Lambert of Chalon

Lambert of Chalon (French: Lambert de Chalon; before 930^[1] - 22 February 978) was the count of Chalon from 956 to 978, and viscount of Autun.

He was the son of Robert of Dijon and Ingeltrude, and the brother^[2] to Robert, viscount of Chalon and to Rudolf, viscount of Dijon.

Before 960, he married^[1] Adelaide of Vienne, a daughter of count Hugh of Vienne and probably a widow^[3] of a Wilhelmid count. Their children included:

• Hugh, count of Chalon and bishop of Auxerre^[4]
• Mathilda, married Geoffrey of Semur.^[2]

There is still debate^[1] about the precise kinship of Gerberga, who was married to Adalbert of Italy and to Henry I, Duke of Burgundy. In the scenario^[3] where she is born from a previous marriage of Adelaide, Lambert would only be her step-father.

Lambert died in 978, was interred at Paray-le-Monial,^[5] and was succeeded in Chalon by his son Hugh.^[2]

References

1. Settipani 1994, p. 5-63.
2. Bouchard 1987, p. 307-308.
3. Bijard, p. 35-43.
4. Bouchard 1987, p. 308.
5. Iogna-Prat 2002, p. 90.

Sources

• Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister:Nobility and Church in Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.
• Settipani, Christian (1994). Les origines maternelles du comte Otte-Guillaume. Annales de Bourgogne, 66.
• Bijard, Raphaël. "La construction de la Bourgogne Robertienne (936 - 1031)". Academia.
• Iogna-Prat, Dominique (2002). Order & Exclusion: Cluny and Christendom Face Heresy, Judaism, and Islam. Cornell University Press.