Ida de Tosny, Countess of Norfolk

• Name	Ida de Tosny
  Suffix	Countess of Norfolk
  Gender	Female
  Notes	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_de_Tosny She was very likely a daughter of Ralph V de Tosny (died 1162) and his wife Margaret (born circa 1125 and living in 1185), a daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester. Ida de Tosny was a royal ward and mistress of Henry II, King of England, by whom she was mother of one of his illegitimate sons, William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, (b c. 1176-March 7, 1226), as proven by the discovery of a charter of William mentioning "Comitissa Ida, mater mea" (Countess Ida, my mother). Around Christmas 1181, Ida de Tosny was given in marriage to Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk by Henry II, together with the manors of Acle, Halvergate and South Walsham, which had been confiscated from his inheritance after his father's death (Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk).[4] Ida and Roger had a number of children including: 1. Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk who married in 1206 or 1207, Maud Marshal, a daughter of William Marshal 2. William Bigod 3. Roger Bigod 4. John Bigod 5. Ralph Bigod 6. Mary Bigod, married Ralph fitz Robert 7. Margery Bigod, married William de Hastings 8. Ida Bigod The names of the children of Roger Bigod and Ida de Tosny can be found in the Durham Liber Vitae as discussed by Rosie Bevan in her article, "The Durham Liber Vitae:some reflections on its significance as a genealogical resource," Foundations July 2005 1:6, 414-424.
  Person ID	I36222	Master File
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Ralph V de Tosny,   d. 1162
  Mother	Margaret de Beaumont,   b. ca 1125,   d. Aft 1185  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F14946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk,   b. ca 1144/1150, Norfolk, England ,   d. 1221, England  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Children	1. Hugh II Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk,   b. ca 1182, Norfolk, England ,   d. 18 Feb 1225, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F14945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart