{{For, his possible grandson, Lambert, Count of Hesbaye
Lambert Ι (died after 650), was a Neustrian nobleman who was son of
Robert I, Bishop of Tours
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. Lambert is identified as a ''noblilis'' in
Neustria
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Neustria included the land between the Loire and the Silva Carbonaria, approximately the north of present-day France, with Paris, Orléans, Tours, Soissons as its main cities. It later ...
, son of Chrodbert I and father of Chrodbert II in ''
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'', and as such, is a direct ancestor of the
Robertians
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. Brother to Angadrisma, he is sometimes confused with their cousin and her mentor Lambert.
The name of Lambert’s wife may have been Chrotlind of unknown parentage. They had the following children:
* Robert II, Lord Chancellor of France
* Theodard, Bishop of Maastricht-Liège
It is possible that Theodard was Robert's brother-in-law rather than his brother. Because of his family, Lambert probably held a position in the royal court, but the precise nature of this is unknown. He is sometimes referred to as Lambert I to distinguish him from his descendant
Lambert II, Count of Hesbaye 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 prev ...