Timeline of Lucca

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lucca in the Tuscany region of Italy.

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Prior to 18th century

• 3rd century BC - Ligurian settlement.[1]
• 180 BC - Latin colony established.[2]
• 90 BC - Lucca becomes a municipium.[3]
• 56 BC - Conference of political leaders Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus held in Lucca.[2]
• 343 AD - Roman Catholic diocese of Lucca active (approximate date).[4]
• 553 - Lucca besieged by forces of Narses during the Gothic War.[3]
• 571 - Lucca becomes an episcopal seat of the Lombards.[1]
• 713 - Walperto becomes Lombard duke of Lucca.[2]
• 1004 - Pisa-Lucca conflict.[5]
• 1052 - Matilda of Tuscany in power.[5]
• 1057 - Anselmo da Baggio becomes bishop.[5]
• 1063 - Lucca Cathedral construction begins.[3]
• 1119 - Office of consul active.[5]
• 1147 - Basilica of San Frediano built.[3]
• 1197 - Lucca joins the Tuscan League.[5]
• 1314 - Uguccione della Faggiuola in power.[3]
• 1316 - Castruccio Castracani in power.[3]
• 1328 - death of Castruccio Castracani and triumph of the Guelph party; rule by Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor begins.[6]
• 1329 - rule by John of Bohemia begins.[7]
• 1333 - rule by Marsilio, Pietro, and Orlandi de' Rossi di Parma, royal vicars of John of Bohemia begins.[8]
• 1335 - rule by Mastino and Alberto della Scala, Signori of Lucca begins.[9]
• 1341 - rule by the commune of Florence begins.[10]
• 1342 - rule by the commune of Pisa begins.[11]
• 1364 - rule by Giovanni dell'Angnello de' Conti, Doge of Pisa begins.[12]
• 1369 - Lucca resumes self rule under the Anziani of Lucca.[13]
• 1429 - Siege of Lucca begins.
• 1477 - Printing press in operation.[14]
• 1504 - Walls of Lucca construction begins.[3]
• 1578 - Ducal Palace remodelled.[3]
• 1584 - Accademia lucchese di scienze, lettere e arti founded.

18th-19th centuries

• 1726 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lucca established.[3]
• 1790 - University of Lucca opens.[15]
• 1794 - Biblioteca statale di Lucca (library) opens.[16][17]
• 1805 - French client principality of Lucca and Piombino established.[3]
• 1806 - Consiglio municipale (city council) convenes.[18]
• 1815 - Duchy of Lucca established per Congress of Vienna.[19]
• 1819
  • Teatro del Giglio (theatre) built.
  • Real Liceo (school) established.
• 1820 - Orto Botanico Comunale di Lucca (garden) established.[20]
• 1832 - Aqueduct of Nottolini built in vicinity of Lucca.[3]
• 1837 - Town Hall moves into the Palazzo Santini.[18]
• 1846 - Lucca railway station opens; Pisa–Lucca railway begins operating.[15]
• 1863 - Monument to Francesco Burlamacchi erected in the Piazza San Michele.[3]
• 1883 - Lucca-Ponte a Moriano Tramway begins operating.

20th century

• 1905 - Lucca Football Club formed.
• 1911 - Population: 76,160.[21]
• 1931 - Population: 81,807.[22]
• 1935 - Stadio Porta Elisa (stadium) opens.
• 1972 - Mauro Favilla becomes mayor.
• 1979 - Archivio Storico Comunale (city archives) established.[18]
• 1984 - Franco Antonio Fanucchi becomes mayor.
• 1998 - Pietro Fazzi becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2005 - Lucca Film Festival begins.
• 2012 - Alessandro Tambellini becomes mayor.[23]
• 2013 - Population: 87,598.[24]

See also

• History of Lucca
• List of mayors of Lucca
• List of bishops of Lucca (in Italian)
• Archivio di Stato di Lucca (state archives)
• History of Tuscany

Other cities in the macroregion of Central Italy:^(it)

• Timeline of Ancona, Marche region
• Timeline of Arezzo, Tuscany region
• Timeline of Florence, Tuscany
• Timeline of Livorno, Tuscany
• Timeline of Perugia, Umbria region
• Timeline of Pisa, Tuscany
• Timeline of Prato, Tuscany
• Timeline of Rome, Lazio region
• Timeline of Siena, Tuscany

References

1. Haegen, Anne Mueller von der; Strasser, Ruth F. (2013). "Lucca". Art & Architecture: Tuscany. Potsdam: H.F.Ullmann Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-3-8480-0321-1.
2. Bratchel 2008.
3. Britannica 1910.
4. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
5. Kleinhenz 2004.
6. Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 91.
7. Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 94.
8. Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 97.
9. Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 99.
10. Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 102.
11. Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 103.
12. Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 118.
13. Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 121.
14. Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Lucca". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company.
15. "Storia del Comune di Lucca" (in Italian). Città di Lucca. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
16. "Storia". Biblioteca statale di Lucca (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
17. "(Comune: Lucca)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
18. "Archivio Storico Comunale: Storia dell'archivio" (in Italian). Città di Lucca. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
19. "Italy: Chronology". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. pp. 357–361. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
20. "Garden Search: Italy". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
21. "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913.
22. Treccani 1934.
23. "Maires, Gonfalonieri, Sindaci, Podestà e Commissari Prefettizi di Lucca dal 1806 ad oggi" (in Italian). Città di Lucca. Retrieved 31 December 2016. (List of mayors 1806-present)
24. "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Luca". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
• Bella Duffy (1892). The Tuscan Republics (Florence, Siena, Pisa, and Lucca) with Genoa. Story of the Nations. London: T. Fisher Unwin.
• Ismar Elbogen; Vittore Castiglione (1904), "Lucca", Jewish Encyclopedia, 8, New York
• Janet Ross; Nelly Erichsen (1912), Story of Lucca, Mediaeval Towns, London: J.M. Dent & Co.
• Thomas Ashby (1910), "Lucca", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: New York : Encyclopaedia Britannica, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Lucca", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
• "Lucca", Northern Italy (14th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913 (+ 1870 ed.)
• Christopher Kleinhenz, ed. (2004). "Lucca". Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 658+. ISBN 0415939291.
• M. E. Bratchel (2008). Medieval Lucca and the Evolution of the Renaissance State. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-954290-1.

in Italian

• Guida del forestiere per la città e il contado di Lucca. Dalla tip. di Francesco Baroni. 1820.
• "Lucca", Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), 1934

External links

• Items related to Lucca, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Lucca, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)