Serving as a capital of Flanders during all the Middle Ages, the town was passed to France by the Flanders government in 1312. Later the town was also passed to Austria and Spain and then it returned to France again and made a showplace of French power and glory. But it was not the end of its adventures: it was seized by Eugene, Prince of Savoy, together with the English headed by the Duke of Marlborough, and then it again returned to France. It suffered severely during both World Wars.
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