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1550:, who had returned to claim their father's property. Also in 973, Counts named Amelric and Richizo appeared in a royal grant in favour of Crispin Abbey in Hainaut. Amelric is probably the count of 953 mentioned above, with his seat in or near Valenciennes. According to Hlawitchka, Richizo is probably Richwin, a brother of Count Richer who died in 972.
1577:. Historian Michel de Waha believes this late report can not be trusted, and that we can only say they took control in the period 985–1015, and probably after 1007. Reginar IV died 1013, and was succeeded by his son Reginar V. Reginar IV's brother Lambert, who made himself Count of Louvain, died in battle in Hainaut in 1015.
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family, known for their frequent use of the name
Reginar. This is because later in the 10th century a branch of this family succeeded to take the county by force, after returning from exile. However, while the later family clearly claimed to have once had important rights throughout Lotharingia, the
875:
The geographical definition of
Hainaut as found in the oldest medieval records, was relatively stable, as shown by Faider-Feytman, Deru, and other historians of the region. According to archaeological evidence, geographical Hainaut, including Avesnes, formed the oldest region of development in the
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governing it. As with many counties of the region, there was apparently a 10th-century fragmentation of territories among different counts, which is difficult to reconstruct. In 1071 a single large territorial county was given its more-or-less final form that lasted for the rest of the
1616:, the son of Reginar IV, married the granddaughter of his father's old rival, Godefrid the "captive". The bishop, Gerard of Florennes, accepted this diplomatic marriage despite the couple being within the degrees of relationship where this would normally not be allowed.
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The earliest places described being in
Hainaut, in what are now Belgium and France. The brown lines are Roman roads. The green diamonds are places recorded in the early Middle Ages as being in the Silva Carbonaria. The pink circles are places recorded as being in the
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of the Nervii, and later the seat of the medieval bishop who had jurisdiction over
Hainaut and Brabant. According to Xavier Deru, this region only developed during the Roman era, with Cambrai itself positioned on the point where a major Roman road crossed the
1557:
of the bishops of
Cambrai records that two counts named Godefrid and Arnulf succeeded Richizo and Amelric, and these two counts were involved in a defense of Cambrai in 979, and appear in other records. They are believed to be the same as
870:
of
Hainaut (pink dots) and Brabant (purple dots) are compared to the modern provinces of Belgium (colours). Modern Belgian Hainaut is yellow, showing that a large proportion of it (since 1071) was originally in old
1520:. This is generally taken to mean that Hainaut already included the jurisdictions of more than one count. Apart from the one associated with Mons, Amulric perhaps held a county based in Valenciennes.
1753:, eldest surviving son of Margaret's second husband, founded the new line of Flanders counts and died in 1305. He also became count of Namur, though this inheritance was given to a different child.
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The County of
Valenciennes disappears from records after the death of Arnulf of Valenciennes in about 1011, with this part of Hainaut possibly being taken over by the County of Flanders.
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The second or third count of
Hainaut to be named in a contemporary record was however called Godefrid, starting in 958, the year of Reginar III's exile. He is generally considered to be
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1516:
1822:. In 1432 Jacqueline had to cede the inheritance rights of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland to Duke Philip. The last independent countess died early on 8 October 1436 (presumably of
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1378:
proposed that this
Sigehard was given the county while Reginar I was out of favour. In fact no such connections can be proven. He was more clearly described as a count in the
1474:
From 925, Lotharingia, including
Hainaut, was continuously part of the eastern kingdom, "Germany". In 939, the Reginars led a rebellion against Germany which was defeated.
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De Waha, Michel (2000), "Filii Ragineri in terra patrum suorum relocati sunt. Pouvoir, opposition et intégration dans le Hainaut du Xème siècle", in Billen, Claire (ed.),
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In modern Hainaut the traditional county's heritage can still for example be seen in the dialect differences. The western part of Hainaut is a transitional area between
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1627:, who was a vassal of the French crown. On the death of his father in 1067, Baldwin VI became the ruler of both Hainaut and Flanders. He was succeeded by his son
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As explained by Nonn, there are very few, if any, clear records of counts of all Hainaut in the 10th century. The region is associated by many historians such as
1117:, a land or country, rather than a county. 8th- and 9th-century attestations, as listed by Ulrich Nonn, however, never name any specific counts who ruled it:
839:, literally 'shrine of Mars'), which had been a religious and administrative centre. In the early Middle Ages, records sometimes refer to places within the
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had hoped to take advantage of the death of his cousin, Charles and sent an army to invade the Netherlands. However, the French were defeated at the
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of Brabant. As shown by Deru, archaeological evidence such as coin finds confirm the cultural connections between Brabant and Hainaut in Roman times.
