Timeline of Bruges

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Bruges, Belgium.

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## Prior to 18th century[edit]

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History of Belgium

Prehistory

| Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes|  4300–2200 BC

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Ancient

|  Belgae, Eburones & Treveri|  ~51 BC

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Gallic Wars|  58–50 BC
• Ambiorix's revolt|  54–53 BC
Roman rule|  51 BC–c.500 AD

Early Middle Ages

|  Franks|

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Merovingians|  481–751
Carolingians|  751–987
Prince-Bishopric of Liège|  980–1789

Middle Ages

|  Franco-Flemish War|  1297–1305

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Burgundian rule|  1384–1482
• Wars of Liège|  1465–68
Habsburg rule|  1482–1556

Early Modern

|  Northern Renaissance|  15th–16th century

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Spanish rule|  1556–1714
• Seventeen Provinces|  1549–81
• Dutch Revolt|  1568–1648
• Southern Netherlands|
Austrian rule|  1714–93
• Brabant Revolution|  1789–90
• Liège Revolution|  1789–91
French rule|  1793–1815

19th century

|  Dutch rule|  1815–30

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Belgian Revolution|  1830–31
Reign of Leopold I|  1831–65
• Treaty of London| 1839
Reign of Leopold II|  1865–1909
• School War|  1879–84
• Congo Free State|  1885–1908

20th and 21st centuries

|  Belgian Congo| 1908–60

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Reign of Albert I| 1909–34
World War I| 1914–18
• Invasion| 1914
• Atrocities| 1914
• German occupation| 1914–18
Ruanda-Urundi| 1922–62
Reign of Leopold III| 1934–51
World War II|  1940–45
• Invasion|  1940
• German occupation| 1940–44
• Holocaust| 1941–44
Royal Question| 1944–50
Reign of Baudouin| 1951–93
Reign of Albert II| 1993–2013
Reign of Philippe|  2013~

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* 865 - Fort built by Margrave Baldwin I of Flanders.[1]
* 1000 - Regional Brugse Vrije established (approximate date).
* 1127 - Count Charles I of Flanders assassinated.[2]
* 1134 - Storm creates Zwin inlet, connecting Bruges to the North Sea.[2]
* 1146 - Eekhout Abbey active (approximate date).
* 1150 - St. John's Hospital founded (approximate date).[1]
* 1157 - Chapel of the Holy Blood built (approximate date).
* 1180 - Damme harbour built near Bruges.[2]
* 1223 - St. Salvator's Church rebuilt.[3]
* 1240 - Belfry of Bruges built in the Markt (approximate date).
* 1244 - Ten Wijngaerde Béguinage founded (approximate date).
* 1294 - Waterhalle [nl] built on the Grote Markt.
* 1297
* Area of Bruges expanded.[3]
* Church of Our Lady tower built.[3]
* 1302
* 18 May: Bruges Matins (massacre) occurs.
* French-Flemish Battle of the Golden Spurs fought in Kortrijk; Flemish win.[1]
* 1303 - Procession of the Holy Blood instituted.
* 1323–1328 - The Flemish revolt spread to Bruges.
* 1364 - Les Halles built on the Grote Markt.[4]
* 1368 - Smedenpoort [nl] (city gate) rebuilt.
* 1369 - Ezelpoort [nl] (city gate) rebuilt.
* 1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[5]
* 1398 - Tower built on the Minnewater [nl].[3]
* 1399 - Saaihalle [nl] built on the Old Beursplein [nl].
* 1417 - Poortersloge [nl] built (approximate date).
* 1421 - Bruges City Hall built.[3]
* 1425 - Artist Jan van Eyck active in Bruges.[6]
* 1430 - Order of the Golden Fleece founded in Bruges.[1]
* 1434 - Grafenburg (castle) dismantled.[3]
* 1465 - Artist Hans Memling active in Bruges (approximate date).[6]
* 1468 - July: Wedding of Burgundian duke Charles and Margaret of York.
* 1475 - Printing press in operation.[7]
* 1488 - Political unrest.[4]
* 1489 - Memling paints the St. Ursula Shrine in St. John's Hospital.[3]
* 1505 - Fuggers move from Bruges to Antwerp.[3]
* 1545 - Hanseatic enterprise moves from Bruges to Antwerp.[3]
* 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges established.[8]
* 1623 - Ghent-Bruges Canal [nl] dug.[citation needed]

