Roger Bigod
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Roger Bigod may refer to:
- 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...
(died 1107), Norman knight who came to England with William the Conqueror - 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...
(c. 1144/1150 – 1221) - 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...
(c.1209 – 1270), Marshal of England - 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....
(1245 – 1306)