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) [it] (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 - Principality of 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 [it] (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]
• 1830 - Birth of Luigi Cremona, later an Italian mathematician.^[4]
• 1848 - March: Sardinians in power.^[4]
• 1859
  • Pavia becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.^[4]
  • Circondario di Pavia [it] (administrative region) established.
• 1862 - Pavia-Cava railway begins operating.^[9]
• 1866
  • Ferrovia Pavia-Cremona [it] (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 [it] (tram) begins operating.
• 1882
  • Pavia–Stradella railway begins operating.
  • Covered market built.^[4]
• 1884 - Tranvia Pavia-Sant'Angelo Lodigiano [it] (tram) begins operating.
• 1885 - Corriere Ticinese newspaper begins publication.^[12][13]
• 1897 - Population: 39,058.^[14]

20th century

• 1901 - Società Pavese di Storia Patria [it] (historical society) founded.
• 1911
  • A.C. Pavia (football club) formed.
  • Population: 39,898.^[15]
• 1913 - Pavia tram [it] begins operating.
• 1951 - Ponte Coperto (bridge) rebuilt.
• 1952 - Pavia trolleybus [it] begins operating.
• 1989 - 17 March: Civic Tower collapses.

21st century

• 2001 - LINE Servizi per la Mobilità (transit entity) established.
• 2009 - Italian local elections, 2009 [it] held; Alessandro Cattaneo becomes mayor.
• 2013 - Population: 68,313.^[16]
• 2014 - Local election held; Massimo Depaoli becomes mayor.

See also

• History of Pavia [it]
• List of mayors of Pavia
• List of bishops of Pavia
• Archivio di Stato di Pavia [it] (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