Timeline of Pavia

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

Prior to 18th century

220 BCE - Romans in power; settlement named Ticinum (approximate date). 397 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Pavia established (approximate date). 452 CE - Pavia sacked by Hun forces of Attila. 475 - Pavia sacked during conflict between forces of Odoacer and Roman Orestes. 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. 887 - Coronation of Berengar I as king of Italy takes place in Pavia. 924 - Pavia besieged by Hungarian forces. 950 - Coronation of Berengar II and Adalbert as kings of Italy. 951 - Marriage of Otto I and Adelaide. 971 - Pietro Campanora becomes bishop. 11th century - Civic Tower (Pavia) built. 1024 - (royal palace) destroyed. 1056 - Milan-Pavia conflict. 1132 - San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro church consecrated. 1155 San Michele Maggiore church rebuilt. Coronation of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. 1198 - Broletto, Pavia (assembly area) built. 1315 - Pavia attacked by Ghibelline forces. 1354 - Ponte Coperto (covered bridge) rebuilt. 1356 - Pavia besieged by forces of Visconti. 1359 - Galeazzo II Visconti in power. 1361 - Studium Generale founded. 1363 - Petrarch moves to Pavia. 1365 - Castello Visconteo (castle) built. 1374 - Santa Maria del Carmine church construction begins. 1447 - Young Christopher Columbus studies at the Studium Generale (approximate date). 1473 - Printing press in operation. 1485 - University of Pavia active. 1488 - Cathedral of San Martino construction begins. 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. 1527 - Sack of Pavia (1527) by French forces. 1561 - University's Collegio Borromeo established. 1567 - University's Ghislieri College established.

18th-19th centuries 1706 - Pavia occupied by Austrian forces. 1733 - Pavia occupied by French forces. 1743 - Pavia occupied by French and Spanish forces. 1746 - Austrians in power. 1771 - University's Natural History Museum founded. 1772 - (library) established. 1773 Teatro Fraschini (theatre) opens. Orto Botanico dell'Università di Pavia (garden) founded. 1796 - May: Pavia sacked by French forces. 1814 - Austrian rule restored. 1830 - Birth of Luigi Cremona, later an Italian mathematician. 1848 - March: Sardinians in power. 1859 Pavia becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. (administrative region) established. 1862 - Pavia-Cava railway begins operating. 1866 (railway) begins operating. War monument erected. 1867 - Pavia railway station built. 1870 - La Provincia Pavese newspaper begins publication. 1872 - Fortifications dismantled. 1880 - (tram) begins operating. 1882 Pavia–Stradella railway begins operating. Covered market built. 1884 - (tram) begins operating. 1885 - Corriere Ticinese newspaper begins publication. (List of newspapers) 1897 - Population: 39,058.

20th century

1901 - (historical society) founded. 1911 A.C. Pavia (football club) formed. Population: 39,898. 1913 - begins operating. 1951 - Ponte Coperto (bridge) rebuilt. 1952 - begins operating. 1989 - 17 March: Civic Tower collapses.

21st century

2001 - LINE Servizi per la Mobilità (transit entity) established. 2009 - held; Alessandro Cattaneo becomes mayor. 2013 - Population: 68,313. 2014 - Local election held; Massimo Depaoli becomes mayor.

Timeline of Pavia

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