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of Gerard of Brogne also names him as a count of Hainaut. Ulrich Nonn considers it likely that he held Mons because it aligns with other evidence.
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being divided into parts in 831, 843 and 870. Most of the early medieval records mentioning Hainaut, starting in the 9th century, describe it as a
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Die Anfänge des Hauses Habsburg-Lothringen. Genealogische Untersuchungen zur Geschichte Lothringens und des Reiches im 9., 10. und 11. Jahrhundert
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contained only two archdeaconries: Arras itself, and Osterbant. While Osterbant was a region that was competed over by the powerful counties of
1077:. The first part is the river name (the modern Haine, probably based on Germanic) and the second component was originally based upon Germanic
1732:
was regent in Hainaut but also had to fight Luxembourg for control of Namur. Baldwin himself was killed in Bulgaria, leaving two heiresses,
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to purchase the fiefs and then return them as a unified county to the countess Richilde and, through the chain of feudal authority, to the
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2042:, and then in 1830 to the Kingdom of Belgium which was created from the southern part of that kingdom. It forms the basis of the modern
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The unification of the County of Hainaut as an Imperial fief was accomplished after Arnulf's defeat in 1071, when Richilde and her son
1365:, which give legendary origins of the Counts of Hainaut, describes this Reginar I as a count of Mons – a title held by his descendants.
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Reginar II (died before 943), the younger son of Reginar I, was named as a Count of Hainaut in the late 11th-century life story (
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in 1169, becoming "Baldwin VIII" of Flanders, and during his lifetime Flanders, Hainaut and Namur were united under one lord.
1709:, were in the male line of the Counts of Flanders, and the two lines joined again. Baldwin V married the heiress of Flanders,
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Hainaut et Tournaisis, regards sur dix siècles d'histoire. Recueil d'études dédiées à la mémoire de Jacques Nazet (1944–1996)
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exact nature of most of these is unclear, and their possession of a county in Hainaut before Reginar III can not be proven.
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also extended southwest along the Scheldt as far as the Selle river, where the most significant Roman city of the area was
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1873:, a branch of the French royal family, created a powerful state between France and Germany and Hainaut was part of it.
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1361:, together with a Frisian ruler named Radbod, at some point in late 9th or early 10th century. The late 14th century
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In the next generation, Namur was given to a different son than Flanders and Hainaut, which remained together under
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of Hainaut. In modern terms, the original core of Hainaut consisted of the central part of the Belgian province of
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and Hainaut in the Middle Ages, the rest of the Atrebates' old country became the basis of the medieval county of
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who ruled from 1244 and married twice. The lines of her two husbands divided Flanders and Hainaut between them:
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When the last Reginarid Count of Hainaut, Herman, the son of Reginar V, died without issue in 1051, his widow
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1747:, eldest son of Margaret's first husband, founded a new line of Avesnes counts of Hainaut and died in 1257.
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The Regnarid brothers apparently did not succeed in gaining Hainaut, or even Mons for some decades. The
1489:(died 959), but this work is considered unreliable, and we can not be certain of this position. His son
1004:, which was normally under Flemish control. In modern France, Osterbant is similar in definition to the
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in 1477, and the male line of the Burgundian dukes became extinct. In the same year, Charles' daughter
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855:, Hainaut was simply a new name for the old Roman name, which had been connected to pre-Christian
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847:, indicating that either Hainaut had an alternative name, or that Fanum Martis was base to a sub-
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1639:. The victorious Robert acquired Flanders, but his sister-in-law Richilde retained the adjacent
1101:, was also used but never became popular in medieval documents concerning this particular area.
