Individual Details
Sir John Stewart
(Abt 1380 - 12 Feb 1429)
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[[Category: Battle of Baugé]] [[Category: Battle of Cravant]] [[Category: Battle of the Herrings]] [[Category:Stewart (Stuart) of Darnley]] [[Category: Seigneur d'Aubigney]][[Category: Scots in French Service]]
== Biography ==
John Stewart (Stuart, commonly used in France) was born in Darnley, Scotland to [[Stewart-1532|Alexander Stewart]] and his second wife [[Keith-220|Janet Keith]]. Other sources cite the first wife [[Turnbull-246|Marguerite Turnbull]] as his mother. Cawley, C. (n.d.) Medieval Lands v. 4. [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#AlanStewartDreghorndied1333B Foundation for Medieval Genealogy] He served the last decade of his life in military for King Charles in France as part of the Scots Army fighting against the English. He was killed at the Battle of the Herrings on 12 February 1429.
===Titles===* 1st Lord of Concressault Paul, James Balfour, The Scots Peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol. 5 (1908), p. 346-7. Edinburgh: David Douglas, http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun05paul#page/346/mode/2up
* 1st Lord of Aubigny
* Count (Comte) of Évreux
=== Family ===John married Elizabeth, one of the daughters of the Earl of Lennox. Elizabeth Cust, Some Account of the Stuarts of Aubigny, in France (1891), p. 2, https://books.google.com/books?id=E5oJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2The marriage settlement was in February 1392 and the marriage dispensation occurred on 23 September 1406. They had three sons:* [[Stewart-1691|Alan]] , the ancestor of the Earls of Lennox and [[Stuart-2|James VI and I]].
* [[Stewart-2480|John]]
* [[Stewart-2479|Alexander]]
===Timeline===* 1386 - Already a knight by this time * 1387 (May 4) - Mentioned as Lord of Castlemilk. This property is later held by his brother William.
* abt 1392 - Married Elizabeth Lennox * 1404 - He inherited fathers estate of Darnley "John Stewart of Darnley", Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stewart_of_Darnley* 1418 - He was knighted, other records show he was knighted much earlier * 1418 - Apparently the the Dauphin sent an emissary to Scotland and specifically requested military assistance and specially mentioned John Stuart as part of his request. This would seem indicate John was a man of some great reputation by this time. * 1419 (October) - He was one of the three commanders sent to France as part of an expeditionary force sent by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland during the captivity of James I. His cousin Earl of Buchan and Earl of Wigtown were the other two commanders. The force landed at Rochelle. He was accompanied by his brother William. * 1420 - He became known as Constable of the army in France. * 1421 - He fought with great valor in the major Scots victory at the Battle of Baugé in France * 1422 - For his part in the fight at the Battle of Baugé he was granted the lordships of Concressault in Berry. This the first battle of significance the Scots participated in John Pinkerton, The History Of Scotland From The Accession Of The House Of Stuart To That Of Mary: With Appendixes Of Original Papers. In Two Volumes, Volume 1 (1797), p. 106, https://books.google.com/books?id=vNI_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA106* 1423 (July 31) - He fought on the losing side at Crauvant (or Crevan), where he lost an eye. This appears to be first record of the Scots Guard who were under the command John. Major Joseph Weatherall (compiler), W. Clowes, An Historical Account of His Majesty's First, Or, The Royal Regiment of Foot (1832), p. 15, https://books.google.com/books?id=PS1EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA15 He was taken prisoner by English but was later exchanged for the marshal of Burgundy, Sir William Hamilton* 1423 - He was created Seigneur d'Aubigny (1st Lord of Aubigny) by a grateful Dauphin, Charles VII King of France Agnes Strickland and Elizabeth Strickland, Lives of the queens of Scotland and English princesses connected with the royal succession of Great Britain (1851), p. 314, https://books.google.com/books?id=64MBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA314* 1427 - He was created Comte d'Evreux. "Count of Évreux", Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_of_%C3%89vreux * 1427 - He returned to Scotland to raise a new Scots Army. * 1428 - Served as an envoy from the French King to James I to seek the hand of his daughter Margaret for the Dauphin. * 1429 - He returned to France with an army of 1,000 men.
