Timeline of Troyes
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 century – 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]
- 1262 – Basilica of St. Urbain, Troyes founded.[4]
14th–19th centuries[]
- 1304 – "Union of Champagne with the domains of the king of France."[2]
- 1359 – (convent) construction begins.
- 1380 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[5]
- 1419 - Troyes becomes temporary seat of government of Kingdom of France during the Hundred Years' War.[2]
- 1429 – July: Dauphin of France Charles VII.[6] by forces of
- 1508 – [4] (church) rebuilt.
- 1518 – Plague.[7]
- 1524 – Fire destroys large part of city.[7]
- 1550 – [4] and (church) built.
- 1651 – Public library founded.[8][9]
- 1790 – Troyes becomes part of the Aube souveraineté.[10]
- 1793 – Population: 26,751.[10]
- 1798 – [11] founded.
- 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 – begins operating.
20th century[]
- 1901 – [12] newspaper begins publication.
- 1905 – [14] rebuilt.
- 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 – (football club) formed.
- 1933 – Troyes – Barberey Airport established.
- 1945 – Regional newspaper begins publication.
- 1948 – [16] (museum) founded.
- 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 – festival begins.
- 1993
- (shopping centre) in business.
- Agglomeration community (regional government) created.
- 1994 – University of Technology of Troyes established.
- 1995 – François Baroin becomes mayor.
21st century[]
- 2002 – (library) opens.
- 2009 – " " art exhibition held.
- 2012 – Population: 60,009.
- 2016 – Troyes becomes part of the Grand Est region.
See also[]
- Troyes history (fr)
- List of bishops of Troyes
- List of counts of Champagne
- Aube department history
Other cities in the Grand Est region:
- Timeline of Metz
- Timeline of Mulhouse
- Timeline of Nancy, France
- Timeline of Reims
- Timeline of Strasbourg
References[]
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Britannica 1910.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Champagnac 1839.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Hourihane 2012.
- ^ History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (1996).
- ^ "Troyes". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Troyes, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sociétés savantes de France (Troyes)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "(Troyes)". : 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[]
- "Troyes". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (1839).
- 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
- "Troyes", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
- 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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