See also:

• CHARLEROI
• CHARLEROI (Carolus Rex)

CHARLEROI (Carolus Rex)  , a See also:

• TOWN

town in the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• HAINAUT (Flem. Henegouwen, Ger. Hennegau)

Hainaut, See also:

• BELGIUM
• BELGIUM (Fr. Belgique; Flem. Belgic)

Belgium . Pop . (1904) 26,528 . It was founded in 1666 on the site of a See also:

• VILLAGE

village called Charnoy by the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor Roderigo and named after his See also:

• SOVEREIGN

sovereign See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles II. of See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain . See also:

• CHARLEROI
• CHARLEROI (Carolus Rex)

Charleroi is the centre of the See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron See also:

• INDUSTRY (Lat. industria, from indu-, a form of the pre, position in, and either stare, to stand, or struere, to pile up)

industry of Belgium . It is connected by a See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

canal with See also:

• BRUSSELS (Fr. Bruxelles, Flem. Brussel)

Brussels, and from its position on the Sambre enjoys facilities of communication by See also:

• WATER

water with See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France as well as Belgium . It was ceded soon after its See also:

• FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

foundation to France by the treaty of See also:

• AIX

Aix-la-Chapelle, and See also:

• VAUBAN

Vauban fortified it . During the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French occupation the town was considerably extended, and the fortifications were made so strong that Charleroi twice successfully resisted the strenuous attacks of See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William of See also:

• ORANGE
• ORANGE (Citrus Aurantium)
• ORANGE, HOUSE OF

Orange . In 1794 Charleroi again See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell into the See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand's of the French, and on this occasion instead of fortifying they dismantled it . In 1816 Charleroi was refortified under See also:

• WELLINGTON
• WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF (1769-1852)

Wellington's direction, and it was finally dismantled in 1859 . Some portions of the old ramparts are See also:

• LEFT

left near the railway station . There is an archaeological museum with a See also:

• MISCELLANEOUS

miscellaneous collection of See also:

• ROMAN

Roman and See also:

• FRANK, JAKOB (1726-1791)

Frank antiquities .