Alan de la Zouche

Son of  Roger de La Zouche and Eleanor Longspee, father of Maud de La Zouche and husband of Eleanor Seagrave

Alan de La Zouch was born about 9th October 1267 in North Molton, Devon. He was the son of Roger de la Zouche and Eleanor Longspee

Alan married married Eleanor Seagrave  Eleanor was the daughter of  Nicholas Seagrave and Maud Lucy.

Alan was in Gascony with King Edward I of England in October 1288, when he was one of the hostages given by the king to Alfonso of Aragon for the fulfillment of certain agreements. He was in Scotland in the King's service in June of 1291. In April 1294 he had a writ of protection from the King when he travelled overseas with the King's daughter, Eleanor of Bar. He served in Gascony in 1295 and 1296, and was present at the action around Bordeaux on March 28, 1296, when his standard bearer was captured by the French. In 1297 he was summoned for service in Flanders, and attended Councils in Rochester and London in that year.

He was summoned for service against the Scots in 1297-1313. He fought in the Vanguard at the Battle of Falkirk on July 22, 1298. King Edward's army at that battle consisted of 12,000 infantry, including 10,000 Welsh, and 2,000 cavalry. William Wallace, the Scottish leader accepted battle in a withdrawn defensive position. Wallace had few cavalry and few archers; but his solid "schiltrons" (circles) of spearmen were almost invincible. The armoured cavalry of the English vanguard were hurled back with severe losses. Edward brought up his Welsh archers in the intervals between the horsemen of the second line, concentrating their arrows on specific points in the Scottish schiltrons. It was into these gaps that the English knights forced their way, and once the Scottish order was broken the spearmen were quickly massacred. Alan was at the siege of Caerlaverock in July 1300.

He was summoned to Edward II's coronation on January 18, 1307/08. In December of that year he had a protection to go on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. He was the Constable of Rockingham Castle and the Keeper of the forests between the bridges of Oxford and Stamford.

Alan and Eleanor four daughters all born in Ashby

Maud de la Zouche born in 1290 and died on 31st May 1349. She married Robert de Holland

Ela (Eleanor) de La Zouche born c. 1288 and died c. 1385

Mary de la Zouche born c. 1296

Elizabeth de la Zouche born c. 1298 and died c. 1328

Alan de la Zouche died on 25th March 1314 without any sons shortly before he was 46 and his barony fell into abeyance, his daughters inheriting his estate. 

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