Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk
Roger Bigod (c. 1209–1270) was 4th Earl of Norfolk and Marshal of England.
Origins
He was the eldest son and heir of Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk (1182-1225) by his wife Maud, a daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1147-1219), Marshal of England. His younger brother was Hugh Bigod (1211-1266), Justiciar. After the death of his father in 1225, the young Roger became the ward of William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury.
Inheritance
In 1228, although still under-age but by now married and in a second wardship to Alexander II of Scotland following his 1225 marriage to Alexander's sister Isabella,[1] he succeeded to his father's estates including Framlingham Castle. He did not, however, receive his father's title until 1233.
Career
After the death without male heirs of the last of his mother's brothers, in 1246 Roger inherited the office of Marshal of England. Together with his younger brother Hugh Bigod (1211-1266), Justiciar, he was prominent among the barons who wrested control of government from the hands of King Henry III and assisted Simon de Montfort in the Second Barons' War.
Marriage
His first warder married him to Isabella of Scotland, daughter of William the Lion, King of Scotland, whereupon still under-age he became a ward of his new brother-in-law, Alexander II of Scotland until 1228.
Succession
Roger had no children, and was succeeded by his nephew Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk (1245-1306).
Notes
- ↑ Robert C. Stacey, ‘Bigod, Roger (III), fourth earl of Norfolk (c.1212–1270)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 20 Aug 2014
References
- M. Morris, The Bigod Earls of Norfolk in the Thirteenth Century (Woodbridge, 2005)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Pembroke |
Lord Marshal 1245–1269 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Norfolk |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Hugh Bigod |
Earl of Norfolk | Succeeded by Roger Bigod |