The Count of Hainaut (; ; ) was the ruler of the

county of Hainaut The County of Hainaut (french: Comté de Hainaut; nl, Graafschap Henegouwen; la, comitatus hanoniensis), sometimes spelled Hainault, was a territorial lordship within the medieval Holy Roman Empire that straddled what is now the border of Belg ...

, a historical region in the Low Countries (including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of northern France and western Germany). In English-language historical sources, the title is often given the archaic spelling Hainault.

List of counts of Hainaut

10th century

*(uncertain) Reginar I (d. 915) * Sigard (fl. 902–920), also Count of Liège *(uncertain) Reginar II (r. 920–after 932) *(uncertain) Reginar III (r. before 940–958) * Godfrey I (r. before 958–964), also Duke of Lower Lotharingia * Richar (r. 964–973), also Count of Liège The County of Hainaut was then divided between the counties of

Mons Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. T ...

and Valenciennes. Counts of Mons *(uncertain) Renaud (r. 973) * Godfrey II "the captive" (r. 974–998) *(uncertain) Reginar IV (r. 998–1013) * Reginar V (r. 1013–1039), acquired the southern part of the Brabant province around 1024 *

Herman Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (disambiguation) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Minne ...

(r. 1039–1051), married Richilde, acquired Valenciennes around 1045 or 1049 Counts and Margraves of Valenciennes *(uncertain)

Amaury Amaury (from the Old French ''Amalric'') or Amauri may refer to: People Surname *Philippe Amaury (1940–2006), French publishing tycoon Given name * Amaury Duval (1760–1838), French writer *Amaury Duval (1808–1885), French painter *Amaury ...

(fl. 953-973) *(uncertain)

Werner Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...

(r. 973) * Arnulf of Valenciennes (d. 1011/1012), also probably count of Cambrai * Baldwin IV (r. 988–1035) * Baldwin V (r. 1035–1045) * Reginar of Hasnon (d. c. 1049), father of

Richilde, Countess of Hainaut Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut ( 1018 – 15 March 1086), was a ruling countess of Hainaut from c. 1050 until 1076, in co-regency with her husband Baldwin VI of Flanders (until 1070) and then her son Baldwin II of Hainaut. She was also ...

(1045-1048/49) *

(r. 1039–1051), as husband of Richilde (1048/49-1051) Valenciennes and Mons are once again reunited in a consolidated County of Hainaut.

House of Flanders

* Baldwin I (r. 1051–1070), also Count of Flanders * Arnulf I (r. 1070–1071), son of Baldwin VI, also Count of Flanders * Baldwin II (r. 1071–1098), son of Baldwin I * Baldwin III (r. 1098–1120), son of Baldwin II * Baldwin IV (r. 1120–1171), son of Baldin III * Baldwin V (r. 1171–1195), son of Baldwin IV, also

Count of Flanders The count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders, beginning in the 9th century. Later, the title would be held for a time, by the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Spain. During the French Revolution, in 1790, the co ...

from 1191 * Baldwin VI (r. 1195–1205), son of Baldwin V, also Count of Flanders and Latin Emperor of Constantinople *

Joan Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *: Joan of Arc, a French military heroine * Joan (surname) Weather events * Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multi ...

(r. 1205–1244), daughter of Baldwin VI, also Countess of Flanders * Margaret I (r. 1244–1253), daughter of Baldwin VI, also Countess of Flanders, married first to

Bouchard IV of Avesnes Burchard IV or Bouchard IV (1182–1244) was the lord of Avesnes and Étrœungt. He was the son of James of Avesnes and Adela of Guise and brother of Walter, Count of Blois.(FR)Henri Platelle, ''Présence de l'au-delà: une vision médiévale du m ...

and then William of Dampierre :''The Counties of Flanders and Hainaut are claimed by Margaret's sons, the half-brothers John I of Avesnes and William III of Dampierre in the War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault. In 1246,

King Louis IX of France Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the d ...

awards Hainaut to John, but Margaret refuses to hand over the government but was forced to do so in 1254 by John and the German anti-king William II, Count of Holland.

