Spouse(s) Catherine Seton Died 1439 Name Alan of | Mother Elizabeth of Lennox Noble family Stewart of Darnley Parents John Stewart of Darnley | |
Father John Stewart of Darnley Children John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox Grandchildren Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox Grandparents Alexander Stewart of Darnley Great-grandparents Alexander Stewart of Darnley (d.1374) Great grandchildren John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox | ||
Sir Alan Stewart of Darnley (after 1406 – 1439) was a Scottish nobleman, of the Stewart of Darnley family, involved in the Hundred Years War.
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Life
The son of John Stewart of Darnley and Elizabeth, daughter of Donnchadh, Earl of Lennox, Darnley accompanied his father and brothers to fight in France.
Following his father's death at the Battle of the Herrings in 1429 during the Siege of Orléans, Darnley inherited his father's titles of the Lordships of Aubigny and Concressault, but not his County of Évreux. He also inherited the title of Constable of the Scottish Army in France, and the chieftaincy of the Stewarts of Darnley.
However, by 1437, he had resigned his French territories to his younger brother, Sir John Stewart and returned to Scotland.
He became involved in a blood feud with the Boyd Family of Dean Castle. Darnley was killed in 1439 by Sir Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock, his death was later avenged by his youngest brother Alexander Stewart at the Battle of Craignaught Hill.
Marriage and issue
Alan Stewart of Darnley married Catherine Seton, daughter of Sir William Seton, Master of Seton and Janet Dunbar, herself a daughter of the Earl of Dunbar. They had issue:
After Darnley's murder, his widow Catherine married Herbert Maxwell, 1st Lord Maxwell.