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The Bigod family was a medieval Norman family, the second Earls of Norfolk, the first being Ralph de Guader.
Bigod family tree
Roger Bigod was the son of Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk and his first wife, Juliana de Vere. Although his father died in 1176 or 1177, Roger did not succeed to the earldom of Norfolk until 1189 for
Bigod family
…Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk (1095–1177), second son, and heir, of Roger Bigod, founder of the English family of this name Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk, son and heir of 1st earl Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk (1186–1225), son and heir of 2nd earl…
Framlingham Castle, Bigod’s main seat