Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk, 4th Earl of Norfolk, Marshal of England
Dates: died 1306
Biography
Powerful English nobleman and last male Bigod Earl of Norfolk. He surrendered most of his estates to Edward I in 1302 but retained certain properties, including Acle, which he granted to Tintern Abbey.
Notes / Sources
The numbering of Roger Bigod varies in modern and older sources; he is the fifth Earl of Norfolk and the Roger Bigod who died in 1306.
Research sources:
- Calendar of Charter Rolls, 1300-1326, p. 106, as discussed in David Robinson, Tintern Abbey, 4th ed.; see also Monastic Wales, 'Tintern: details of Patronage, 1302'. — https://monasticwales.org/event/768
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