Lambert was the father of a Frankish noble named
Robert
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, who was described in 741 AD as a "count or duke" in the neighbouring regions of
Hesbaye
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, in what is now northeastern Belgium, and
Maasau, which stretches into what is now the Netherlands. No other record about this Lambert exists.
Lambert's own life details and family remains unknown, although it has been proposed based on the use of the names Robert and Lambert that he was the son or paternal grandson of
Robert II (Chrodobert II), Lord Chancellor of
Francia
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, and a close relative of his contemporary and namesake,
Saint Lambert of Maastricht.
Lambert had at least one son. Other children have been proposed:
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Robert I, Count of Hesbaye, count or duke in Hesbaye and Maasau
* Possibly , who was possibly the mother of
Chrodegang
Chrodegang (; ;Spellings of his name in (Latin) primary sources are extremely varied: Chrodegangus, Grodegandus, Grodegangus, Grodogangus, Chrodogandus, Krodegandus, Chrodegrangus, Chrotgangus, Ruotgangus, Droctegangus, Chrodegand, and Sirigangus ...
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Year of birth unknown
8th-century Frankish nobility