| Tournai and Tournaisis | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9th C. | 11th C. | Count-Bishopric directly under the King of France |
| 11th C. | 1147 | Seized by the Count of Flanders |
| 1147 | 1211 | Became a city; Count-Bishop becomes a High Justice in 1188 |
| 1211 | 1311 | Made direct vassel of Philipp Augustus, King of France |
| 1311 | 1321 | Bishopric discontinued fealty of surrounding territory |
| 1321 | 1340 | Invaded by Charles IV, the Fair, King of France, who purchase city rights from council (till 1332) |
| 1340 | 1423 | Liberated from France by Jacob van Artevelde |
| 1423 | 1522 | Established a democratic government (maintained by Henry VIII, King of England, 1513-1518) |
| 1522 | 1556 | Annexed as two provinces (Tournai, Tournaisis) by 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 |