The following is a timeline of the

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of the city of

Mantua Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...

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 17th century

* 3rd C. BCE - Romans in power. * 601 CE - Forces of Lombard

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 ...

take Mantua. * 804 CE -

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mantua The Diocese of Mantua ( la, Dioecesis Mantuana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. The diocese existed at the beginning of the 8th century, though the earliest attested bishop is Laiulfus (827). ...

established. * 977 -

Canossa Canossa ( Reggiano: ) is a ''comune'' and castle town in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is where Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did penance in 1077 and stood three days bare-headed in the snow to reverse his excom ...

in power. * 1007 -

Boniface III Pope Boniface III ( la, Bonifatius III; died 12 November 607) was the bishop of Rome from 19 February 607 to his death. Despite his short pontificate, he made a significant contribution to the Catholic Church. Early career The son of John Cataa ...

in power. * 1090 -

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV (german: Heinrich IV; 11 November 1050 – 7 August 1106) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105, King of Germany from 1054 to 1105, King of Italy and Burgundy from 1056 to 1105, and Duke of Bavaria from 1052 to 1054. He was the son ...

in power. * 1113 - Forces of

Matilda of Tuscany Matilda of Tuscany ( it, Matilde di Canossa , la, Matilda, ; 1046 – 24 July 1115 or Matilda of Canossa after her ancestral castle of Canossa), also referred to as ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the House of Canossa (also known as th ...

take Mantua. * 1115 - Mantua becomes a "quasi-independent commune." * 1150 - begins circulating. * 1167 - Mantua joins the Lombard League.} * 1236 - Forces of

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (German language, German: ''Friedrich''; Italian language, Italian: ''Federico''; Latin: ''Federicus''; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Em ...

attempt to take Mantua. * 1272 -

Bonacolsi The Bonacolsi were a noble family who ruled Mantua in the last quarter of the 13th century and the first quarter of the 14th. Pinamonte Bonacolsi was appointed one of two ''rectors'' of the commune on 12 July 1272, at first for a period of two ...

in power (until 1328). * 1281 -

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built. * 1328 **

Ludovico I Gonzaga Ludovico I Gonzaga (1268 – 18 January 1360) was an Italian lord, the founder of the Gonzaga family who was the first capitano del popolo of Mantua and imperial vicar. Biography Born in Mantua, he was the son of Guido Corradi and the grandson o ...

in power. **

Ducal Palace, Mantua The Palazzo Ducale di Mantova ("Ducal Palace") is a group of buildings in Mantua, Lombardy, northern Italy, built between the 14th and the 17th century mainly by the noble family of Gonzaga as their royal residence in the capital of their Duch ...

built. * 1400 - Public clock installed (approximate date). * 1403 -

Mantua Cathedral Mantua Cathedral ( it, Cattedrale di San Pietro apostolo; Duomo di Mantova) in Mantua, Lombardy, northern Italy, is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter. It is the seat of the Bishop of Mantua. History An initial structure probabl ...

rebuilt. * 1406 - Castle of St. George (Mantua) built. * 1423 - "Latin grammar school" established by

Vittorino da Feltre Vittorino da Feltre (1378February 2, 1446) was an Italian humanist and teacher. He was born in Feltre, Belluno, Republic of Venice and died in Mantua. His real name was Vittorino Rambaldoni. It was in Vittorino that the Renaissance idea of the com ...

. * 1444 - Ludovico II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua in power. * 1460 - Artist

Andrea Mantegna Andrea Mantegna (, , ; September 13, 1506) was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g. by lowering the horizon in order ...

moves to Mantua. * 1472 **

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in operation. ** Rebuilding of the Basilica of Sant'Andrea begins. * 1480 -

Poliziano Agnolo (Angelo) Ambrogini (14 July 1454 – 24 September 1494), commonly known by his nickname Poliziano (; anglicized as Politian; Latin: '' Politianus''), was an Italian classical scholar and poet of the Florentine Renaissance. His scho ...

