Hugh BIGOD, Justiciar Of England^{[1, 2]}

1216 - 1266  (50 years)

• Name	Hugh BIGOD
  Suffix	Justiciar Of England
  Birth	1216
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	LHW6-XZ4
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHW6-XZ4
  _UID	0DBB1EA7665C4DB5947B61DF4758EBE30D7A
  Death	7 May 1266
  Person ID	I13687	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Hugh BIGOD, Earl Of Norfolk & Suffolk,   b. Abt 1186, Thetford, Norfolk, England d. 11 Feb 1225, Thetford, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 39 years)
  Mother	Countess Of Norfolk Maud (Matilda) MARSHALL,   b. Sep 1192, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales d. 27 Mar 1248, Chapel Hill, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom (Age ~ 55 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1207	Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales   [2]
  Family ID	F6977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Marriage	Bef 5 Feb 1243-1244  [2]
  Family ID	F7044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Fact 1: Jun 1258 Barons app't. him Chief Justice of England. 2 Fact 2: 30 Apr 1258 One of the fully armored Lords demanding reforms of Henry III at Westminster. 2 Fact 3: Jan 1259/60 Parliament meets w/out Henry's approval, Bigod opposes Simon de Montfort. 2 Fact 4: 5 Apr 1264 In the Royalist ranks by Battle of Northampton. 2 Fact 5: 14 May 1264 Fought under Prince Edward "Longshanks" in vanguard at Battle of Lewes. 2 Note: REF: "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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S392] David Weaver. [S10] Mark Willis Ballard 6928 N. Lakewood Avenue 773-743-6663 mwballard52@yahoo.com, GEDCOM File : mwballard.ged.