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Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl of Norfolk



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Father: Roger Bigod 2nd Earl of Norfolk, b. MAY 1140 in Thetford, Norfolk, England   d. 19 AUG 1221 in Thetford, Norfolk, England
Mother: Ida de Toeni, b. AFT 1160 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England   d. 31 MAR 1204 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Family 1: Matilda or Maud Marshal,    b. SEP 1192 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales    d. 27 MAR 1248 in Tintern Abbey, Chapel Hill, Monmouthshire, England
  1. Isabel Bigod,     d. 1239
  2. Isabel le Bigod, b. 1 NOV 1210 in Thetford, Norfolk, England     d. 1250 in Thetford, Norfolk, England
  3. le Bigod, b. in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom     d. ABT 1254
Sources:
  1. Title: Hugh Bigod in The Magna Charta barons and their American descendants by Charles Browning
    Author: The Magna Charta barons and their American descendants : together with the pedigrees of the founders of the Order of Runnemede deduced from the sureties for the enforcement of the statutes of the Magna Charta of King John by Charles Henry Browning, Philadelphia, 1898
    Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/magnachartabaro00browgoog;
    Note: Magna Carta Sureties Baron biographies pp, p.71-130; Relationship of Sureties pp. 61-67 Hugh Bigod Page 74 "He was the eldest son and heir of Roger Bigod, one of the celebrated twenty-five Sureties for the observance of the Magna Charta, and took part from the beginning in the Barons' Magna Charta proceedings, and was, with his father, elected one of the Sureties for this instrument." ... "He m. Maud, her first husband, eldest daughter and co- heiress of William le Mareschal, or Marshall" page 76 "Hugh Bigod and his wife. Lady Maud Marshall, had issue : Roger Bigod, fourth Earl of Norfolk, d. s. /. Hugh Bigod, an eminent lawyer, appointed Justiciary of England, by the Barons, in 1257. He m. first, Joane, daugh- ter of Robert Burnet, and had two sons, — Roger, who succeeded his uncle as Earl of Norfolk, and John. He m. secondly, Joan Stuteville, a widow, but had no issue by her. Ralph Bigod, m. Berta de Furnival, and had an only daughter, Isabel, who m. first, Gilbert de Lacie, and m. secondly, John Fitz-GeoflFrey. Arms. — Gules; a Lionpassant^ Or."
    Page: Hugh Bigod biography pp. 74-76; relationship to Sureties pg. 61#2
  2. Title: Wikipedia - Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk (1182-1225)
    Author: M. Morris, The Bigod Earls of Norfolk in the Thirteenth Century (Woodbridge, 2005)
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Bigod,_3rd_Earl_of_Norfolk;
    Note: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl of Norfolk Bigod Coat of Arms.jpg Arms of Bigod (dropped post-1269 by Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk): Or, a cross gules Tenure 1221–1225 Predecessor Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk Successor Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk Born c. 1182 Died 18 February 1225 Nationality English Spouse(s) Maud Marshal Issue Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk Hugh Bigod Isabel Bigod Ralph Bigod Parents Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk Ida de Tosny Hugh Bigod (c. 1182 – 18 February 1225) was a member of the powerful early Norman Bigod family and was for a short time the 3rd Earl of Norfolk. Origins Arms used by Hugh Bigod, as heir to the earldoms of Norfolk and Suffolk, and as recorded during the signing of Magna Charta He was born c. 1182, the eldest son of Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk by his wife Ida de Tosny. Career In 1215 he was one of the twenty-five sureties of Magna Carta of King John. He succeeded to his father’s estates (including Framlingham Castle) in 1221. Marriage and children In late 1206 or early 1207, Hugh married Maud Marshal (1192 – 27 March 1248), daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1147–1219), Marshal of England, by his wife Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke. They had four, or possibly five, children: Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk (c. 1209–1270), died childless. Hugh Bigod (1211–1266), Justiciar of England. Married Joan de Stuteville, by whom he had issue. Isabel Bigod (c. 1212–1250), married twice: Firstly to Gilbert de Lacy (son of Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath and his wife Margaret de Braose), by whom she had issue; Secondly to John FitzGeoffrey, Lord of Shere, Justiciar of Ireland, by whom she had issue, including Maud FitzJohn, and Joan FitzJohn who married Theobald le Botiller, and from whom descended the Irish Earls of Ormond. Ralph Bigod (born c. 1215) Contrary to the assertion of Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, there is no evidence for a fourth son called Simon Bigod. A man of that name appears as a witness to one of Earl Hugh's charters (Morris, HBII 2), but as the eighteenth name in a list of twenty, suggesting no close connection to the main branch of the family. He is also named among the knights who surrendered to King John at Framlingham Castle in 1216. He was a probably a descendant of Hugh or William Bigod, half-brothers to Earl Roger II Bigod. Simon le Bigot is recognized as the third son of Hugh Bigod in Francis Blomefield, 'North Erpingham Hundred: Felbrigg', in An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 8 (London, 1808), pp. 107–119. