Timeline of Pavia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Pavia in the Lombardy region of 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]
• 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 - Principato di 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]
• 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
  • Ferrovia Pavia-Cremona (railway) begins operating.[9]
  • War monument erected.[9]
• 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
• Archivio di Stato di 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

References

1. Domenico 2002.
2. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
3. Morse 2004.
4. Britannica 1910.
5. "Notizie storiche sulla città" (in Italian). Comune di Pavia. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
6. Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Pavia". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company.
7. Michael Wyatt, ed. (2014). "Timeline". Cambridge Companion to the Italian Renaissance. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi+. ISBN 978-1-139-99167-4.
8. "(Comune: Pavia)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
9. Fusi 1876.
10. "Garden Search: Italy". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
11. Bernardini 1890.
12. "Giornali e giornalisti", Almanacco Italiano (in Italian), Florence: R. Bemporad & figlio, 1896, pp. 431+ (List of newspapers)
13. Henry Berger, ed. (1899), "Giornali Italiani (per ordine di localita): Pavia", Annuario della stampa italiana (in Italian), Milan
14. "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899 – via HathiTrust.
15. "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913.
16. "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• Opicinus de Canistris, De laudibus civitatis ticinensis. 14th century

in English

• William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Ticinum". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
• Umberto Cassuto (1905), "Pavia", Jewish Encyclopedia, 9, New York
• "Pavia", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, pp. 970+, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Pavia", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
• "Pavia", Northern Italy (14th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913
• Donald A. Bullough (1966), "Urban Change in Early Medieval Italy: The Example of Pavia", Papers of the British School at Rome, 34: 82–130, doi:10.1017/S0068246200007492, JSTOR 40310664
• Charles M. Radding (1988). Origins of Medieval Jurisprudence: Pavia and Bologna, 850-1150. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-7837-4539-8.
• Roy Domenico (2002). "Lombardy: Pavia". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 199+. ISBN 0313307334.
• Victoria M. Morse (2004). "Pavia". In Christopher Kleinhenz (ed.). Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 862–868. ISBN 0415939291.

in Italian

• Luigi Malaspina di Sannazaro (1819). Guida di Pavia.
• Carlo Morbio (1840). Ferrara, Pavia e Lodi. Storie dei municipi italiani (in Italian) (2nd ed.). Milan: Manini. OCLC 758844008.
• "Cronaca". Notizie risguardanti la città di Pavia raccolte da un suo cittadino (in Italian). Pavia: Fratelli Fusi. 1876. (Timeline)
• "Pavia". Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian). 16 (6th ed.). Turin: Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese. 1884.
• Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Pavia". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante. pp. 593+.
• Memorie e documenti per la Storia di Pavia (in Italian) 1894-
• "Pavia", Enciclopedia Italiana (Treccani) (in Italian), 1935
• Società Pavese di Storia Patria. Storia di Pavia. 1984-1992 (3 volumes)
• Musei Civici e Archivio Storico Civico (1988). Pavia. Materiali di storia urbana. Il progetto edilizio 1840-1940. Pavia: Edizioni Mediche Italiane.

External links

• Items related to Pavia, various dates (via Europeana)
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