## 18th–19th centuries[edit]

* 1719 - Academy of Art established.[3]
* 1743 - Lawyer's guild established.[9]
* 1786 - St. Christopher's Church, Bruges [nl] demolished.
* 1787
* Bruge Central Cemetery [nl] established.
* Cloth Hall demolished.[3]
* 1794 - French in power.[4]
* 1798 - Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge [nl] (library) opens.
* 1799 - St. Donatian's Cathedral demolished.[2]
* 1815 - Bruges becomes part of the Netherlands.[4]
* 1821 - Fish Market, Bruges [nl] built on the Steenhouwersdijk [nl].[1]
* 1830 - Bruges becomes part of Belgium.[4]
* 1837 - Journal de Bruges French-language newspaper begins publication.[10]
* 1838 - Brugge railway station opens.
* 1839 - Société d'émulation de Bruges [fr] founded.
* 1846 - Statue of Stevin erected on Simon Stevinplein (Brugge) [nl].[3]
* 1855 - Ringvaart, Bruges [nl] canal commissioned.
* 1863 - Population: 50,986.[11]
* 1887 - Monument to Breydel/de Coninck erected in the Grote Markt.[3]
* 1891
* Club Brugge KV football club formed.
* Post and Telegraph office built on the Grote Markt.[3]
* 1892 - Rodenbach's novel Bruges-la-Morte published.[12]
* 1899 - Cercle Brugge K.S.V. football club formed.
* 1900 - Bruges derby football rivalry active.

## 20th century[edit]

* 1905 - Boudewijnkanaal [nl] (canal) dug.
* 1907 - Port of Bruges-Zeebrugge opens.[13]
* 1912 - Bruges State Archives [nl] established in the Poortersloge [nl].
* 1919 - Population: 53,489.[14]
* 1924 - Victor Van Hoestenberghe [nl] becomes mayor.
* 1928 - Hollywood Cinema opens.[15]
* 1930 - Groeningemuseum opens on the Dijver [nl].
* 1953 - Dudzelebrug [nl] (bridge) built on the N376 [nl] (Sluis-Bruges).
* 1958 - Procession of the Golden Tree revived.
* 1960 - Musica Antiqua Bruges festival begins.
* 1963 - Bruges Provincial Library and Archives [nl] established.
* 1973 - Koninklijk Atheneum Vijverhof (school) established in Sint-Michiels.
* 1975 - Jan Breydel Stadium opens.
* 1977 - Frank Van Acker [nl] becomes mayor.
* 1982 - Cactusfestival [nl] of music begins.
* 1983 - De Karmeliet restaurant in business.
* 1984 - Dampoortbruggen, Bruges [nl] (bridges) built.
* 1986 - De Werf cultural centre founded.
* 1987 - 6 March: Ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in the port.
* 1988 - 20 September: British prime minister gives speech in city.[16]
* 1990 - Brouwerijmuseum Brugge [nl] established on the Walplein [nl].
* 1995 - Patrick Moenaert [nl] becomes mayor.
* 1998 - Start of annual Tour of Flanders cycling race moves to Bruges.

## 21st century[edit]

* 2002 - Concertgebouw Brugge [nl] opens on the 't Zand, Bruges [nl].
* 2008 - Frietmuseum opens in the Saaihalle.
* 2010 - April: Catholic bishop Vangheluwe resigns.[17]
* 2013
* Renaat Landuyt becomes mayor.
* Population: 117,170.

