y . ▁Lam bert ▁sent ▁troops ▁to ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fir enz uola ▁( 2 9 ▁July ▁ 9 2 3 ), ▁where ▁Rudolf ▁established ▁himself ▁on ▁the ▁Italian ▁throne . ▁ ▁When ▁northern ▁Italy ▁was ▁dev ast ated ▁by ▁Hung arian ▁ra ids ▁in ▁ 9 2 5 , ▁while ▁Rudolf ▁was ▁in ▁Burg und y , ▁Lam bert ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁high - profile ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Rudolf ▁defect ed . ▁On ▁their ▁beh alf , ▁Lam bert ▁offered ▁the ▁crown ▁to ▁Count ▁Hugh ▁of ▁Ar les . ▁ ▁When ▁in ▁ 9 2 6 ▁Duke ▁B urch ard ▁II ▁of ▁Sw ab ia ▁inv aded ▁Italy ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Rudolf , ▁Lam bert ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁Milan ▁while ▁secret ly ▁arr anging ▁his ▁amb ush . ▁He ▁even ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁h unt ▁de er ▁in ▁his ▁private ▁hunting ▁preserve . ▁B urch ard ▁was ▁then ▁attacked ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁Pav ians ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁from ▁Nov ara ▁to ▁I v rea ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁Lam bert ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 9 3 1 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁V et us . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Hil du in , ▁the ▁ex iled ▁bishop ▁of ▁Li ège , ▁a ▁relative ▁and ▁app o inte e ▁of ▁Hugh . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Date ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : 9 3 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Arch b ish ops ▁of ▁Milan <0x0A>