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908. He was recorded once as a count who was present agreements made about both
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which were partly driven by factions in Holland. After the death of Duke
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as her dowry. The revived County of Hainaut, therefore, emerged from the
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and Reynold, were killed near Mons fighting the two sons of Reginar III,
1470:. According to Nonn, the record shows that he had held the land involved.
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announced that the division of the empire would be such that his son
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Directly to the west across the Scheldt from Valenciennes, lay the
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was acquired by France. The northern part continued as part of the
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A Count named Amelric who was "from" the pagus of Hainaut (Latin:
1386:
955:, and both it and the bishopric are sometimes referred to as the "
2008:– moving possession from one branch of the Habsburgs to another.
1897:, who were emperors of the Holy Roman Empire and kings of Spain.
1800:. This branch of the Wittelsbach family held Hainaut until 1436.
1534:, who was perhaps the same Count Richer who held a county in the
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615:. In the 9th century, if not earlier, it was also described as a
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of Oosterbant to the east, but they did not form part of the old
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1031:. Medieval and modern Hainaut stretch into the south of the old
639:. After about 925 Lotharingia was definitively attached by King
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of the Nervii, lay what would become the oldest form of the
679:, it frequently became entangled in the politics of France.
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cut Hainaut in two. The southern area, around the towns of
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1081:, which appears in several old Frankish gau names, such as
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of Burgundy, the son of Philip, was however killed at the
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In 998 the Reginar IV regained control over the County of
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on the Meuse river north of Maastricht. The related word "
2015:, the northern part of the county was ceded to France by
1093:", used in the modern Dutch and German names of Hainaut,
548:, its Counts also gained control of part of the original
2116:
1159:. The record is not explicit about it being a county or
767:; it later became part of newly-formed Belgium in 1830.
951:. This region corresponds closely to the modern French
732:, within the large agglomeration of territories in the
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In 1432, Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland joined Flanders,
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in the Holy Roman empire in 1512. It was ruled by the
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States and territories established in the 9th century
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of Liège. In 972 he died. In 973 two noble brothers,
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in Roman times, which has its traditional capital in
1341:
had direct lordship over Hainaut was the much later
1253:
872. A document of Charles the Bald names places in
1235:
870. A document of Charles the Bald names places in
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1447:
in pago Leuviensi atque in comitatus Sichardi sitam
2092:
1919:
1635:in 1071 in an inheritance dispute with his uncle,
1428:), and Theux, which was described as being in the
1250:, a county, and granted it to the western kingdom.
2259:"Cadres géographiques du territoire des Nerviens"
1497:, so he was deposed from all offices, exiled and
1420:), which was described as part of the county and
1155:would include places west of the Meuse including
694:Hainaut and Flanders: 1067–71 and again 1191–1246
499:, was a territorial lordship within the medieval
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1605:Counties of Flanders and Hainaut after countess
2760:1797 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire
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2019:, who was also count of Hainaut. It became the
1811:in 1417, Hainaut was inherited by his daughter
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1583:
1019:of Brabant, stretching between the Scheldt and
671:. Like its neighbours such as the counties of
530:The core of the county, named after the river
2357:
1908:in 1479, and Hainaut was consolidated in the
1441:915. Theux is described as being both in the
1353:and Hainaut, and discusses his march against
1217:852. A document of Lothair I names places in
27:Medieval region in current Belgium and France
592:Hainaut appears in 8th-century records as a
39:
2314:
1768:House of Wittelsbach § Bavarian branch
1509:
1337:The only medieval record which claims that
1265:in Europe have histories going back to the
895:), which became a major Roman crossroads.
53:
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2350:
1736:who ruled but died childless in 1244, and
1073:The etymology of Hainaut is thought to be
770:
667:and ecclesiastically part of the Catholic
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2274:
1993:. Today the area is still referred to as
503:that straddled the present-day border of
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1600:
1573:, in Hainaut, from Godfrey according to
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1186:to become part of the middle kingdom of
861:
788:The river Haine, for which the original
774:
708:Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland as part of
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1038:To the east of the River Haine lay the
1011:To the north, also within the original
800:, near the Sambre. It empties into the
14:
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1445:of Liugas and the county of Sigehard (
1434:in pago ac in comitatu Liwensi positum
1426:in pago ac in comitatu Hainuensi sitem
1407:in pago Leuchia in comitatu Sigarhardi
1393:902. The county of Sigarhard included
1273:, it came under the administration of
2345:
2293:"Les limites de la cité des Nerviens"
2053:Main subdivisions of Walloon dialects
1312:of the Nervii, and contained Hainaut.
