The virtually independent county of Hainaut emerged from chaotic conditions at the end of the 9th century as a semi-independent state, at first a vassal of the crown of Lotharingia. The counts of Hainaut have had an historical connection to the counts of Flanders and Holland, to whom they had strong family ties. Throughout its history, the county of Hainaut formed a personal union with other states: Hainaut (Dutch: Henegouwen) is the westernmost province of Wallonia. ... A vassal, in European medieval feudalism terminology, is one who through a commendation ceremony (composed of homage and fealty) enters into mutual obligations with a lord, usually military conscription and mutual protection, in exchange for a fief. ... Lotharingia was a kingdom in western Europe, named after Lothair, King of Lotharingia (reigned 855-869), who received it in 855 from his father, Lothair I (795-855), Holy Roman Emperor. ... The counts of Flanders ruled over the county of Flanders from the 9th century. ... The Counts of Holland ruled over the county of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century. ... A personal union consists of two or more entities that are internationally considered separate states, but sharing the same Head of State (and thence also sharing whatever political actions are vested in the Head of State, but no, or at least extremely few, others). ...

• Hainaut and Flanders: 1067-1071 and 1191-1246
• Hainaut and Holland: 1299-1436
• Hainaut and Bavaria-Straubing: 1356-1407

With the murder of Jacqueline of Hainaut and Holland in 1436, her estates were acquired by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. Events Constantine X emperor of the Byzantine Empire dies. ... Events Byzantine Empire loses Battle of Manzikert to Turkish army under Alp Arslan. ... Events May 12 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan. ... Events Osman I declares the independence of the Ottoman Principality The County of Holland is annexed by the County of Hainaut April 1, 1299 Kings Towne on the River Hull granted city status by Royal Charter of King Edward I of England. ... Events April - Paris is recaptured by the French End of the Hussite Wars in Bohemia. ... The following is a list of rulers of Bavaria: Dukes of Bavaria, 889-1623 Liutpolding Dynasty Liutpold 889-907 Arnulf the Bad 907-937 Eberhard 937 Berthold 938-947 Liudolfing (Ottonian) Dynasty Henry I 947-955 Henry II the Quarrelsome 955-976 Otto I 976-982 Liutpolding Dynasty Henry III... Events January 20 - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England September 19 - Battle of Poitiers The English defeat the French in the Hundred Years War, capturing the King John II of France in the process. ... Events November 20 - A solemn truce between John, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is agreed under the auspicies of John, Duke of Berry. ... Jacoba or Jacqueline of Wittelsbach (1401 – killed 1436) was Countess of Hainaut and Holland from 1417 to 1432. ... Events April - Paris is recaptured by the French End of the Hussite Wars in Bohemia. ... Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (Philip the Good or Philippe le Bon) (1396–1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. ... The following is a list of the Dukes of Burgundy Richard of Autun, the Justicier ( 880– 921) Rudolph of Burgundy (king of France from 923) ( 921– 923) Hugh the Black ( 923– 952) Gilbert of Chalon ( 952– 956) Odo of Paris ( 956- 965) Otto-Henry the Great ( 965– 1002) Otto-William...

Previous rulers of Hainaut

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• Reginald III of Hainaut
• Reginald IV of Hainaut
• Reginald V of Hainaut
• Hermann I of Hainaut

Regnier IV, Count of Hainault (d. ...

House of Flanders

• Baldwin I (r. 1055-1070), also count of Flanders
• Arnulf I (r. 1070-1071), also count of Flanders
• Baldwin II (r. 1071-1098)
• Baldwin III (r. 1098-1120)
• Baldwin IV (r. 1120-1171)
• Baldwin V (r. 1171-1195), also count of Flanders
• Baldwin VI (r. 1195-1205), also count of Flanders and Byzantine emperor
• Jeanne of Flanders (r. 1205-1244), also countess of Flanders
• Margaret of Flanders (r. 1244-1246), also countess of Flanders; married for the second time to Bouchard, Count of Avesnes

