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- He was the son of Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk and succeeded to the earldom of Norfolk, was confirmed in his earldom and other honours by Richard I, after he had fallen under the displeasure of Henry II. King Richard also sent him to France as an ambassador in 1189.
He took part in the negotiations for the release of Richard from prison, and after the king's return to England became justiciar. The earl was one of the leaders of the baronial party which obtained John's assent to Magna Carta, and his name appears among the signatories to this document.
Around Christmas 1181, Roger married Ida de Tosney, a former mistress of King Henry II, and by her had a number of children (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Surety for the Observance of the Magna Charta, created Earl of Norfolk in 1189. He was born before 1150, and was summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1177. In 1200 this Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk was sent by King John to William, the Lion, King of Scotland, to pay homage to the King in the Parliament held at Lincoln. Later he was won over to the rebel barons and became one of the strongest advocates of the Charter of Liberty, and chosen to help enforce this great instrument. (Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith. page 526)
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