851:. According to the 10th-century monk
619:, which implies that it had a single
569:, and the eastern part of the French
534:, stretched southeast to include the
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1935:In 1579 Hainaut was a member of the
1932:of the Habsburgs from 1555 to 1714.
980:), which was originally part of the
511:. Its most important towns included
1329:who were a powerful and rebellious
1104:
822:Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe
24:
2291:Faider-Feytmans, Germaine (1952),
2161:, pp. 99, 102, 123fn592, 126.
1796:who also possessed the Dukedom of
1593:
1514:) is named in or after 953 in the
887:. They had their early capital in
607:which included the Roman towns of
25:
2791:
2770:Counties of the Holy Roman Empire
1525:Godfrey I, Duke of Lower Lorraine
903:, beyond the forest and hills of
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942:, and became the capital of the
919:, which was one part of the old
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1939:which submitted to the rule of
1920:Early modern period (1500–1800)
1809:William II of Bavaria-Straubing
1517:Deeds of the bishops of Cambrai
1316:
843:of Hainaut as being within the
290:• Consolidation of county
2209:Vanderkindere 1902 Vol.2 p.72.
2188:
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1780:, the son of Jean I, was also
1178:among the regions between the
264:Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
13:
1:
2085:
2080:Counts of Hainaut family tree
1682:tried to sell their fiefs to
1662:the southern part of the old
1625:Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders
1190:, and implies it is a county.
763:in 1797 after the end of the
294:
71:
2315:Hlawitschka, Eduard (1969),
1893:, and Hainaut passed to the
1758:Late Middle Ages (1250–1500)
1671:the Ottonian Margraviate of
1584:High Middle Ages (1000–1250)
1068:
540:region and southwest to the
7:
2068:
1924:Hainaut became part of the
1776:From 1299, Hainaut's count
1722:emperor of the Latin Empire
1560:Count Godfrey "the captive"
915:, the modern department of
259:• 1792–97 (died 1835)
10:
2796:
2040:Kingdom of the Netherlands
1761:
1587:
1575:Alberic of Trois-Fontaines
1527:who died in 964 in Italy.
1491:Count Reginar III Longneck
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1947:rebelled and formed the
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1871:House of Valois-Burgundy
1772:House of Valois-Burgundy
1631:, who was killed at the
1304:The medieval diocese of
738:House of Valois-Burgundy
736:belonging to the French
160:(religious, theological)
2694:Unencircled territories
2309:10.3406/antiq.1952.3453
1720:, who became the first
1692:Dukes of Lower Lorraine
1686:. Henry IV ordered the
1006:Arrondissement of Douai
771:Geographical definition
744:, was inherited by the
690:include the following:
659:. Though a part of the
523:), now in Belgium, and
404:Landgraviate of Brabant
2182:Nonn p.129. MGH SS XV
2170:Nonn p.127. MGH SS XV
2054:
2030:. After the defeat of
1956:Treaty of the Pyrenees
1836:Burgundian Netherlands
1688:Prince-Bishop of Liège
1610:
1598:
1564:Arnulf of Valenciennes
1510:
1432:and county of Liugas (
1313:
968:called the Osterbant (
930:To the southwest, the
872:
785:
742:Burgundian Netherlands
740:. This new state, the
647:that would become the
645:eastern Frankish realm
520:
492:
484:
476:
431:Burgundian Netherlands
336:• Disestablished
54:
40:
2645:. Circles est. 1500:
2611:Dependent territories
2325:Nonn, Ulrich (1983),
2297:L'Antiquité classique
2257:Deru, Xavier (2009),
2052:
1943:, while the northern
1891:Emperor Frederick III
1845:, Count of Flanders,
1728:. Baldwin's brother,
1604:
1597:
1588:Further information:
1467:, concerning a grant.
