Timeline of Pavia
Historical timeline of Pavia, Italy
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Prior to 18th century
- 220 BCE - Romans in power; settlement named Ticinum (approximate date).[1]
- 397 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Pavia established (approximate date).[2]
- 452 CE - Pavia sacked by Hun forces of Attila.[3]
- 475 - Pavia sacked during conflict between forces of Odoacer and Roman Orestes.[3]
- 540 - Following the Byzantine conquest of Ravenna, Pavia becomes de Facto capital of the reduced Ostrogothic kingdom.
- 569 - Siege of Pavia (569–72) by Lombard forces begins.
- 572 - Lombards in power.
- 773-774 - Siege of Pavia (773–74); Frankish forces of Charlemagne win.[4]
- 887 - Coronation of Berengar I as king of Italy takes place in Pavia.[4]
- 924 - Pavia besieged by Hungarian forces.[5]
- 950 - Coronation of Berengar II and Adalbert as kings of Italy.[4]
- 951 - Marriage of Otto I and Adelaide.[4]
- 971 - Pietro Campanora becomes bishop.
- 11th century - Civic Tower (Pavia) built.
- 1024 - Palazzo Reale (Pavia) (royal palace) destroyed.
- 1056 - Milan-Pavia conflict.[4]
- 1132 - San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro church consecrated.[4]
- 1155
- San Michele Maggiore church rebuilt.[4]
- Coronation of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.[1]
- 1198 - Broletto, Pavia (assembly area) built.[3]
- 1315 - Pavia attacked by Ghibelline forces.
- 1354 - Ponte Coperto (covered bridge) rebuilt.[4]
- 1356 - Pavia besieged by forces of Visconti.[3]
- 1359 - Galeazzo II Visconti in power.[3]
- 1361 - Studium Generale founded.[4]
- 1363 - Petrarch moves to Pavia.[3]
- 1365 - Castello Visconteo (castle) built.[1]
- 1374 - Santa Maria del Carmine church construction begins.
- 1447 - Young Christopher Columbus studies at the Studium Generale (approximate date).[4]
- 1473 - Printing press in operation.[6]
- 1485 - University of Pavia active.
- 1488 - Cathedral of San Martino construction begins.[4]
- 1495 - Certosa di Pavia (monastery) built near town.
- 1499 - Principality of Pavia established.
- 1521 - Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte becomes bishop.
- 1525 - Battle of Pavia fought during the Italian War of 1521–26.[7]
- 1527 - Sack of Pavia (1527) by French forces.[4]
- 1561 - University's Collegio Borromeo established.
- 1567 - University's Ghislieri College established.
18th-19th centuries
- 1706 - Pavia occupied by Austrian forces.[4]
- 1733 - Pavia occupied by French forces.[4]
- 1743 - Pavia occupied by French and Spanish forces.[4]
- 1746 - Austrians in power.[4]
- 1771 - University's Natural History Museum founded.
- 1772 - Biblioteca universitaria di Pavia (library) established.[8]
- 1773
- Teatro Fraschini (theatre) opens.[9]
- Orto Botanico dell'Università di Pavia (garden) founded.[10]
- 1796 - May: Pavia sacked by French forces.[4]
- 1814 - Austrian rule restored.[4]
- 1830 - Birth of Luigi Cremona, later an Italian mathematician.[4]
- 1848 - March: Sardinians in power.[4]
- 1859
- Pavia becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.[4]
- Circondario di Pavia (administrative region) established.
- 1862 - Pavia-Cava railway begins operating.[9]
- 1866
- 1867 - Pavia railway station built.
- 1870 - La Provincia Pavese newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 1872 - Fortifications dismantled.[4]
- 1880 - Tranvia Milano-Pavia (tram) begins operating.
- 1882
- Pavia–Stradella railway begins operating.
- Covered market built.[4]
- 1884 - Tranvia Pavia-Sant'Angelo Lodigiano (tram) begins operating.
- 1885 - Corriere Ticinese newspaper begins publication.[12][13]
- 1897 - Population: 39,058.[14]
20th century
- 1901 - Società Pavese di Storia Patria (historical society) founded.
- 1911
- A.C. Pavia (football club) formed.
- Population: 39,898.[15]
- 1913 - Pavia tram begins operating.
- 1951 - Ponte Coperto (bridge) rebuilt.
- 1952 - Pavia trolleybus begins operating.
- 1989 - 17 March: Civic Tower collapses.
21st century
- 2001 - LINE Servizi per la Mobilità (transit entity) established.
- 2009 - Italian local elections, 2009 held; Alessandro Cattaneo becomes mayor.
- 2013 - Population: 68,313.[16]
- 2014 - Local election held; Massimo Depaoli becomes mayor.
See also
- History of Pavia
- List of mayors of Pavia
- List of bishops of Pavia
- State Archives of Pavia (state archives)
- 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; Mantua; Milan
- Piedmont region: Timeline of Novara; Turin
