John Stewart of Darnley

Sir John Stewart of Darnley, 1st Comte d'Évreux, 1st Seigneur de Concressault, 1st Seigneur d'Aubigny (c. 1380 – 1429) was 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.

Charles ordered Darnley to cross the Loire and retake Auxerrois [fr] and Nevernois, and he besieged Cravant, but was defeated, captured and lost an eye.

Four days later, he commanded the Scottish contingent at the Battle of the Herrings, where he was killed, and his brother William, who tried to rescue him.

[5] She remained in Scotland, but at some time followed Darnley to France, where she died 10 months after him and is buried beside him at Orléans.

Arms awarded in 1427 by King Charles VII of France to Sir John Stewart of Darnley, 1st Seigneur d'Aubigny, 1st Seigneur de Concressault and 1st Comte d'Évreux, Constable of the Scottish Army in France: Royal arms of France within a bordure gules charged with eight buckles or . To quarter his paternal arms of Stewart of Darnley: Or, a fess chequy azure and argent . [ 2 ] The Buckles referred to his de Bonkyll ancestors of Bonkyll Castle in Scotland, whose canting arms were three buckles [ 3 ]
Tomb of John Stewart at Orleans