Timeline of Florence
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
The earliest timeline of Florence, the Annales florentini, was created in the 12th century.
Prior to 14th century[edit]
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- 59 BCE – Roman colony founded (approximate date).[1]
- 1st century CE – Catholic Diocese of Florence established.
- 285 – Florence becomes seat of Tuscia region.[2]
- 405 – Siege of Florence (405).[2]
- 541 – Florence sacked by forces of Ostrogoth Totila.[1]
- 1078 – City walls built.[2]
- 1080 – Stone Ponte Vecchio (bridge) built.[3]
- 1107 – Monte Orlandi and Prato become part of Florence.[3]
- 1115–16 – Commune form of government adopted;[2] Republic of Florence established.
- 1128 – Florence Baptistery built.
- 1138 – "City divided into six wards."[3]
- 1182 – Arte di Calimala (cloth guild) first mentioned (approximate date).
- 1201 – Bankers' guild active (approximate date).[3]
- 1222 – Monte comune (pawnshop) opens.[3]
- 1230 – Eucharistic miracle of Florence allegedly occurs.
- 1237 – Ponte alle Grazie (bridge) built.[3]
- 1244 – Venerabile Arciconfraternita della Misericordia di Firenze founded.
- 1251 – First Capitano del popolo elected.[3]
- 1252
- Mint established;[3] Florin (Italian coin) introduced.
- Santa Trinita bridge built.[3]
- 1258 – Bargello built.[3]
- 1261 – Public prison established.[3]
- 1267 – Charles of Anjou in power.[2]
- 1269 – Flood.[3]
- 1282 – "Florence adopts a new system of government by members of a guild."[4][2]
- 1284 – Tertio Cerchio (wall) built.[3]
- 1285 – Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova founded.[5]
- 1289
- 1299 – Palazzo Vecchio construction begins.
14th–16th centuries[edit]
- 1312 – Siege of Florence (1312)
- 1321 – University of Florence founded.
- 1333 – November: Flood.(it)
- 1345 – Ponte Vecchio rebuilt.
- 1348 – Black Death plague.[3]
- 1353 – Public clock installed in Palazzo Vecchio tower.[6]
- 1355 – Chiesa di Santa Maria del Fiore a Lapo (church) built.
- 1360 – Cathedral Campanile built.[7]
- 1375 – War of the Eight Saints
- 1377 – Medici in power.[4]
- 1382 – Loggia dei Lanzi built.
- 1385 – Basilica of Santa Croce built.
- 1397 – Medici Bank established.[8]
- 1415 – Bruni's History of Florence issued.[4]
- 1427 – Catasto tax begins.[3]
- 1432 – Ufficiali di Notte tribunal begins.[8]
- 1434 – Cosimo de' Medici in power.[5]
- 1436 – Duomo consecrated.[3]
- 1469 – Lorenzo de' Medici assumes power
- 1471 – Printing press in operation.[3][9]
- 1478 – Pazzi conspiracy foiled.[4]
- 1487 – Medici giraffe arrives.[10]
- 1488 – Ancient Greek poet Homer first published in print.
- 1490 – Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori built.
- 1492 – Lorenzo the Magnificent dies and is succeeded by Piero the Unfortunate
- 1494
- Charles VIII of France invades Italy
- Piero II acquiesces to Charles VIII and is forced to flee Florence
- Republic of Florence restored, ruled nominally by Girolamo Savonarola
- 1494 – Salone dei Cinquecento built.
- 1497 – 7 February: Bonfire of the Vanities.
- 1498
- Niccolò Machiavelli becomes secretary.[4]
- 23 May: Savonarola executed.[2]
- 1504 – Michelangelo's David sculpture installed in the Piazza della Signoria.[11]
- 1509 – Militia established.[3]
- 1512
- Florentine Republic dissolved after defeat by Papal forces under Medici control.
- Piero Soderini and Niccolò Machiavelli exiled.
- 1513
- Giulio de Medici becomes Archbishop of Florence.
- Machiavelli publishes The Prince
- 1517 – Machiavelli publishes Discourses on Livy
- 1527 – 21 June: Machiavelli dies
- 1529 – 24 October: Siege of Florence (1529–30) begins.
- 1532 – Alessandro de Medici becomes duke of the Florentine Republic.[3]
- 1536 – Charles V visits city.[3]
- 1537 – Villani's Nuova Cronica published.
- 1545 – Orto Botanico di Firenze established.
- 1557 – September: Flood.(it)
- 1559 – Palazzo Uguccioni built.
- 1562 – Accademia del Disegno established.[12]
- 1564 – Vasari Corridor built.
- 1565 – Fountain of Neptune inaugurated.
- 1569 – Ponte Santa Trinita (bridge) rebuilt.
