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2 days ago · The official language of the Flemish Region is Dutch, while the institutions in the Walloon Region (minus the German-speaking Community) speak French. Map showing the language borders in Belgium today, declared in 1962. Green denotes the Flemish region and the Dutch-speaking area. In its heart, in grey, lies bilingual Brussels.
Apr 13, 2024 · Closest to the current cemetery, the yellow dot shows the site of Albert Road Cemetery, in which at least twenty three British soldiers were once buried; a short distance to its right, the green dot is where Edward Road Cemetery No. 5, from where fourteen men were exhumed, was once sited, and further north on the same road is Edward Road ...
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1 day ago · Antwerp (/ ˈ æ n t w ɜːr p / ⓘ; Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)] ⓘ; French: Anvers ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province , and the third largest city in Belgium by area at 204.51 km 2 (78.96 sq mi) after Tournai and Couvin .
Apr 16, 2024 · Palace of Versailles, former French royal residence and center of government, now a national landmark. It is located in the city of Versailles , Yvelines département , Île-de-France région , northern France , 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of Paris .
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2 days ago · He was the third son of Leopold I, the German-born prince who became Belgium’s first king in 1831, and his French-born wife Louise-Marie d’Orléans. As was the custom at the time, the new-born prince was given a long string of names: Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges.
1 day ago · The Palace of Versailles ( / vɛərˈsaɪ, vɜːrˈsaɪ / vair-SY, vur-SY; [1] French: château de Versailles [ʃɑto d (ə) vɛʁsɑj] ⓘ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 19 kilometers (12 mi) west of Paris, France . The palace is owned by the government of France and since 1995 has been ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Returning to Flanders in 1100, he fought with his suzerain, Louis VI the Fat of France, against the English and was drowned in 1111 by the breaking of a bridge. He was succeeded by his son, Baldwin VII , who himself died fighting the English in 1119.
