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.
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.