Nord (French department)
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Nord is a department in Hauts-de-France region, France, bordering Belgium. It was created from the western halves of the historical counties of Flanders and Hainaut, and the Bishopric of Cambrai. The
Prefecture building of the Nord department, in Lille
The old stock exchange of Lille
Saint-Winoc Abbey in Bergues
Windmill in Boeschepe
County of Flanders
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The County of Flanders was one of the most powerful political entities in the medieval Low Countries, located on the North Sea coast of modern-day Belgium and north-eastern France. Unlike the neighbou
Count Philip (2nd from right) as swordbearer at Philip II's coronation. The count of Flanders was one of the 12 ancient Peers or "equals" of the King of France. (1455 panel painting by Jean Fouquet).
Institution of Baldwin I, the first count of Flanders by Charles the Bald, the Frankish king.
The Gravensteen at Ghent, Built by Philip of Alsace
A Flemish lady and gentleman in the year 1400, illustrated in the manuscript "Théâtre de tous les peuples et nations de la terre avec leurs habits et ornemens divers, tant anciens que modernes, diligemment depeints au naturel". Painted by Lucas d'Heere in the 2nd half of the 16th century. Preserved in the Ghent University Library.