===Death===
He and his brother [[Stewart_Sheriff-1|William II]], were killed at the Battle of the Herrings during the Siege of Orleans on 12 February 1429. John was buried in the Chapel of Notre Dame Blanche in the Cathedral.
== Sources ==
See also:
* Sir William Stewart, An abstract of the evidence adduced to prove that sir William Stewart, of Jedworth, the paternal ancestor of the present earl of Galloway, was [sir W. Stewart, died 1429] the second son of sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley (1801), p. 28, https://books.google.com/books?id=sVEBAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PR13
* George Edward Cokayne, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant, Volume 5 (1893), p. 62, https://books.google.com/books?id=wrIKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA62
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[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Edward Keith Family Worklist]][[Category: Battle of Baugé]] [[Category: Battle of Cravant]] [[Category: Battle of the Herrings]] [[Category:Stewart (Stuart) of Darnley]] [[Category: Seigneurs d'Aubigny]][[Category: Scots in French Service]]
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== Biography ==
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John Stewart (Stuart, commonly used in France) was born in Darnley, Scotland to [[Stewart-1532|Alexander Stewart]] and his second wife [[Keith-220|Janet Keith]]. Other sources cite the first wife [[Turnbull-246|Marguerite Turnbull]] as his mother. Cawley, C. (n.d.) Medieval Lands v. 4. [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#AlanStewartDreghorndied1333B Foundation for Medieval Genealogy] He served the last decade of his life in military for King Charles in France as part of the Scots Army fighting against the English. He was killed at the Battle of the Herrings on 12 February 1429.
===Titles===* 1st Lord of Concressault Paul, James Balfour, The Scots Peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol. 5 (1908), p. 346-7. Edinburgh: David Douglas, http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun05paul#page/346/mode/2up
* 1st Lord of Aubigny
* Count (Comte) of Évreux
=== Family ===John married Elizabeth, one of the daughters of the Earl of Lennox. Elizabeth Cust, Some Account of the Stuarts of Aubigny, in France (1891), p. 2, https://books.google.com/books?id=E5oJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2The marriage settlement was in February 1392 and the marriage dispensation occurred on 23 September 1406. They had three sons:* [[Stewart-1691|Alan]] , the ancestor of the Earls of Lennox and [[Stuart-2|James VI and I]].
* [[Stewart-2480|John]]
* [[Stewart-2479|Alexander]]
===Timeline===* 1386 - Already a knight by this time * 1387 (May 4) - Mentioned as Lord of Castlemilk. This property is later held by his brother William.
* abt 1392 - Married Elizabeth Lennox * 1404 - He inherited fathers estate of Darnley "John Stewart of Darnley", Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stewart_of_Darnley* 1418 - He was knighted, other records show he was knighted much earlier * 1418 - Apparently the the Dauphin sent an emissary to Scotland and specifically requested military assistance and specially mentioned John Stuart as part of his request. This would seem indicate John was a man of some great reputation by this time. * 1419 (October) - He was one of the three commanders sent to France as part of an expeditionary force sent by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland during the captivity of James I. His cousin Earl of Buchan and Earl of Wigtown were the other two commanders. The force landed at Rochelle. He was accompanied by his brother William. * 1420 - He became known as Constable of the army in France. * 1421 - He fought with great valor in the major Scots victory at the Battle of Baugé in France * 1422 - For his part in the fight at the Battle of Baugé he was granted the lordships of Concressault in Berry. This the first battle of significance the Scots participated in John Pinkerton, The History Of Scotland From The Accession Of The House Of Stuart To That Of Mary: With Appendixes Of Original Papers. In Two Volumes, Volume 1 (1797), p. 106, https://books.google.com/books?id=vNI_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA106* 1423 (July 31) - He fought on the losing side at Crauvant (or Crevan), where he lost an eye. This appears to be first record of the Scots Guard who were under the command John. Major Joseph Weatherall (compiler), W. Clowes, An Historical Account of His Majesty's First, Or, The Royal Regiment of Foot (1832), p. 15, https://books.google.com/books?id=PS1EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA15 He was taken prisoner by English but was later exchanged for the marshal of Burgundy, Sir William Hamilton* 1423 - He was created Seigneur d'Aubigny (1st Lord of Aubigny) by a grateful Dauphin, Charles VII King of France Agnes Strickland and Elizabeth Strickland, Lives of the queens of Scotland and English princesses connected with the royal succession of Great Britain (1851), p. 314, https://books.google.com/books?id=64MBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA314* 1427 - He was created Comte d'Evreux. "Count of Évreux", Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_of_%C3%89vreux * 1427 - He returned to Scotland to raise a new Scots Army. * 1428 - Served as an envoy from the French King to James I to seek the hand of his daughter Margaret for the Dauphin. * 1429 - He returned to France with an army of 1,000 men.
