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.
ZOUCHE, or Zoucx, the name of an English family descended from Alan la Zouche, a Breton, who is sometimes called Alan de Porrhoet.
His grandson, another Alan la Zouche, was justice of Chester and justice of Ireland under Henry III.; he was loyal to the king during the struggle with the barons, fought at Lewes and helped to arrange the peace of Kenilworth.
Zouche left no sons, and the barony remained in abeyance among the descendants of his two daughters until 1815, when the abeyance was terminated in favour of Sir Cecil Bisshopp, Bart.
as Baron of Shipbrooke (a subinfeudatory rank (but not a peerage title) conferred by Hugh d’Avranches or Lupus (i.e., ‘Wolf’, so-called from his ferocity and acquisitiveness), Earl of Chester with quasi-regal powers, and had a 2nd son, William de Vernon, great-grandfather of:
George Vernon (later Venables-Vernon), 1st Lord Vernon, Baron of Kinderton, b, 9 Feb 1709/10, d.
George Charles Sedley later Venables-Vernon, 4th Lord Vernon, Baron of Kinderton; b 4 Dec 1779; d.
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