Complete the sentence about Hasselt with the correct year: In ______ Arnold IV, Count of Loon gave the city the same freedoms as those enjoyed in Liège.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1232
Hasselt was founded around the 7th century on the Helbeek and later became one of the free cities of the County of Loon. In 1232 Arnold IV, Count of Loon, gave it the same freedoms that Liège enjoyed, a few decades after it was first named in a document in 1165.
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