meanings of Baron Zouche encyclopedia of Baron Zouche dictionary of Baron Zouche thesaurus on Baron Zouche books about Baron Zouche dreams about Baron Zouche
 Baron Zouche - Definition 

The title Baron Zouche of Haryngworth is an ancient one in the Peerage of England, having been created in 1308 by writ for William la Zouche (1276-1352) His grandson William la Zouche, 2nd Baron Zouche (1321-1382) was himself summoned to parliament during his grandfather's lifetime in 1348 as Baron Zouche of Mortimer. In 1625, upon the death of the eleventh Baron, the title fell into abeyance. It was revived almost two centuries later, when the abeyance was terminated in favour of Sir Cecil Bisshopp. On his death, the barony again fell into abeyance, and was revived in favour of Harriet Curzon. The second abeyance was far shorter than the first, as it was terminated after only a few months.

The first baron was the grandson of Alan de la Zouche (~1136-1190), a Breton who had settled in England during the reign of Henry II, Alan obtained Ashby in Leicestershire (called after him Ashby-de-la-Zouch) by his marriage. Another grandson of Alan de la Zouche, Alan la Zouche (9 Oct 1267- bef. 25 Mar 1314) was summoned to parliament in 1298 as Baron la Zouche of Ashby. See Zouche.

Barons Zouche (1308)
Copyright 2008 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy  ::  Terms of Use  :: Contact Us  :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Baron Zouche".