Commentary
van de Pas places her as the daughter of Lietaud II, Count of Burgundy and Macon and Ermengarde. Stewart Baldwin says: "Gerberge was a sister of count Hugues of Chalon ... who is proven by several sources to have been a son of count Lambert of Chalon [e.g., "Hugo Cabilonensis, ex patre Lamberto, comitum venerabilissimo, et matre Adelaide generosissima" Gesta pontificum Autissiodorensium, c. 49, Bib. Hist. Yonne, 1: 386-7; "... Hugo, filius Lanberti Cabilonensis comitis, ..." Rodulfus Glaber, Book 3, ii, 6 (p. 57)]. ... For chronological reasons ... it is unlikely that Gerberge was a daughter of Lambert's known wife Adélaïde."

Charles Cawley: "The Vita appears to indicate that she was Gerberge, daughter of Lambert Comte de Chalon, but this raises several problems if it is correct. Firstly, on the death without direct heirs in 1039 of her supposed brother Hugues Comte de Chalon, the county was inherited by the comparatively obscure children of his younger sister Mathilde, apparently ignoring the superior claims of Gerberge's own numerous descendants, among whom were the powerful counts palatine of Burgundy who, one would have thought, would not have missed the opportunity of acquiring another county. Rodulfus Glaber does record that "Hugo filius Lanberti Cabilonensis comitis…episcopus Autissioderi" was an opponent of "Willemus, Henrici ducis priuignus, Adalberti Longobardorum ducis filius"[570], which could explain why Bishop Hugues favoured his nephew by his younger sister to succeed to his county. Nevertheless, after the bishop's death, his past opposition to Comte Otto-Guillaume may have provided an excuse for his son to intervene in the Chalon succession if he had a legitimate claim. Secondly, considering the likely birth date of her son, Gerberge's first marriage must have taken place while her husband and father-in-law were still reigning kings of Italy. They were under continuous pressure from Otto I King of Germany and it is likely that Adalberto's marriage could have brought additional political support. It is not clear how the relatively obscure count of Chalon could have provided this. Thirdly, after the death in 978 of Lambert Comte de Chalon, and his widow's second marriage to Geoffroy I Comte d'Anjou, no record has been found in the primary sources so far consulted of Henri Duke of Burgundy intervening to prevent Comte Geoffroy taking control of the county of Chalon, which would have been the likely course of action if his wife was the deceased count's oldest child. Fourthly, Gerberge's estimated birth date creates serious chronological problems if she was the daughter of Lambert's only known wife Adelais. In conclusion, considerable doubt therefore appears to subsist on this origin of Gerberge, although no alternative can as yet be proposed if we are to respect the wording of the Vita."

Cawley: "Her family origin is indicated by the Gesta pontificum Autissiodorensium which, in recording Hugues de Chalon Bishop of Auxerre, notes that “Henrici ducis” [Henri Duke of Burgundy, Gerberge’s second husband] married “ejus germanam”. [A completely different possible family origin is indicated by Lot who comments that “...Gerberge semble avoir été plutôt fille de Letald, comte de Mâcon”. He cites the 1885 study of the reign of Robert II “le Pieux” King of France by Pfister, who suggests that “germana” in the Gesta should be interpreted as “cousin” and that Gerberge was the daughter of Comte Létald, which he says is consistent with an undated charter (dated to [9 Jun 1017/28 Aug 1025, as issued “apud Matisconum...regnante Roberto Rege cum filio Hugone”) under which “Otho comes Matiscensis” (Othon [II] Comte de Macon, Gerberge’s great-grandson) confirmed the donation to Cluny of “villam Aniscum...in vicinio Araris fluminis sitam”, which “ex hereditate Sancti Vincentii ad ius comitatus nostri ab antiquis delegata obvenit : sicuti iam antè comes Leotaldus atavus meus, per testamentum, præcepto Ludovici regis...”. Pfister indicates that “atavus” meant that Létaud was Othon [II]’s direct ancestor, and that Gerberge therefore must have been his daughter. Poupardin rejects Pfister’s opinion, commenting that “l’hypothèse de cette filiation paraît inadmissible” and suggesting that “atavus” should be interpreted “dans le sens assez vague d’ancêtre”. Settipani highlights Chaume’s hypothesis that the atavus relationship could be explained by the descent of Comte Othon [II]’s mother (about whom nothing is otherwise known) from Létaud, although he highlights other difficulties with that suggestion. In any case, Othon-Guillaume’s close relationship with the Chalon family is shown by the subscription list in the following document, which would be difficult to understand if he was descended from the Mâcon family: “Hugonis episcopi, Henrici ducis, Ottonis comitis, Guidonis comitis, Mauricii comitis, Rodberti vicecomitis, Gaufredi, Richardi comitis...” subscribed the charter dated May 999 which records that Hugues Comte de Chalon and bishop of Auxerre donated Paray-le-Monial to Cluny. Othon-Guillaume’s nepos relationship with Bishop Hugues is also confirmed by the following document: "Domnus Hugo comes Cabilonensium" donated property "in pago Augustudunensi in villa Martiniacensi" to Paray-le-Monial by undated charter [but presumably dated to before he became bishop], subscribed by "Hugonis comitis, Ottonis nepotis eius, Teudbaldi nepotis eius, Maltidis sororis eius".] “Roclenus Nevernicæ sedis...præsul” donated “altare...in provincia Nevernensium...[et] in villa Guarigniaci” to Nevers Saint-Cyr by charter dated Apr 986, subscribed by “...Henricus Burgundiæ dux...Guillelmus comes...Girberga comitissa, Landricus gloriosus miles...”"
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Spouse 1stAdalberto, Associate-King of Italy (~936-<975) 
Child +Otto-Guillaume, Count of Macon (~960-1026) [S913]
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Attributes
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GenderFemale
NameGerberge [S913] [S1477] [S3194]
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NameGerberge de Chalon [S921]
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Possible fatherLambert, Comte de Chalon (e929-979) [S3194]
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Timeline
ClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
Birthest 937 (931-942)
 
Marriage 1stbef 962Adalberto, Associate-King of Italy (~936-<975) [S913]
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Death 987 - 991 [S3194]
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Sources
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[S913] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Northern Italy 1: 900-1000)" (2006-7 (v1.2 Updated 22 August 2007)).
[S921] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Northern France: Artois, Boulogne)" (2006-7 (v1.2 Updated 21 January 2007)) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORTHERN FRANCE.htm).
[S1477] Baldwin, Stewart, "The Henry Project - Gerberge" (September 20, 2008) (https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/gerbe002.htm).
[S3194] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Burgundy Duchy: Beaune & Chalon)" (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/burgdbchalo.htm).