Baldwin, the first emperor of the Latin Empire in Constantinople, and Edward III's wife Philippa were from a part of this region called Hainault.
The Stavelot Triptych is a fine example of Mosan art produced here in the Middle Ages, and on the advice of Louis de Geer, many of its people moved to Sweden during the 17th century. Baldwin, the first emperor of the Latin Empire in Constantinople, and Edward III's wife Philippa were from a part of this region called Hainault. Renardism was a chief principle of the independence movement in this region, which had strong support in its largest city of Charleroi. In Industrial Revolution, Jean-Pierre Rioux writes that this region was the world's second industrial power, with its backbone along the Sambre and Meuse rivers stretching from Mons to Liege. With capital at Namur, for 15 points, name this French-speaking region of Belgium, as opposed to the Dutch-speaking Flanders.
The Stavelot Triptych is a fine example of Mosan art produced here in the Middle Ages, and on the advice of Louis de Geer, many of its people moved to Sweden during the 17th century.
Wallonia [prompt on "Belgium" or Low "Countries" until Renardism]