The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Troyes, France.
Prior to 14th century
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- 330–344 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Troyes established (approximate date).[1]
- 426 – Lupus of Troyes becomes bishop.[2]
- 9th C. – Abbey of Saint Loup, Troyes founded.
- 867 – Religious Council held.[3]
- 878 – Religious Council held.[3]
- 892 – Troyes sacked by Norman forces.[2]
- 898 – Troyes sacked by Norman forces again.[2]
- 1107 – Religious Council held.
- 1129 – Religious Council held.
- 1152 – Henry I, Count of Champagne in power.[4]
- 1188 – Fire.[2]
- 1208 – Rebuilding of Troyes Cathedral begins.[2]
- 1242 - Theobald I of Navarre grants charters to the inhabitants.[2]
- 1262 – Basilica of St. Urbain, Troyes founded.[4]
14th–19th centuries
edit- 1304 – "Union of Champagne with the domains of the king of France."[2]
- 1359 – Couvent des Cordeliers de Troyes (convent) construction begins.
- 1380 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[5]
- 1419/25 - Troyes becomes temporary seat of government of Kingdom of France during the Hundred Years' War.[2]
- 1429 – July: Siege of Troyes by forces of Dauphin of France Charles VII.[6]
- ca.1500 - Population: 40,000. (approximate date)[2]
- 1508 – Église de la Madeleine de Troyes (church) rebuilt.[4]
- 1518 – Plague.[7]
- 1524 – Fire destroys large part of city.[7][2]
- 1550 – Hôtel de Mauroy and Église Saint-Pantaléon de Troyes (church) built.[4]
- 1562 - Short occupation by Calvinist troops.[2]
- 1651 – Public library founded.[8][9]
- 1790 – Troyes becomes part of the Aube souveraineté.[10]
- 1793 – Population: 26,751.[10][2]
- 1798 – Société académique d'agriculture, des sciences, arts et belles-lettres du département de l'Aube founded.[11]
- 1801 – Cantons 1, 2, and 3 created.[10]
- 1830 – Journal de l'Aube newspaper in publication.[12]
- 1831 – Archaeology museum opens in the former Abbey of Saint Loup.
- 1846 – Canal de la Haute-Seine opens.
- 1861 – Cirque de Troyes built.
- 1886 – Population: 46,972.[13]
- 1899 – Tramway de Troyes begins operating.
20th century
edit- 1901 – La Tribune de l'Aube newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1905 – Cirque municipal de Troyes rebuilt.[14]
- 1906 - Population: 51,228.[2]
- 1911 – Population: 55,486.[15]
- 1912 – Gare de Troyes (train station) rebuilt.
- 1925
- Stade de l'Aube (stadium) opens.
- Société archéologique du département de l'Aube founded.[11]
- 1931 – Association sportive Troyes Sainte-Savine (football club) formed.
- 1933 – Troyes – Barberey Airport established.
- 1945 – Regional L'Est-Éclair newspaper begins publication.
- 1948 – Musée de Vauluisant (museum) founded.[16]
- 1963 – Sauvegarde et Avenir de Troyes (preservation society) founded.[17]
- 1973 – Cantons 4, 5, 6, and 7 created.[10]
- 1982 – Musée d'art moderne de Troyes (museum) opens.[16]
- 1984 – Centre Troyen de Recherches et d'Études Pierre et Nicolas Pithou established.[18]
- 1986 – Troyes AC (football club) formed.
- 1987 – Nogent Nuclear Power Plant commissioned in vicinity of Troyes.
- 1988 – Nuits de Champagne festival begins.
- 1993
- Marques Avenue (shopping centre) in business.
- Agglomeration community Grand Troyes (regional government) created.
- 1994 – University of Technology of Troyes established.
- 1995 – François Baroin becomes mayor.
21st century
edit- 2002 – Médiathèque du Grand Troyes (library) opens.
- 2009 – "Le Beau xvie Siècle" art exhibition held.
- 2012 – Population: 60,009.
- 2016 – Troyes becomes part of the Grand Est region.
See also
edit- Troyes history (fr)
- List of mayors of Troyes
- List of bishops of Troyes
- List of counts of Champagne
- List of heritage sites in Troyes
- Aube department history
Other cities in the Grand Est region:
References
edit- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b Champagnac 1839.
- ^ a b c d Hourihane 2012.
- ^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
- ^ "Troyes". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Historique de la ville de Troyes" (in French). Sauvegarde et Avenir de Troyes. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Médiathèque du Grand Troyes". Data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Mille ans de livres à Troyes" (in French). Médiathèque du Grand Troyes. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Troyes, EHESS (in French).
- ^ a b "Sociétés savantes de France (Troyes)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Presse locale ancienne" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Ancien cirque municipal, puis Palais des congrès, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
- ^ a b "(Troyes)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Historique de l'association" (in French). Sauvegarde et Avenir de Troyes. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Présentation" (in French). Troyes: Centre Pithou. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
edit- Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac [in French] (1839). "Troyes". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.
- Émile Socard, ed. (1881). Catalogue de la Bibliothèque de la ville de Troyes: Ouvrages intéressant l'histoire de Troyes et du départment de l'Aube (in French). Bertrand-Hu. v.2
- Truslove, Roland (1910). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). pp. 319–320.
- La vie a Troyes sous Louis XIII: une ville de province pendant la premiere moitie du XVIIe siecle (in French), Centre Troyen de Recherche et d'Etudes Pierre et Nicolas Pithou, 1984
- A. Bouisseau; et al. (1999), Histoire de Troyes (in French)
- Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Troyes". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.
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