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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mantua in the Lombardy region of Italy.

Prior to 17th century

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• 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 - Mantua currency [it] 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 Fabula di Orfeo [it] 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.

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.
• 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 - Accademia Virgiliana [it] 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 - Teatro Sociale (Mantua) [it] built.
• 1853 - Political dissidents executed at nearby Belfiore during the Italian unification movement.
• 1866 - Mantua becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.
• 1868 - Archivio di Stato di Mantova [it] (state archives) established.
• 1871 - Banca Agricola Mantovana (bank) in business.
• 1873 - Mantova railway station opens.
• 1884 - Economic unrest; military crackdown.
• 1886 - Mantoua-Asola Tram [it] begins operating.
• 1887 - La Provincia di Mantova [it] newspaper begins publication.
• 1897 - Population: 29,743.

20th century

• 1905 - Walls of Mantua [it] demolished.
• 1906 - Population: 31,783.
• 1908 - Mantua tram [it] begins operating.
• 1911
  • Mantova F.C. (football club) formed.
  • Population: 32,657.
• 1913 - Chamber of Commerce built.
• 1930 - Virgil monument erected.
• 1934 - Ferrovia Mantova-Peschiera [it] (railway) begins operating.
• 1949
  • Azienda Pubblici Autoservizi Mantova [it] (bus) begins operating.
  • Stadio Danilo Martelli (stadium) opens.
• 1971 - Population: 65,703.
• 1973 - Gianni Usvardi becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2005 - PalaBam [it] 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

• History of Mantua [it] (Italian version includes timeline)
• List of rulers of Mantua, 984-1708
• List of podestàs of Mantua [it], 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:

• Liguria region: Timeline of Genoa
• Lombardy region: Timeline of Bergamo; Brescia; Cremona; Milan; Pavia
• Piedmont region: Timeline of Novara; Turin

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This article incorporates information from the Italian Misplaced Pages.

Bibliography

• Virgil. "Part 10". Aeneid. (description of Mantua)

in English

• William Smith, ed. (1872) . "Mantua". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cur.
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• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Mantua", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t
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in Italian

• Leopoldo Cammillo Volta. Compendio cronologico-critico della storia di Mantova dalla sua fondazione sino ai nostri tempi (in Italian). dalla tipografia di Francesco Agazzi. 1807-1837 (5 volumes)
• Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani (1865). Storia di Mantova dalla sua origine fino all' anno 1860 (in Italian). E. Caranenti.
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• Vasco Restori (1919). Mantova; notizie storico-artistiche sotto forma di guida (in Italian). Società tipografica editrice mantovana.
• G. Coniglio; L. Mazzoldi (eds.). Mantova: La storia (in Italian). 1958–1963 (3 volumes)
• Carlo A. Ferandini; E.O. Zavatti (1973), Mantova, l'aviazione mantovana e il Migliaretto nei secoli, Tradizioni aeronautiche delle citta italiane (Aeronautical Traditions of Italian Towns) (in Italian), Rome: Stato maggiore dell'Aeronautica Militare, OCLC 19127680
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External links

• "Archivio Comunale" (in Italian). Comune di Mantova. (city archives)
• Biblioteca Teresiana. "Biblioteca Digitale: Storia di Mantova" (in Italian). Comune di Mantova.
• Items related to Mantua, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Mantua, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

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