452 – Attile the Hun levels city of Aquileia: refugees flee to islands of Venetian lagoon
568 – refugees fleeing Lombards double lagoon’s population
697 – the parlamentari council proclaims Venice a Republic and elects the first Doge
829 – remains of St. Mark brought from Alexandria to Venice
999 – Holy Roman Emperor Otto III journeys to Venice and grants major commercial concessions
1073 – completed St. Mark’s Basilica
1095 – First Crusade, Venetian lease their navy
1177 – reconciliation between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and Pope Alexander III in St. Mark’s Basilica
1204 – Venice provides galleys for Fourth Crusade; Doge Dandolo leads the navy; Venice acquires Corfu, Crete, Cyprus, and Anatolia, and priceless Byzantine treasures
1275 – finished construction of Bell Tower which was to stand until 1902
1319 – Golden Book instituted for all members of the aristocracy listed
1339 – Venice captures Treviso, an important city on the mainland
1353 – naval war against Genova, Venetian fleet destroyed
1402 – Venice conquers Padova, Vicenza gains the control of the Lombard plain and access to the Alpine passes
1434 – Ca D’oro Built
1499 – further expansion on the mainland; Friuli, Bergamo, Rovigo, and Cremona annexed ;
1424 – Facade of Doge’s Palace overlooking the Piazzetta completed
1453 – fall of Costantinopoli
1463-1479 – First war against Turks; Venice pays annual tribute for right to trade with the Ottoman Empire
1480 – Procuratie built in Piazza San Marco
1499 – Clock Tower built in Piazza San Marco
1508 – European powers organize the League of Cambrai to prevent further expansion of Venetian Republic
1516 – Venetian Jewish restricted to the Ghetto
1571 – Turks defeated at the battle of Lepanto by an alliance of Venice, Spain, Genova and the Papacy
1574- King Henry III of France pays state visit
1592 – Rialto Bridge completed 
1629 – plague ravages Venice
1686 – Construction of the Church of Santa Maria della Salute
1687 – Venice reconquers some Peloponnesian ports and destroys Partenone;
1718 – 1796 Period of internal peace
1797 – Napoleon occupies Venice
1798 – Venice ceded to Austria
1805 – French regain control of Venice following the battle of Austerlitz
1814 – Congress of Vienna cedes Venice to Austria
1846 – Rail causeway to mainland built
1866 – Venice joints the Kingdom of Italy
1902 – Campanile of St. Mark collapses 
1912 – Rebuilt Campanile inaugurated
1915 – Italy enters war against Germany and Austria, despite later bombardment, no major damage to Venetian monuments
1917 – Creation of new industrial zone and port of Marghera
1931 – Automobile causeway linking Venice to mainland
1960 – Marco Polo Airport built at Venice
1966 – Disastrous flood
1996 – Fires destroy La Fenice theatre 
2003 – La Fenice Theatre rebuilt
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