Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby

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Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby (born October 9, 1267 , † March 25, 1314 ) was an English nobleman.

Origin, heritage and participation in the war against Scotland

Alan la Zouche came from the Zouche family . He was the eldest son of Roger la Zouche and Ela de Longespée , a daughter of Stephen Longespée and Emeline de Ridelsford. When his father died in October 1285, he inherited his estates, including Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire . His legacy also included extensive estates in Scotland , which his grandmother Helen de Quincy , one of the daughters of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester , had inherited. From 1296 there was a protracted war between England and Scotland , in which Zouche took part on the English side. He fought in the English vanguard during the Battle of Falkirk in 1298 . However, when the Scottish King Robert I gradually pushed the English back from Scotland from 1306, Zouche's Scottish possessions were confiscated and finally declared forfeit.

Service as administrator and judge for the English crown

In England, Zouche was appointed to the English Parliament on February 5, 1299 as Baron Zouche . From February 1312 to February 1314 he served as administrator of the royal forests between Oxford and Stamford Bridge and as constable of Rockingham Castle . On December 26, 1313 the king commissioned him to decide together with John Gray and John Wogan on the claim of Gruffudd de la Pole to the barony Powis . However, since he was also in the service of John Charlton , who also claimed Powis, de la Pole questioned the impartiality of Zouche and successfully applied for the appointment of new judges.

Marriage and offspring

Zouche had married Eleanor de Segrave , a daughter of Nicholas Seagrave, 1st Baron Seagrave and his wife Matilda . He had several children with her, including:

  • Ellen la Zouche (around 1288–1334)
  1. ⚭ Nicholas de St. Maur, 1st Baron St. Maur
  2. ⚭ Sir Alan de Cherleton

Since he died without male offspring, his title fell in Abeyance on his death . As early as 1304 he had appointed William de Mortimer , the son of his cousin Joyce la Zouche, as his main heir.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geoffrey WS Barrow: Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland . Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1965, p. 392.
  2. ↑ John Robert Maddicott: Thomas of Lancaster, 1307-1322. A Study in the Reign of Edward II. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1970, p. 139
  3. ↑ John Roland Seymour Phillips: Aymer de Valence, earl of Pembroke, 1307-1324. Baronial politics in the reign of Edward II. Clarendon, Oxford 1972, ISBN 0-19-822359-5 , p. 56
  4. ^ William la Zouche, 1st Lord Zouche of Mortimer on thepeerage.com , accessed July 26, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME La Zouche, Alan, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zouche, Alan la,; Zouche, Alan la Zouche, Baron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1267
DATE OF DEATH on March 25, 1314