Roger Bigod (c. 1209 - 1270), was 4th Earl of Norfolk and Marshal of England. For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... Earl of Norfolk is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. ... Earl Marshal (alternatively Marschal or Marischal) is an ancient chivalric title used separately in England, Scotland and Ireland. ...

He was the son of Hugh Bigod, and Matilda, a daughter of William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Marshal of England. On his father's death in 1225 he became 4th Earl of Norfolk. Still a minor, he was a ward of William de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury. After his marriage to Isabella, daughter of William the Lion, King of Scotland, he was a ward of his new brother-in-law, Alexander II of Scotland until 1228, when, although still under-age, he succeeded to his father's estates. He did not, however, receive his father's title until 1233. Hugh Bigod (c. ... William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146–1219) was an English aristocrat and statesman. ... William de Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (William Longsword in English) (ca. ... William I (William the Lion, William Leo, William Dunkeld or William Canmore), (1142/1143 - December 4, 1214) reigned as King of Scotland from 1165 to 1214. ... Alexander II (August 24, 1198 - July 6, 1249), king of Scotland, son of William I, the Lion, and of Ermengarde of Beaumont, was born at Haddington, East Lothian, in 1198, and succeeded to the kingdom on the death of his father on 4 December 1214. ...

After the death without male heirs of the last of his mother's brothers, Roger obtained the office of Marshal of England in 1246. He was prominent among the barons who wrested the control of the government from the hands of Henry III, and assisted Simon de Montfort. Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga, emperor of Japan. ... Henry III (October 1, 1207 – November 16, 1272) is one of the least-known British monarchs, considering the great length of his reign. ... Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 – August 4, 1265) was the principal leader of the baronial opposition to king Henry III of England. ...

Roger had no children, and was succeeded by his nephew, also named Roger.

Source: M. Morris, The Bigod Earls of Norfolk in the Thirteenth Century (Woodbridge, 2005)