Abt 1144 - 1221 (~ 77 years)
Set As Default Person
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Name |
Roger Bigod [1] |
Title |
2nd Earl of Norfolk, |
Born |
Abt 1144 |
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Gender |
Male |
Name |
Roger le Bigod [2] |
Reference Number |
8067 |
Died |
2 Aug 1221 |
Person ID |
I8067 |
FelsingFam |
Last Modified |
16 Feb 2024 |
Family |
Ida de Tosny le Bigod Toeni, b. Aft 1160, Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England , d. 31 Mar 1204, Ripon, Yorkshire, England (Age < 42 years) |
Children |
+ | 1. Hugh le Bigod, b. Abt 1185, d. 18 Feb 1225 (Age ~ 40 years) [natural] |
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Last Modified |
16 Feb 2024 |
Family ID |
F2390 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk
Born c. 1144/1150
Died 1221
Noble family Bigod family
Spouse(s) Ida de Tosny
Father Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk
Mother Juliana de Vere
Roger Bigod (c. 1144/1150 - 1221) was the son of Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk and his first wife, Juliana de Vere. Although his father died 1176 or 1177, Roger did not succeed to the earldom of Norfolk until 1189 for his claim had been disputed by his stepmother for her sons by Earl Hugh in the reign of Henry II. Richard I confirmed him in his earldom and other honours, and also sent him as an ambassador to France in the same year. Roger inherited his father's office as royal steward. He took part in the negotiations for the release of Richard from prison, and after the king's return to England became a justiciar.
During the Revolt of 1173-74, Roger remained loyal to the king while his father sided with the king's rebellious sons. Roger fought at the Battle of Fornham on 17 October 1173, where the royalist force defeated a rebel force led by Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester.[1]
In most of the years of the reign of King John, the earl was frequently with the king or on royal business. Yet Roger was to be one of the leaders of the baronial party which obtained John's assent to Magna Carta, and his name and that of his son and heir Hugh II appear among the twenty-five barons who were to ensure the king's adherence to the terms of that document. The pair were excommunicated by the pope in December 1215, and did not make peace with the regents of John's son Henry III until 1217.
Around Christmas 1181, Roger married Ida, apparently Ida de Tosny (or Ida de Toesny),[2] and by her had a number of children including:
Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk who married in 1206/ 1207, Maud, a daughter of William Marshal
William Bigod
Ralph Bigod
Roger Bigod
Margery, married William de Hastings
Mary Bigod, married Ralph fitz Robert[3]
Many historians, including Marc Morris have speculated that the couple had a third daughter, Alice, who married Aubrey de Vere IV, Earl of Oxford as his second wife. If so, the marriage would have been well within the bounds of consanguinity, for the couple would have been quite closely related, a daughter of the second earl of Norfolk being first cousin once removed to the second earl of Oxford.
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Sources |
- [S801] The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the Unite States, Gary Boyd Roberts, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 2008;).
- [S808] Magna Carta Ancestry: A study in Colonial and Medieval Families Vol 1, Douglas Richardson, (Date: 2011;).
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