Lord (Sir) Alan La Zouche
- Born: Abt 1210, Ashby DE La Zouch, Leicestershire
- Died: 12 August 1270, North Molton, Devon aged about 60
 General Notes:
Alan la Zouche undertook military service in Gascony 1242-3. He was the Justice of Chester and the four cantrefs (administrative districts, precursors of counties) of North Wales 1250 and as Deputy under Prince Edward (later Edward II) February 1253/4, Justiciar of Ireland 1256-58, Justice of the Forest South of Trent and Constable of Rockingham Castle 1261-64, Constable of Northampton Castle 1261-63 and Feb-June 1267, Sheriff of Northants 1261-64, Warden of the City and Constable of the Tower of London 1267-68; He died on 10 Aug 1270 of injuries inflicted by the 7th Earl of Surrey of the 1088 creation, the said Earl being one of the parties to a lawsuit in which Alan was involved.
Noted events in his life were:
• Marriage: to Ellen de Quincy, Bef 1242, Winchester, Hampshire.
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