1343:Dudo of Saint-Quentin
1303:
1170:, as recorded in the
1023:and including modern
865:
778:
761:First French Republic
555:to its north and the
495:), sometimes spelled
493:comitatus hanoniensis
485:Graafschap Henegouwen
141:Common languages
55:Graafschap Henegouwen
2780:Carolingian counties
2398:Habsburg Netherlands
2276:10.3917/rdn.383.0179
2125:, p. 190,fn.39.
2011:In 1797, during the
2002:Austrian Netherlands
1960:Treaties of Nijmegen
1910:Habsburg Netherlands
1637:Robert I the Frisian
1418:Laubacensum abbatiam
899:To the south of the
757:Habsburg Netherlands
669:Archdiocese of Reims
310:Habsburg Netherlands
306:• Absorbed into
2755:Seventeen Provinces
2717: /
2670:Circles est. 1512:
2393:Seventeen Provinces
2382:(1512–1797) of the
2327:Pagus und Comitatus
2243:MGH SS XXIII, p.777
2149:, pp. 126–127.
2113:, pp. 121–122.
2044:Province of Hainaut
1906:Battle of Guinegate
1841:Philip was already
1794:Wittelsbach dynasty
1643:territories in the
1325:with the so-called
1287:Merovingian dynasty
1224:855. A document of
1206:847. A document of
1193:844. A document of
1132:779. A document of
1121:750. A document of
1111:Carolingian dynasty
686:. Examples of such
2775:History of Hainaut
2691:
2687:
2640:
2633:
2055:
2036:Battle of Waterloo
2017:Emperor Francis II
1902:Louis XI of France
1869:. His family, the
1778:Jean II, d'Avesnes
1659:the County of Mons
1611:
1599:
1454:Charles the Simple
1376:Leon Vanderkindere
1323:Leon Vanderkindere
1314:
1244:Treaty of Meerssen
1172:Annales Bertiniani
1136:refers to a place
1125:refers to a place
1062:Bishopric of Liège
994:bishopric of Arras
891:in Hainaut (Roman
873:
845:pagus Fanomartenis
786:
649:Kingdom of Germany
323:• Joined the
241:, Duke of Burgundy
18:County of Hainault
2750:Counts of Hainaut
2745:County of Hainaut
2700:
2699:
2684:Electoral Rhenish
2561:
2560:
2544:
2526:
2475:
2467:
2454:
2433:
2420:
2384:Holy Roman Empire
2380:Burgundian Circle
2013:French Revolution
2006:Treaty of Utrecht
1926:Burgundian Circle
1885:married Archduke
1805:Hook and Cod wars
1798:Bavaria-Straubing
1730:Philip I of Namur
1645:Holy Roman Empire
1590:House of Flanders
1363:Annales Hannoniae
1327:Reginarid dynasty
1248:comitatus Hainoum
1199:in pago Hainoense
1197:refers to places
1127:in pago Hainoavio
1058:Civitas Tungrorum
923:of the Roman era
911:and bishopric of
751:In 1659 and 1678
710:Bavaria-Straubing
661:Holy Roman Empire
633:Kingdom of France
583:Avesnes-sur-Helpe
527:, now in France.
