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Hugh le Bigod

Hugh le Bigod

Male 1216 - 1266  (50 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Hugh le Bigod 
    Birth 1216  Thetford, Norfolk or Framlingham, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Nov 1266 
    Siblings 3 Siblings 
    Person ID I40149  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2008 

    Father Earl Hugh le Bigod,   b. Abt 1186, Thetford, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 11 Feb 1225, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Maud Marshall,   b. Abt 1192, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1248 (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1207  Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Joan de Stuteville,   b. 1220, Liddell, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 6 Apr 1276, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 1243 
    Children 
    +1. John Bigod,   b. Bef 1266, Stockton, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1306 (Age 41 years)
     2. Roger le Bigod,   b. 1245, Thetford, Norfolk or Framlingham, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1306 (Age 61 years)
    +3. Ralph le Bigod,   b. 1252, Thetford, Norfolk or Framlingham, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Joan le Bigod,   b. 1254, Thetford, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F47880  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2008 

    Family 2 Joan Burnet,   b. 1216   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F17116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2008 

  • Notes 
    • Jun 1258 Barons app't. him Chief Justice of England.
      30 Apr 1258 One of the fully armored Lords demanding reforms of Henry III at Westminster.
      Jan 1259/60 Parliament meets w/out Henry's approval, Bigod opposes Simon de Montfort.
      5 Apr 1264 In the Royalist ranks by Battle of Northampton.
      14 May 1264 Fought under Prince Edward "Longshanks" in vanguard at Battle of Lewes.

      "Falls the Shadow" Sharon Kay Penman:
      On April 3, 1264 King Henry leads his Red Dragon Standard & Army for Northampton, where most of Simon de Montfort's forces are.
      April 4, 1264 they arrive at Northampton & confer with Prince Edward (the real leader of the Royalist forces) for a strategy session, those present included
      Philip Basset (whose son-in-law Sir Hugh le Despenser was an ally of Simon's),
      Humphrey de Bohun V the Earl of Hereford whose son Humphrey de Bohun VI was with Simon,
      Hugh le Bigod there & his step son Baldwin Wake was with Simon.
      Daffydd ap Gruffydd was also there, as he continued to be in exile in England, aliied with Prince Edward against his own brother Llywelyn ap Gruffydd.



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