House of Avesnes

John I John I may refer to: People * John I (bishop of Jerusalem) * John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople * John of Antioch (died 441) * Pope John I, Pope from 523 to 526 * John I (exarch) (died 615), Exarch of Ravenna * John I o ...

(r. 1253–1257), son of Margaret I and

House of Flanders

* Margaret I (r. 1257–1280), resumed control after John I's death

House of Avesnes

* John II (r. 1280–1304), son of John I, also

Count of Holland The counts of Holland ruled over the County of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century. House of Holland The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was the son or foster-son of Gerolf, Count in Frisia (Dijkstra suggests th ...

* William I (r. 1304–1337), son of John II, also Count of Holland * William II (r. 1337–1345), son of William I, also Count of Holland * Margaret II (r. 1345–1356), daughter of William I, **jointly with her husband

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV (german: Ludwig; 1 April 1282 – 11 October 1347), called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was King of the Romans from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1328. Louis' election as king of Germany in ...

(d. 1347) and their son William III

House of Bavaria

William III William III or William the Third may refer to: Kings * William III of Sicily (c. 1186–c. 1198) * William III of England and Ireland or William III of Orange or William II of Scotland (1650–1702) * William III of the Netherlands and Luxembourg ...

(r. 1345–1389), son of Margaret II and Louis IV **jointly with his brothers Louis the Brandenburger,

Louis the Roman Louis the Roman () (7 May 1328 – 17 May 1365) was the eldest son of Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV the Bavarian, by his second wife, Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, and a member of the House of Wittelsbach. Louis was Duke of Upper Bavaria as Lo ...

and Otto the Bavarian (1347–1349),
Stephen II of Bavaria (1347–1353) and

Albert I Albert I may refer to: People Born before 1300 * Albert I, Count of Vermandois (917–987) *Albert I, Count of Namur () *Albert I of Moha *Albert I of Brandenburg (), first margrave of Brandenburg *Albert I, Margrave of Meissen (1158–1195) *Alber ...

*Margaret returned in 1350 in opposition to her son and held Hainaut until 1356. *

, (Regent since 1358, ruled as count 1389–1404) * William IV (r. 1404–1417), son of Albert I * Jacqueline (r. 1417–1433), daughter of William IV :''Jacqueline was opposed by her uncle

John, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing John III the Pitiless (1374–1425), of the House of Wittelsbach, was first bishop of Liège 1389–1418 and then duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Holland and Hainaut 1418–1425. Family John was born in Le Quesnoy. He was the youn ...

, son of Count Albert I in a war of succession. John's claims devolved upon Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, a nephew of William IV, whose mother had been the sister of William. In April 1433 he forced Jacqueline to abdicate from Hainaut and Holland in his favour.''

House of Burgundy

* Philip I the Good (r. 1433–1467) * Charles I the Bold (r. 1467–1477), son of Philip the Good *

Mary the Rich Mary (french: Marie; nl, Maria; 13 February 1457 – 27 March 1482), nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy who ruled a collection of states that included the duchies of Limburg, Brabant, Luxembourg, the counties of ...

(r. 1477–1482), daughter of Charles the Bold, jointly with her husband Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

House of Habsburg

* Philip II the Handsome (r. 1482–1506), son of Mary and Maximilian * Charles II (r. 1506–1555), son of Philip, also

Holy Roman Emperor The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans ( la, Imperator Romanorum, german: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period ( la, Imperat ...

(as Charles V) Charles II proclaimed the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 eternally uniting Hainaut 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 Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from ...

, of the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg. * Philip III (r. 1555–1598), son of Charles III, also King of Spain *

Isabella Clara Eugenia Isabella Clara Eugenia ( es, link=no, Isabel Clara Eugenia; 12 August 1566 – 1 December 1633), sometimes referred to as Clara Isabella Eugenia, was sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands in the Low Countries and the north of modern France with ...

