Lambert of Chalon
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Lambert of Chalon was the count of Chalon from 956 to 978, and count of Autun.

He was the son of Robert of Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....

 and Ingeltrude, and the brother to Robert, viscount of Chalon
Chalon
The Chalon are one of eight divisions of the Ohlone people of Native Americans who lived in Northern California. Chalon is also the name of their spoken language, listed as one of the Ohlone languages of the Utian family...

. Around 968, he married to Adelaide of Chalon, the daughter of Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy
Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy
Gilbert of Chalon or Giselbert was count of Chalon, Autun, Troyes, Avallon and Dijon, and duke of Burgundy between 952 and 956. He ruled Burgundy jure uxoris, his wife Ermengarde being sister of Hugh the Black. By her he had two daughters: Adelais and Liutgarde...

 and widow of Robert of Vermandois
Robert of Vermandois
Robert of Vermandois was Count of Meaux after his father, Heribert II, Comte de Vermandois and his wife, Adele of France....

. Their children included Hugh, count of Chalon and bishop of Auxerre, and Gerberga, who was married to Adalbert of Italy
Adalbert of Italy
Adalbert was the king of Italy from 950 to 963. He was the son of the Margrave Berengar of Ivrea and Willa.On 15 December 950, both he and his father were crowned kings of Italy after the death of Lothair II. His father tried to force Adelaide, widow of Lothair, to marry Adalbert and cement their...

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He was succeeded in Chalon by his son Hugh.
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