William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche of Harringworth, lord of Harringworth, military servant of Edward I, Edward II and Edward III, soldier in the Scottish wars, lord of Harringworth., summoned to Parliament as Baron Zouche of Haryngworth in 1308, knighted by 1306, served in the Scottish wars, Ireland and Gascony, Conservator of the Peace in Northamptonshire, 1317–1321.
Dates: c.1276/86–11 or 12 March 1352
Biography
William was the son of Eudo la Zouche and Millicent de Cantilupe. Through his mother he inherited or acquired connection with Cantilupe estates, including Harringworth, which became the territorial designation of his collateral Zouche branch. He was summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1308 and served in campaigns in Scotland, Ireland and Gascony.
Notes / Sources
Wikimedia Commons, Zouche of Harringworth arms — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Zouche_(of_Harringworth)_arms
William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_la_Zouche,_1st_Baron_Zouche
Cracroft's Peerage, Zouche of Haryngworth — https://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/zoucheh1308.htm
Heraldic visitation of the northern counties in 1530 — https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Heraldic_visitation_of_the_northern_counties_in_1530_%28IA_heraldicvisitati00tongrich%29.pdf
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Zouche of Harringworth
Father: Eudo la Zouche
Mother: Millicent de Cantilupe
Spouse(s): Maud Lovel; Joan de Leybourne
Children / next generation: William la Zouche, later Baron Zouche of Harringworth; John la Zouche; Roger la Zouche; Thomas la Zouche
Armorial Registry
William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche of Harringworth — founder of the 1308 barony
Branch: Harringworth
Issued / recorded: 1308
William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche of Harringworth — early fourteenth-century cadet founder and differenced Harringworth arms
Branch: Harringworth branch descended from Eudo la Zouche and Millicent de Cantilupe; cadet relative of the senior Ashby la Zouche line
Issued / recorded: 16 August 1308
Zouche of Harringworth — William la Zouche, first Harringworth baronial armiger
Branch: Harringworth collateral line descended from Eudo la Zouche
Issued / recorded: c.1308
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