Baron Zouche

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The title of Baron Zouche has thrice been created in the Peerage of England.

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). 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. As a result of the marriage of Mary Cecil Curzon to William Francis George Frankland, 10th Bt., their son James Assheton Frankland inherited both the Barony and the Baronetcy.

The first baron was the grandson of Alan de la Zouche (c. 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, was summoned to parliament on February 6, 1299 as Baron la Zouche of Ashby. The barony went into abeyance on his death.

Another grandchild of the original Alan de la Zouche, Joyce la Zouche, married Robert Mortimer of Richard's Castle; one of their younger sons, William, took the name of la Zouche and bought Ashby-de-la-Zouch from Alan in 1304, the latter to hold it until his death (1314). On December 26, 1323, he was created, by writ, Baron Zouche of Mortimer. This peerage became abeyant in 1406.

Barons la Zouche of Ashby (1299)

• Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby (1267–1314) (abeyant 1314)

Barons Zouche of Haryngworth (1308)

• William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche (1276–1352)
• William la Zouche, 2nd Baron Zouche (1321–1382)
• William la Zouche, 3rd Baron Zouche (c. 1355–1396)
• William la Zouche, 4th Baron Zouche (c. 1373–1415)
• William la Zouche, 5th Baron Zouche (c. 1402–1462)
• William la Zouche, 6th Baron Zouche (c. 1432–1468)
• John la Zouche, 7th Baron Zouche (1459–1526)
• John la Zouche, 8th Baron Zouche (c. 1486–1550)
• Richard la Zouche, 9th Baron Zouche (c. 1510–1552)
• George la Zouche, 10th Baron Zouche (c. 1526–1569)
• Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche (1556–1625) (abeyant 1625)
• Cecil Bisshopp, 12th Baron Zouche (1753–1828) (abeyance terminated 1815; abeyant 1828)
• Harriet Anne Curzon, 13th Baroness Zouche (1787–1870) (abeyance terminated 1829)
• Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche (1810–1873)
• Robert Nathaniel Cecil George Curzon, 16th Baron Zouche (1851–1914)
• Darea Curzon, 15th Baroness Zouche (1860–1917)
• Mary Cecil Frankland, 16th Baroness Zouche (1875–1965)
• James Assheton Frankland, 17th Baron Zouche (b. 1943)

The heir apparent is Hon. William Thomas Assheton Frankland (b. 23 Jul 1983)

Barons Zouche of Mortimer (1323)

• William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche of Mortimer (d. 1336)
• Alan la Zouche, 2nd Baron Zouche of Mortimer (1317–1346)
• Hugh la Zouche, 3rd Baron Zouche of Mortimer (1338–1368)
• Robert la Zouche, 4th Baron Zouche of Mortimer (d. 1399)
• Joyce Burnell, 5th Baroness Zouche of Mortimer (d. 1406) (abeyant 1406)

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page