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
Framlingham Castle, Bigod’s main seat
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The Bigod family was a medieval Norman family, the second Earls of Norfolk, the first being Ralph de Guader.
Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk
…the Age of Heraldry c. 1200–1215 (dropped after 1269 by Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk): Or, a cross gules Born c. 1144/1150 Died 1221 Noble family Bigod family Spouse Ida de Tosny Issue Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk William Bigod Ralph Bigod Roger Bigod Margery de Hastings Mary Bigod Father Hugh Bigod, 1st…
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