Bigod family
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The Bigod family was a medieval Norman family, the second Earls of Norfolk, the first being Ralph de Guader
Ralph de Guader
Ralph de Gael was the Earl of East Anglia and Lord of Gaël and Montfort...
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Succession
- Maximilian Falconer, father of the true 1st Earl
- Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of NorfolkHugh Bigod, 1st Earl of NorfolkHugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk was born in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England.He was the second son of Roger Bigod , Sheriff of Norfolk, who founded the Bigod name in England...
(1095–1177), second son, and heir, of Roger Bigod, founder of the English family of this name
- Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of NorfolkRoger Bigod, 2nd Earl of NorfolkRoger Bigod 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...
, son and heir of 1st earl
- Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of NorfolkHugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of NorfolkHugh Bigod was the eldest son of Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk, and for a short time the 3rd Earl of Norfolk.In 1215 he was one of the twenty-five sureties of Magna Carta of King John...
(1186–1225), son and heir of 2nd earl
- Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of NorfolkRoger Bigod, 4th Earl of NorfolkRoger Bigod was 4th Earl of Norfolk and Marshal of England.He was the son of Hugh Bigod, and Matilda, a daughter of William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Marshal of England. After the death of his father in 1225 Roger became the ward of William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury...
, son of 3rd earl. No male issue, passes to nephew Roger
- Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of NorfolkRoger Bigod, 5th Earl of NorfolkRoger Bigod was 5th Earl of Norfolk.He was the son of Hugh Bigod , and succeeded his uncle, Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk as earl in 1270....
, son of Hugh Bigod (Justiciar)Hugh Bigod (Justiciar)Hugh Bigod was Justiciar of England from 1258 to 1260. He was a younger son of Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk.In 1258 the Provisions of Oxford established a baronial government of which Hugh's elder brother Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk was a leading member, and Hugh was appointed Chief...
, heir of 4th earl. No male issue, lands and titles revert to crown
Other
- William Bigod, first son of Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of NorfolkRoger Bigod, 1st Earl of NorfolkRoger Bigod was a Norman knight who came to England in the Norman Conquest. He held great power in East Anglia, and five of his descendants were Earl of Norfolk. He was also known as Roger Bigot, appearing as such as a witness to the Charter of Liberties of Henry I of England.-Biography:Roger came...
, lost in the White ShipWhite ShipThe White Ship was a vessel that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast off Barfleur, on 25 November 1120. Only one of those aboard survived. Those who drowned included William Adelin, the only surviving legitimate son and heir of King Henry I of England...
Disaster - William Hugh Bigod, other son of 2nd Earl
- Hugh Bigod, second son of Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of NorfolkHugh Bigod, 1st Earl of NorfolkHugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk was born in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England.He was the second son of Roger Bigod , Sheriff of Norfolk, who founded the Bigod name in England...
(more specifically first son by second marriage) - Hugh Bigod (Justiciar)Hugh Bigod (Justiciar)Hugh Bigod was Justiciar of England from 1258 to 1260. He was a younger son of Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk.In 1258 the Provisions of Oxford established a baronial government of which Hugh's elder brother Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk was a leading member, and Hugh was appointed Chief...
(?–1266), the youngest son of 3rd earl, father of 5th earl
See also
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- Bungay CastleBungay CastleBungay Castle is in the town of Bungay, Suffolk by the River Waveney.-Details:Originally this was a Norman castle built by Roger Bigod, around 1100, which took advantage of the protection given by the curve of the River Waveney...
- Orford CastleOrford CastleOrford Castle is a castle in the village of Orford, Suffolk, England, located 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over the Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. The well-preserved keep, described by historian R...
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