## See also[edit]

* Bruges history
* History of Bruges [nl]
* List of mayors of Bruges
* List of protected heritage sites in Bruges [nl]
* Timelines of other municipalities in Belgium: Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Leuven, Liège
* History of urban centers in the Low Countries

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e New York Times 1997.
2. ^ a b c d Hourihane 2012.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Baedeker 1910.
4. ^ a b c d e Chambers 1901.
5. ^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
6. ^ a b "Low Countries, 1400–1600 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
7. ^ Henri Bouchot [in French] (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
8. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Belgium". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
9. ^ Arjan Van Dixhoorn; Susie Speakman Sutch, eds. (2008). The Reach of the Republic of Letters: Literary and Learned Societies in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-16955-5.
10. ^ "200 jaar kranten in Brugge" [200 years of newspapers in Bruges], Historische Bronnen Brugge (in Dutch), Erfgoedcel Brugge, retrieved 30 October 2015
11. ^ "Belgium". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590337.
12. ^ Alan Hollinghurst (28 January 2005), "Bruges of sighs", The Guardian
13. ^ "Portrait of a Medieval City", New York Times, September 1986
14. ^ "Belgium". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
15. ^ "Movie Theaters in Bruges, Belgium". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
16. ^ "Prime ministers' speeches on Europe", BBC News, January 2013
17. ^ Belgian bishop resigns over abuse of boy, Reuters, 23 April 2010

This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.

## Bibliography[edit]

### In English[edit]

* Thomas Nugent (1749), "Bruges", The Grand Tour, vol. 1: Netherlands, London: S. Birt, hdl:2027/mdp.39015030762598
* "Bruges". Gazetteer of the Netherlands. Attributed to Clement Cruttwell. London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson. 1794.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)
* Abraham Rees (1819), "Bruges", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t4vh5t74q
* David Brewster, ed. (1830). "Bruges". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Edinburgh: William Blackwood.
* "Bruges", Handbook for Travellers in Holland and Belgium (20th ed.), London: John Murray, 1881, hdl:2027/hvd.hn2ha2
* The visitors universal handybook and guide to Antwerp, Brussels, Waterloo, Ghent, Bruges, Liège, etc. etc (5th ed.). Antwerp: John De Wit & Joris. 1884.
* W. Pembroke Fetridge (1885), "Bruges", Harper's Hand-Book for Travellers in Europe and the East, New York: Harper & Brothers
* "Bruges". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t81j9pj6k.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* Ernest Gilliat-Smith (1909), Bruges, Mediaeval Towns, London: J.M. Dent & Co., OCLC 150311124
* "Bruges", Belgium and Holland, Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1910 \+ 1881 ed.
* "Bruges". Handbook to Belgium and the Battlefields (7th ed.). London: Ward, Lock & Co. 1921. hdl:2027/uc1.$b412881.
* de Roover, Raymond. Money, Banking and Credit in Mediaeval Bruges: Italian Merchant-Bankers Lombards and Money-Changers: A Study in The Origins of Banking (Harvard U.P. 1948)
* "Bruges, the City the Sea Forgot", National Geographic, Washington, D.C., vol. 107, 1955
* Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Bruges". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
* "Bruges in the Silent Hours", New York Times, 2 March 1997
* Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Bruges". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.

### In other languages[edit]

* Marie-Nicolas Bouillet; L.G. Gourraigne (1914). "Bruges". Dictionnaire universel d'histoire et de geographie (in French) (34th ed.). Paris: Hachette. hdl:2027/mdp.39015074817142.
* Henri Zondervan, ed. (1915), "Brugge", Winkler Prins' Geillustreerde Encyclopaedie (in Dutch), vol. 4 (4th ed.), Amsterdam: Uitgevers-Maatschappy "Elsevier", hdl:2027/mdp.39015068310153

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