Roger le Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk

Between 1144 and 1150 - Bef 1221  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Roger le Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk  [1, 2]
  Suffix	2nd Earl of Norfolk
  Born	Between 1144 and 1150  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 02 Aug 1221  [1, 2]
  Notes	Roger le Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk was the son of Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk and Juliane de Vere. He married Ida de Tosny. 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. 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), 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 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.
  Person ID	I4470	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk,   b. Abt 1095, Leicestershire, England ,   d. Bef 09 Mar 1176/77, Palestine  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Juliana, Countess of Norfolk,   d. Aft 1185
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F445	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ida de Tosny, Countess of Norfolk
  Married	Abt 25 Dec 1181  [2]
  Children	1. Hugh le Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk,   b. Abt 1182,   d. Abt 11 Feb 1224/25  (Age ~ 43 years)   2. Mary Bigod,   b. Between 1176 and 1196,   d. 31 Mar 1237  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F1290	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S202] Plantagenet Ancestry, Douglas Richardson, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.; Date: 2004;). [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bigod,_2nd_Earl_of_Norfolk.