▁ 1 5 0 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁soldier , ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Gar de ▁É c ossa ise , ▁and ▁diplom at ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Scottish ▁family ▁of ▁Stewart ▁of ▁D arn ley . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Bernard ▁was ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁Stewart ▁of ▁D arn ley , ▁who ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁A ub igny - sur - N ere ▁and ▁Conc ress ault ▁by ▁Charles ▁VII ▁of ▁France ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁H undred ▁Years ' ▁War . ▁Like ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁grand father ▁he ▁was ▁high ▁in ▁favour ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁King ▁and ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁body guard . ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁background ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁en voy ▁to ▁James ▁III ▁of ▁Scotland ▁to ▁announ ce ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁King ▁Charles ▁VIII ▁of ▁France . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁signing ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁renew ing ▁the ▁A uld ▁Alliance ▁which ▁he ▁proceeded ▁to ▁sign ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 4 8 4 . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bos worth ▁The ▁Lord ▁of ▁A ub igny ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁medium ▁of ▁communication ▁with ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁Scottish ▁l ords ▁who ▁fav oured ▁Henry ▁T ud or , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Richmond ▁in ▁his ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁his ▁distant ▁cousin ▁King ▁Richard ▁III ▁of ▁England . ▁Henry ▁was ▁still ▁an ▁ex ile ▁living ▁in ▁France ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁chief ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Lanc aster ,