1.0Eurominority.euhttps://www.eurominority.eurich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xa9j5JoV0K"><a href="https://www.eurominority.eu/index.php/en/wallonia/">Wallonia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.eurominority.eu/index.php/en/wallonia/embed/#?secret=xa9j5JoV0K" width="600" height="338" title="« Wallonia » — Eurominority.eu" data-secret="xa9j5JoV0K" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Wallonia, the survival of an Oïl people Wallonia is situated on the margins of the Roman and Germanic worlds. Linguistically, the Walloons, as well as the Picards and the Normans, make up part of the Oïl people. Politically, however, they are marked by a history of conflicts between micro-territories and unions in larger groups. Populated initially by the Celtic tribe of the Belgii, Wallonia was conquered by Caesar and was strongly Romanised. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, Wallonia saw the emergence of the kingdom of the Franks, as well as the Carolingian dynasty, of Liégeoise origin, mixing its history with that of northern France. Following the Treaty of Verdun, it returned to Lorraine and then integrated into the Germanic Holy Roman Empire. After a feudal period dividing it into independent micro-territories that were regularly in conflict, vast counties and duchies were created (Namur, Brabant, Luxembourg, Hainaut), controlled by the Burgundian power, Spain, and then Austria. The principality of Liège became involved in the French Revolution and France profited from annexing the region and dividing it into departments, based on provinces. Integrated with the Netherlands in 1815, Wallonia rebelled in 1830, leading to the creation of Belgium, born of ... +https://www.eurominority.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/flag_wallonia.png