(r. 1598–1621), daughter of Philip II, **jointly with her husband Albert, Archduke of Austria) *

Philip IV Philip IV may refer to: * Philip IV of Macedon (died 297 BC) * Philip IV of France (1268–1314), Avignon Papacy * Philip IV of Burgundy or Philip I of Castile (1478–1506) * Philip IV, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1542–1602) * Philip IV of Spain ...

(r. 1621–1665), grandson of Philip III, also King of Spain * Charles III (r. 1665–1700), son of Philip IV, also King of Spain Between 1706 and 1714 the Low Countries were 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 The House of Bourbon (, also ; ) is a European dynasty of French origin, a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Spanis ...

. In 1714, the Treaty of Rastatt settled the succession and the County of Hainaut went to the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg. * Charles IV (r. 1714–1740), great grandson of Philip III, als Holy Roman Emperor (elect) * Mary Theresa (r. 1740–1780), daughter of Charles IV, married

Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor Francis I (Francis Stephen; french: François Étienne; german: Franz Stefan; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became the ruler of the Holy ...

* Joseph I (r. 1780–1790), son of Maria Theresa and Francis I, also Holy Roman Emperor * Leopold I (r. 1790–1792), son of Maria Theresa and Francis I, also Holy Roman Emperor *

Francis I Francis I or Francis the First may refer to: * Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407) * Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450), reigned 1442–1450 * Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France, reigned 1515–1547 * Francis I, Duke of Saxe ...

(r. 1792–1835), son of Leopold I, also Holy Roman Emperor The title was factually abolished in the aftermath of the French Revolution and the annexation of Flanders by France in 1795. Although, the title remained officially claimed by the descendants of Leopold I until the reign of Charles I of Austria.

Family tree (1055–1433)

Image:HainautCounts.png rect 184 144 293 184

Baldwin V, count of Flanders Baldwin V ( 1012 – 1 September 1067) was Count of Flanders from 1035 until his death. He secured the personal union between the counties of Flanders and Hainaut and maintained close links to the Anglo-Saxon monarchy, which was overthrown by hi ...

rect 357 143 470 184 Aelide, princess of France rect 5 210 116 239 Gertrude of Saxony rect 180 203 280 242

Robert I, count of Flanders Robert I ( – 13 October 1093), known as ''Robert the Frisian'', was count of Flanders from 1071 to his death in 1093. He was a son of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders and the younger brother of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders. He usurped the countsh ...

rect 88 252 200 267 Counts of Flanders#House of Flanders rect 282 221 449 261

Baldwin I of Hainaut Baldwin VI ( 1030 – 17 July 1070), also known as Baldwin the Good, was Count of Hainaut from 1051 to 1070 (as Baldwin I) and Count of Flanders from 1067 to 1070. Baldwin was the eldest son of Baldwin V of Flanders and Adela, a daughter of Kin ...

rect 528 228 684 256

Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut Richilde, Countess of Mons and Hainaut ( 1018 – 15 March 1086), was a ruling countess of Hainaut from c. 1050 until 1076, in co-regency with her husband Baldwin VI of Flanders (until 1070) and then her son Baldwin II of Hainaut. She was also ...

rect 167 294 251 316

Ida of Louvain Ida of Louvain (died around 1300) was a Cistercian nun of Roosendael Abbey in the 13th-century Low Countries who is officially commemorated in the Catholic Church as blessed. Life Ida was born into a well-to-do family in Leuven, Duchy of Brabant ( ...

rect 318 289 417 317

Baldwin II of Hainaut Baldwin is a Germanic name, composed of the elements ''bald'' "bold" and ''win'' "friend". People * Baldwin (name) Places Canada * Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario * Baldwin, Ontario, in Sudbury District * Baldwin's Mills, Qu ...

