John Stewart of Darnley [SEP] conflict
John Stewart of Darnley
Sir John Stewart of Darnley, 1st Lord of Concressault and 1st Lord of Aubigny, Count of Évreux ( 1380 – 1429) was a Scottish nobleman and prominent soldier during the Hundred Years War.
Life.
The son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley and Janet Keith, he was a distant cousin of the Stewart Kings of Scotland, being descended from the second son of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland, Sir John Stewart of Bonkyll.
Darnley inherited his father's estates in
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox (before 14308 Jul/11 Sep 1495) was known as Lord Darnley and later as the Earl of Lennox.
Family.
Stewart was the son of Catherine Seton and Alan Stewart of Darnley, a direct descendant of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland. His paternal grandmother was the daughter and co-heiress of Donnchadh, Earl of Lennox. Through his mother he was also a descendant of Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray, nephew