History of Belgium History of Belgium The history of Belgium extends before the founding of the modern state of that name in 1830. Belgium's history is therefore intertwined with those of its neighbours: the Netherlands, Germany, France and Luxembourg. For most of its history, what is now Belgium was either a part of a larger territory, such as the Carolingian Empire, or divided into a number of smaller states, prominent among them being the Duchy of Brabant, the County of Flanders, the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and County of Luxembourg. Due to its strategic location and the many armies fighting on its soil, since
AXA Bank Belgium commercial activities had been put in run-off. In February 2016, AXA announced that it had entered into an agreement with OTP Bank Plc to sell its Hungarian banking operations. AXA Group also owns banking activities in France (AXA Banque France) and in Germany (AXA Bank AG). Those two entities are not part of AXA Bank Belgium's legal structure, even though they have developed some operational links and synergies, notably in sharing banking know-how. AXA Bank Belgium AXA Bank Belgium, located in Brussels, is AXA Group’s banking arm that provides retail banking to individuals and small companies in Belgium. The bank