===Death===He and his brother [[Stewart_Sheriff-1|William II]], were killed at the Battle of the Herrings during the Siege of Orleans on 12 February 1429. John was buried in the Chapel of Notre Dame Blanche in the Cathedral.
== Sources ==
See also:
* Sir William Stewart, An abstract of the evidence adduced to prove that sir William Stewart, of Jedworth, the paternal ancestor of the present earl of Galloway, was [sir W. Stewart, died 1429] the second son of sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley (1801), p. 28, https://books.google.com/books?id=sVEBAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PR13
* George Edward Cokayne, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant, Volume 5 (1893), p. 62, https://books.google.com/books?id=wrIKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA62
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[[Category: Battle of Baugé]] [[Category: Battle of Cravant]] [[Category: Battle of the Herrings]] [[Category:Stewart (Stuart) of Darnley]] [[Category: Seigneur d'Aubigney]][[Category: Scots in French Service]]
== Biography ==
John Stewart (Stuart, commonly used in France) was born in Darnley, Scotland to [[Stewart-1532|Alexander Stewart]] and his second wife [[Keith-220|Janet Keith]]. Other sources cite the first wife [[Turnbull-246|Marguerite Turnbull]] as his mother. Cawley, C. (n.d.) Medieval Lands v. 4. [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#AlanStewartDreghorndied1333B Foundation for Medieval Genealogy] He served the last decade of his life in military for King Charles in France as part of the Scots Army fighting against the English. He was killed at the Battle of the Herrings on 12 February 1429.
===Titles===* 1st Lord of Concressault Paul, James Balfour, The Scots Peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol. 5 (1908), p. 346-7. Edinburgh: David Douglas, http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun05paul#page/346/mode/2up
* 1st Lord of Aubigny
* Count (Comte) of Évreux
=== Family ===John married Elizabeth, one of the daughters of the Earl of Lennox. Elizabeth Cust, Some Account of the Stuarts of Aubigny, in France (1891), p. 2, https://books.google.com/books?id=E5oJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2The marriage settlement was in February 1392 and the marriage dispensation occurred on 23 September 1406. They had three sons:* [[Stewart-1691|Alan]] , the ancestor of the Earls of Lennox and [[Stuart-2|James VI and I]].
* [[Stewart-2480|John]]
* [[Stewart-2479|Alexander]]
===Timeline===* 1386 - Already a knight by this time * 1387 (May 4) - Mentioned as Lord of Castlemilk. This property is later held by his brother William.
