Archdiocese of Milan

Catholic archdiocese in Italy

17 dated entries naming Archdiocese of Milan, drawn from 16 separate years between 61 CE and 1309 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Archbishop of Milan, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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1st century

  • 61Barnabas, Cypriot Jew and bishop of Milan (approximate date)source

4th century

  • 340Aurelius Ambrose, bishop of Milan (approximate date)source
  • 387Augustine is baptized on Easter Vigil by Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.source
  • 397April 4 – Aurelius Ambrosius, bishop of Milansource
  • 397April 4 – Ambrose, Archbishop of Milan, dies in his diocese after 23 years in office, during which he dominated the political life of the Roman Empire.source

5th century

  • 408May 4 – Venerius, bishop of Milan and Saintsource

6th century

  • 552February 5 – Dacius, archbishop of Milansource

9th century

  • 859December 13 – Angilbert II, archbishop of Milansource
  • 881December 7 – Anspert, archbishop of Milansource

10th century

  • 926Spring – The Italian nobles turn against King Rudolph II of Burgundy and request that Hugh of Provence, the effective ruler of Lower Burgundy, be elected as king of Italy. Rudolph's father-in-law Duke Burchard II of Swabia is ambushed and killed near Novara, by the henchmen of Archbishop Lambert of Milan. Rudolph, disillusioned by the news, returns to Burgundy to protect himself. Hugh has himself crowned King of Italy. and appoints Giselbert I as count palatine of Bergamo (Northern Italy).source
  • 979September 19 – Gotofredo I, archbishop of Milansource

11th century

  • 1002February 15 – At an assembly at Pavia of Lombard nobles and secondi milites (the minor nobles), Arduin of Ivrea (grandson of former King Berengar II) is restored to his domains and crowned as King of Italy in the Basilica of San Michele Maggiore. Arduin is supported by Arnulf II, archbishop of Milan.source
  • 1018February 25 – Arnulf II, archbishop of Milansource
  • 1037Spring – A revolt in northern Italy is started by Archbishop Aribert of Milan. King Henry III (eldest son of Emperor Conrad II) travels south of the Alps to quell it.source
  • 1046Autumn – King Henry III ("the Black") travels to Italy to secure the imposition of Guido da Velate, archbishop of Milan, and other similarly loyal candidates in other sees (like Ravenna, Verona and Modena).source
  • 1096Galdino della Sala (or Galdinus), Archbishop of Milan (d. 1176)source

14th century

  • 1309October 1 – In Italy, the Archbishop of Milan, Cassone della Torre, is imprisoned by troops sent by his cousin Guido della Torre to attack the archbishop's palace.source

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