Lambert II, (669742) was possibly a
Count of Haspengau (Hesbaye), generally referred to without the number modifier.
[ Settipani, Christian (1989). '' Les ancêtres de Charlemagne. Addenda.''] The identity of his father remains uncertain, but the prevailing theories identify Lambert as either the son or paternal grandson of
Robert II (Chrodobert II), Lord Chancellor of
Francia
Francia, also called the Kingdom of the Franks ( la, Regnum Francorum), Frankish Kingdom, Frankland or Frankish Empire ( la, Imperium Francorum), was the largest post-Roman barbarian kingdom in Western Europe. It was ruled by the Franks dur ...
. An alternative theory would make him son of
Warnius and Gunza, although this is not likely.
Lambert was married to Chrotlind, and had three children:
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Landrada, married
Sigramnus, Count of Hesbaye Sigramnus (Sigrand), was the Count of Hesbaye. Sigramnus became Count of Hesbaye by virtue of his marriage to the daughter of Lambert, Count of Hesbaye. The dates of his rule are unknown but are believed to be between that of Lambert’s son and ...
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Robert I, Duke of Neustria Robert I or Rupert (697 – 758), was a count in the Hesbaye region and Duke of Neustria. His father's name is known to be Lambert. He was a count palatine under Childeric III.
Robert married Williswinda, daughter of Adalhelm, Grundherr im Wormsg ...
and Count of Hesbaye
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Rotrude
Rotrude (or sometimes referred to as Hruodrud/Hruodhaid) (c.775 – 6 June 810) was a Frankish princess, the second daughter of Charlemagne from his marriage to Hildegard.
Early life
Few clear records remain of Rotrude's early life. She was educ ...
, married
Charles Martel
Charles Martel ( – 22 October 741) was a Frankish political and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of Francia from 718 until his death. He was a son of the Frankish statesm ...
. Grandmother of
Charlemagne
Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first ...
. (Rotrude's parentage is under dispute).
Upon his death, Lambert was succeeded as Count of Hesbaye by his son Robert.
Further reading
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669 births
742 deaths
Counts of Hesbaye