County of Hainaut
County of Hainaut ranks 5,005th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Altillac, Dimbokro, and Khobar. Memorable people born in County of Hainaut include Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Marguerite Porete, and Katherine Swynford. County of Hainaut has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers. County of Hainaut is located in Belgium.
The County of Hainaut, sometimes spelled Hainault, was a territorial lordship within the medieval Holy Roman Empire that straddled the present-day border of Belgium and France. Its most important towns included Mons, now in Belgium, and Valenciennes, now in France. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1250 and 1522, County of Hainaut was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Marguerite Porete, and Katherine Swynford.
People Born in County of Hainaut
Go to all RankingsLamoral, Count of Egmont
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1568
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 1
Marguerite Porete
WRITER
1250 - 1310
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2
Katherine Swynford
COMPANION
1350 - 1403
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day County of Hainaut were politicians (1), writers (1), and companions (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day County of Hainaut, including Lamoral, Count of Egmont.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in County of Hainaut since 1700.