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol8/pp107-119 [accessed 2 June 2019]. He is also recognized by Gary Boyd Roberts in The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States Vol 1 p528. Death Hugh died on 18 February 1225. Very soon after Hugh's death, his widow Maud remarried William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey.
  3. Title: Our royal, titled, noble and commoner ancestors: Hugh le Bigod, Magna Carta Surety, 3rd Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk (1178-1225)
    Author: Citations [S516] Unknown author, Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, by F. L. Weis, 4th Ed., p. 9, 21. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 49. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 200-201. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 285-286. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 363-364. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 15. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 45-46. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 239. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 45-46. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 47. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 584. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 307-308. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 366. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 197-198. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 361-363. [S5] Douglas R
    Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p124.htm#i3718;
    Note: Hugh le Bigod, Magna Carta Surety, 3rd Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13] Last Edited 4 Apr 2020 M, #3718, b. circa <1178> 1182, d. between 11 February 1225 and 18 February 1225 Father Sir Roger le Bigod, Magna Carta Surety, 4th Earl Norfolk, Keeper of Hertford Castle14,15 b. b 1140, d. bt 1 Jan 1221 - 2 Aug 1221 Mother Ida de Tony14,15 Hugh le Bigod, Magna Carta Surety, 3rd Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk was born circa <1178> 1182 at of Norfolk, Norfolk, England. He married Maud Marshall, daughter of Sir William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke, Marshal of England, Sheriff of Gloucestershire & Sussex, Constable of Lillebonne and Isabel de Clare, in 1207; Married before Lent. They had 4 sons (Sir Roger, 4th Earl of Norfolk; Sir Hugh; Sir Ralph; & William) and 1 daughter (Isabel, wife of Gilbert de Lacy & of Sir John FitzGeoffrey).16,2,3,17,5,9,10,11,12 Hugh le Bigod, Magna Carta Surety, 5th Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk died between 11 February 1225 and 18 February 1225.18,16,3,5,12 Family: Maud Marshall b. c 1192, d. 27 Mar 1248 Children: Sir Ralph le Bigod+2,3,19,5,9 d. c 28 Jul 1260 William Bigod Sir Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk, Marshal of England [5,11] b. c 1209, d. 3 Jul 1270 or 4 Jul 1270 Isabel Bigod+3,20,4,5,6,7,8,21,13 b. c 1210 Sir Hugh Bigod, Chief Justice of England, Governor of Dover, Picerking, & Scarborough Castles+3,5 b. c 1215, d. c 7 May 1266 Sir Simon Bigod+ b. c 1218, d. b 1242
  4. Title: Burke's Peerage & Baronetage
    Author: Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley {1999}, Page number: 2090
    Note: Source Media Type: Book
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736742367
  5. Title: Hugh Bigod, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLX-W2W8 : 10 May 2023), Hugh Bigod, ; Burial, Thetford, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England, Thetford Priory; citing record ID 99492888, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLX-W2W8;
  6. Title: Hugh Bigod Norfolk, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-JCHD : 10 May 2023), Hugh Bigod Norfolk, ; Burial, Thetford, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England, Holy Sepulchre Priory; citing record ID 143386118, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1V-JCHD;
  7. Title: The Peerage -Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk
    Author: Citations [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IX, page 589. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3123. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IX, page 593. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IX, page 590.