rect 449 283 573 322 Arnulf I of Hainaut rect 291 343 378 368

Richilde of Hainaut (1095-1118) Richilde or Richilda may refer to: * Richilde of Provence (ca. 845–910) * Richilde, Countess of Hainaut (ca. 1031–1086) * Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile Richeza of Poland (also known as Richeza of Silesia; pl, Ryksa śląska; c. 1140 � ...

rect 442 343 572 368

Amaury III de Montfort Amaury III de Montfort ( † April 18 or 19, 1137) was a French nobleman, the seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, Épernon, and Houdan in the Île-de-France (1101–) and Count of Évreux in Normandy (1118–). Life Amaury was the son of Simon I, seign ...

rect 197 380 295 405 Baldwin III of Hainaut rect 361 384 504 397

Yolande van Wassenberg Yolande or Yolanta may refer to: Royalty and nobility *Yolande of Aragon (disambiguation), several people * Yolande de Montferrat (c.1274–1317), Byzantine Empress consort *Yolande de Courtenay (c.1200–1233), wife of Andrew II of Hungary * Yola ...

rect 224 426 280 455

Gertrude of Hainaut Gertrude or Gertrud may refer to: Places In space *Gertrude (crater), a crater on Uranus's moon Titania *710 Gertrud, a minor planet Terrestrial placenames * Gertrude, Arkansas *Gertrude, Washington * Gertrude, West Virginia People *Gertrude (g ...

rect 332 426 378 444 Richilde of Hainaut (12th century) rect 393 426 524 455

Gerhard of Hainaut Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919– ...

rect 256 466 356 493 Baldwin IV of Hainaut rect 418 466 555 493 Alice of Namur rect 273 513 339 540 Yolande of Hainaut rect 149 513 235 540 Hugh IV of Saint Pol rect 376 513 421 540 Henry of Hainaut rect 447 513 508 540

Baldwin of Hainaut (1134-1147) Baldwin of Hainaut (french: Baudouin de Hainaut, la, Balduinus de Hannonia or ''Haynaco'') was a knight and diplomat of the Latin Empire of Constantinople. He undertook important missions to the Cumans (1240) and the Mongols (1251–52). Baldwin ...

rect 545 513 707 540

Geoffrey of Ostervant Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to: People * Geoffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name * Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), clergyman and one of the ...

rect 403 549 467 572 Agnes of Hainaut rect 490 549 556 574

Laurette of Hainaut Laurette may refer to: *Laurette (given name) *Laurette (play), 1960 American play based on the life of Laurette Taylor and starring Judy Holliday *Laurette, Illinois *Buckskin Joe, Park County, Colorado, a ghost town originally called Laurette * Ma ...

rect 598 549 709 574 Bouchard IV of Montmorency rect 86 573 207 612

Margaret I of Flanders Margaret I (c. 1145 - died 15 November 1194) was the countess of Flanders ''suo jure'' from 1191 to her death. Early life Margaret was the daughter of Count Thierry of Flanders and Sibylla of Anjou. In 1160 she married Count Ralph II of Vermand ...

rect 284 573 410 612 Baldwin V of Hainaut rect 16 630 80 657 Sybille of Hainaut rect 127 630 179 657 Eustach of Hainaut rect 212 630 257 657

Godfrey of Hainaut Godfrey may refer to: People * Godfrey (name), a given name and surname * Godfrey (comedian), American comedian, actor Places In the United States * Godfrey, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Godfrey, Illinois, a village * Godfrey, Kansas, an ...

rect 328 630 424 672 Philip I of Namur rect 523 630 585 660 Isabelle of Hainaut rect 622 630 725 660 Philip II of France rect 10 675 160 716 Peter II of Courtenay rect 198 682 382 710

Yolanda of Namur Yolanda may refer to: * Yolanda (name), a given name derived from the Greek ''Iolanthe'' Places * Yolanda, California * Yolanda Shrine, monument located at Barangay Anibong, Tacloban, Leyte Film * ''Yolanda'' (film), a 1924 film starring ...

