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Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod 1095–1176 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1095

Birth Location: Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 06 Mar 1176

Death Location: Norfolk, England

Father: Roger Bigod

Mother: Adeliza Grantesmesnil

Spouse(s): Lady Bigod

Children(s): SIR BIGOD

In 1095, Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod entered the world in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England, born to Roger Earl Of Norfolk Sheriff Of Norfolk Bigod And Adeliza Alice De Toeni De Grantesmesnil. Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod married Lady Juliana De Vere Countess Norfolk Baroness Bigod, and had children including Sir Roger Bigod. Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod passed away in 1176 in Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1095, Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod entered the world in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England, born to Roger Earl Of Norfolk Sheriff Of Norfolk Bigod And Adeliza Alice De Toeni De Grantesmesnil.
  • Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod married Lady Juliana De Vere Countess Norfolk Baroness Bigod, and had children including Sir Roger Bigod.
  • Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod passed away in 1176 in Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Bigod
1045–1107
Birth Location: St Saveur, , Normandy, France
RB
Adeliza Grantesmesnil
1064–1135
Birth Location: St Saveur, Normandy, France
AG

Spouses(s)

Lady Bigod
1116–1199
Birth Location: Hedingham, Essex, , England
LB

Children(s)

SIR BIGOD
1150–1221
Birth Location: Framlingham Castle, , Suffolk, England
SB

Hugh Bigod's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Bigod
1095–1176
Birth Place: Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod
1045–1107
St Saveur, , Normandy, France
Adeliza (Alice de Toeni De) Grantesmesnil
1064–1135
St Saveur, Normandy, France
Grandparents
Sir (Robert I Le Bigod Chamberlain) England
1036–1071
St Saveur, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France,
Baroness (Bigod Lady Helene "Billeheude" De St.) Sauveur
1040–1060
Saint Saveur, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
ROBERT BIGOD
1015–1071
Billeheude Sauveur
1022–1060
Nigel Contentin
1010–1045
Adelaide Eu
1006–1040
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger DeStSauveur
–1014
Sporta Normandy
–1066

Hugh Bigod's Descendants

1.
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Hugh ("Earl of Norfolk") Bigod (1095–06 Mar 1176) m. Lady (Juliana De Vere Countess Norfolk Baroness) Bigod (1116–1199)
  1. 1. SIR (ROGER) BIGOD 1150–1221 m. LADY (IDA ISABEL) PLANTAGENET 1154–1224
    1. 1. Lady (Margery Baroness de Hastings de) Bigod 1184–1237 m. William (de) Hastings 1163–1226
      1. 1. Henry Hastings 1198–1250 m. Ada (Scott) Huntingdon 1199–1241
        1. 1. Maud (de) Hastings 1246–1264 m. Ralph Brereton 1224–1280 m. Gilbert Pecche 1220–1291
        2. 2. Lord (Henry Baron de) Hastings 1235–1268
        3. 3. Henry ("Baron of Bergavenny") Hastings 1225–1268
      2. 2. Isabel Hastings 1210–
      3. 3. William Hastings 1208–1208
      4. 4. Hugh Hastings 1202–
      5. 5. Ida Hastings 1196–
      6. 6. Thomas Hastings 1192–
      7. 7. David Hastings 1190–1269
    2. 2. Hugh (3rd Earl of Norfolk " Magna Charta Baron") Bigod 1186–1224

Hugh Bigod's Timeline

6 Records

1095
1095
Birth of Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, , England
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, , England
1095
1095
Birth of Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod in Belvoir, Leicestershire, England
Belvoir, Leicestershire, England
1095
1095
Birth of Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England
1176
1176
Age 81
Death of Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod in Thetford Abbey, Norfolk, , England
Thetford Abbey, Norfolk, , England
1176
06 Mar 1176
Age 81
Death of Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod in Palestine
Palestine
1176
06 Mar 1176
Age 81
Death of Hugh "Earl of Norfolk" Bigod in Died on Crusade to the Holy Land
Died on Crusade to the Holy Land

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1095
    Event Place: Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1095
    Event Place: Belvoir, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1095
    Event Place: Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1176
    Event Place: Thetford Abbey, Norfolk, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1176
    Event Place: Palestine
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1176
    Event Place: Died on Crusade to the Holy Land
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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