ^ Both were descended from Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland (d.1283)
  2. ^ Cust, p.62

47°29′20″N 2°26′27″E / 47.48898°N 2.44079°E / 47.48898; 2.44079