John Briggs wrote:
"It is unlikely that Hainaut was divided in 1830 - that would have happened much earlier, presumably in the 17th century with the conquests of Louis XIV."
Quite right. For Crespin (one of the territories ceded along with Valenciennes) the operative date is 10. August 1678 (the date of the signing of the Treaty of Nijmegen). "1830" was copied from a much older post;
in addition to being fundamentally wrong, it will have been a typo for "1839" (the year of the Treaty of London).
Best,
John Dillon
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John Dillon wrote:
In the division of Hainaut in 1830, Crespin fell on the French side of border; it's situated in the département du Nord.
It is unlikely that Hainaut was divided in 1830 - that would have happened much earlier, presumably in the 17th century with the conquests of Louis XIV.
John Briggs
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