COUNTS OF HAINAUT

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The 'counts of Hainaut' were the rulers of the county of Hainaut, a historical region in the Low Countries.

Contents

List of counts of Hainaut

See also

List of counts of Hainaut

===House of Reginar===

★ Reginar I (r. ?-898)

★ Sigard (r. 898-908, m. 920)

★ Hagano (m. 921)

★ Reginar I (r. 908-915), second time

★ Reginar II (r. 915-after 932)

★ Reginar III (r. before 940-958)

★ Godfrey I (r. before 958-964)
Then divided between Mons and Valenciennes.
:'Counts of Mons'
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★ Richar (r. 964-973)
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★ Reginald (r. 973)
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★ Reginar IV (r. 973-974)
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★ Godfrey II (r. 974-998)
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★ Reginar IV (r. 998-1013), second time
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★ Reginar V (r. 1013-1039), acquired the southern part of the Brabant province around 1024
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★ Herman (r. 1039-1051), married Richilda, acquired Valenciennes around 1045 or 1049
:'Counts and Margraves of Valenciennes'
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★ Amalric (r. 964-973)
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★ Warin (r. 973)
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★ Reginar IV (r. 973-974)
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★ Arnulf (r. 974-1006)
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★ Baldwin I (r. 1006-1035)
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★ Baldwin II (r. 1035-1045)
Valenciennes then to Mons, Hainaut reunited.
===House of Flanders===

★ Baldwin I (r. 1051-1070)

★ Arnulf I (r. 1070-1071)

★ Baldwin II (r. 1071-1098)

★ Baldwin III (r. 1098-1120)

★ Baldwin IV (r. 1120-1171)

★ Baldwin V (r. 1171-1195)

★ Baldwin VI (r. 1195-1205) also Byzantine emperor

★ Jeanne of Flanders (r. 1205-1244), daughter

★ Margaret of Flanders (r. 1244-1280), sister, married for the first time to Bouchard IV of Avesnes and the second time to William II of Dampierre
===House of Avesnes===


★ John I (r. 1280-1304)

★ William I (r. 1304-1337)

★ William II (r. 1337-1345)

★ Margaret II (r. 1345-1356) married Louis IV Wittelsbach, Holy Roman Emperor and Duke of Bavaria
===House of Bavaria===


★ William III (r. 1356-1388)

★ Albrecht I (r. 1388-1407)

★ William IV (r. 1407-1417)

★ John II (1418-1425), brother of, 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, whose mother had been the sister of William and John. In 1432 he forced Jacqueline to abdicate from Hainaut and Holland on his behalf.
===House of Burgundy===



★ 1405-1419 : John III ''the Fearless''

★ 1419-1467 - Philip I ''the Good''

★ 1467-1477 : Charles I ''the Bold''

★ 1477-1482 : Mary I ''the Rich'', daughter of, married
===House of Habsburg===



★ 1493-1519 : Maximilian, husband of, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as 'Maximilian I'

★ 1519-1556 : Charles II, grandson, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as 'Charles V'
Charles V proclaimed the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 eternally uniting Haunaut with the other lordships of the Low Countries in a personal union. When the Habsburg empire was divided among the heirs of Charles V, the Low Countries, including Hainaut, went to Philip II of Spain, of the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg.

★ 1556-1598 : Philip II, also King of Spain as 'Philip II'

★ 1598-1621 : Isabella Clara Eugenia, daughter of, married Albert, Archduke of Austria)

★ 1621-1665 : Philip III, half brother of, also King of Spain as 'Philip IV'

★ 1665-1700 : Charles III, also King of Spain as 'Charles II'
Between 1706 and 1714 Hainaut was invaded by the English and the Dutch during the War of the Spanish Succession. The fief was claimed by the House of Habsburg and the House of Bourbon. In 1713, the Treaty of Utrecht settled the succession and the County of Hainaut went to the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg.

★ 1714-1740 : Charles IV, great grandson of Philip III

★ 1740-1780 : Mary II Theresa, daughter of, married Francis I

★ 1780-1790 : Joseph I, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as 'Joseph II'
The title was factually abolished in the aftermath of the French revolution and the annexation of Hainaut by France in 1795. Although, the title remained officially claimed by the descendants of Leopold II until the reign of Karl I, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

★ 1790-1792 : Leopold, brother of, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as 'Leopold II'

★ 1792-1835 : Francis II, also Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as 'Francis II'

★ 1835-1848 : Ferdinand, also Emperor of Austria as 'Ferdinand I'

★ 1848-1916 : Francis III Joseph, grandson of Francis II, also Emperor of Austria as 'Francis Joseph I'

See also

★ County of Hainaut

★ Counts of Hainaut family tree