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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
- 7th century
- San Giorgio Cathedral built.[1]
- Benedictine Pomposa Abbey founded near Ferrara (approximate date).[2]
- 624 – Roman Catholic diocese of Ferrara active.[3]
- 753 – Lombards in power.[4]
- 774 – Archbishop of Ravenna in power.[5]
- 988 – Tedald of Canossa in power.[5]
- 1055 – "Imperial privileges" granted.[4]
- 1101 – Ferrara besieged by forces of Matilda of Tuscany.[6]
- 1115 – Ferrara becomes a "free commune."[1]
- 1135 – New San Giorgio Cathedral consecrated on the Piazza Maggiore.[1]
- 1158 – Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor in power.[5]
- 1196 – Azzo VI of Este becomes podesta.[2]
- 1227 – San Francesco church built.[1]
- 1240 – City besieged; Azzo VII d'Este in power.[2]
- 1243 – Palazzo Ducale built.[2]
- 1249 – Sant'Antonio in Polesine monastery founded.[2]
- 1264 – Obizzo II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara in power.[2]
- 1278 – Ferarra becomes part of the Papal States.[2]
- 1283 – Torre del Rigobello (tower) built.[1]
- 1313 – Riccobaldo da Ferrara begins writing his Chronica parva Ferrariensis
- 1317 – Obizzo III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara in power.
- 1326 – Palazzo della Ragione built.[6]
- 1333 – "Papal forces making a bid for more control in the province were defeated at Ferrara."[2]
- 1382 – Plague.[2]
- 1385
- Economic unrest.[2]
- Castello Estense (castle) and Palazzo Schifanoia construction begins.[5]
- 1391
- University of Ferrara established.[5]
- Palazzo Paradiso built.[1]
- 1393 – Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara in power.[7]
- 1435 – Castello Nuovo (castle) built.[1]
- 1438 – Religious Council of Ferrara held.[6]
- 1441 – Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara in power.[2]
- 1450 – Borso d'Este in power.[2]
- 1452 – Birth of future religious leader Savonarola.[6]
- 1461 – Certosa of Ferrara built.[1]
- 1471
- Printing press in operation.[8][9]
- Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara in power.
- Via Coperta walkway built.[1]
- 1482 – War of Ferrara begins.[2]
- 1484 – War of Ferrara ends; Venetian forces win.[2]
- 1492 – Addizione Erculea development begins.[6]
- 1493 – Palazzo dei Diamanti construction begins.[1]
- 1516 – Ariosto's poem Orlando Furioso published in Ferrara.[10]
- 1570 – November: 1570 Ferrara earthquake.[1]
- 1598 – Ferrara becomes part of the Papal States.[4]
- 1602 – Teatro della Sala Grande (theatre) built.[1]
- 1608 – Castel Tedaldo demolished.[1]
- 1753 – Biblioteca Comunale Ariostea (library) opens in the Palazzo Paradiso.
- 1771 – University of Ferrara Botanic Garden founded.[11]
- 1796 – City "occupied by Napoleonic troops" (until 1815).[1]
- 1797 – 2nd Battalion of the Polish Legions founded in Ferrara.[12]
- 1798 – Teatro Comunale (Ferrara) (theatre) opens.[13]
- 1823 – Accademia delle Scienze di Ferrara (learned society) formed.[14]
- 1836 – Pinacoteca Nazionale di Ferrara (museum) established in the Palazzo dei Diamanti.[2]
- 1838 – Teatro Montecatini (theatre) active.[15]
- 1846 – Teatro Bonacossi (theatre) active.[15]
- 1847 – Austrians take city.[4][16]
- 1859 – Austrians ousted; Ferrara becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.[4][6]
- 1861 – Population: 64,204.[citation needed]
- 1868 – Teatro Accademico (theatre) opens.[15]
- 1872 – Museo di storia naturale (Ferrara) (museum) opens.[17]
- 1897 – Population: 89,310.[18]
- 1901
- Ferrara-Codigoro Tram begins operating.[19]
- Ferrara Camera del Lavoro (labor centre) founded.[20]
- 1903 – Ferrara Tram begins operating.
- 1907 – SPAL (football club) formed.
- 1911 – Population: 95,212.[21]
- 1912 – Birth of future filmmaker Antonioni.[4]
- 1920 – 20 December: Eccidio del Castello Estense (1920) (political unrest).
- 1925 – Corriere Padano newspaper begins publication.
- 1926 – Teatro Nuovo (Ferrara) (theatre) opens.[22]
- 1928 – Stadio Paolo Mazza opens.
- 1943 – 15 November: Eccidio del Castello Estense (1943) (political unrest).[23]
- 1944 – Bombing during World War II.[citation needed]
- 1955 – Archivio di Stato di Ferrara (state archives) established.[24]
- 1961 – Population: 152,654.[citation needed]
- 1971 – City divided into 13 administrative frazione: Baura, Denore, Fossanova San Marco, Francolino, Gaibanella, Marrara, Mizzana, Pontegradella, Pontelagoscuro, Porotto, Quartesana, Ravalle, San Bartolomeo in Bosco, and San Martino; and 9 quartieri: Arianuova, Barco, Centro cittadino, Giardino, Mizzana, Porta Mare, Quacchio, San Giorgio, and Via Bologna.(it)
- 1973 – Istituto di Storia Contemporanea di Ferrara (history society) founded.[25]
- 1989 – La Nuova Ferrara newspaper begins publication.[26]
- 1999 – Gaetano Sateriale becomes mayor.
- 2009 – Tiziano Tagliani becomes mayor.
- 2014 – Population: 133,485.
- 2019 – Alan Fabbri becomes mayor.
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:(it)
- Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Ravenna; Reggio Emilia; Rimini
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia region: Timeline of Trieste
- Trentino-South Tyrol region: Timeline of Bolzano; Trento
- Veneto region: Timeline of Padua; Treviso; Venice; Verona; Vicenza
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