's ' premieres in Mantua. * 1484 -

Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua Francesco II (or IV) Gonzaga (10 August 1466 – ) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1484 until his death. Biography Francesco was born in Mantua, the son of Marquess Federico I Gonzaga. Francesco had a career as a condottiero act ...

in power. * 1490 -

Isabella d'Este Isabella d'Este (19 May 1474 – 13 February 1539) was Marchioness of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion, whos ...

becomes

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of Francesco II. * 1530 -

Duchy of Mantua The Duchy of Mantua was a duchy in Lombardy, northern Italy. Its first duke was Federico II Gonzaga, member of the House of Gonzaga that ruled Mantua since 1328. The following year, the Duchy also acquired the March of Montferrat, thanks to ...

established. * 1535 -

Palazzo del Te or is a palace in the suburbs of Mantua, Italy. It is a fine example of the mannerist style of architecture, and the acknowledged masterpiece of Giulio Romano. Although formed in Italian, the usual name in English of Palazzo del Te is not that ...

built near Mantua. * 1584 - Jesuit college established.^{( it)}

17th-19th centuries

* 1607 - Monteverdi's opera ''

L'Orfeo ''L'Orfeo'' ( SV 318) (), sometimes called ''La favola d'Orfeo'' , is a late Renaissance/early Baroque ''favola in musica'', or opera, by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio. It is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus, and ...

'' premieres in Mantua. * 1625 - Jesuit Pacifico Ginnasio Mantovano (university) established. * 1630 ** City sacked by Austrian forces during the

War of the Mantuan Succession The War of the Mantuan Succession (1628–1631) was a related conflict of the Thirty Years' War, caused by the death in December 1627 of Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Vincenzo II, last male heir in the direct line of the House of Gonzaga ...

. ** Plague. Retrieved 7 December 2016 * 1631 - War of the Mantuan Succession ends; Mantuan Gonzaga-Nevers rulers become "

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" per

Treaty of Cherasco The War of the Mantuan Succession (1628–1631) was a related conflict of the Thirty Years' War, caused by the death in December 1627 of Vincenzo II, last male heir in the direct line of the House of Gonzaga and ruler of the duchies of Mantua ...

. * 1664 - ''

Gazzetta di Mantova ''Gazzetta di Mantova'' is an Italian language local daily newspaper published in Mantua Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1686 - founded. * 1708 ** Death of

Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga (31 August 1652 – 5 July 1708) was the only child of Duke Charles II of Mantua and Montferrat, and the last ruler of the Duchy of Mantua of the House of Gonzaga. Biography Born in Revere, In 1665 Ferdinand Charles rec ...

the last ruler of the

. **

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in power. * 1737 - Mantua becomes part of Lombardy. * 1767 -

Teatro Bibiena The Teatro Bibiena di Mantova (also known as, among others, the Teatro Scientifico, Teatro Accademico or Teatrino della Accademia Filarmonica) was made by Antonio Galli da Bibbiena in 1767-1769 and decorated in 1773-1775 with a facade of Piermar ...

built. *1768 - "Reale Accademia di Scienze e Belle Lettere" (now,

Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana di Scienze Lettere ed Arti The Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana di Scienze Lettere ed Arti (in English, ''National Virgilian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts'') is an Italian scientific institution. The main aims of the Academy are the production of original studies in ...

) founded. * 1779 - "Museum of antiquities" established. * 1780 -

Biblioteca Teresiana The Biblioteca Teresiana (est. 1780) of Mantua, Italy, is a public library founded by sovereign Maria Theresa. History The Teresiana Library was founded by Maria Theresa as part of a larger series of education reforms throughout Mantua and Lomba ...

