The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mantua in the Lombardy region of Italy.
Prior to 17th century
3rd C. BCE - Romans in power. 601 CE - Forces of Lombard Agilulf take Mantua. 804 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mantua established. 977 - Canossa in power. 1007 - Boniface III in power. 1090 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor in power. 1113 - Forces of Matilda of Tuscany take Mantua. 1115 - Mantua becomes a "quasi-independent commune." 1150 - begins circulating. 1167 - Mantua joins the Lombard League.} 1236 - Forces of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor attempt to take Mantua. 1272 - Bonacolsi in power (until 1328). 1281 - Tower built. 1328 Ludovico I Gonzaga in power. Ducal Palace, Mantua built. 1400 - Public clock installed (approximate date). 1403 - Mantua Cathedral rebuilt. 1406 - Castle of St. George (Mantua) built. 1423 - "Latin grammar school" established by Vittorino da Feltre. 1444 - Ludovico II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua in power. 1460 - Artist Andrea Mantegna moves to Mantua. 1472 Printing press in operation. Rebuilding of the Basilica of Sant'Andrea begins. 1480 - Poliziano's premieres in Mantua. 1484 - Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua in power. 1490 - Isabella d'Este becomes wife of Francesco II. 1530 - Duchy of Mantua established. 1535 - Palazzo del Te built near Mantua. 1584 - Jesuit college established.(it)
17th-19th centuries 1607 - Monteverdi's opera L'Orfeo premieres in Mantua. 1625 - Jesuit Pacifico Ginnasio Mantovano (university) established. 1630 City sacked by Austrian forces during the War of the Mantuan Succession. Plague. Retrieved 7 December 2016 1631 - War of the Mantuan Succession ends; Mantuan Gonzaga-Nevers rulers become "vassals of Vienna" per Treaty of Cherasco. 1664 - Gazzetta di Mantova newspaper begins publication. 1686 - founded. 1708 Death of Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat the last ruler of the Duchy of Mantua. Austrians in power. 1737 - Mantua becomes part of Lombardy. 1767 - Teatro Bibiena built. 1768 - "Reale Accademia di Scienze e Belle Lettere" (now, Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana di Scienze Lettere ed Arti) founded. 1779 - "Museum of antiquities" established. 1780 - Biblioteca Teresiana (library) established. 1796 - 4 June: Siege of Mantua (1796–97) by French forces begins. 1797 2 February: Siege of Mantua ends; French win. City becomes seat of the "Mincio department in Napoleon's puppet Cisalpine Republic." 1799 - Siege of Mantua (1799) by Austrian forces; Austrians win. 1801 - French in power again per Treaty of Lunéville. 1809 - Economic unrest. 1814 - Austrians in power again. 1822 - built. 1853 - Political dissidents executed at nearby Belfiore during the Italian unification movement. 1866 - Mantua becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy. 1868 - State Archives of Mantua (state archives) established. 1871 - Banca Agricola Mantovana (bank) in business. 1873 - Mantua railway station opens. 1884 - Economic unrest; military crackdown. 1886 - begins operating. 1887 - newspaper begins publication. 1897 - Population: 29,743.
20th century
1905 - demolished. 1906 - Population: 31,783. 1908 - begins operating. 1911 Mantova F.C. (football club) formed. Population: 32,657. 1913 - Chamber of Commerce built. 1930 - Virgil monument erected. 1934 - (railway) begins operating. 1949 (bus) begins operating. Stadio Danilo Martelli (stadium) opens. 1971 - Population: 65,703. 1973 - Gianni Usvardi becomes mayor.
21st century
2005 - arena opens. 2006 - Mincio Cycleway constructed between Peschiera del Garda and Mantua. 2012 - May: Earthquake. 2013 - Population: 47,223. 2015 - Mattia Palazzi becomes mayor.
See also (Italian version includes timeline) List of rulers of Mantua, 984-1708 , 1184-1400 List of dukes of Mantua, 1530–1708 List of mayors of Mantua History of Lombardy (it)
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northwest Italy:(it) Liguria region: Timeline of Genoa Lombardy region: Timeline of Bergamo; Brescia; Cremona; Milan; Pavia Piedmont region: Timeline of Novara; Turin
References
This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
Bibliography
(description of Mantua)
in English
+ 1870 ed.
in Italian
1807-1837 (5 volumes)
1958–1963 (3 volumes)
Luigi Cavazzoli. La gente e la guerra. La vita quotidiana del fronte interno: Mantova, 1940-1945 (Milan: Angeli, 1989).
Giada Bologni and Giorgio Casamatti. Bombe su Mantova: La città e la provincia durante i bombardamenti (1943-1945) (Parma: MUP, 2009)
External links
(city archives)
Items related to Mantua, various dates (via Europeana) Items related to Mantua, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)