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.
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The
Château d'Aubigny
History
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
- Château de la Verrerie (Cher), another Stewart seat at Oizon, 14 miles south-east of Aubigny.[2]
- Stewart of Darnley
Further reading
References
- Both were descended from Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland (d.1283)
- Cust, p.62
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