Timeline of Lucca

City of Lucca, Italy

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lucca in the Tuscany region of Italy.

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## Prior to 18th century

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|  Odoacer's|  476-493

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Ostrogothic|  493-553
Vandal|  435-534
Lombard|  568-774
Frankish (Carolingian Empire)|  774-962
Germanic (Holy Roman Empire)|  962-1801

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* 3rd C. BCE - Ligurian settlement.[1]
* 180 BCE - Latin colony established.[2]
* 90 BCE - Lucca becomes a municipium.[3]
* 56 BCE - Conference of political leaders Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus held in Lucca.[2]
* 343 CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Lucca active (approximate date).[4]
* 553 CE - Lucca besieged by forces of Narses during the Gothic War.[3]
* 571 - Lucca becomes an episcopal seat of the Lombards.[1]
* 713 - Walperto becomes Lombard duke of Lucca.[2]
* 1004 - Pisa-Lucca conflict.[5]
* 1052 - Matilda of Tuscany in power.[5]
* 1057 - Anselmo da Baggio becomes bishop.[5]
* 1063 - Lucca Cathedral construction begins.[3]
* 1119 - Office of consul active.[5]
* 1147 - Basilica of San Frediano built.[3]
* 1197 - Lucca joins the Tuscan League.[5]
* 1314 - Uguccione della Faggiuola in power.[3]
* 1316 - Castruccio Castracani in power.[3]
* 1328 - death of Castruccio Castracani and triumph of the Guelph party; rule by Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor begins.[6]
* 1329 - rule by John of Bohemia begins.[7]
* 1333 - rule by Marsilio, Pietro, and Orlandi de' Rossi di Parma, royal vicars of John of Bohemia begins.[8]
* 1335 - rule by Mastino and Alberto della Scala, Signori of Lucca begins.[9]
* 1341 - rule by the commune of Florence begins.[10]
* 1342 - rule by the commune of Pisa begins.[11]
* 1364 - rule by Giovanni dell'Angnello de' Conti, Doge of Pisa begins.[12]
* 1369 - Lucca resumes self rule under the Anziani of Lucca.[13]
* 1429 - Siege of Lucca [it] begins.
* 1477 - Printing press in operation.[14]
* 1504 - Walls of Lucca construction begins.[3]
* 1578 - Ducal Palace remodelled.[3]
* 1584 - Accademia lucchese di scienze, lettere e arti [it] founded?

## 18th-19th centuries

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* 1726 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lucca established by Pope Benedict XIII.[3]
* 1790 - University of Lucca opens.[15]
* 1794 - Biblioteca statale di Lucca [it] (library) opens.[16][17]
* 1805 - French client principality of Lucca and Piombino established.[3]
* 1806 - Consiglio municipale (city council) convenes.[18]
* 1815 - Duchy of Lucca established per Congress of Vienna.[19]
* 1819
* Teatro del Giglio (theatre) built.
* Real Liceo [it] (school) established.
* 1820 - Orto Botanico Comunale di Lucca (garden) established.[20]
* 1832 - Aqueduct of Nottolini built in vicinity of Lucca.[3]
* 1837 - Town Hall moves into the Palazzo Santini.[18]
* 1846 - Lucca railway station opens; Pisa–Lucca railway begins operating.[15]
* 1847 - Became one of the divisions of Tuscany.[3]
* 1863 - Monument to Francesco Burlamacchi [it] erected in the Piazza San Michele [it].[3]
* 1883 - Lucca–Ponte a Moriano tramway begins operating.[21]

## 20th century

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* 1901 - Population: 73,465.[3]
* 1905 - Lucca Football Club formed.
* 1911 - Population: 76,160.[22]
* 1931 - Population: 81,807.[23]
* 1935 - Stadio Porta Elisa (stadium) opens.
* 1972 - Mauro Favilla becomes mayor.
* 1979 - Archivio Storico Comunale (city archives) established.[18]
* 1984 - Franco Antonio Fanucchi [it] becomes mayor.
* 1998 - Pietro Fazzi [it] becomes mayor.

