Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy Genealogy
Guide to Desenzano del Garda municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
History[edit | edit source]
The area was inhabited as follows:
- Bronze Age: Pile-dwelling settlements (Polada Culture, Lavagnone).
- 1st century BC - 1st century AD: Roman fundus.
- 2nd-3rd centuries AD: Roman Villa built.
- Middle Ages: Development around Borgo Regio.
- 12th century: Construction of the new castle (Castrum novum).
- 1449: School was built.
- 1480: Castle was fortified.
- 1909: railway line between the station and the port was opened.
- 1911: interurban steam tramway to Castiglione delle Stiviere opened.
- 1926: the municipality received the territory of the abolished municipality of Rivoltella.
Jurisdictions:
- Roman Empire.
- Middle Ages: Subject to the municipality of Brescia.
- 1426: Republic of Venice.
- 1797: Brescian Republic, then Cisalpine Republic.
- 1805: Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic).
- 1814: Lombard-Venetian Kingdom (Austrian Empire).
- Post-1859: Kingdom of Sardinia (later Kingdom of Italy).
Major events:
- 249 AD: Emperor Decius defeated Philip the Arab.
- 312 AD: Constantine's troops pursued those of Maxentius.
- Middle Ages: Barbarian invasions.
- 13th century: Cathar heresy.
- 15th century: War between the Serenissima and the States of Ferrara, Milan, Florence and Naples.
- 16th century: Repeated sackings, plague, and attempts to gain autonomy.
- 1568: administrators of the municipality were excommunicated.
- 1701-1704: War of the Spanish Succession, occupation by imperial and French troops.
- 1764: Famine and revolt.
- 1799: Brief occupation by Austro-Russian forces.
- 1860's Battle of Solferino and San Martino, Desenzano was used as a hospital.
- 1916: bombed by the Austro-Hungarian air force.
- World War 2: bombed by allied forces.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
- 1806-1814 Italia, Brescia, Desenzano del Garda. Stato civile 1806-1814(*); Desenzano del Garda (Brescia). Ufficio dello stato civile at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1806-1814 Italia, Brescia, Rivoltella. Stato civile 1806-1814(*); Rivoltella (Brescia). Ufficio dello stato civile at FamilySearch Catalog - images
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Archives[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Desenzano del Garda," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desenzano_del_Garda, accessed 14 April 2025.