Lambert, count of Chalon

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 22 February, between 977 and 985 (probably 978).

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Baldwin.

Relationships

Father: Robert, vicomte of Dijon.

This relationship is given by Baldwin and by Bouchard (1987, p. 307; 2001, p. 148).

Mother: Ingeltrude.

This relationship is given by Baldwin and by Bouchard (1987, p. 307; 2001, p. 148).

Spouse: unknown.

This relationship is given by Baldwin.

Spouse: Adélaïde.

This relationship is given by Baldwin. Bouchard (1987, p. 307; 2001, p. 148) makes her the wife of Geoffrey Graymantle, count of Anjou.

Children (probably by an unknown first wife):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin.)

Gerberge married (1) Adalberto, joint-king of Italy; married (2) Eudes-Henri, duke of Burgundy.

Children (by Adélaïde):

Hugues (died 4 November 1039), count of Chalon, bishop of Auxerre.

Mathilde married Geoffroy de Semur.

References

Baldwin, Stewart. “Lambert” in The Henry Project. (2008)

Bouchard, Constance Brittain. Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198 (Cornell University Press, 1987).

Bouchard, Constance Brittain. “Those of My Blood”: Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001).

Cawley, Charles. “Lambert” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Fasoli, Gina. “Adalberto, re d’Italia” in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 1 (1960).