501:Holy Roman Empire
469:County of Hainaut
465:
464:
447:
446:
443:
442:
423:
422:
348:Annexed by France
325:Burgundian Circle
172:Roman Catholicism
36:County of Hainaut
16:(Redirected from
2787:
2732:
2731:
2729:
2728:
2727:
2722:
2721:50.450°N 3.950°E
2718:
2715:
2714:
2713:
2710:
2692:
2688:
2641:
2634:
2569:
2542:
2524:
2473:
2465:
2452:
2445:Nijmegen Quarter
2431:
2418:
2404:
2403:
2378:
2377:
2366:
2359:
2352:
2343:
2342:
2338:
2337:, pp. 61–85
2329:
2321:
2311:
2287:
2278:
2269:(383): 179–201,
2244:
2241:
2235:
2229:
2223:
2216:
2210:
2207:
2201:
2192:
2186:
2180:
2174:
2168:
2162:
2156:
2150:
2144:
2138:
2132:
2126:
2120:
2114:
2108:
2102:
2096:
2075:Count of Hainaut
1945:Union of Utrecht
1895:Habsburg dynasty
1883:Mary of Burgundy
1875:Charles the Bold
1843:Duke of Burgundy
1828:Teylingen Castle
1782:Count of Holland
1751:Guy of Dampierre
1684:Emperor Henry IV
1633:Battle of Cassel
1513:
1487:Gerard of Brogne
1228:names places in
1210:names places in
1208:Charles the Bald
1202:pago Hainnioense
1168:Treaty of Verdun
1149:Louis the German
1105:Earliest records
1041:Silva Carbonaria
753:southern Hainaut
746:Habsburg dynasty
657:High Middle Ages
641:Henry the Fowler
477:Comté de Hainaut
439:
438:
427:
426:
414:
413:
400:
399:
386:
385:
379:
378:
363:
362:
299:
296:
252:Mary of Burgundy
190:Count of Hainaut
116:
101:
89:
76:
73:
65:
57:
51:
43:
41:Comté de Hainaut
32:
31:
21:
2795:
2794:
2790:
2789:
2788:
2786:
2785:
2784:
2735:
2734:
2725:
2723:
2719:
2716:
2711:
2708:
2706:
2704:
2703:
2701:
2696:
2690:
2686:
2669:
2639:
2632:
2622:
2606:
2588:
2570:
2557:
2483:
2400:
2396:
2386:
2372:
2370:
2253:
2248:
2247:
2242:
2238:
2230:
2226:
2222:, Otto I p.579.
2217:
2213:
2208:
2204:
2197:, MGH edition,
2193:
2189:
2181:
2177:
2169:
2165:
2157:
2153:
2145:
2141:
2133:
2129:
2121:
2117:
2109:
2105:
2097:
2093:
2088:
2071:
2004:after the 1713
1974:, was ceded to
1922:
1914:Treaty of Arras
1879:Battle of Nancy
1859:Duke of Brabant
1820:Philip the Good
1774:
1760:
1745:Jean of Avesnes
1649:refeudalisation
1592:
1586:
1495:Bruno the Great
1319:
1281:, north of the
1145:Louis the Pious
1138:in pago Haginao
1123:Pepin the Short
1107:
1071:
992:. The medieval
938:lay beyond the
773:
688:personal unions
579:arrondissements
458:
436:
411:
397:
383:
350:
337:
327:
316:
312:
307:
297:
291:
260:
248:
247:• 1477–82
239:Philip the Good
235:
234:• 1432–67
223:
222:• 1071–98
211:
205:
163:
107:
106:
105:
102:
94:
93:
90:
74:
66:
59:
52:
45:
37:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2793:
2783:
2782:
2777:
2772:
2767:
2762:
2757:
2752:
2747:
2698:
2697:
2627:
2624:
2623:
2621:
2620:
2614:
2612:
2608:
2607:
2605:
2604:
2598:
2596:
2590:
2589:
2587:
2586:
2580:
2578:
2572:
2571:
2564:
2562:
2559:
2558:
2556:
2555:
2550:
2545:
2537:
2532:
2527:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2499:
2493:
2491:
2485:
2484:
2482:
2481:
2476:
2468:
2460:
2455:
2441:Veluwe Quarter
2434:
2426:
2421:
2412:
2410:
2401:
2391:
2388:
2387:
2369:
2368:
2361:
2354:
2346:
2340:
2339:
2330:
2322:
2312:
2303:(2): 338–358,
2288:
2252:
2249:
2246:
2245:
2236:
2224:
2211:
2202:
2187:
2175:
2163:
2151:
2139:
2127:
2115:
2103:
2101:, p. 125.
2090:
2089:
2087:
2084:
2083:
2082:
2077:
2070:
2067:
1995:French Hainaut
1949:Dutch Republic
1941:Habsburg Spain
1937:Union of Arras
1930:Spanish branch
1921:
1918:
1764:Avesnes family
1759:
1756:
1755:
1754:
1748:
1726:Constantinople
1676:
1675:
1669:
1660:
1641:Lower Lorraine
1585:
1582:
1511:ex pago Hainou
1472:
1471:
1461:
1450:
1439:
1410:
1372:Count Sigehard
1318:
1315:
1293:to administer
1259:
1258:
1251:
1240:
1233:
1222:
1215:
1212:pago Hagnuensi
1204:
1191:
1164:
1141:
1130:
1106:
1103:
1070:
1067:
1066:
1065:
1036:
1009:
962:
928:
820:region in the
772:
769:
748:in the 1470s.