- 1574 – Florentine Camerata active.[13]
- 1580 – Rules of Calcio Fiorentino sport published.[14]
- 1581 – Uffizi art museum built.
- 1582 – State Archives of Tuscany established.[5]
- 1592 – Theorbo musical instrument invented.[13]
- 1598 – Premiere of Peri's opera Dafne.[13]
- 1600
- 5 October: Wedding of Maria de 'Medici and Henry IV of France.
- Biblioteca Riccardiana founded (approximate date).[5]
- Premiere of Peri's opera Euridice.[15]
17th–19th centuries[edit]
- 1625 – Premiere of Francesca Caccini's opera La liberazione di Ruggiero.[16]
- 1656 – Teatro della Pergola built.
- 1700 – Fortepiano musical instrument prototyped.[13]
- 1739 – Academia Botanica established.[17]
- 1740 – Teatro di Santa Maria built.
- 1753 – Accademia dei Georgofili established.[17]
- 1775 – Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze established.
- 1784 – Galleria dell'Accademia established.
- 1799 – French occupation begins.[2]
- 1814
- 1817 – Teatro Goldoni opens.
- 1828 – Teatro Alfieri opens.
- 1844 – 3 November: Florence flood of 1844.
- 1847 – Premiere of Verdi's opera Macbeth.[15]
- 1848
- Prato-Florence railway begins operating.
- Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station opens.
- 1852 – Archivio di Stato di Firenze (state archives) established.
- 1859 – La Nazione newspaper begins publication.[19]
- 1861
- National Library active.
- Population: 150,864.
- 1862 – Politeama Fiorentino Vittorio Emanuele amphitheatre opens.
- 1864 – Florence becomes part of Italy.[1]
- 1865 – Italian capital relocated to Florence from Turin.[20]
- 1867 – Società Geografica Italiana headquartered in Florence.
- 1871
- Palazzo delle Assicurazioni Generali built.
- Population: 167,093.[21]
- 1879 – Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
- 1882 – Great Synagogue of Florence built.
- 1891 – Cathedral Museum opens.[5]
- 1896 – Firenze Campo di Marte railway station opens.
- 1897
- Leo S. Olschki Editore in business.
- Population: 209,540.[22]
20th century[edit]
- 1901 – Population: 236,635.
- 1904 – Giardino Tropicale established.[23]
- 1908 – La Voce magazine begins publication.
- 1922 – Cinema Teatro Savoia opens.[24]
- 1925 – Non Mollare newspaper begins publication.[20]
- 1926 – Chiesa di Santa Maria a Ricorboli (church) built.
- 1931 – Population: 304,160.
- 1933 – Maggio Musicale Fiorentino begins.
- 1934 – Bologna–Florence railway begins operating.[2]
- 1936 – Cinema Vittoria built.[24]
- 1943
- German occupation begins.
- 25 September: Aerial bombing by Allied forces.
- 1944
- 1948 – Ponte alla Carraia (bridge) rebuilt.
- 1954 – 27 October: 1954 UFO sighting in Florence
- 1957 – Ponte Amerigo Vespucci (bridge) built.
- 1959 – Giardino dell'Iris (garden) established.[23]
- 1961 – Population: 436,516.
- 1966 – 4 November: 1966 Flood of the Arno River.[2]
- 1968 – Ospedale Piero Palagi (hospital) built.
- 1977 – Florence–Rome high-speed railway begins operating.
- 1978 – Indiano Bridge built.
- 1982 – Historic Centre of Florence designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 1986 – Gran Caffè Doney closes.
- 1991 – Population: 403,294.
- 1993 – 27 May: Via dei Georgofili bombing.[2]
- 1995 – European Rapid Operational Force headquartered in Florence.
- 1997 – City website online (approximate date).[25]
21st century[edit]
- 2001 – Population: 356,118.
- 2002 – November: European Social Forum held in city.
- 2009
- Bologna–Florence high-speed railway begins operating.
- Matteo Renzi becomes mayor.
- 2011 – 13 December: 2011 Florence shootings.
- 2013 – Population: 366,039 city; 987,354 province.[26]
- 2014 – Dario Nardella becomes mayor.
- 2015 – City becomes capital of the newly created Metropolitan City of Florence.
See also[edit]
Other cities in the macroregion of Central Italy:(it)
- Timeline of Ancona, Marche region
- Timeline of Arezzo, Tuscany region
- Timeline of Livorno, Tuscany
- Timeline of Lucca, Tuscany
- Timeline of Perugia, Umbria region
- Timeline of Pisa, Tuscany
- Timeline of Pistoia, Tuscany
- Timeline of Prato, Tuscany
- Timeline of Rome, Lazio region
- Timeline of Siena, Tuscany
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This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
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External links[edit]
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze. "Storia di Firenze" (in Italian). (Includes chronologies)
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