Hainault
9th C. 1036 Created as County of Hainault
1036 1205 Acquired by Baldwin V, the Pious, Count of Flanders, by marriage to widow of Reginar V, last Count of Hainault
1205 1278 United with Flanders at death of Baldwin V, Count of Hainault, (= Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders, = Baldwin I, Emperor of Constantinople)
1278 14th C. Separated from Flanders
14th C. 1433 United with Zeeland and Holland
1433 1467 Ceded to Philip, the Good, Duke of Burgundy by cousin Countess Jacqueline of Holland
1467 1477 Inherited by son Charles, the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, who died 1477
1477 1482 Inherited by Mary of Burgundy, who married Maxmilian, Archduke of Austria, then died 1482
1482 1506 Inherited by son Philip, the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy, who married Joanna the Mad, d. of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, died 1506
1506 1556 Inherited by son Charles I of Spain (Charles V of Holy Roman Empire), abdicated 1556
1556 1579 Inherited by son Philip II of Spain
1579 n.d. Remained in Spanish hands