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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

Prior to 17th century

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 [it].^[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 [it] 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]

17th–19th centuries

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) [it] (museum) opens.^[17]
1897 – Population: 89,310.^[18]

20th century

1901
- Ferrara-Codigoro Tram [it] begins operating.^[19]
- Ferrara Camera del Lavoro (labor centre) founded.^[20]
1903 – Ferrara Tram [it] 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) [it] (political unrest).
1925 – Corriere Padano [it] newspaper begins publication.
1926 – Teatro Nuovo (Ferrara) [it] (theatre) opens.^[22]

1928 – Stadio Paolo Mazza opens.
1943 – 15 November: Eccidio del Castello Estense (1943) [it] (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 [it], Fossanova San Marco, Francolino, Gaibanella, Marrara, Mizzana, Pontegradella, Pontelagoscuro, Porotto, Quartesana, Ravalle, San Bartolomeo in Bosco, and San Martino; and 9 quartieri: Arianuova [it], 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 [it] newspaper begins publication.^[26]
1999 – Gaetano Sateriale [it] becomes mayor.

21st century

2009 – Tiziano Tagliani becomes mayor.
2014 – Population: 133,485.
2019 – Alan Fabbri becomes mayor.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Ferrara". Oxford Art Online. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 6 December 2016
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Wood 1995.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Domenico 2002.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kleinhenz 2004.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Britannica 1910.
^ Colantuono 2010.
^ Henri Bouchot (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.
^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Ferrara". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631.
^ Michael Wyatt, ed. (2014). "Timeline". Cambridge Companion to the Italian Renaissance. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi+. ISBN 978-1-139-99167-4.
^ "Garden Search: Italy". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish). Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej. p. 44.
^ Seragnoli 2007.
^ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Scelsi 1875.
^ Alfredo Comandini [in Italian] (1900). L'Italia nei cento anni del secolo XIX (1801-1900): giorno per giorno (in Italian). Milan: Antonio Vallardi Editore. OCLC 2899668. 1900-1942. (Chronology)
^ "History". Museo Civico di storia naturale. Città di Ferrara. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^ Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1899). "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.
^ Centro ricerche Documentazione e Studi 1999, L’infrastruttura ferroviaria.
^ "Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro: Camera del Lavoro Territoriale di Ferrara" (in Italian). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.
^ "Luoghi della Cultura: Ricerca" (in Italian). Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita Culturali. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ "MuseoFerrara" (in Italian). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ "Sede". Archivio di Stato di Ferrara (in Italian). Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita Culturali. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^ "Chi Siamo" (in Italian). Istituto di Storia Contemporanea di Ferrara. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

John Blair; J. Willoughby Rosse (1858). "Ferrara". Index of Dates. London: H.G. Bohn.
Jacob Burckhardt (1878) [1860]. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy. Vol. 1–2. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (includes information about Ferrara circa 14th-16th century)
"Ferrara". Hand-book for Travellers in Northern Italy (16th ed.). London: John Murray. 1897. OCLC 2231483.
"Ferrara". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312892.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Ismar Elbogen (1903), "Ferrara", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 5, New York, hdl:2027/mdp.49015002282276{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"Ferrara" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 283.
Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Ferrara", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t
"Ferrara". Northern Italy (14th ed.). Leipzig: Karl Baedeker. 1913. + 1870 ed.
Paul Corner (1975). Fascism in Ferrara, 1915-1925.
Beth F. Wood (1995). "Ferrara". In Trudy Ring; Robert M. Salkin (eds.). Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 246–250. ISBN 1884964052.
Charles M. Rosenberg (1997). Este Monuments and Urban Development in Renaissance Ferrara. Cambridge University Press.
Roy Domenico (2002). "Emilia Romagna: Ferrara". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 85+. ISBN 0313307334.
Christopher Kleinhenz, ed. (2004). "Ferrara". Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 335–336. ISBN 0415939291.
Daniele Seragnoli (2007). "Ferrara". In Gaetana Marrone (ed.). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. Routledge. pp. 716–719. ISBN 978-1-57958-390-3.
Anthony Colantuono (2010). "Estense patronage and the construction of the Ferrarese Renaissance, c. 1395-1598". In Charles M. Rosenberg (ed.). Court Cities of Northern Italy: Milan, Parma, Piacenza, Mantua, Ferrara, Bologna, Urbino, Pesaro, and Rimini. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-79248-6.
Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Ferrara". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.