rect 464 672 570 711 Henry of Constantinople rect 616 678 703 707

Maria of Bulgaria, Latin Empress Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...

rect 182 737 299 764

Mary of Champagne Marie of Champagne ( – 29 August 1204) was the first Latin Empress of Constantinople by marriage to Emperor Baldwin I. She acted as regent of Flanders during the absence of her spouse from 1202 until 1204. Life Marie was a daughter of He ...

rect 368 729 523 768

Baldwin VI of Hainaut Baldwin I ( nl, Boudewijn; french: Baudouin; July 1172 – ) was the first Emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople; Count of Flanders (as Baldwin IX) from 1194 to 1205 and Count of Hainaut (as Baldwin VI) from 1195-1205. Baldwin was on ...

rect 7 785 93 826 Thomas II of Savoy rect 145 789 275 829

Joanna of Flanders Joanna of Flanders ( 1295 – September 1374) was Duchess of Brittany by her marriage to John of Montfort. Much of her life was taken up in defence of the rights of her husband and, later, son to the dukedom, which was challenged by the House o ...

rect 328 789 430 827 Infante Ferdinand, Count of Flanders rect 368 840 512 879 Margaret II of Flanders rect 90 848 250 875

rect 579 840 875 879 William II of Dampierre rect 493 885 602 895 Counts of Flanders#House of Dampierre rect 127 895 238 935

Baldwin of Avesnes Baldwin of Avesnes (September 1219 in Oizy – 10 April 1295 in Avesnes) was a son of Bouchard IV of Avesnes and his wife, Margaret II of Flanders. His parents' marriage was later declared illegal, because his father had already received mino ...

rect 258 893 306 921

Baldwin of Avesnes (died 1219) Baldwin of Avesnes (September 1219 in Oizy – 10 April 1295 in Avesnes) was a son of Bouchard IV of Avesnes and his wife, Margaret II of Flanders. His parents' marriage was later declared illegal, because his father had already received mino ...

rect 313 914 428 954 John I of Avesnes rect 491 914 612 954

Adelaide of Holland Adelaide of Holland ( nl, Aleide (Aleidis) ; – buried 9 April 1284), Countess of Hainaut, was a Dutch regent. She was a daughter of Floris IV, Count of Holland and Matilda of Brabant. She was also a sister of William II, Count of Holland and K ...

rect 74 967 166 1006

Joanna of Flines Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, ...

rect 190 967 267 1006 Bouchard of Metz rect 337 967 404 1006

Guy of Avesnes Guy van Avennes (also spelt as Guy van Avesnes; Dutch Gwijde van Avesnes) (c. 1253 – 23 May 1317, Utrecht) was Bishop of Utrecht from 1301 to 1317. Family He was descended from an important Hainaut family, the House of Avesnes. He was the bro ...

rect 426 967 515 1006

William of Cambrai William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conqu ...

rect 540 967 704 1006

Floris of Zeeland Florent of Hainaut (also ''Floris'' or ''Florence''; Hainaut, also spelled "Hainault") (c. 1255 – 23 January 1297) was Prince of Achaea from 1289 to his death, in right of his wife, Isabella of Villehardouin. He was the son of John I of Avesnes ...

rect 239 1016 359 1056 John II of Hainaut rect 423 1027 1034 1053 Philippine of Luxembourg rect 37 1073 110 1113

John of Ostervant John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

rect 126 1073 170 1098 Joanna of Hainaut (nun at Fontenelles) rect 204 1073 278 1113 Henry of Hainaut rect 156 1121 220 1148 Mary of Avesnes rect 8 1121 85 1148

Louis I of Bourbon Louis I, called the Lame (1279 – 22 January 1341) was a French '' prince du sang'', Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche and the first Duke of Bourbon, as well as briefly the titular King of Thessalonica from 1320 to 1321. Life L ...

