Hugh Bigod (Justiciar)
This article is about Hugh Bigod, Justiciar of England, for reference to other noble men with this name please visit the disambiguation page.
Hugh Bigod (d. 1266) was Justiciar of England from 1258-1260. He was the younger son of Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl of Norfolk.
In 1258 the Provisions of Oxford established a baronial government of which Hugh's elder brother Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk was a leading member, and Hugh was appointed Chief Justiciar. He also had wardship of the Tower of London, and, briefly, of Dover Castle. But at the end of 1260 or in early 1261 he resigned these offices, apparently due to dissatisfaction with the new government. Thus in 1263 he joined the royalists, and was present on that side at the Battle of Lewes.
He married first Joanna Bunet, then Joan de Stuteville. His son Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk subsequently became Earl of Norfolk.