The counts of Flanders ruled over the county of Flanders from the 9th century. ... Baldwin VI of Flanders (died July 17, 1070) was briefly Count of Flanders, from 1067 to 1070. ... Events January 11 - Theodora becomes Reigning Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire. ... Events Hereward the Wake begins a Saxon revolt in the Fens of eastern England. ... Arnulf III (about 1055 - February 22, 1071, in battle), was Count of Flanders and Count of Hainaut, as Arnulf I from 1071 to his death. ... Events Hereward the Wake begins a Saxon revolt in the Fens of eastern England. ... Events Byzantine Empire loses Battle of Manzikert to Turkish army under Alp Arslan. ... Baldwin II (1056-1098) was count of Hainaut from 1071 to his death. ... Events Byzantine Empire loses Battle of Manzikert to Turkish army under Alp Arslan. ... Events First Crusade: end of the siege of Antioch. ... Baldwin III (1088-1120) was count of Hainaut from 1088 to his death. ... Events First Crusade: end of the siege of Antioch. ... Events Welcher of Malvern creates a system of measurement for the earth using degrees, minutes, and seconds of latitude and longitude. ... Baldwin IV (1108 - November 8, 1171) was count of Hainaut from 1120 to his death. ... Events Welcher of Malvern creates a system of measurement for the earth using degrees, minutes, and seconds of latitude and longitude. ... // Events Saladin abolishes the Fatimid caliphate, restoring Sunni rule in Egypt. ... Baldwin V of Hainaut (1150-December 17, 1195) was count of Hainaut (1120?_1195), count of Flanders as Baldwin VIII (1191-1195) and margrave of Namur as Baldwin I (1189-1195). ... // Events Saladin abolishes the Fatimid caliphate, restoring Sunni rule in Egypt. ... Events Priory of St Marys, Bushmead, founded. ... Baldwin I (1172 - 1205), the first emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, as Baldwin IX Count of Flanders and as Baldwin VI Count of Hainaut, was one of the most prominent leaders of the Fourth Crusade, which resulted in the capture of Constantinople, the conquest of the greater part... Events Priory of St Marys, Bushmead, founded. ... Events January 6 - Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans April 14 - Battle of Adrianople (1205) between Bulgars and Latins August 20 - Following certain news of Baldwin Is death, Henry of Flanders is crowned Emperor of the Latin Empire Births Deaths July 13 Hubert Walter Archbishop of Canterbury... This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... Jeanne of Flanders (1199/1200 - 1244) was countess of Flanders and Hainaut. ... Events January 6 - Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans April 14 - Battle of Adrianople (1205) between Bulgars and Latins August 20 - Following certain news of Baldwin Is death, Henry of Flanders is crowned Emperor of the Latin Empire Births Deaths July 13 Hubert Walter Archbishop of Canterbury... Events Sultan Malik al-Muattam razes city walls. ... Margaret II of Flanders (1202-1278) was countess of Flanders from 1244 to 1278 and countess of Hainaut from 1244 to 1246. ... Events Sultan Malik al-Muattam razes city walls. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan. ...

House of Avesnes

• John I (r. 1246-1257), also count of Holland, as well as his descendants
• John II (r. 1257-1304)
• William III (r. 1304-1337)
• William IV (r. 1337-1345)
• Margaret II (r. 1345-1356) married Louis IV Wittelsbach, Holy Roman Emperor and Duke of Bavaria

