Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk

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Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and royal official who became one of the most powerful magnates in East Anglia and a key figure in the early English earldom of Norfolk.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman nobleman
Earl
Earl of Norfolk
English nobleman
medieval magnate
royal official
aristocraticTitle Earl
centuryOfActivity 12th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
ethnicGroup Norman
familyName Bigod
gender male
givenName Roger
hasTerritorialBase East Anglia
Norfolk
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
languageOfWorkOrName Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

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nobleFamily Bigod family
nobleTitle Earl of Norfolk
notableFor being a powerful Anglo-Norman magnate in East Anglia
holding the early English earldom of Norfolk
ordinalInTitle 1st Earl of Norfolk
partOf Anglo-Norman aristocracy
positionHeld Earl of Norfolk
prominent magnate in East Anglia
royal official in England
realm England
region East Anglia
socialClass high nobility
titleHolderOf Earldom of Norfolk

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William d’Aubigny (butler of King Henry I) fatherInLaw Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk
Edwardian court hasMember Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk
linked to: Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk
Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk ordinalInTitle 1st Earl of Norfolk
linked to: Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk
Bigod family notableMember Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk
subject linked to: Bigod
Bigod family notableMember Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk
Thomas Plantagenet nobleTitle 1st Earl of Norfolk
linked to: Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk