Lambert of Chalon (French: ''Lambert de Chalon''; before 930 - 22 February 978) was the

count of Chalon The House of Chalon-Arlay was a French noble house, a cadet branch of the House of Ivrea. The founder of the house is John I of Chalon-Arlay, fifth son of John, Count of Chalon. When John III lord of Arlay married to Mary de Baux, princess of Or ...

from 956 to 978, and viscount of Autun. He was the son of Robert of

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and Ingeltrude, and the brother to Robert, viscount of

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and to Rudolf, viscount of

. Before 960, he married Adelaide of Vienne, a daughter of count Hugh of Vienne and probably a widow of a Wilhelmid count. Their children included: * Hugh, count of Chalon and

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* Mathilda, married Geoffrey of Semur. There is still debate about the precise kinship of Gerberga, who was married to

Adalbert of Italy Adalbert (born 932/936, died 971/975) was the king of Italy from 950 until 961, ruling jointly with his father, Berengar II. After their deposition, Adalbert continued to claim the Italian kingdom until his defeat in battle by the forces of Otto ...

and to

Henry I, Duke of Burgundy Henry I (946 – 15 October 1002), called the Great, was Duke of Burgundy from 965 to his death and Count of Nevers through his first marriage. He is sometimes known as Odo-Henry or Otto-Henry (in French ''Eudes-Henri''), since his birth name was ...

. In the scenario 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 Paray-le-Monial is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Since 2004 is Paray-le-Monial part of the Charolais-Brionnais Country. It is nicknamed the "city of the Sacred Heart" an ...

, and was succeeded in Chalon by his son Hugh.

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* * * *{{cite book , title=Order & Exclusion: Cluny and Christendom Face Heresy, Judaism, and Islam , url=https://archive.org/details/orderexclusioncl00iogn , url-access=registration , first=Dominique , last=Iogna-Prat , publisher=Cornell University Press , year=2002 930 births 978 deaths Counts of Chalon