rect 316 1073 362 1098 Isabelle of Hainaut (died 1305) rect 395 1073 448 1098 Raoul of Clermont rect 447 1116 490 1141

Alice of Hainaut Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

rect 308 1116 391 1141 Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk rect 498 1073 552 1098

Margaret of Hainaut Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning " pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throug ...

rect 603 1073 688 1098 Robert II of Artois rect 498 1109 609 1152 Margaret of Soissons rect 653 1111 730 1153

John of Beaumont John of Beaumont (1288 – 11 March 1356) was a younger brother of count William III of Holland. He was the lord of Beaumont and count of Soissons by virtue of his marriage. Life He was born in 1288 as John of Hainault, 4th son of John II, Co ...

rect 224 1165 365 1204

William I of Hainaut William the Good ( nl, Willem, french: Guillaume; – 7 June 1337) was count of Hainaut (as William I), Avesnes, Holland (as William III), and Zeeland (as William II) from 1304 to his death. Career William, born , was the son of John II, Count ...

rect 424 1174 519 1200 Joan of Valois (1294–1352) rect 12 1226 110 1239 Robert of Namur (1323–1391) rect 156 1221 219 1247

Isabelle of Hainaut (1323-1361) Isabella of Hainault (5 April 1170 – 15 March 1190) (Also spelled: Ysabella de Hainault, Ysabelle de Hainaut or Ysabeau de Hainaut) was a Queen of France as the first wife of King Philip II. She was also formally ruling Countess of Artois ''de ...

rect 291 1221 335 1247

John of Hainaut (died 1316) John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Seco ...

rect 346 1221 409 1247 Louis of Hainaut (1325-1328) rect 445 1221 489 1247 Agnes of Hainaut (died 1327) rect 475 1260 537 1285 Joanna of Hainaut rect 516 1221 579 1247 Philippa of Hainaut rect 630 1221 721 1247 Edward III of England rect 590 1260 670 1285 William V of Julich rect 192 1262 329 1302 William II of Hainaut rect 3 1262 139 1302

Joanna, Duchess of Brabant Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (24 June 1322 – 1 December 1406), also known as Jeanne, was a ruling Duchess (Duke) of Brabant from 1355 until her death. She was duchess of Brabant until the occupation of the duchy by her brother-in-law Louis II of ...

rect 139 1310 263 1352

rect 353 1313 499 1354 Margaret II of Hainaut rect 25 1367 117 1396

Ulrich of Württemberg (died 1388) Ulrich (), is a German given name, derived from Old High German ''Uodalrich'', ''Odalric''. It is composed of the elements '' uodal-'' meaning "(noble) heritage" and ''-rich'' meaning "rich, powerful". Attested from the 8th century as the name of Al ...

rect 154 1367 217 1396

Elizabeth of Bavaria (1329-1402) Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria (24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898. Elisabeth wa ...

rect 269 1367 334 1396

Anna of Bavaria Anne of Bavaria (or of the Palatinate; ; 26 September 1329 – 2 February 1353) was Queen of Bohemia by marriage to Charles of Luxembourg. She was the daughter of Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine, and Anna, daughter of Otto III ...

rect 356 1367 470 1410 Otto V, Duke of Bavaria rect 473 1407 540 1433

Beatrice of Bavaria Beatrice of Bavaria (1344 – 25 December 1359); Swedish: ''Beatrix''; was Queen of Sweden as the consort of King Eric XII of Sweden (1339–1359) who co-ruled Sweden with his father King Magnus IV. Biography Beatrice was the daughter of the Lo ...

rect 594 1407 674 1433 Eric XII of Sweden rect 546 1367 609 1393

Margaret of Bavaria (1325-1374) Margaret of Bavaria (1363 – 23 January 1424, Dijon) was Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to John the Fearless. She was the regent of the Burgundian Low Countries during the absence of her spouse in 1404–1419 and the regent in French Burgundy d ...

