William la Zouche, 5th Baron Zouche of Harringworth, de jure Baron St Maur and Baron Lovel through his wife.
Dates: c.1402–25 December 1462
Biography
William succeeded his father in 1415 and married Alice Seymour, posthumous daughter and heiress of Richard Seymour, 5th Baron St Maur and 4th Baron Lovel. Through this marriage the Harringworth line acquired the representation of additional medieval baronies. Their son William became the 6th Baron and inherited the St Maur claim.
Notes / Sources
Complete Peerage, Zouche of Haryngworth — https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Complete_Peerage_%28Edition_1%2C_Volume_8%29.djvu/234
Cracroft peerage entry — https://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/zoucheh1308.htm
Order of the Garter reference — https://www.themcs.org/Documentation/Information/Members%20of%20the%20Order%20of%20the%20Garter%2C%201348-present.pdf
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Harringworth
Father: William la Zouche, 4th Baron Zouche
Mother: Elizabeth Cross/Crosse
Spouse(s): Alice Seymour
Children / next generation: William la Zouche, 6th Baron; John la Zouche, younger son
Armorial Registry
William la Zouche, 5th Baron Zouche of Harringworth — St Maur and Lovel inheritance bridge
Branch: Harringworth and de jure St Maur/Lovel representation
Issued / recorded: 1415
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