Alan La Zouche 
Alan was born on October 9th, 1267 in Ashby De La Zouche, Leicestershire, England. Alan's father was Roger La Zouche and his mother is Ela Longespee. His paternal grandparents were Alan La Zouche and Elena De Qunicy; his maternal grandparents were Stephen Longespee and Emmeline De Riddlesford. He was an only child. He died at the age of 46 on March 25th, 1314 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England.General Notes
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Alan La Zouche, 1st Baron La Zouche of Ashby (October 9, 1267 - March 1314
), English nobleman, was the son of Roger La Zouche.
He was governor of Rockingham Castle and steward of Rockingham Fores
t. He married Eleanor Segrave, daughter of Nicholas Segrave, 1st Baron Seg
rave. He died without sons, and his barony fell into abeyance among his da
ughters.
ZOUCHE, ALAN LA; Alan was born on October 9, 1267, the son of ROGER La Zou
che and his wife, ELA LONGSPEE. He was born at North Molton and was baptis
ed in the church there. Alan was in Gascony with the King in October 128
8, when he was one of the hostages given by EDWARD I to Alfonso of Arag
on for the fulfillment of certain agreements. He received seisin of his fa
ther's lands after doing homage on October 13, 1289. He was in Scotla
nd in the King's service in June of 1291. In April 1294 he had a writ of p
rotection from the King when he traveled overseas with the King's daughte
r, Eleanor of Bar. He served in Gascony in 1295 and 1296, being prese
nt at the action around Bordeaux on March 28, 1296 when his standard bear
er was captured by the French. In 1297 he was summoned for service in Flan
ders, and attended Councils in Rochester and London in that year. He was s
ummoned for service against the Scots in 1297-1313. He fought in the Vangu
ard at the Battle of Falkirk on July 22, 1298. King Edwards army at that b
attle consisted of 12,000 infantry, including 10,000 Welsh, and 2,000 cava
lry. William Wallace, the Scottish leader accepted battle in a withdrawn d
efensive position. He had few cavalry and few archers; but his confiden
ce lay in the solid "schiltrons" (circles) of spearmen, who were almost in
vincible. The armored cavalry of the English vanguard were hurled back wi
th severe losses from the spear-points. Edward brought up his Welsh arche
rs in the intervals between the horsemen of the second line, concentrati
ng their arrows on specific points in the Scotish schiltrons, so that the
re were more dead and wounded than living men in those places. It was in
to these gaps that the English Knights forced their way, and once the Scot
tish order was broken the spearmen were quickly massacred. Alan was at t
he siege of Carlaverock in July 1300. His part was described in Nichola
s' SIEGE OF CARLAVEROCK:
"Aleyn De la Souche tresor Signiioit ke fust brians Sa rouge baniere a bes
ans Car bienscai ki a dependu Tresor plus ke en burce pendu
He was summoned to Edward II's coronation on January 18, 1307/08. In Decem
ber of that year he had a protection to go on a pilgrimage to Santiog
o. He was the Constable of Rockingham Castle and the Keeper of the fores
ts between the bridges of Oxford and Stamford. He married ELEANOR DE SEGRA
VE, with whom he fathered three daughters. He died shortly before March 2
5, 1314 at the age of 46.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1133 in Rohan, Brittany, France d.1159
- b.~ 1157 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England d.1190 in Josselin, Morihan, France
- b.~ 1130 in Brittany, France
- b.~ 1182 in Ashby De La Zouche, Leicestershire, England d.<14 May 1238 in Molton, Devonshire, England
- b.~ 1106 in Tong, Shropshire, England
- b.~ 1157 in Harringworth, Northhamptonshire, England
- b.1117 in Egremont, Cumberlandshire, England d.> 1190
- b.~ 1190 in Ashby De La Zouche, Leicestershire, England d.10 Aug 1270 in England
- b.~ 1125 in Coombe Biset, Wiltshire, England d.1177 in Coombe Biset, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1150 in Coombe Biset, Wiltshire, England d.<11 Dec 1213 in Coombe Biset, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1130 in England
- b.1179 in Coombe Biset, Wiltshire, England d.28 Jan 1232
- b.~ 1128 in Halton Castle, Skipton, Yorkshire, England d.1163
- b.1158 in Holton Castle, Skipton, Yorkshire, England d.< 1199
- b.~ 1128 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England d.> 1193 in Halton Castle, Skipton, Yorkshire, England
- b.1242 in Ashby De La Zouche, Leicestershire, England d.15 Oct 1285 in Ashby De La Zouche, Leicestershire, England
- b.1125 in Long Buckley, Northamptonshire, England d.1192
- b.1155 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.03 Nov 1219 in Damietta, Palestine
- b.1131 in Leuchars, Scotland d.<03 Jun 1203
- b.~ 1195 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.25 Apr 1264 in Palestine
- b.1121 in Leicestershire, England d.1190 in Duras, Greece
- b.1156 in Leicestershire, England d.19 Feb 1235
- b.1134 in England d.01 Apr 1212
- b.~ 1222 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.<20 Aug 1296 in England
- b.~ 1164 in Galloway, Perthshire, Scotland d.19 Dec 1200 in Northhamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1184 in Galloway, Wigtownshire, Scotland d.1234
- b.~ 1163 in Kirk Oswald, Cumberland, England d.11 Jun 1217
- b.~ 1200 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland d.>21 Nov 1245 in England
- b.~ 1148 in Morven, Argyll, Scotland d.1207 in Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland
- b.~ 1174 in Morven, Argyll, Scotland d.~ 1209
- b.1145 in Moray, Scotland
- b.09 Oct 1267 in Ashby De La Zouche, Leicestershire, England d.25 Mar 1314 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France d.07 Sep 1151 in Chateau-du-Luoir, Eure-et-Loire, France
- b.25 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
- b.05 Aug 1102 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.10 Sep 1169 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy
- b.1176 in Woodstock Manor, England d.07 Mar 1226 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1113 in Corfham, Culminton, Shropshire, England d.1190 in Godstow, Oxfordshire, England
- b.1136 in Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England d.~ 1176 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
- b.~ 1114 in Conches, Normandy, France d.1185 in Clifford Castle, Clifford, Herefordshire, England
- b.1216 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England d.1260 in Sutton, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1110 in England d.07 Apr 1168 in Poitou, France
- b.~ 1145 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England d.17 Apr 1196 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 1120 in England d.10 Oct 1174 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1188 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England d.24 Aug 1261 in Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire England
- b.~ 1130
- b.1158 in Brittany, France d.~ 1233
- b.~ 1135
- b.~ 1245 in Sutton, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1130 in Carriebenan, Kildare, Ireland d.> 1226
- b.~ 1180 in Ireland d.12 Dec 1244
- b.~ 1103 in Narberth & Pebigiog, Wales d.1157 in Anglesey, Wales
- b.1140 in Wales
- b.~ 1222 in Ulster, Ireland d.~ 1275
- b.~ 1206 in Ireland
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Children
Maude La Zouche
Maude was born about 1290 in Ashby De La Zouche, Leicestershire, England. She died on May 31st, 1349 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England.
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