Timeline of Lucca
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lucca in the Tuscany region of Italy.
Prior to 18th century
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- 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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c Bratchel 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Britannica 1910.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Kleinhenz 2004.
- ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 91.
- ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 94.
- ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 97.
- ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 99.
- ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 102.
- ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 103.
- ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 118.
- ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 121.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Storia del Comune di Lucca" (in Italian). Città di Lucca. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Storia". Biblioteca statale di Lucca (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "(Comune: Lucca)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Archivio Storico Comunale: Storia dell'archivio" (in Italian). Città di Lucca. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Italy: Chronology". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. pp. 357–361. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
- ^ "Garden Search: Italy". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913.
- ^ Treccani 1934.
- ^ "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)
- ^ "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, vol. 8, New York
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 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
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