2) Jacqueline. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The daughter and heiress of William IV, duke of Bavaria and count of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland, and of Margaret of Burgundy, Jacqueline was passed over for the...

3) Borinage. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Mons and extending to the French border. Traditionally a coal-mining district, most of the mines have been closed. Glass-making and metallurgy are the region's primary...

4) Fontenoy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Fontenoy, (foNtnwa´) (KEY) , village, Hainaut prov., SW Belgium, near Tournai. There, in 1745, Count Maurice de Saxe, in his most celebrated victory, led the French...

5) Jemappes. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Manufactures include iron and steel. At Jemappes in 1792 the French under Dumouriez defeated the Austrians under Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen in one of the first important...

6) Mons. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Flemish Bergen, commune (1991 pop. 91,726), capital of Hainaut prov., SW Belgium, near the French border. Located at the junction of the Canal du Centre and the Conde-Mons...

7) Seneffe. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Seneffe, or Seneff (both: snef´) (KEY) , small town, Hainaut prov., S central Belgium, near Charleroi. At Seneffe, the French under Louis II de Conde defeated (1674)...

8) Soignies. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Flemish Zinnik, commune (1991 pop. 23,793), Hainaut prov., S Belgium. Paper and hollow glass are manufactured, and limestone is quarried nearby. Of note is the Church...

9) Steenkerque. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Flemish Steenkerke, village, Hainaut prov., S Belgium, near Mons. There, in 1692, the French under Marshal Francois Henri de Luxembourg defeated William III of England...

10) Tournai. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Flemish Doornik, commune (1991 pop. 67,732), Hainaut prov., SW Belgium, on the Scheldt River. It is a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include steel,...