(library) established. * 1796 - 4 June:

Siege of Mantua (1796–97) Siege of Mantua can refer to: * Siege of Mantua (1630) (War of the Mantuan Succession, French defending) * Siege of Mantua (1702) (War of the Spanish Succession, French defending) * Siege of Mantua (1796–97) (First Coalition, French besieging) *S ...

by French forces begins. * 1797 ** 2 February: Siege of Mantua ends; French win. ** City becomes seat of the "Mincio department in Napoleon's

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Cisalpine Republic The Cisalpine Republic ( it, Repubblica Cisalpina) was a sister republic of France in Northern Italy that existed from 1797 to 1799, with a second version until 1802. Creation After the Battle of Lodi in May 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte organized t ...

." * 1799 -

Siege of Mantua (1799) The siege of Mantua (1799) was a four-month effort by the Austrian army to regain a presence in northern Italy after being excluded from that region by Napoleon Bonaparte through the successful French siege of Mantua in 1797. In April 1799, t ...

by Austrian forces; Austrians win. * 1801 - French in power again per

Treaty of Lunéville The Treaty of Lunéville (or Peace of Lunéville) was signed in the Treaty House of Lunéville on 9 February 1801. The signatory parties were the French Republic and Emperor Francis II, who signed on his own behalf as ruler of the hereditary doma ...

. * 1809 - Economic unrest. * 1814 - Austrians in power again. * 1822 - built. * 1853 - Political dissidents executed at nearby Belfiore during the

Italian unification The unification of Italy ( it, Unità d'Italia ), also known as the ''Risorgimento'' (, ; ), was the 19th-century political and social movement that resulted in the consolidation of different states of the Italian Peninsula into a single ...

movement. * 1866 - Mantua becomes part of the

Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to ...

. * 1868 - (

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) established. * 1871 - Banca Agricola Mantovana (bank) in business. * 1873 -

Mantova railway station Mantua Railway Station ( it, Ferrovie Stazione di Mantova) is the main station of Comune of Mantua in the Region of Lombardy, northern Italy. The station, situated at ''Piazza Don Leone'' and northwest of the city centre, was opened in 1873. It i ...

opens. * 1884 - Economic unrest; military crackdown. * 1886 - begins operating. * 1887 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1897 - Population: 29,743.

20th century

* 1905 - demolished. * 1906 - Population: 31,783. * 1908 - begins operating. * 1911 **

Mantova F.C. Mantova 1911 Società a Responsabilità Limitata (Mantova 1911 s.r.l.), commonly referred to as Mantova, is an Italian football club based in Mantua ( it, Mantova), Lombardy. Mantova had played consecutively in the Italian Serie B from the 2005 ...

(football club) formed. ** Population: 32,657. * 1913 - Chamber of Commerce built. * 1930 - Virgil monument erected. * 1934 - (railway) begins operating. * 1949 ** (bus) begins operating. ** Stadio Danilo Martelli (stadium) opens. * 1971 - Population: 65,703. * 1973 - Gianni Usvardi becomes mayor.

21st century

* 2005 - arena opens. * 2006 - Mincio Cycleway constructed between

Peschiera del Garda Peschiera del Garda (; vec, Pischera; la, Ardelica, ''Arilica'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Verona, in Veneto, Italy. When Lombardy-Venetia was under Austrian rule, Peschiera was the northwest anchor of the four fortified tow ...

and Mantua. * 2012 - May:

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. * 2013 - Population: 47,223. * 2015 -

Mattia Palazzi Mattia Palazzi (born 31 January 1978 in Mantua) is an Italian politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party (Italy), Democratic Party and was elected Mayor of Mantua at the 2015 Italian local elections. He took office on 15 June 2015. Palaz ...

becomes mayor.

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* 1807-1837 (5 volumes) * * * * * 1958–1963 (3 volumes) * * Luigi Cavazzoli. La gente e la guerra. La vita quotidiana del fronte interno: Mantova, 1940-1945 (Milan: Angeli, 1989). * * Giada Bologni and Giorgio Casamatti. Bombe su Mantova: La città e la provincia durante i bombardamenti (1943-1945) (Parma: MUP, 2009)

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