Individual Details
Sir Roger "4th Earl of Norfolk" Bigod
(Abt 1212 - 3 Jul 1270)
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[[Category: House of Bigod]]
[[Category: Earls of Norfolk]]
== Biography ==Roger was a minor when his father died in 1225; his wardship went first to William (I) Longespée, earl of Salisbury, but was transferred to Alexander II, king of Scots, in 1226, when Salisbury died. Roger had married Alexander's sister Isabella at Alnwick in May 1225.
On 22 May 1233, Roger was knighted at Gloucester by Henry III and invested with his earldom. In late July he appeared at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, among the supporters of his rebellious uncle Richard Marshal, earl of Pembroke, but by 8 September Roger had submitted to the king and recovered all his property save Framlingham Castle, Suffolk, which the king held until February 1234. In January 1236, at the wedding of King Henry and Queen Eleanor, Roger laid unsuccessful claim to the stewardship of England.
Roger died childless on 3 or 4 July 1270 and was buried at Thetford, Norfolk, two months after resigning as marshal of England in favor of his nephew Roger (IV) Bigod, who became his heir. [Conflicts with having had daughter Margery - see sources below. More sleuthing to be done.]
=== Inquisitions Post Mortem ===
===== Eleanor (Plantagenet) Montfort =====:"138. [[Plantagenet-19|Eleanor]] countess of Leicester late the wife of [[Marshal-43|William Marescal]], earl of Pembroke."
:"[[Bigod-41|Roger le Bygot]], earl of Norfolk and marshal of England, one of the heirs of [[Marshal-22|Walter le Marescal]] brother and heir of the said [[Marshal-43|William]]"
:"[[Mortimer-605|Roger de Mortuo Mari]] and [[Braose-8|Maud]] his wife, [[Zouche-148|Eudo la Zuche]] and [[Cantilupe-65|Milicent (Milisanta)]] his wife, [[Hastings-1246|John de Hastingges]] and [[Bohun-4|Humphrey de Boun]], heirs of [[Marshal-130|Eva de Breuhus]], a sister and heir of the said [[Marshal-22|Walter]]"
:"[[Ferrers-65|Agnes de Vescy]], [[De_Rochechouart-8|Emery de Rupe Cauardi]] and [[Ferrers-62|Maud]] his wife, [[De_Mohun-43|William de Mohun]], [[Mohun-61|John de Mohun]], [[Ferrers-51|Agatha de Mortuo Mari]], and [[Bohun-161|John de Boun]], heirs of [[Marshal-23|Sibyl de Ferrariis]] another sister and heir of the said [[Marshal-22|Walter]]"
:"[[Lusignan-78|William de Valencia]] and [[Munchensy-17|Joan]] his wife, an heir of the said [[Marshal-22|Walter]]" "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward I, File 10," in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 2, Edward I, ed. J E E S Sharp (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1906), 80-91. British History Online, accessed April 3, 2017, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol2/pp80-91].
== Sources ==
* '''Magna Carta Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, publ. 2005'''
* '''Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. page 587'''
[[Category: House of Bigod]]
[[Category: Earls of Norfolk]]
== Biography ==Roger was a minor when his father died in 1225; his wardship went first to William (I) Longespée, earl of Salisbury, but was transferred to Alexander II, king of Scots, in 1226, when Salisbury died. Roger had married Alexander's sister Isabella at Alnwick in May 1225.
On 22 May 1233, Roger was knighted at Gloucester by Henry III and invested with his earldom. In late July he appeared at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, among the supporters of his rebellious uncle Richard Marshal, earl of Pembroke, but by 8 September Roger had submitted to the king and recovered all his property save Framlingham Castle, Suffolk, which the king held until February 1234. In January 1236, at the wedding of King Henry and Queen Eleanor, Roger laid unsuccessful claim to the stewardship of England.
Roger died childless on 3 or 4 July 1270 and was buried at Thetford, Norfolk, two months after resigning as marshal of England in favor of his nephew Roger (IV) Bigod, who became his heir. [Conflicts with having had daughter Margery - see sources below. More sleuthing to be done.]
=== Inquisitions Post Mortem ===
===== Eleanor (Plantagenet) Montfort =====:"138. [[Plantagenet-19|Eleanor]] countess of Leicester late the wife of [[Marshal-43|William Marescal]], earl of Pembroke."
:"[[Bigod-41|Roger le Bygot]], earl of Norfolk and marshal of England, one of the heirs of [[Marshal-22|Walter le Marescal]] brother and heir of the said [[Marshal-43|William]]"
:"[[Mortimer-605|Roger de Mortuo Mari]] and [[Braose-8|Maud]] his wife, [[Zouche-148|Eudo la Zuche]] and [[Cantilupe-65|Milicent (Milisanta)]] his wife, [[Hastings-1246|John de Hastingges]] and [[Bohun-4|Humphrey de Boun]], heirs of [[Marshal-130|Eva de Breuhus]], a sister and heir of the said [[Marshal-22|Walter]]"
:"[[Ferrers-65|Agnes de Vescy]], [[De_Rochechouart-8|Emery de Rupe Cauardi]] and [[Ferrers-62|Maud]] his wife, [[De_Mohun-43|William de Mohun]], [[Mohun-61|John de Mohun]], [[Ferrers-51|Agatha de Mortuo Mari]], and [[Bohun-161|John de Boun]], heirs of [[Marshal-23|Sibyl de Ferrariis]] another sister and heir of the said [[Marshal-22|Walter]]"
:"[[Lusignan-78|William de Valencia]] and [[Munchensy-17|Joan]] his wife, an heir of the said [[Marshal-22|Walter]]" "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward I, File 10," in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 2, Edward I, ed. J E E S Sharp (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1906), 80-91. British History Online, accessed April 3, 2017, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol2/pp80-91].
== Sources ==
* '''Magna Carta Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, publ. 2005'''
* '''Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. page 587'''
Events
| Birth | Abt 1212 | Norfolk, England | |||
| Marriage | May 1225 | Alnwick, Northumberland, England - Isabella Scotland | |||
| Death | 3 Jul 1270 | Framlingham, Suffolk, England | |||
| Reference No | 884383 | ||||
| Reference No | 904861 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Isabella Scotland (1195 - 1253) |
| Father | Sir Hugh "5th Earl of Norfolk" Bigod (1185 - 1225) |
| Mother | Lady Maud "Marshal of England, Countess of Norfolk and Warenne" Marshal (1193 - 1248) |
| Sibling | Isabel Bigod (1212 - 1250) |
| Sibling | Sir Ralph Bigod (1215 - 1260) |
| Sibling | Hugh "Justiciar of England" Bigod (1215 - 1266) |