Name |
Roger Bigod [1] |
Title |
2nd Earl of Norfolk |
Birth |
1144 |
Norwich, Norfolk, England [1] |
Gender |
Male |
_MILT |
17 Oct 1173 |
Fornham St Genevieve, Suffolk, England |
Roger fought at the Battle of Fornham, where the royalist force defeated a rebel force led by Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester |
Occupation |
1215 |
He was one of twenty-five barons charged with overseeing the observance of Magna Carta |
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(Historic) Magna Carta The Magna Carta (originally known as the Charter of Liberties) of 1215, written in iron gall ink on parchment in medieval Latin, using standard abbreviations of the period, authenticated with the Great Seal of King John. The original wax seal was lost over the centuries. -- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta |
Death |
1220 |
England [1] |
Burial |
Thetford, Norfolk, England [1] |
Person ID |
I6388 |
A Tree Called Smith |
Last Modified |
2 Mar 2023 |
Family |
Ida de Tosny, b. 1156, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 7 Mar 1226, Norfolk, England (Age 70 years) |
Marriage |
Dec 1181 |
- Ida de Tosny was given to Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk in marriage by Henry II, together with the manors of Acle, Halvergate and South Walsham, which had been confiscated from his inheritance after his father's death (Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk)
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Children |
| 1. Mary Bigod, b. Yorkshire, England d. Yorkshire, England [natural] |
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Family ID |
F2048 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
2 Mar 2023 |