## 21st century

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* 2005 - Lucca Film Festival begins.
* 2012 - Alessandro Tambellini becomes mayor.[24]
* 2013 - Population: 87,598.[25]

## See also

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* History of Lucca [it]
* List of mayors of Lucca
* List of bishops of Lucca (in Italian)
* Archivio di Stato di Lucca [it] (state archives)
* History of Tuscany

Other cities in the macroregion of Central Italy:(it)

* Timeline of Ancona, Marche region
* Timeline of Arezzo, Tuscany region
* Timeline of Florence, Tuscany
* Timeline of Livorno, Tuscany
* Timeline of Perugia, Umbria region
* Timeline of Pisa, Tuscany
* Timeline of Prato, Tuscany
* Timeline of Rome, Lazio region
* Timeline of Siena, Tuscany

## References

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1. ^ a b Haegen, Anne Mueller von der; Strasser, Ruth F. (2013). "Lucca". Art & Architecture: Tuscany. Potsdam: H.F.Ullmann Publishing. p. 57\. ISBN 978-3-8480-0321-1.
2. ^ a b c Bratchel 2008.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Britannica 1910.
4. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
5. ^ a b c d e Kleinhenz 2004.
6. ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 91.
7. ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 94.
8. ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 97.
9. ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 99.
10. ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 102.
11. ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 103.
12. ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 118.
13. ^ Bongi, Salvatore (1872). Inventario del R. Archivio di Stato di Lucca, vol. 1. Lucca, Italy: Tipografia Giusti. p. 121.
14. ^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Lucca". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631.
15. ^ a b "Storia del Comune di Lucca" (in Italian). Città di Lucca. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
16. ^ "Storia". Biblioteca statale di Lucca (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
17. ^ "(Comune: Lucca)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane [it] (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 31 December 2016.+[it]+(Registry+of+Italian+Libraries)&rft.atitle=(Comune:+Lucca)&rft_id=http://anagrafe.iccu.sbn.it/opencms/opencms/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Timeline+of+Lucca" class="Z3988">
18. ^ a b c "Archivio Storico Comunale: Storia dell'archivio" (in Italian). Città di Lucca. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
19. ^ "Italy: Chronology". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. pp. 357–361. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
20. ^ "Garden Search: Italy". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
21. ^ Betti Carboncini, Adriano (1990). Un treno per Lucca. Ferrovie e tranvie in Lucchesia, Valdinievole e Garfagnana, funicolare di Montecatini [A train to Lucca. Railways and tramways in Lucchesia, Valdinievole and Garfagnana, Montecatini funicular]. Storia dei trasporti pubblici (in Italian). Vol. 32\. Calosci. ISBN 9788877850447. OCLC 878733516.
22. ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.
23. ^ Treccani 1934.
24. ^ "Maires, Gonfalonieri, Sindaci, Podestà e Commissari Prefettizi di Lucca dal 1806 ad oggi" (in Italian). Città di Lucca. Retrieved 31 December 2016. (List of mayors 1806-present)
25. ^ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

## Bibliography

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### in English

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* William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Luca". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cur.
* Bella Duffy (1892). The Tuscan Republics (Florence, Siena, Pisa, and Lucca) with Genoa. Story of the Nations. London: T. Fisher Unwin.
* Ismar Elbogen; Vittore Castiglione (1904), "Lucca", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 8, New York, hdl:2027/mdp.49015002282243`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* Janet Ross; Nelly Erichsen (1912), Story of Lucca, Mediaeval Towns, London: J.M. Dent & Co.
* Ashby, Thomas (1910). "Lucca" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). pp. 94–95.
* Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Lucca", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t
* "Lucca", Northern Italy (14th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913 (+ 1870 ed.)
* Christopher Kleinhenz, ed. (2004). "Lucca". Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 658+. ISBN 0415939291.
* M. E. Bratchel (2008). Medieval Lucca and the Evolution of the Renaissance State. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-954290-1.

### in Italian

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* Guida del forestiere per la città e il contado di Lucca. Dalla tip. di Francesco Baroni. 1820.
* "Lucca", Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), 1934

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