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Sir Roger II "Magna Charta" le Bigod 1150–1221 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1150

Birth Location: Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 2 AUG 1221

Death Location: Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England

Father: Hugh Bigod

Mother: Lady Vere

Spouse(s): Ida Tosny, Ida Plantagenet, Isabel Norfolk, Ida Tosny

Children(s): Mary Bigod, Hugh Bigod, Earl Bigod, Lady Bigod

In 1150, Sir Roger II "Magna Charta" le Bigod entered the world in Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England, born to Hugh I 1St Earl Norfolk Bigod And Lady Juliane De Vere. Sir Roger II "Magna Charta" le Bigod married Ida Countess Norfolk De Tosny, Ida De Tosny, Ida Plantagenet, Isabel Ida Plantagenet Countess Of Norfolk, and had children including Earl Le Bigod, Hugh Bigod, Lady Margaret Margery Baroness Of Bassett De Bigod, Mary Bigod. Sir Roger II "Magna Charta" le Bigod passed away in 1221 in Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1150, Sir Roger II "Magna Charta" le Bigod entered the world in Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England, born to Hugh I 1St Earl Norfolk Bigod And Lady Juliane De Vere.
  • Sir Roger II "Magna Charta" le Bigod married Ida Countess Norfolk De Tosny, Ida De Tosny, Ida Plantagenet, Isabel Ida Plantagenet Countess Of Norfolk, and had children including Earl Le Bigod, Hugh Bigod, Lady Margaret Margery Baroness Of Bassett De Bigod, Mary Bigod.
  • Sir Roger II "Magna Charta" le Bigod passed away in 1221 in Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Bigod
1095–1176
Birth Location: Belvoir Castle, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England
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Lady Vere
1116–1194
Birth Location: Hedingham, Oxford, England
LV

Spouses(s)

Ida Tosny
1158–1204
Birth Location: –
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Ida Plantagenet
1154–1224
Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, England
IP
Isabel Norfolk
1154–1180
Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, England
IN
Ida Tosny
1154–1199
Birth Location: Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England
IT

Children(s)

Mary Bigod
1196–1237
Birth Location: Ashill, Norfolk, England
MB
Hugh Bigod
1175–1225
Birth Location: Thetford, Norfolk, England
HB
Earl Bigod
1190–1225
Birth Location: Thetford, England, United Kingdom
EB
Lady Bigod
1183–1237
Birth Location: Ashill, Norfolk, England
LB

Sir Bigod's Ancestors

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Sir Bigod
1150–1221
Birth Place: Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England
Parents
Hugh I 1st Earl Norfolk Bigod
1095–1176
Belvoir Castle, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Juliane De) Vere
1116–1194
Hedingham, Oxford, England
Grandparents
Roger (1st Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk) Bigod
1060–1107
St Saveur, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Adeliza* (de) Toeni
1062–1130
St Sauveur, Manche, Normandy, France
Aubrey (Alberic II deVere Great) Oxford
1062–1141
Guînes, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Adeliza (Alice deClare) Clair
1092–1163
Clare, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bigot
1015–1065
Saint Saveur
1040–1060
Robert Toeni
1025–1088
Adeliza Savona
1052–1075
Alberic deVere
1030–1088
Beatrice Ghent
1040–1100
Sir deClare
1065–1115
Lady DeClermont
1074–1111
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Clermont
1030–1101
Margaret Roucy*
1045–1110

Sir Bigod's Descendants

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Sir (Roger II "Magna Charta" le) Bigod (1150–2 AUG 1221) m. Ida (de) Tosny (1158–1204) m. Ida Plantagenet (1154–FEB 1224) m. Isabel ((Ida) Plantagenet Countess Of) Norfolk (ABT 1154–1180) m. Ida (Countess Norfolk de) Tosny (1154–1199)
  1. 1. Mary Bigod 1196–1237 m. Ralph FitzRandolph 1180–1251
    1. 1. Ranulf FitzRanulf 1218–1270 m. Anastasia Percy 1216–1272
      1. 1. Mary (Fitz) Ranulf 1236–1320 m. Robert DeNeville 1236–1271
        1. 1. Ranulph (De) Neville 1262–1331 m. Eupheme (Fitzroger) Clavering 1267–1329
  2. 2. Hugh Bigod 1175–1225 m. Maud (Mathilda) Marshall 1192–1248 m. Maud (Marshal de) Warenne 1192–1248
    1. 1. Isabel Bigod 1212–1239
      1. 1. Aveline Fitzjohn 1248–1274 m. Walter DeBurgh 1230–1271
        1. 1. Egidia (De) Burgh 1263–1327 m. James Stewart** 1243–1309
  3. 3. Earl (Le) Bigod 1190–1225 m. Maud (Mathilda) Marshall 1192–1248
    1. 1. Isabel (Bigod) (FitzJohn) 1210–1282 m. John ("Lord of Shere Justicar of Ireland") FitzGeoffrey* 1215–1258 m. Gilbert (De) Lacy 1182–1234
      1. 1. Mathilda (Maud Baroness of Segrave) Lacy 1239–1304 m. Geoffrey (De) Geneville 1226–1314 m. Nicholas (1st Baron) Segrave 1238–1295
        1. 1. Lady (Eleanor De Segrave Baroness) Zouche 1270–1314 m. Sir (Alan La Zouche) stZouche 1267–1314 m. Lord (John Alan Zouche) LaZouche 1267–1314
    2. 2. Isabel (le) Bigod 1222–1239 m. John ("Lord of Shere Justicar of Ireland") FitzGeoffrey* 1215–1258 m. Gilbert DeLacy 1206–1234
      1. 1. Maud ("Countess of Warwick" FitzJohn) FitzGeoffrey 1247–1301 m. Gerard DeFurnival 1243–1261 m. William (IV) DeBeauchamp 1242–1298 m. Thomas DeFurnival 1250–1332
        1. 1. Lady (Beatice) Warwick 1290–1326 m. William DeBruley 1270–1359
  4. 4. Lady (Margaret "Margery" "Baroness of Bassett" de) Bigod 1183–1237 m. Ralph ("Sir Knight & 2nd Baron of Drayton" De) Bassett 1183–1265 m. Sir (William de) Hastings 1175–1226
    1. 1. Sir (Ralph IV "1st Lord Bassett of Drayton & Colston) Basset 1215–1265 m. Margaret deSomery 1229–1293
      1. 1. Ralph (of Drayton) Bassett 1246–1299 m. Joan (de) Grey 1283–1343 m. Hawise DeGrey 1255–1343
        1. 1. Margaret Bassett 1280–1337 m. Edmund (1st Baron) DeStafford 1273–1308 m. Edmund (De) Stafford 1272–1308

Sir Bigod's Timeline

2 Records

1150
1150
Birth of Sir Roger II "Magna Charta" le Bigod in Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England
Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England
1221
2 AUG 1221
Age 71
Death of Sir Roger II "Magna Charta" le Bigod in Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England
Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1150
    Event Place: Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1218 AND 1221
    Event Place: General, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thetford, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 AUG 1221
    Event Place: Framlingham Castle, Thetford, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: England, Scotland, Ireland: Musgrave's Obituaries Prior To 1800, Parts 3 & 4

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
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