in Italian

Antonio Frizzi [in Italian] (1787). Guida del forestiere per la città di Ferrara (in Italian). Per Francesco Pomatelli al Seminario.
F. Avventi (1838). Il servitore di piazza: guida per Ferrara (in Italian). Pomatelli.
Carlo Morbio (1840). Ferrara, Pavia e Lodi. Storie dei municipi italiani (in Italian) (2nd ed.). Milan: Manini. OCLC 758844008.
Luigi Napoleone Cittadella (1868). Notizie amministrative, storiche, artische relative a Ferrara (in Italian). Ferrara.
Giacinto Scelsi (1875). Statistica della provincia di Ferrara (in Italian).
Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Ferrara". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante. hdl:2027/njp.32101074983378.
Giuseppe Agnelli (1906). Ferrara e Pomposa. Collezione di monografie illustrate. Ser. 1a--Italia artistica 2 (in Italian) (3rd ed.). Bergamo: Istituto italiano d'arti grafiche.
Annuario Socio-Economico Ferrarese 1999 (in Italian), Ferrara: Centro ricerche Documentazione e Studi

External links

"Archivio Storico Comunale di Ferrara" (in Italian). (city archives)
Items related to Ferrara, various dates (via Europeana)
Items related to Ferrara, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

[OxfordArt-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Ferrara". Oxford Art Online. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 6 December 2016

[FOOTNOTEWood1995-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Wood 1995.

[katolsk-3] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 4 December 2016.

[FOOTNOTEDomenico2002-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Domenico 2002.

[FOOTNOTEKleinhenz2004-5] Kleinhenz 2004.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Britannica 1910.

[FOOTNOTEColantuono2010-7] Colantuono 2010.

[Bouchot1890-8] Henri Bouchot (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.

[proctor1898-9] Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Ferrara". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631.

[Wyatt2014-10] Michael Wyatt, ed. (2014). "Timeline". Cambridge Companion to the Italian Renaissance. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi+. ISBN 978-1-139-99167-4.

[botanic-11] "Garden Search: Italy". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[12] Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish). Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej. p. 44.

[FOOTNOTESeragnoli2007-13] Seragnoli 2007.

[parrott-14] Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

[FOOTNOTEScelsi1875-15] Scelsi 1875.

[Comandini1903-16] Alfredo Comandini [in Italian] (1900). L'Italia nei cento anni del secolo XIX (1801-1900): giorno per giorno (in Italian). Milan: Antonio Vallardi Editore. OCLC 2899668. 1900-1942. (Chronology)

[17] "History". Museo Civico di storia naturale. Città di Ferrara. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[18] Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1899). "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.

[FOOTNOTECentro_ricerche_Documentazione_e_Studi1999L’infrastruttura_ferroviaria-19] Centro ricerche Documentazione e Studi 1999, L’infrastruttura ferroviaria.

[20] "Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro: Camera del Lavoro Territoriale di Ferrara" (in Italian). Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[21] "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.

[MiBAC-22] "Luoghi della Cultura: Ricerca" (in Italian). Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita Culturali. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[MuseoFerrara-23] "MuseoFerrara" (in Italian). Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[24] "Sede". Archivio di Stato di Ferrara (in Italian). Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita Culturali. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[25] "Chi Siamo" (in Italian). Istituto di Storia Contemporanea di Ferrara. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[europa2003-26] "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

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Timeline of Ferrara

Prior to 17th century

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20th century

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See also

References

Bibliography

in English

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