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Belgium: Rulers, Statesmen, and Titleholders

 
 
Country of Belgum
Name
Tenure
Territorial Authorities and Other Dignities
Name
Tenure
Antwerp (Flemish Region)
Governors of Antwerp
†1729
Savoy (254)

Bouillon (Luxembourg, Walloon Region)

Dukes of Bouillon
Guillaume-Robert de la Marck
1574–88†
Marck (2173)

Flanders (Flemish Region)

Counts of Flanders
Baldwin I
864–79
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Baldwin II
879–918
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Arnulf I
918–65
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Baldwin III
958–62
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Arnulf II
965–88
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Baldwin IV
988–1035
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Baldwin V
1035–67
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Baldwin VI (Baldwin I, C of Hainault)
1067–70
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Arnulf III (Arnulf, C of Hainault)
1070–71
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Robert I
1071–93
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Robert II
1086–1111
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Baldwin VII
1111–19
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Charles
1119–27
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William Clito
1127–28
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Thierry of Alsace
1128–68
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Philip
1157–91
••••
Baldwin VIII (Baldwin V, C of Hainault)
1191–94
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Union of Flanders and Hainault 1195–1278
Baldwin IX (Baldwin VI, C of Hainault)
1194–1205
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Jeanne (Css of Hainault)
1205–44
••••
Thomas (Thomas II, L of Piedmont) (jointly)
1237–44; †1259
Savoy (254)
Margaret I (Margaret, Css of Hainault)
1244–78 abd
••••
Union of Flanders and Hainault dissolved 1278
Guy
1278–1305
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Robert III
1305–22
••••
Louis I
1322–46
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Louis II
1346–84
••••
Margaret II
1384–1405
••••
Union with Burgundy 1405
Jacqueline (Css of Hainaut)
1417–33 abd; †1436
Wittelsbach (311)
Union with Burgundy 1433

Hainaut (Hainault) (Walloon Region)

Counts of Hainaut
Baldwin I (Baldwin VI , C of Flanders)
1051–70
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Arnulf (Arnulf III , C of Flanders)
1070–71
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Baldwin II
1071–98
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Baldwin III
1098–1120
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Baldwin IV
1120–71
••••
Baldwin V (Baldwin VIII, C of Flanders)
1171–95
••••
Union of Flanders and Hainault 1195–1278
Baldwin VI (Baldwin IX, C of Flanders)
1195–1205
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Jeanne (Css of Flanders)
1205–44
••••
Thomas of Savoy (Thomas II, L of Piedmont) (jointly)
1237–44; †1259
Savoy (254)
Margaret I (Margaret I, Css of Flanders)
1244–80
••••
Union of Flanders and Hainault dissolved 1278
John (John II, C of Holland)
1280–1304
Avesnes (924)
Union with Holland
William I (William III, C of Holland)
1304–37
Avesnes (924)
William II (William IV, C of Holland)  
1337–45†
Avesnes (924)
Margaret II (Margaret, Css of Holland)  
1345–56
Avesnes (924)
William III (William I, D of Lower Bavaria-Straubing)  
1356–89†
Wittelsbach (311)
Regent: Albert I, D of Lower Bavaria-Straubing (for William III)
1358–89; †1404
Wittelsbach (311)
1389–1404†
Wittelsbach (311)
William IV (William VI, C of Holland)
1404–17†
Wittelsbach (311)
Jacqueline (Css of Hainaut)
1417–33 abd; †1436
Wittelsbach (311)
Union with Burgundy 1433

Liege (Walloon Region)

Prince-Bishops of Liege
1238–39†
Savoy (254)
Republic of Liege 1789–91
Reverted to Prince-Bishopric 1791–95
French annexation 1795
To the Netherlands 1815
To Belgium 1830

Zwevegem (West Flanders, Flanders Region)

Counts of Zwevegem
4th
Antonio Bernaldo de Quirós (6M of Monreal)
†1836
Bernaldo de Quirós (4352)
 
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