William La Zouche 
William was born on December 25th, 1321 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England. William's father was Eudes La Zouche and his mother is Joan Inge. His paternal grandparents were William La Zouche and Maud Lovel. He is an only child.General Notes
REFN: 12691AN
Cokayne's Complete Peerage in Dave's Database.
Dave's Database. Utzinger, Dave, Rootsweb's WorldConnect, World Wide We
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BARONY OF ZOUCHE OF HARYNGWORTH
II. 2. WILLIAM (La Zouche), LORD ZOUCHE, or La Zouche (of Haryngworth), gr
andson and heir, being son and heir of Eon La Zouche, by Joan his wife, w
as perhaps born at Christmas 1321, or earlier. Under licence of 16 July a
nd by fine of 27 October 1334 he and his wife Elizabeth were enfeoff
ed by his grandfather of the castle and manor of Totnes. He had protectio
ns going beyond the seas on the King's service with the Bishop of Lincol
n, 4 October 1337, and staying there with him, 18 February 1337/8; accompa
nied the Earl of Derby to Gascony, 1344 and 1345; and served under hi
m, as Earl of Lancaster, at the siege of Calais, 1347. In his said grandfa
ther's lifetime he was summoned to Parliament from 20 November 13
48 to 15 November 1351, by writs directed Willelmo La Zouche de Haryngwor
th juniori, whereby he is held to have become LORD ZOUCHE, or LORD La Zouc
he (of
Haryngworth). He continued to be so summoned, but without the word junior
i, from 20 July 1352 to 24 March 1380/1. He had livery of his grandfather
's lands, 27 March 1352; took part in Edward III's last campaign in Franc
e, 1359-60; was going on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, October 1362; accomp
anied the Earl of Suffolk to Cherbourg to escort the King of Navarre to En
gland, July 1370; did homage at the Coronation of Richard II, 16 July 137
7; and was one of the Commissioners appointed by Parliament, November 138
1, to confer with the Commons and to enquire into the state of the King
's Household. He married, before 16 July 1334, Elizabeth, daughter of Will
iam (DE ROS), 2nd LORD ROS (of Helmsley), by Margery, sister and cohe
ir of Giles (DE BADLESMERE), 2nd LORD BADLESMERE, 1st daughter of Bartholo
mew, 1st LORD BADLESMERE. Her will, dated 16 May 1380, is in the Lincoln R
egister. He died 23 April 1382 and was buried (in accordance with his wil
l) in Biddlesden Abbey, Bucks. Will dated 14 March 1381/2, proved at Harri
ngworth Chapel, 24 April following. [CP 12[2]:941-2]
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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.~ 1182 in Ashby De La Zouche, Leicestershire, England d.<14 May 1238 in Molton, Devonshire, England
- b.~ 1190 in Ashby De La Zouche, Leicestershire, England d.10 Aug 1270 in England
- b.1179 in Coombe Biset, Wiltshire, England d.28 Jan 1232
- b.1239 in North Molton, Devonshire, England d.<25 Jun 1279 in Ashton Cantelou, Warwickshire, England
- b.~ 1195 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.25 Apr 1264 in Palestine
- b.~ 1222 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.<20 Aug 1296 in England
- b.~ 1200 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland d.>21 Nov 1245 in England
- b.18 Dec 1276 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England d.11 Mar 1351 in England
- b.1179 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England d.1251 in Calne, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1216 in Ashton Cantelou, Warwickshire, England d.25 Sep 1254 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
- b.1184 in Ashby De La Zouche, Leicestershire, England d.1260
- b.~ 1250 in Calne, Wiltshire, England d.<07 Jan 1299 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1198 in Brecknock, Surrey, England d.02 May 1230 in Wales
- b.~ 1220 in Bramber, Sussex, England d.<28 Jul 1255 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
- b.~ 1206 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales d.1246
- b.1297 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England d.24 Apr 1326 in Paris, Seine, France
- b.< 1212 in Mursdewall, Northamptonshire, England d.<23 Dec 1252 in Mursdewall, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1222 in Mursdewall, Northamptonshire, England d.1287 in Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1198 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England d. in Mursdewall, Northamptonshire, England
- b.1255 in Titchmarsh Castle, Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England d.<01 Oct 1310
- b.~ 1195 in England
- b.~ 1228 in England
- b.1280 in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England d.1346 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1190 in Assington, Suffolk, England
- b.~ 1221 in Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire, England d.01 Apr 1277 in Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire, England
- b.~ 1192 in Standlake, Oxfordshire, England
- b.~ 1254 in Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire, England d.~ 1282
- b.25 Dec 1321 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England
- b.1299
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Family Notes
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