John I of Avesnes (May 1, 1218 - December 24, 1257) was count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan. ... Events La Sorbonne, the famous university in Paris, is founded Eutin in Schleswig-Holstein is given its city rights Henry III of England orders the production of a coinage of pure gold location of city Cracow Births Sancho IV king of Castile and León Deaths Pho Khun Si Indrathit... John II of Avesnes (1247 - August 22, 1304) was count of Hainaut from 1278 to his death, succeeding his father, John I. He became Count of Holland in 1299 with the death of John I, Count of Holland, through his mother Adelaide of Holland, heiress and regent of this county. ... Events La Sorbonne, the famous university in Paris, is founded Eutin in Schleswig-Holstein is given its city rights Henry III of England orders the production of a coinage of pure gold location of city Cracow Births Sancho IV king of Castile and León Deaths Pho Khun Si Indrathit... Events 20 July - Fall of Stirling Castle: Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold in the Wars of Scottish Independence. ... William III of Avesnes (1286 - June 7, 1337) was count of Hainaut and Holland from 1304 to his death, succeeding his father, John II. He married Joanna of Valois, sister of king Philip VI of France, in 1305 and had the following children: William IV of Hainaut (1307-1345) John... Events 20 July - Fall of Stirling Castle: Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold in the Wars of Scottish Independence. ... This page concerns 1337, the year. ... William IV of Avesnes (1307 - September 26, 1345) was count of Hainaut and Holland from 1337 to his death, succeeding his father, William III. He married Joan, Duchess of Brabant and Limburg in 1334, but had no issue. ... This page concerns 1337, the year. ... -1... Margaret II of Avesnes (1311 - June 23, 1356), was Countess of Hainaut and Countess of Holland (as Margaret I) from 1345 to 1356. ... -1... Events January 20 - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England September 19 - Battle of Poitiers The English defeat the French in the Hundred Years War, capturing the King John II of France in the process. ... Louis IV of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach, born 1282, was duke of Bavaria from 1294, duke of the Palatinate from 1329 and, after 1314, Holy Roman Emperor. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... The following is a list of rulers of Bavaria: Dukes of Bavaria, 889-1623 Liutpolding Dynasty Liutpold 889-907 Arnulf the Bad 907-937 Eberhard 937 Berthold 938-947 Liudolfing (Ottonian) Dynasty Henry I 947-955 Henry II the Quarrelsome 955-976 Otto I 976-982 Liutpolding Dynasty Henry III...

House of Bavaria

• William V (r. 1356-1388) also Duke of Bavaria-Straubing
• Albrecht I (r. 1388-1407) also Duke of Bavaria-Straubing
• William VI (r. 1407-1417)
• John III (1418-1425), brother of William VI rival of Jacqueline
• Jacqueline (r. 1417-1432)

There was a war of succession between John and Jacqueline. This war was won by Philip the Good of Burgundy, who had inherited John's claims on the duchy. Philip was a nephew of William VI, who had married a daughter of Philip the Bold of Burgundy. In 1432 he forced Jacqueline to abdicate from Hainaut and Holland on his behalf. Events January 20 - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England September 19 - Battle of Poitiers The English defeat the French in the Hundred Years War, capturing the King John II of France in the process. ... Events Beginning of prosecution of Lollards in England The Battle of Otterburn between England and Scotland Births Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury. ... Events Beginning of prosecution of Lollards in England The Battle of Otterburn between England and Scotland Births Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury. ... Events November 20 - A solemn truce between John, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is agreed under the auspicies of John, Duke of Berry. ... Events November 20 - A solemn truce between John, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is agreed under the auspicies of John, Duke of Berry. ... Events Antipope Benedict XIII is deposed, and Pope Martin V is elected. ... Events May 19 - Capture of Paris by Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy September - Beginning of English Siege of Rouen Mircea the Old, ruler of Wallachia dies and is succeeded by Vlad I Uzurpatorul. ... Events Foundation of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Births Deaths March 17 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Ashikaga shogun July 21 - Manuel II Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor Categories: 1425 ... Jacoba or Jacqueline of Wittelsbach (1401 – killed 1436) was Countess of Hainaut and Holland from 1417 to 1432. ... Events Antipope Benedict XIII is deposed, and Pope Martin V is elected. ... Events June 1 - Battle of San Romano - Florence defeats Siena foundation of Université de Caen In the end of the Hook and Cod wars, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and Holland is forced by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to abdicate all her estates in his favour; end of Hainaut... Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (Philip the Good or Philippe le Bon) (1396–1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. ... Philip II, Duke of Burgundy, known as the Bold (Philippe II de Bourgogne, le Hardi in French) (January 15, 1342–April 27, 1404), was the fourth son of King John II of France and his wife, formerly Jutta of Bohemia. ...

See also

• Counts of Flanders family tree
• Counts of Hainaut family tree
• Counts of Holland family tree