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Hainaut is a county in the southern part of the country and was first mentioned in the 11<sup>th</sup> century. The oldest arms of the county show 3 chevrons sable on a shield or. These arms are known since Baldwin V (1171-1195). In the 12th-13th centuries the succession in Hainaut was very complicated. In 1279 Jan I of Vlaanderen inherited Hainaut. He did not use the old arms, but the arms of Vlaanderen instead. His son William I of Hainaut (II of Vlaanderen and Holland) used arms quartered of Vlaanderen and Holland. He did not use separate arms for Hainaut. The quartered arms have been in use ever since.
Hainaut is a county in the southern part of the country and was first mentioned in the 11<sup>th</sup> century. The oldest arms of the county show 3 chevrons sable on a shield or. These arms are known since Baldwin V (1171-1195). In the 12th-13th centuries the succession in Hainaut was very complicated. In 1279 Jan I of Vlaanderen inherited Hainaut. He did not use the old arms, but the arms of Vlaanderen instead. His son William I of Hainaut (II of Vlaanderen and Holland) used arms quartered of Vlaanderen and Holland. He did not use separate arms for Hainaut. The quartered arms have been in use ever since.


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===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:hainaut.jpg|center|400 px]]  <br/>The arms in the Broodhuis museum, Brussels  
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|align="center"|[[File:hainaut.hagbe.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930  
File:Hainautgo.jpg|alt=Blason d'Hainaut/Arms (crest) of Hainaut|The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460)
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File:Hainautjr.jpg|alt=Blason d'Hainaut/Arms (crest) of Hainaut|The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
|align="center"|[[File:hainaut.tile.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a tile, 1930s
File:Hainaut1543.jpg|alt=Blason de Hainaut/Arms (crest) of Hainaut|The arms in a 16th century manuscript
|align="center"|[[File:hainaut.pol.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}|275 px]]  <br/>The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source])  
File:Hainaut17.jpg|alt=Blason d'Hainaut/Arms (crest) of Hainaut|The arms in a 17th century [https://bm-lille.fr/patrimoine/digital-viewer/c-16435 manuscript]
|}
File:hainaut.jpg|alt=Blason d'Hainaut/Arms (crest) of Hainaut|The arms in the Broodhuis museum, Brussels  
File:Hainaut.hes.jpg|alt=Blason d'Hainaut/Arms (crest) of Hainaut|The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
File:hainaut.hagbe.jpg|alt=Blason d'Hainaut/Arms (crest) of Hainaut|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930  
File:hainaut.tile.jpg|alt=Blason d'Hainaut/Arms (crest) of Hainaut|The arms on a tile, 1930s
File:hainaut.pol.jpg|alt=Blason d'Hainaut/Arms (crest) of Hainaut|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source])  
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Vries, H. de : Wapens van de Nederlanden, Amsterdam, 1995.


[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|Literature]] : Vries, H. de : Wapens van de Nederlanden, Amsterdam, 1995.
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[[Category:Provinces of Belgium]]
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[[Category:Hainaut]]
[[Category:Hainaut]]

Latest revision as of 12:32, 21 February 2024

HAINAUT

Armoiries de Hainaut

Official blazon

Ecartelé, aux 1 et 4 d'or au lion de sable, armé et lampassé de gueules; aux 2 et 3 d'or au lion de gueules, armé et lampassé d'azur; couronne comtale à treize perles dont trois relevées

Origin/meaning

The arms are a combination of the arms of the counties Vlaanderen and Holland.

Hainaut is a county in the southern part of the country and was first mentioned in the 11th century. The oldest arms of the county show 3 chevrons sable on a shield or. These arms are known since Baldwin V (1171-1195). In the 12th-13th centuries the succession in Hainaut was very complicated. In 1279 Jan I of Vlaanderen inherited Hainaut. He did not use the old arms, but the arms of Vlaanderen instead. His son William I of Hainaut (II of Vlaanderen and Holland) used arms quartered of Vlaanderen and Holland. He did not use separate arms for Hainaut. The quartered arms have been in use ever since.

Image gallery

Literature: Vries, H. de : Wapens van de Nederlanden, Amsterdam, 1995.


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