714:
713:
706:
695:
463:
462:
453:
449:
448:
445:
444:
441:
440:
433:
424:
421:
420:
415:
407:
406:
401:
393:
392:
387:
375:
374:
369:
359:
358:
355:
354:
351:
345:
342:
341:
338:
335:
332:
331:
328:
322:
319:
318:
317:18 August 1477
313:
305:
302:
301:
292:
289:
286:
285:
282:
281:
276:
275:Historical era
272:
271:
268:
267:
261:
258:
255:
254:
249:
246:
243:
242:
236:
233:
230:
229:
224:
221:
218:
217:
206:
203:
200:
199:
196:
195:
192:
186:
185:
179:
175:
174:
169:
165:
164:
162:
161:
155:
150:
144:
142:
138:
137:
132:
128:
127:
122:
118:
117:
109:
108:
103:
96:
95:
91:
84:
83:
82:
79:
78:
68:
67:
38:
35:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2792:
2781:
2778:
2776:
2773:
2771:
2768:
2766:
2763:
2761:
2758:
2756:
2753:
2751:
2748:
2746:
2743:
2742:
2740:
2733:
2730:
2726:50.450; 3.950
2695:
2685:
2681:
2677:
2673:
2668:
2667:(Lower) Saxon
2664:
2660:
2656:
2655:Upper Rhenish
2652:
2648:
2644:
2637:
2630:
2625:
2619:
2616:
2615:
2613:
2609:
2603:
2600:
2599:
2597:
2595:
2591:
2585:
2582:
2581:
2579:
2577:
2573:
2568:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2541:
2538:
2536:
2533:
2531:
2528:
2522:
2521:Upper Quarter
2518:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2503:
2500:
2498:
2495:
2494:
2492:
2490:
2486:
2480:
2477:
2472:
2469:
2464:
2461:
2459:
2456:
2450:
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2438:
2435:
2430:
2427:
2425:
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2417:
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2409:
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2389:
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2376:
2367:
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2355:
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2348:
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2336:
2331:
2328:
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2320:
2319:
2313:
2310:
2306:
2302:
2298:
2294:
2289:
2286:
2282:
2277:
2272:
2268:
2264:
2263:Revue du Nord
2260:
2255:
2254:
2240:
2233:
2228:
2221:
2215:
2206:
2200:
2196:
2191:
2185:
2179:
2173:
2167:
2160:
2155:
2148:
2143:
2136:
2131:
2124:
2119:
2112:
2107:
2100:
2095:
2091:
2081:
2078:
2076:
2073:
2072:
2066:
2064:
2060:
2051:
2047:
2045:
2041:
2037:
2033:
2029:
2025:
2024:
2018:
2014:
2009:
2007:
2003:
1998:
1996:
1992:
1988:
1987:
1981:
1977:
1973:
1969:
1965:
1961:
1958:and the 1679
1957:
1952:
1950:
1946:
1942:
1938:
1933:
1931:
1927:
1917:
1915:
1911:
1907:
1903:
1898:
1896:
1892:
1889:, the son of
1888:
1884:
1880:
1876:
1872:
1868:
1864:
1860:
1856:
1855:Franche-Comte
1852:
1848:
1844:
1839:
1837:
1833:
1829:
1825:
1821:
1816:
1814:
1810:
1806:
1801:
1799:
1795:
1791:
1787:
1783:
1779:
1773:
1769:
1765:
1752:
1749:
1746:
1743:
1742:
1741:
1739:
1735:
1731:
1727:
1723:
1719:
1718:Baldwin VI/IX
1714:
1712:
1708:
1704:
1700:
1695:
1693:
1689:
1685:
1681:
1674:
1670:
1668:
1666:
1661:
1658:
1657:
1656:
1654:
1650:
1646:
1642:
1638:
1634:
1630:
1626:
1622:
1617:
1615:
1608:
1603:
1596:
1591:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1572:
1567:
1565:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1549:
1545:
1541:
1537:
1533:
1528:
1526:
1521:
1519:
1518:
1512:
1506:
1504:
1500:
1496:
1492:
1488:
1484:
1479:
1477:
1469:
1466:
1465:Crespin Abbey
1462:
1459:
1455:
1451:
1448:
1444:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1431:
1427:
1423:
1419:
1415:
1411:
1408:
1404:
1400:
