Stewarts of Darnley

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Stewarts of Darnley were a prominent cadet branch of the Scottish royal House of Stewart, historically associated with lands around Darnley in Renfrewshire and influential in late medieval Scottish politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble family
cadet branch
associatedWithPlace Darnley NERFINISHED
Renfrewshire NERFINISHED
cadetBranchOf House of Stewart NERFINISHED
coatOfArmsFeature Stewart fess chequy
differences indicating cadet status from royal Stewarts
country Kingdom of Scotland
crossBorderConnections England NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
dynasticAlliance French nobility
House of Tudor NERFINISHED
dynasticConnection Scottish royal family NERFINISHED
ethnicity Scottish
feudalStatus feudal barons
heldLandsIn Darnley NERFINISHED
Lennox NERFINISHED
Renfrewshire NERFINISHED
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED
house House of Stewart NERFINISHED
influenced succession politics of the Scottish throne
languageOfFamily Scots NERFINISHED
laterReligion Protestantism
memberOf Scottish nobility
militaryRole provided knights and men-at-arms to the Scottish Crown
militaryService served as captains and commanders in Scottish armies
nobleTitleHeld Earl of Lennox NERFINISHED
Lord Darnley NERFINISHED
notableFor influence in late medieval Scottish politics
notableMember Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley NERFINISHED
John Stewart of Darnley NERFINISHED
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox NERFINISHED
parentHouse House of Stewart NERFINISHED
periodOfProminence 14th century
15th century
16th century
politicalAlignment Crown of Scotland NERFINISHED
politicalRole involvement in factional struggles among Scottish nobility
participation in Scottish royal councils
producedMonarch James I of England NERFINISHED
James VI of Scotland NERFINISHED
region Renfrewshire NERFINISHED
religionHistorically Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED
status extinct as a distinct noble line
throughMarriageConnectedTo Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED

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Clan Stewart notableBranch Stewarts of Darnley