Roger le Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk
(1150-1221)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Ida , Countess of Norfolk

Roger le Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk 4 5

  • Born: 1150, Norfolk, England 4
  • Marriage: Ida , Countess of Norfolk in 1185 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 2 Aug 1221, Thetford, Norfolk, England at age 71 4

bullet  General Notes:

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Accoording to "Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire" by Sir Bernard Burke . . . Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl , married Isabel, daughter of Hamelyn, Earl of Warrenne and Surrey, and had issue :

Hugh, his successor William, who married Margaret, daughter of Robert de Sutton Thomas Margery, who married William de Hastings Adeliza, who married Alberic de Vere, Earl of Oxford Mary, who married Ralph Fitz-Robert, Lord of Middleham.

bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Fact: 1 of 4 earls who carried silken canopy over Richard's head at his 2nd coronation. 4

• Occupation: Steward of the Houshold of King Richard I. 4

• Political: One Of The 25 Sureties Of The Magna Carta, 1215.


Roger married Ida , Countess of Norfolk in 1185.1 2 3 4 (Ida , Countess of Norfolk was born in 1154 in Norfolk, England 4.)

Sources

1 Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull Royal Database (England) (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996 usually reliable but sometimes includes hypothetical lines, mythological figures, etc). Surety: 3

2 Garner, Lorraine Ann "Lori" (P.O. Box 577, Bayview, ID 83803 Her sources included, but may not be limited to: Burke's Landed Gentry, Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerage, Burke's Peerage of American Presidents, Debrett's Peerage, Oxford histories & "numerous othe r reference works" very good to excellent, although she has a tendency to follow Burke's). Surety: 3

3 Ed Mann Contributor on soc.genealogy.medieval, Mann Database. Surety: 3

4 G675.ged. Surety: 3

5 Garner, Lorraine Ann "Lori" (P.O. Box 577, Bayview, ID 83803 Her sources included, but may not be limited to: Burke's Landed Gentry, Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerage, Burke's Peerage of American Presidents, Debrett's Peerage, Oxford histories & "numerous othe r reference works" very good to excellent, although she has a tendency to follow Burke's), Warenne. Surety: 3

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