rect 639 1367 733 1390

Gerhard of Hohenlohe Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–1 ...

rect 175 1402 333 1444 William I, Duke of Bavaria rect 12 1409 123 1437 Matilda of Lancaster rect 268 1450 429 1490 Albrecht I of Wittelsbach rect 111 1459 212 1486 Margaret of Brieg rect 486 1464 594 1489 Margaret of Cleves rect 89 1504 151 1530

Albert II, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing Albert II (german: Albrecht; 1368 – January 21, 1397, Kelheim) was duke of Bavaria-Straubing alongside his father Albert I, who also ruled the counties of Holland, Hainaut, and Zeeland in the Low Countries. Additionally, from 1389 unti ...

rect 132 1541 235 1581

John of Bavaria-Straubing John III the Pitiless (1374–1425), of the House of Wittelsbach, was first bishop of Liège 1389–1418 and then duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Holland and Hainaut 1418–1425. Family John was born in Le Quesnoy. He was the younges ...

rect 7 1541 76 1582 Elisabeth, Duchess of Luxembourg rect 284 1505 348 1530

Catherine of Wittelsbach Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

rect 393 1507 472 1532

William I of Gelders and Jülich William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

rect 451 1549 516 1573 Margaret of Bavaria rect 567 1550 669 1575 John the Fearless rect 490 1507 555 1529 Joanna of Bavaria rect 594 1503 735 1530

Wenzel IV of Bohemia Wenceslaus IV (also ''Wenceslas''; cs, Václav; german: Wenzel, nicknamed "the Idle"; 26 February 136116 August 1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death and King of Germany from 1376 until he w ...

rect 225 1595 324 1620

William VI of Hainaut William II of Bavaria (5 April 1365—31 May 1417) was Duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Holland (listed as William VI), Hainaut (listed as William IV) and Zeeland. He ruled from 1404 until 1417, when he died from an infection caused by a d ...

rect 389 1595 514 1620

Margaret of Burgundy (1374-1441) Margaret of Burgundy (October 1374 – 8 March 1441) was Duchess of Bavaria as the wife of Duke William II and the mother of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut Life Margaret was the third child and first daughter out of nine children born to Phil ...

rect 267 1643 450 1685

Jacqueline of Holland Jacqueline ( nl, Jacoba; french: Jacqueline; german: Jakobäa; 15 July 1401 – 8 October 1436), of the House of Wittelsbach, was a noblewoman who ruled the counties of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut in the Low Countries from 1417 to 1433. She ...

rect 11 1627 204 1650 John, Dauphin of France (1398-1417) rect 6 1659 204 1685 John IV, Duke of Brabant rect 536 1627 709 1650

Humphrey of Gloucester Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 139023 February 1447) was an English prince, soldier, and literary Patronage, patron. He was (as he styled himself) "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of He ...

rect 505 1660 734 1685

Frank van Borsselen Frank II of Borssele (probably around 1396 – 19 November 1470, Den Briel) was a 15th-century Zeelandic nobleman. He was stadhouder of Holland and Zeeland, but is mainly known as the fourth husband of countess Jacqueline of Holland. He was th ...

Modern usage

House of Belgium

In the

Kingdom of Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the ...

, the title of Count of Hainaut was traditionally given to the eldest son of the Belgian crown prince, who was himself styled as Duke of Brabant. In 2001, with the birth of Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (now Duchess of Brabant), heir and elder daughter of Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant (now Philippe, King of the Belgians), it was decided not to feminize and award her the title of Countess of Hainaut, but to abolish the title. * Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (1859–1865), son of Leopold II of Belgium * Baudouin I of Belgium (1930–1934), son of

Leopold III of Belgium Leopold III (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German invasi ...

List of counts of Hainaut

10th century

House of Flanders

House of Avesnes

House of Flanders

House of Avesnes

House of Bavaria

House of Burgundy

House of Habsburg

Family tree (1055–1433)

Modern usage

House of Belgium

See also