1396:
1392:
1391:
1390:
1388:
1384:
1381:
1377:
1373:
1368:
1367:
1364:
1360:
1356:
1352:
1348:
1344:
1340:
1335:
1332:
1328:
1324:
1311:
1307:
1302:
1298:
1296:
1292:
1288:
1284:
1280:
1276:
1272:
1268:
1264:
1256:
1252:
1249:
1246:mentions the
1245:
1241:
1238:
1234:
1231:
1227:
1223:
1220:
1216:
1213:
1209:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1196:
1192:
1189:
1185:
1181:
1177:
1173:
1169:
1165:
1162:
1158:
1154:
1151:'s domain of
1150:
1146:
1142:
1139:
1135:
1131:
1128:
1124:
1120:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1112:
1102:
1100:
1096:
1092:
1088:
1084:
1080:
1076:
1063:
1060:and medieval
1059:
1055:
1051:
1047:
1043:
1042:
1037:
1034:
1030:
1026:
1022:
1018:
1014:
1010:
1007:
1003:
999:
995:
991:
987:
983:
979:
975:
971:
967:
963:
960:
959:
954:
950:
945:
941:
937:
933:
929:
926:
922:
918:
914:
910:
906:
902:
898:
897:
896:
894:
890:
886:
883:
879:
869:
866:The medieval
864:
860:
858:
854:
850:
846:
842:
838:
834:
830:
825:
823:
819:
815:
814:Helpe Mineure
811:
810:Helpe Majeure
807:
803:
799:
795:
791:
783:
777:
768:
766:
765:Ancien RĂ©gime
762:
758:
754:
749:
747:
743:
739:
735:
734:Low Countries
731:
727:
723:
719:
711:
707:
704:
700:
696:
693:
692:
691:
689:
685:
680:
678:
674:
670:
666:
662:
658:
655:, during the
654:
650:
646:
642:
638:
634:
629:
627:
622:
618:
614:
610:
606:
605:
600:
599:
595:
590:
588:
584:
580:
576:
572:
568:
564:
560:
559:
554:
552:
547:
543:
539:
538:
533:
528:
526:
522:
518:
514:
510:
506:
502:
498:
494:
490:
486:
482:
478:
474:
470:
461:
457:
454:
452:Today part of
450:
434:
432:
429:
428:
425:
419:
416:
409:
408:
405:
402:
395:
394:
391:
388:
381:
380:
377:
376:
373:
370:
368:
365:
364:
360:
356:
352:
349:
343:
339:
333:
329:
326:
320:
314:
311:
303:
293:
287:
283:
280:
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273:
269:
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262:
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228:
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210:
207:
204:• ?–898
201:
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191:
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180:
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173:
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159:
156:
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149:
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133:
129:
126:
123:
119:
115:
110:
100:
88:
80:
69:
63:
56:
49:
42:
33:
30:
19:
2702:
2675:
2543:(since 1548)
2529:
2525:(since 1548)
2474:(since 1548)
2466:(since 1548)
2453:(since 1548)
2432:(since 1548)
2419:(since 1548)
2408:Seceded 1581
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2326:
2317:
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2251:Bibliography
2239:
2232:De Waha 2000
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2094:
2056:
2046:in Belgium.
2022:
2010:
1999:
1985:
1964:Valenciennes
1953:
1934:
1923:
1899:
1840:
1824:tuberculosis
1817:
1802:
1775:
1715:
1696:
1677:
1673:Valenciennes
1664:
1618:
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1554:
1552:
1535:
1532:Count Richer
1529:
1522:
1515:
1507:
1502:
1501:in 958. The
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1480:
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1095:Hennegouwen
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626:Middle Ages
571:département
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