Misc. Notes
From Wikipedia “Baron Zouche”
The la Zouche family descended from Alan I la Zouche (d. 1190), lord of the
manor of North Molton in North
Devon, England, originally called Alain de Porhoët or Ceoche, who was a
Breton nobleman who settled in
England during the reign of King
Henry II (1154-1189). He was the son of Vicomte Geoffrey I de Porhoët and Hawise of Brittany. He married Adeline (or Alice) de Belmeis, daughter of Phillip de Belmeis and Maud la Meschine and died at
North Molton in 1150. By his marriage he obtained the manor of
Ashby in
Leicestershire (called after him
Ashby-de-la-Zouch). His son was Roger la Zouche (c. 1175 – bef. 14 May 1238) who was the father of
Alan II la Zouche (1205–1270) and
Eudo la Zouche.
Alan II was justice of
Chester and justice of
Ireland under King
Henry III (1216-1272). He was loyal to the king during his struggle with the barons, fought at the
Battle of Lewes and helped to arrange the Peace of
Kenilworth. As the result of a quarrel over some lands with
John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, he was seriously injured in
Westminster Hall by the earl and his retainers, and died on 10 August 1270. Alan's grandson from the marriage of his son Roger to Ela Longespée, namely
Alan la Zouche, was
summoned by
writ to Parliament on 6 February 1299 as
Baron la Zouche of Ashby. He was Governor of
Rockingham Castle and Steward of
Rockingham Forest. However, this barony fell into abeyance on his death in 1314 without male progeny.