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Hugh (28) 1st Earl of Norfolk Bigod 1095 – 1175 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1095

Birth Location: Norfolk, England

Death Date: 06 Mar 1175

Death Location: Thetford, Norfolk, England

Father: Roger (29)

Mother: Adeliza Belvoir

Spouse(s): Juliana Vere

Children(s): Roger Bigod

Hugh (28) 1st Earl of Norfolk Bigod was born in 1095 in Norfolk, England, the child of Roger Bigod (29) and Adeliza (Alice) De Tosny, Heiress of Belvoir. Hugh (28) 1st Earl of Norfolk Bigod married Juliana (28) de Vere, and had children including Roger (27) 2nd Earl of Norfolk Bigod. Hugh (28) 1st Earl of Norfolk Bigod passed away in 1175 in Thetford, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Hugh (28) 1st Earl of Norfolk Bigod was born in 1095 in Norfolk, England, the child of Roger Bigod (29) and Adeliza (Alice) De Tosny, Heiress of Belvoir.
  • Hugh (28) 1st Earl of Norfolk Bigod married Juliana (28) de Vere, and had children including Roger (27) 2nd Earl of Norfolk Bigod.
  • Hugh (28) 1st Earl of Norfolk Bigod passed away in 1175 in Thetford, Norfolk, England.

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Hugh Bigod's Ancestors

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Hugh Bigod
1095 – 1175
Birth Place: Norfolk, England
Parents
Roger Bigod (29)
1060 – 1107
St. Saveur, Normandie, France
Adeliza ((Alice) De Tosny, Heiress of) Belvoir
1064 – 1135
St Saveur, Calvados, Normandy, France,
Grandparents
Robert ((Domesday Lord of Belvoir) De) Tosny
1030 – 1088
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England
Adelisa (de) Savona
1042 – 1118
St Sauveur, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Bigod's Descendants

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Hugh ((28) 1st Earl of Norfolk) Bigod (1095 – 06 Mar 1175) m. Juliana ((28) de) Vere (1108 – 1199)
  1. 1. Roger ((27) 2nd Earl of Norfolk) Bigod (1150 – 02 Aug 1221) m. Ida ((27) de) Tosny (Jan 1154 – 07 Mar 1226)
    1. 1. Hugh ("Magna Charta Baron" Earl of Norfolk (25)) Bigod (1170 – 24 Feb 1223) m. Maud ((25) Countess of Norfolk and Surry) Marshall (1192 – 27 Mar 1248)
      1. 1. Isabel ((25)) Bigod (1200 – 1282) m. Gilbert (de) Lacy (Abt. 1202 – 25 Dec 1230) m. John (FitzGeoffrey) (25) (1205 – 23 Nov 1258)
        1. 1. Margery (De) Lacy (1226 – 10 Jun 1256)
        2. 2. Aveline (Isabel Fitz) John (1232 – 20 May 1274)
        3. 3. Maud (FitzJohn) (24) (1237 – 18 Apr 1301) m. William ((9th Earl of Warick) De Beauchamp) (24) (1237 – 09 Jun 1298)
      2. 2. Ralph Bigod (1212 – 03 Jul 1270)
      3. 3. Hugh LEBIGOD (1214 – 1255)

Hugh Bigod's Timeline

2 Records

1095
1095
Birth of Hugh (28) 1st Earl of Norfolk Bigod in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1175
06 Mar 1175
Age 80
Death of Hugh (28) 1st Earl of Norfolk Bigod in Thetford, Norfolk, England
Thetford, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1095
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title
    Event Date: 1120

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title
    Event Date: 1123

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1175
    Event Place: Thetford, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thetford, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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