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of the city of

Cremona Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' ( Po Valley). It is the capital of th ...

in the

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

region of

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Prior to 16th century

* 218 BCE - Cremona becomes part of the

Roman Republic The Roman Republic ( la, Res publica Romana ) was a form of government of Rome and the era of the classical Roman civilization when it was run through public representation of the Roman people. Beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kin ...

. * 89 BCE -

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granted to Cremonese. * 69 CE - occurs during the Roman civil war (68-69). * 450 CE -

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cremona The Diocese of Cremona ( la, Dioecesis Cremonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan. ...

established (approximate date). * 550 CE - Byzantines in power; town called "Cataulada." * 603 CE - Town sacked by Lombard forces of

Agilulf Agilulf ( 555 – April 616), called ''the Thuringian'' and nicknamed ''Ago'', was a duke of Turin and king of the Lombards from 591 until his death. A relative of his predecessor Authari, Agilulf was of Thuringian origin and belonged to the An ...

. * 774 -

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in power in

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. * 962 -

Liutprand of Cremona Liutprand, also Liudprand, Liuprand, Lioutio, Liucius, Liuzo, and Lioutsios (c. 920 – 972),"LIUTPRAND OF CREMONA" in ''Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium'', Oxford University Press, New York & Oxford, 1991, p. 12 ...

becomes bishop. * 1022 -

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Landolfo ousted. * 1098 -

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established. * 1116 - Office of

consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throug ...

active (approximate date). * 1167 ** Cremona joins the Lombard League. **

Cremona Baptistery The Cremona Baptistery (Italian: ''Battistero di Cremona'') is a religious edifice in Cremona, northern Italy. It is annexed to the city's Cremona Cathedral, Cathedral. Built in 1167, it is characterized by an octagonal plan, a reference to the ...

built. * 1190 -

Cremona Cathedral Cremona Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Cremona, ''Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta''), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Catholic cathedral in Cremona, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Cremona. Its be ...

consecrated. * 1250 - Parma-Cremona conflict. * 1291 -

Torrazzo of Cremona The Torrazzo is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Cremona, Lombardy, in northern Italy. The Torrazzo measures ,Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII (German: ''Heinrich''; c. 1273 – 24 August 1313),Kleinhenz, pg. 494 also known as Henry of Luxembourg, was Count of Luxembourg, King of Germany (or '' Rex Romanorum'') from 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1312. He was the first empe ...

. * 1322 -

Galeazzo I Visconti Galeazzo I Visconti (21 January 1277 – 6 August 1328) was lord of Milan from 1322 to 1327. After being chosen Captain of Milan, he defeated two papal armies and was excommunicated by Pope John XXII. Temporarily imprisoned for murder, Galeazzo ret ...

in power. * 1406 - in power. * 1419 -

Filippo Maria Visconti Filippo Maria Visconti (3 September 1392 – 13 August 1447)

in power. * 1473 -

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in operation. * 1499 - Venetians in power.

16th-19th centuries

* 1505 - Future

luthier A luthier ( ; AmE also ) is a craftsperson who builds or repairs string instruments that have a neck and a sound box. The word "luthier" is originally French and comes from the French word for lute. The term was originally used for makers o ...

Andrea Amati Andrea Amati was a luthier, from Cremona, Italy. Amati is credited with making the first instruments of the violin family that are in the form we use today. Several of his instruments survive to the present day, and some of them can still be p ...

born in Cremona. * 1512 -

Maximilian Sforza Maximilian Sforza (Italian: ''Massimiliano Sforza''; 25 January 1493 – 25 May 1530) was a Duke of Milan from the Sforza family, the son of Ludovico Sforza. He was installed as a ruler of Milan in 1512 after the capture of Milan by the Holy ...

in power. * 1535 - Spaniards in power in Lombardy region. * 1565 - (administrative region) formed. * 1567 - Future composer

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered ...

born in Cremona. * 1588 -

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installed in the Torrazzo. * 1644 - Future luthier

Antonio Stradivari Antonio Stradivari (, also , ; – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinized form of his surname, ''Stradivarius'', as well as the colloq ...

born in Cremona. * 1668 - Population: 10,000. * 1676 - Accademia dei Disuniti formed. * 1702 -

Battle of Cremona ''For the battle between Romans and Gauls, see Battle of Cremona (200 BC). For the battle during the Year of the Four Emperors, see Battle of Bedriacum.'' The Battle of Cremona took place on the night of 31 January to 1 February 1702 during the ...

fought during the

War of the Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...

