Zouche, John la (1459 - 1525/6)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1459
Death Date: ca. 1526-03

Notes

Marriage and custody of lands granted to Richard Wydevill, 1st Earl Rivers, 1 Sept. 1468. Attainted as supporter of Richard III 7 Nov. 1485; attainder reversed 1489; restored in blood & honours between Oct. and Dec. 1495

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1487-2-26
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

7th Baron Zouche (of Haryngworth)

Titles

  • 7th Baron Zouche (of Haryngworth)
    Assumed 1467/8-01-15
    Vacated 1485-11-07 (date attainted)
  • 7th Baron Zouche (of Haryngworth)
    Assumed By 1495-12 (restored to title between Oct. 1495 and this date)
    Vacated 1525/6-03

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Leicestershire 1480/1 1485
JP, Wiltshire 1480/1 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1480/1 1484
JP, Devon 1481 1484
JP, Northamptonshire 1481 1483
JP, Rutland 1481 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1481 1483
JP, Rutland 1483 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1483 n.d.
JP, Devon 1512 1514

General Lands Note

Licence to enter lands 28 July 1480; wife Joan had licence to enter her portion of her brother's lands 25 Sept. 1501

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Harringworth, Northamptonshire
    Patrimony

Lands

  • Leicestershire: Bushby & Thurnby Manors
    Divested: 1485-11-07
    Date of attainder; granted to Giles Daubeney (d. 1508)
  • Somerset: Bridgwater, Stoke Holloway, Wincanton
    Divested: 1485-11-07
    Date of attainder; granted to Giles Daubeney (d. 1508)
  • Somerset: Castle Cary Manor
    Divested: 1485-11-07
    Patrimony; date attainted
  • Somerset: Pitcombe Manor
    Divested: 1485-11-07
    Date of attainder

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1481-1481 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Lord Zouche's Performers

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Zouche's Performers Zouche, John la (1459 - 1526) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III [1476–85]. London: HMSO, 1901.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509–47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864–1932.
Page, William, and R.W. Dunning, eds. The Victoria History of the County of Somerset. Victoria History of the Counties of England. 4 vols. London; Oxford: Constable [vols 1–2]; Oxford UP [vols 3–8], 1906–12 [vols 1–2]; 1974–2004 [vols 3–8].
Richardson, Miranda. An Archaeological Assessment of Castle Cary. English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey. Taunton: Somerset County Council, 2003.
The Victoria History of the County of Leicester. Victoria History of the Counties of England. 5 vols. London: Oxford UP, 1907–.