Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby, feudal lord of Ashby de la Zouch, military servant of the Crown, Baron la Zouche of Ashby by writ from 1299, governor or constable of Rockingham Castle, steward or keeper of Rockingham Forest, royal military servant in Gascony and Scotland.
Dates: 1267–1314
Biography
Alan was the only son of Roger la Zouche and Ela Longespée and represented the senior Ashby branch of the Zouche family. His red bezanty arms are preserved in early heraldic and seal evidence and form the parent design conventionally contrasted with the ermine-canton arms of Harringworth.
Notes / Sources
Wikimedia Commons category and associated heraldic file — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Zouche_(of_Harringworth)_arms
Joseph Foster, Some Feudal Coats of Arms — https://sites.google.com/site/cochoit/heraldry/armory
Baron Zouche reference summary — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Zouche
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Zouche of Ashby de la Zouch
Father: Roger la Zouche
Mother: Ela Longespée
Spouse(s): Eleanor de Segrave
Children / next generation: Alan la Zouche, 2nd Baron Zouche of Ashby
Armorial Registry
Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby — 1301 seal and Caerlaverock armorial record
Branch: Senior Ashby line; final male representative of the 1299 Ashby barony
Issued / recorded: 9 October 1267
Zouche of Ashby and North Molton — Alan la Zouche, senior parent/base arms
Branch: Ashby de la Zouch senior line
Issued / recorded: c.1301
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