Pontevico, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy Genealogy

Guide to Pontevico municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History[edit | edit source]

The territory was inhabited since Prehistory. The Romans founded the town.

Jurisdictions:

Galli Cenomani
Romans
Martinengo
Bresciani
Signoria di Milano
Lega Antiviscontea
Quadra di Pontevico
Republic of Venice
Ducato di Milano

Major events:

Battles in 69 during the Roman civil war.
Construction of the Castello di Pontevico between the end of the 9th and the beginning of the 10th century due to the invasions of the Hungarians.
The town hosted the army of the Lombard League in 1237.
Assedio di Brescia of 1311.
The Lega Antiviscontea took possession of the town in 1362.
In 1426, the town was occupied by the Venetians.
In 1452, Pontevico was brought back into Milanese hands.
In 1453, the town was besieged and razed to the ground by French soldiers.
In April 1509 the Venetian army gathered in Pontevico.
Revolt organized by the people of Pontevico against the French occupiers (1510).
Reconquest of the castle (1512).
In 1803 the Castello was transformed into a foundry.
In 1844 the Castello was razed to the ground.^[1]