* abt 1392 - Married Elizabeth Lennox * 1404 - He inherited fathers estate of Darnley "John Stewart of Darnley", Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stewart_of_Darnley* 1418 - He was knighted, other records show he was knighted much earlier * 1418 - Apparently the the Dauphin sent an emissary to Scotland and specifically requested military assistance and specially mentioned John Stuart as part of his request. This would seem indicate John was a man of some great reputation by this time. * 1419 (October) - He was one of the three commanders sent to France as part of an expeditionary force sent by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland during the captivity of James I. His cousin Earl of Buchan and Earl of Wigtown were the other two commanders. The force landed at Rochelle. He was accompanied by his brother William. * 1420 - He became known as Constable of the army in France. * 1421 - He fought with great valor in the major Scots victory at the Battle of Baugé in France * 1422 - For his part in the fight at the Battle of Baugé he was granted the lordships of Concressault in Berry. This the first battle of significance the Scots participated in John Pinkerton, The History Of Scotland From The Accession Of The House Of Stuart To That Of Mary: With Appendixes Of Original Papers. In Two Volumes, Volume 1 (1797), p. 106, https://books.google.com/books?id=vNI_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA106* 1423 (July 31) - He fought on the losing side at Crauvant (or Crevan), where he lost an eye. This appears to be first record of the Scots Guard who were under the command John. Major Joseph Weatherall (compiler), W. Clowes, An Historical Account of His Majesty's First, Or, The Royal Regiment of Foot (1832), p. 15, https://books.google.com/books?id=PS1EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA15 He was taken prisoner by English but was later exchanged for the marshal of Burgundy, Sir William Hamilton* 1423 - He was created Seigneur d'Aubigny (1st Lord of Aubigny) by a grateful Dauphin, Charles VII King of France Agnes Strickland and Elizabeth Strickland, Lives of the queens of Scotland and English princesses connected with the royal succession of Great Britain (1851), p. 314, https://books.google.com/books?id=64MBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA314* 1427 - He was created Comte d'Evreux. "Count of Évreux", Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_of_%C3%89vreux * 1427 - He returned to Scotland to raise a new Scots Army. * 1428 - Served as an envoy from the French King to James I to seek the hand of his daughter Margaret for the Dauphin. * 1429 - He returned to France with an army of 1,000 men.
===Death===
He and his brother [[Stewart_Sheriff-1|William II]], were killed at the Battle of the Herrings during the Siege of Orleans on 12 February 1429. John was buried in the Chapel of Notre Dame Blanche in the Cathedral.
== Sources ==
See also:
* Sir William Stewart, An abstract of the evidence adduced to prove that sir William Stewart, of Jedworth, the paternal ancestor of the present earl of Galloway, was [sir W. Stewart, died 1429] the second son of sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley (1801), p. 28, https://books.google.com/books?id=sVEBAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PR13
* George Edward Cokayne, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant, Volume 5 (1893), p. 62, https://books.google.com/books?id=wrIKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA62
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[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Edward Keith Family Worklist]][[Category: Battle of Baugé]] [[Category: Battle of Cravant]] [[Category: Battle of the Herrings]] [[Category:Stewart (Stuart) of Darnley]] [[Category: Seigneurs d'Aubigny]][[Category: Scots in French Service]]
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== Biography ==
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John Stewart (Stuart, commonly used in France) was born in Darnley, Scotland to [[Stewart-1532|Alexander Stewart]] and his second wife [[Keith-220|Janet Keith]]. Other sources cite the first wife [[Turnbull-246|Marguerite Turnbull]] as his mother. Cawley, C. (n.d.) Medieval Lands v. 4. [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTLAND.htm#AlanStewartDreghorndied1333B Foundation for Medieval Genealogy] He served the last decade of his life in military for King Charles in France as part of the Scots Army fighting against the English. He was killed at the Battle of the Herrings on 12 February 1429.
===Titles===* 1st Lord of Concressault Paul, James Balfour, The Scots Peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol. 5 (1908), p. 346-7. Edinburgh: David Douglas, http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun05paul#page/346/mode/2up
* 1st Lord of Aubigny
* Count (Comte) of Évreux
=== Family ===John married Elizabeth, one of the daughters of the Earl of Lennox. Elizabeth Cust, Some Account of the Stuarts of Aubigny, in France (1891), p. 2, https://books.google.com/books?id=E5oJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2The marriage settlement was in February 1392 and the marriage dispensation occurred on 23 September 1406. They had three sons:* [[Stewart-1691|Alan]] , the ancestor of the Earls of Lennox and [[Stuart-2|James VI and I]].
* [[Stewart-2480|John]]
* [[Stewart-2479|Alexander]]
===Timeline===* 1386 - Already a knight by this time * 1387 (May 4) - Mentioned as Lord of Castlemilk. This property is later held by his brother William.