. * 1707 - Austrians in power. * 1747 - Teatro Nazari (theatre) opens. * 1775 - opens. * 1814 - Austrians in power in Lombardy region. * 1848 -

Revolution of 1848 The Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Springtime of the Peoples or the Springtime of Nations, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe starting in 1848. It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in Europea ...

. * 1859 ** Cremona becomes part of the

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. ** (provincial district) established. * 1863 -

Treviglio–Cremona railway The Treviglio–Cremona railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy. History The line was planned in the last years of the Austrian Empire, Austrian domination of Lombardy, and opened in 1863 after the Second Italian War of Independence. It w ...

begins operating &

Cremona railway station Cremona railway station ( it, Stazione di Cremona) is the main station serving the city and ''comune'' of Cremona, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. Located on the Pavia–Mantua railway, it is terminus of the lines linking Cremona with ...

opens. * 1866 - Pavia–Cremona railway and

Brescia–Cremona railway Brescia–Cremona railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy. History The line was opened on 15 December 1866. In 1984 it was electrified with a 3 kV DC overhead line. See also * List of railway lines in Italy This is a list of all railw ...

begin operating. * 1875 - ''Interessi Cremonesi'' newspaper begins publication. * 1879 - ''Provincia'' newspaper begins publication. * 1897 - Population: 37,632.

20th century

* 1901 - Population: 39,344. * 1903 -

U.S. Cremonese Unione Sportiva Cremonese, commonly referred to as Cremonese, is an Italian football club based in Cremona, Lombardy, which plays in the . History Cremonese was in the Serie A in its first season, 1929–30, but entered a long period of decli ...

(football club) formed. * 1906 -

Cremona–Fidenza railway The Cremona–Fidenza railway is a railway line in Italy. History The line was opened on 12 September 1906 and operated by the private railway company Società Italiana Ferrovie e Tramvie (SIFT). Later it came to the state company Ferrovie del ...

begins operating. * 1911 - Population: 40,436. * 1916 - begins operating. * 1922 - "Fascist squads devastated the headquarters" of the Italian People's Party in Cremona. * 1928 -

Museo Civico Ala Ponzone Museo Civico Ala Ponzone is a public museum and art gallery located in the 16th-century Palazzo Affaitati in Cremona, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. ...

(museum) opens in the Palazzo . * 1929 -

Stadio Giovanni Zini Stadio Giovanni Zini is a football stadium in Cremona, Italy. It is currently the home of U.S. Cremonese. The stadium was built in 1919 and holds 20,641. History The stadium was named after Giovanni Zini, a goalkeeper of U.S. Cremonese who d ...

(stadium) opens. * 1933 -

Piacenza–Cremona railway The Piacenza–Cremona railway is a railway line in Italy. On 12 December 2013 passenger service on the line was terminated, and was substituted by 2 buses for the connection between Piacenza and Cremona. Since then, the line is only used by frei ...

begins operating. * 1940 - begins operating. * 1947 - '' La Provincia di Cremona'' newspaper begins publication. * 1971 - Population: 82,904.^{( it)} * 1994 - (library) established.

21st century

* 2012 -

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

recognized the "

Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona The Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona (official name in Italian language, Italian: ''Saperi e saper fare liutario della tradizione cremonese'') was declared an UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, intangible cultural heritage by UN ...

" as

intangible cultural heritage An intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage. Buildings, historic places, monuments, and artifacts are cultural property. Int ...

* 2013 - Population: 72,137. * 2014 -

Gianluca Galimberti Gianluca Galimberti (born 30 May 1968 in Cremona) is an Italian professor and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and he was elected Mayor of Cremona on 8 June 2014 and took office on 10 June. He has been re-elected for a second t ...

becomes mayor. *2019 - The

Museo del Violino __FORCETOC__ The Violin Museum (in ) is a musical instrument museum located in Cremona. The museum is best known for its collection of stringed instruments that includes violins, violas, cellos and double basses crafted by renowned luthiers, inclu ...

commences the "Stradivarius Sound Bank" preservation project.

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