Historical place archive

Venice in History

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

8 records8 event labels7 people1177–1980

Historical events in Venice

1177

1177
Peace
Frederick I Barbarossa · House of Hohenstaufen

Peace is concluded with the Pope & the Emperor regains his power in Italy. Milan & Verona are given self Government

24 July 1177
Absolution
Frederick I Barbarossa · House of Hohenstaufen

The Emperor Frederick falls on his knees before Alexander III & obtains absolution

1617

1617
Reballion of Rebels in Venice
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein · Thirty Years War

Wallenstein, at his own expense, raises a mercenary force for Emperor-elect Ferdinand of Styria

1934

14 June 1934
Meeting with In Venice
Adolf Hitler · NSDAP Government

Hitler & Mussolini meet in Venice

1947

6 June 1947
Trial
Albrecht Kesselring · World War, 2nd

The death sentence is later commuted to life. Sentenced to death by a British Military Court for shooting 335 Italian civilians

1956

29 May 1956
Spaak Report Approval
Konrad Adenauer · Government of Germany

Supports using the Spaak Report as the basis for treaty negotiations.

29 May 1956
Treaty of Rome
Walter Hallstein · Government of Germany

Hallstein represents the Federal Republic at Venice when the Six approve the Spaak Report as a negotiating basis.

1980

12 June 1980
Venice European Council
Helmut Schmidt · European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents Germany at the Venice European Council during discussions on economic policy and European political cooperation.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and Venice. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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