 Coat of arms of the county of Hainaut. The counts of Hainaut were the rulers of the county of Hainaut, a historical region in the Low Countries. List of counts of HainautThen divided between Mons and Valenciennes. Counts of Mons * Reginar V (r. 1013-1039), acquired the southern part of the Brabant province around 1024 * Herman (r. 1039-1051), married Richilda, acquired Valenciennes around 1045 or 1049 Counts and Margraves of Valenciennes Valenciennes then to Mons, Hainaut reunited. - Baldwin I (r. 1051-1070), also Count of Flanders
- Arnulf I (r. 1070-1071), son of Baldwin VI, also Count of Flanders
- Jeanne (r. 1205-1244), daughter of Baldwin VI, also Countess of Flanders
- Margaret (r. 1257-1280), resumed control after John I's death
 - William I (r. 1304-1337), son of John II, also Count of Holland
- William II (r. 1337-1345), son of William I, also Count of Holland
 - William III (r. 1345-1388), son of Margaret II and Louis IV
- Margaret returned in 1350 in opposition to her son and held Hainaut until 1356.
- Albert I, Regent since 1358, Count 1388-1404)
Jacqueline was opposed by her uncle John, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, son of Count Albert I in a war of succession. John's claims devolved upon Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, a nephew of William III, whose mother had been the sister of William. In 1432 he forced Jacqueline to abdicate from Hainaut and Holland in his favour.''    Charles V proclaimed the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 eternally uniting Flanders with the other lordships of the Low Countries in a personal union. When the Habsburg empire was divided among the heirs of Charles V, the Low Countries, including Flanders, went to Philip II of Spain, of the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg. - Philip III (r. 1556-1598), son of Charles III, also King of Spain
- Philip IV (r. 1621-1665), grandson of Philip III, also King of Spain
- Charles IV (r. 1665-1700), son of Philip IV, also King of Spain
Between 1706 and 1714 Flanders was invaded by the English and the Dutch during the War of the Spanish Succession. The fief was claimed by the House of Habsburg and the House of Bourbon. In 1713, the Treaty of Utrecht settled the succession and the County of Flanders went to the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg. - Charles IV (r. 1714-1740), great grandson of Philip III, als Holy Roman Emperor (elect)
- Joseph I (r. 1780-1790), son of Maria Theresa and Francis I, also Holy Roman Emperor
- Leopold (r. 1790-1792), son of Maria Theresa and Francis I, also Holy Roman Emperor
- Francis II (r. 1792-1835), son of Leopold II, also Holy Roman Emperor
The title was factually abolished in the aftermath of the French revolution and the annexation of Flanders by France in 1795. Although, the title remained officially claimed by the descendants of Leopold II until the reign of Charles I of Austria. Modern UsageIn the modern Kingdom of Belgium, the title of "Count of Hainaut" was revived by King Albert I of the Belgians as honorific title to be awarded to the eldest son of the heir to the throne ( The Duke of Brabant). The only time it was awarded was to Prince Baudouin (later king Baudouin I), the eldest son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (later king Leopold III). From 1934 onwards the title of Count of Hainaut has no longer been given to the eldest son of a the heir to the throne, and in 2001 King Albert II decided to no longer award courtesy titles such as Count of Flanders, Count of Hainaut and Prince of Liège. See also Category:1071 establishmentsHainautHainautfr:Liste des comtes de Hainautpl:Władcy Hainautpt:Condado de Hainaut
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