    Publication: Name: http://www.thepeerage.com/p462.htm#i4613;
    Note: Hugh le Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk1 M, #4613, d. circa 11 February 1225 Last Edited=22 Nov 2015 Hugh le Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk was the son of Roger le Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk and Ida de Tosny.1 He married Matilda Marshal, daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabella de Clare, Countess of Pembroke, circa 1207. He died circa 11 February 1225. He gained the title of 3rd Earl of Norfolk. Children of Hugh le Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk and Matilda Marshal Ralph le Bigod+2 d. b 28 Jul 1260 Sir Hugh le Bigod+3 b. c 1211, d. 1266 Isabel le Bigod+ b. c 1212, d. 1250 Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk+4 b. c 1212, d. c 3 Jul 1270
  8. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm#HughBigodNorfolkdied1225B;
    Note: HUGH Bigod, son of ROGER Bigod Earl of Norfolk & his wife Ida --- (-[11/18] Feb 1225). “Rogerus Bigot comes Norfolchiæ” donated property to Colne priory, for the souls of “Hugone Bigot fratris mei et comitissæ Julianæ matris meæ et Idæ uxoris meæ”, by undated charter, witnessed by “Hugone Bigot filio meo…”[1025]. He succeeded his father in 1221 as Earl of Norfolk. The Annals of Dunstable record that “Hugo Bigot comes” died in 1225[1026]. The Annals of Waverley record the death in 1225 of “Hugo Bigot comes Norfolchiæ”[1027]. m ([before Lent] 1207) as her first husband, MATILDA Marshal of Pembroke, daughter of WILLIAM Marshal Earl of Pembroke & his wife Isabel Ctss of Pembroke ([before 1195]-1/7 Apr 1248). The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, names (in order) ”Matilda…Johanna…Isabella” as the daughters of “Willielmi Marescalli comitis Penbrochiæ”, adding that Matilda married “Hugoni le Bigod comiti Norfolke et Suffolke” and secondly “Johanni de Garrene comiti de Surrey”[1028]. Her birth date is estimated from the birth of her first child in [1212/13]. Henry III King of England granted letters of conduct to "Matildis uxor Hugonis Bygod" dated 7 Sep 1217[1029]. The Annals of Dunstable record that “Hugo Bigot comes…uxor” married “comiti Warenniæ”[1030]. She married secondly as his second wife, William [IV] de Warenne Earl of Surrey. Earl Hugh & his wife had [four] children: 1. [ISABEL . m(1). Gilbert de Lacy; m(2) John FitzGeoffrey 2. ROGER Bigod ([1212/13]-4 Jul 1270, bur Thetford 10 Jul 1270). 3. HUGH Bigod (-before 7 May 1266). 4. RALPH Bigod .
  9. Title: Find a Grave: Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk -correct burial location
    Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99492888/hugh-bigod;
    Note: The remains of Thetford Priory with English Heritage information board in September 2017 Thetford Priory is a Cluniac monastic house in Thetford, Norfolk, England. Founded in 1103 by Roger Bigod of Norfolk, Thetford was one of the most important monasteries of East Anglia. Burials Roger Bigod of Norfolk Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk (originally buried here) Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (originally buried here) Agnes Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (originally buried here) Anne of York (daughter of Edward IV) (originally buried here) John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (originally buried here) The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, another Grade I listed building,[5] and originally part of another medieval monastery, is 300 metres to the south, directly across the River Little Ouse.

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