Lonato del Garda, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy Genealogy

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Guide to Lonato 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:

  • First human settlements: 1800 years a.c.
  • Lonato was donated to the monastery of San Martino di Tours: July 16, 774
  • Berengario allowed the lonatesi to fortify the town: 909
  • Lonato becomes property of the Gonzaga: 1412
  • Gonzaga lost control and the power passed to the Serenissima Republic of Venice: 1440
  • Lonato passes under the control of the French government: 1509
  • Lonato becomes again a property of Venice: 1516
  • Construction of the civic tower: 1555
  • Franco-Piedmontese obtained victory and the town entered the Kingdom of Italy: June 1859
  • The town assumed the denomination of Lonato del Garda: 2007

Jurisdictions:

  • Municipium of Verona
  • Fortified village/fortress
  • Gonzaga (1412)
  • Serenissima Republic of Venice (1440)
  • French government (1509)
  • Gonzaga (briefly regained power in 1512)
  • Venice (until the Treaty of Campoformio)
  • Kingdom of Italy (June 1859)

Major events:

  • The town was destroyed in 909 by the Hungarians.
  • Battle of Lonato (August 3-4, 1796)
  • Franco-Piedmontese victory against the Austrians in Madonna della Scoperta (June 1859)[1]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Lonato del Garda," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonato_del_Garda, accessed 19 April 2025.