* abt 1392 - Married Elizabeth Lennox * 1404 - He inherited fathers estate of Darnley "John Stewart of Darnley", Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stewart_of_Darnley* 1418 - He was knighted, other records show he was knighted much earlier * 1418 - Apparently the the Dauphin sent an emissary to Scotland and specifically requested military assistance and specially mentioned John Stuart as part of his request. This would seem indicate John was a man of some great reputation by this time. * 1419 (October) - He was one of the three commanders sent to France as part of an expeditionary force sent by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland during the captivity of James I. His cousin Earl of Buchan and Earl of Wigtown were the other two commanders. The force landed at Rochelle. He was accompanied by his brother William. * 1420 - He became known as Constable of the army in France. * 1421 - He fought with great valor in the major Scots victory at the Battle of Baugé in France * 1422 - For his part in the fight at the Battle of Baugé he was granted the lordships of Concressault in Berry. This the first battle of significance the Scots participated in John Pinkerton, The History Of Scotland From The Accession Of The House Of Stuart To That Of Mary: With Appendixes Of Original Papers. In Two Volumes, Volume 1 (1797), p. 106, https://books.google.com/books?id=vNI_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA106* 1423 (July 31) - He fought on the losing side at Crauvant (or Crevan), where he lost an eye. This appears to be first record of the Scots Guard who were under the command John. Major Joseph Weatherall (compiler), W. Clowes, An Historical Account of His Majesty's First, Or, The Royal Regiment of Foot (1832), p. 15, https://books.google.com/books?id=PS1EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA15 He was taken prisoner by English but was later exchanged for the marshal of Burgundy, Sir William Hamilton* 1423 - He was created Seigneur d'Aubigny (1st Lord of Aubigny) by a grateful Dauphin, Charles VII King of France Agnes Strickland and Elizabeth Strickland, Lives of the queens of Scotland and English princesses connected with the royal succession of Great Britain (1851), p. 314, https://books.google.com/books?id=64MBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA314* 1427 - He was created Comte d'Evreux. "Count of Évreux", Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_of_%C3%89vreux * 1427 - He returned to Scotland to raise a new Scots Army. * 1428 - Served as an envoy from the French King to James I to seek the hand of his daughter Margaret for the Dauphin. * 1429 - He returned to France with an army of 1,000 men.
===Death===He and his brother [[Stewart_Sheriff-1|William II]], were killed at the Battle of the Herrings during the Siege of Orleans on 12 February 1429. John was buried in the Chapel of Notre Dame Blanche in the Cathedral.
== Sources ==
See also:
* Sir William Stewart, An abstract of the evidence adduced to prove that sir William Stewart, of Jedworth, the paternal ancestor of the present earl of Galloway, was [sir W. Stewart, died 1429] the second son of sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley (1801), p. 28, https://books.google.com/books?id=sVEBAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PR13
* George Edward Cokayne, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant, Volume 5 (1893), p. 62, https://books.google.com/books?id=wrIKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA62
Events
| Birth | Abt 1380 | Darnley, Wigton, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 23 Sep 1406 | Scotland - Elizabeth Lennox | |||
| Death | 12 Feb 1429 | Rouvray, France | |||
| Alt name | 1st Lord of Concressault 1st Seigneur d'Aubigny,, Count of Évreu | ||||
| Alt name | Sir John "1st Lord of Concressault, 1st Seigneur d'Aubigny, Count of Évreux" Stewart | ||||
| Alt name | Stuart | ||||
| Reference No | 1725360 | ||||
| Reference No | 1751866 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Lennox (1375 - 1429) |
| Child | Alan "Stuart" Stuart of Darnley Kt. (1387 - 1439) |
| Child | Alexander Stewart (1396 - 1439) |
| Child | John "2nd Lord of Aubigny" Stewart (1398 - 1482) |
| Father | Sir Alexander Stewart (1342 - 1404) |
| Mother | Lady Janet "Johanna of Galston" Keith (1340 - 1406) |
| Sibling | William "an Escuyer" Stewart Esq (1381 - 1429) |