Historical place archive

Mantua in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Mantua in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records4 event labels3 people1627–1797

Historical events in Mantua

1627

1627
Succession
Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu · Mantuan Succession

A French Duke succeeds to Mantua, the Empire & Spain dispute his entitlement

1630

1630
Peace
Jules Mazarin · Roman Catholic Church

Makes a peace settlement of the War of Mantuan Succession on behalf of the Papacy

18 July 1630
Capture of Mantua
Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu · Mantuan Succession

The Spanish capture Mantua

1797

2 February 1797
Capitulation of Mantua
Napoleon I · Revolution of France

Mantua capitulated to Napoleon's forces, completing a decisive phase of the Italian campaign against Austria.

2 February 1797
Capture of Mantua
Napoleon I · Revolutionary Wars

Wurmser surrenders his Army of Italy & Mantua to Bonaparte

Provenance

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