Hugh of Chalon

Hugh of Chalon (French: Hugues de Chalon; c. 975 – 4 November 1039) was a member of the House of Chalon. He was Count of Chalon and Bishop of Auxerre. Life Hugh was the only son of Lambert of Chalon and his wife Adela (Adelais, Adelaide), and was made a canon of the Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire in Autun. Upon the death of his father in 978, Hugh became Count of Chalon. Hugh's sister or rather half-sister Gerberga was married to Henry I, Duke of Burgundy. In 999, at the request of Duke Henry, Hugh was named Bishop of Auxerre.