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| Magna Carta Surety Baron Hugh le Bigod was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215. Join: Magna Carta Project Discuss: magna_carta |
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Hugh was the son and main heir of Roger le Bigod and Ida de Toeni.[1][2][3] His birth date is uncertain but his parents married around Christmas 1181,[4][5] so a guesstimate of about 1185 may not be unreasonable.
Hugh married Maud Marshal, daughter of William Marshal and Isabel de Clare (also known as Isabel FitzGilbert), probably before Lent 1207.[1][2][3] They had the following children:
Possible additional children were:
In 1215 Hugh and his father joined in the baronial unrest which led to the signing of the Magna Carta, of which they were both Surety Barons.[1][2]
In December 1215 Hugh was excommunicated, alongside his father and others, for his part in rebellion against King John. Hugh and Roger remained in rebellion until September 1217.[6]
In 1221 Roger le Bigod died. Hugh paid homage for his father's lands on 2 August 1221, and became 5th Earl of Norfolk overall,[1][2] and 3rd of the second creation.[3] Hugh also inherited the positions of Steward of the royal household and warden of Romford Forest, Essex.[1][2]
In the years 1221 to 1225, he
In 1222 Hugh was granted the right to hold a market at Dovercourt, Essex.[3]
In 1223 he took part in a campaign against Llewelyn of Wales.[3]
On 11 February 1224-5 he witnessed the confirmation of the Magna Carta.[3]
Hugh died before 18 February 1224-5,[3] within days of his witnessing the Magna Carta confirmation. His wife survived him, going on to marry William de Warenne, one of the Illustrious Men listed as King John's advisers in the Magna Carta.[1][2]
Or, a cross gules.[7]
Per pale Gules and Azure, a lion rampant ermine, as recorded during the signing of Magna Charta.[8][9]
Blomefield's Topographical History of Norfolk suggests that Hugh was "said" to have had a son Simon, but gives no evidence for this.[10] There is no support for the relationship in Cokayne's Complete Peerage or other reliable sources more recent than Blomefield.[1][2]
John Bigod has previously been shown on WikiTree as a son of Hugh. John's profile has no good sourcing, and he may never have existed.
The Wikipedia entry for William Devereux says (as at 27 November 2021) that his first wife was a daughter of Hugh Bigod and Maud Marshall.[11] Wikipedia gives just one source for William Devereux's first wife being their daughter - an edition of a Welsh Assize Roll. The relevant paragraph in this book can be found on Familysearch, and whoever wrote this part of the Wikipedia article would appear to have misread it. The paragraph relates to a dispute between William Devereux and Roger Bigod, Bigod-41. It mentions a Roger Bigod as uncle of Roger, Bigod-41, not as uncle of William Devereux: the uncle is Roger Bigod, Bigod-39. There is no mention of a Hugh Bigod.[12]
Wikipedia's own article on Hugh Bigod lists no daughter who married William Devereux.[8]
For the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta in 2015, Professor Nigel Saul wrote a set of biographies of the Surety Barons. He and the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Committee generously gave permission for them to be reproduced on WikiTree. They can be viewed here.
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Categories: House of Bigod | Earls of Norfolk | Early Barony of Framlingham | Bigod-2 Descendants | Magna Carta | Surety Barons
edited by [Living Seifert]
I see on the profile of Bigod-7 that you are querying the numbering of the Earls of Norfolk. Please also see Joe Cochoit's comment below on numbering of the Earls of Norfolk. We follow Cokayne on numbering. The Hugh of this profile therefore is the 5th Earl, and Bigod-7 the 3rd. The Cokayne entries for the Earls of Norfolk can be found in Vol. IX of the revised edition of his "Complete Peerage" at pp. 568 onwards.
[corrected for typos]
edited by Michael Cayley
Cokayne names only Isabel as a daughter of Hugh and Maud in a footnote which reads as if it is intended to mention all the known children apart from the oldest son who is named in the main text. Cokayne, Complete Peerage, revised edition, Vol. IX, p. 590, footnote c.
Unless good sourcing can be found, the suggestion that William Devereux married a daughter of Hugh Bigod should be regarded with considerable caution. I have added a warning marker to William Devereux's profile.
Looking in Royal Ancestry, Vol I, under Bigod starting on page 362, I can't even find any Hugh the third - (this Hugh's father is Roger). This Hugh le Bigod had a son Hugh BUT that son did not have a son Hugh (who would have been Hugh III, but no such person).
Thanks Liz!
"Hugh le Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk, died between 11th Feb. and 18 Feb. 1224/5."
Regardless that there may be more to it than can be covered here, and this era produces conflicting opinions among experts, it is my opinion WikiTree should continue to use "SIR" unless a question in G2G produces changes in the guidelines.
Hugh's son also named Hugh is written by Richardson with the honorific "SIR". A survey of other lords shows some with, others without.
On another tack, I'm thinking it's the Buhun line where the 4th or 5th Lord made the King very mad and had his properties taken away. Thus he never became the 4th or 5th Lord though numerous scribes and historians play loose with that point for some reason. Fortnately for that family, the heir resumed the titles, but what was his proper number?
edited by Fletcher Trice
I really dislike the prefix "Lady" and will often delete it. It is much more of a (relatively) modern thing than a medieval thing, especially in this time period. It also tends to get applied to many people inappropriately. Go through all the IPMs, close rolls, patent rolls, fine rolls, etc. and I don't think you will find many, if any, examples of a prefix being used in this form.
Martha (Yonge) Moore's ID # is Yonges-8, not Yonge-8. The relationship link to Hugh Bigod is through Hugh's daughter Isabel. Thank you.