Historical place archive

Ravenna in History

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

3 records3 event labels3 people1512–1922

Historical events in Ravenna

1512

11 April 1512
Battle of Ravenna
Julius II · Italian Wars

French forces under Gaston de Foix inflict an overwhelming defeat on a Spanish army at the Battle of Ravenna

1529

September 1529
Rule of Ravenna
Clematises VII · War of the League of Cognac

Clement absolves the participants of the sack of Rome and promises to crown Charles, in return, he receives Ravenna and Cervia; cities which the Republic of Venice are forced to surrender

1922

1922
Siege of Ravenna
Italo Balbo · Civil War

Leads armed fascist columns through the province of Ravenna

Provenance

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