# Timeline of Liège

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Liège, Belgium.

## Prior to 18th century

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Ancient Belgae, Eburones & Treveri ~51 BC Gallic Wars 58–50 BC • Ambiorix's revolt 54–53 BC Roman rule 51 BC–c.500 AD :
Early Middle Ages Franks   Merovingians 481–751 Carolingians 751–987 Prince-Bishopric of Liège 980–1789 :
Middle Ages Franco-Flemish War 1297–1305 Burgundian rule 1384–1482 • Wars of Liège 1465–68 Habsburg rule 1482–1556 :
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* ca.558 - St Monulph, bishop of Tongres, built a chapel.
* 721 - Catholic see relocated to Liège from Maastricht.
* 965 - Church of St. Martin founded.
* 980 - Prince-Bishopric of Liège established.
* 987 - Church of St. Denis founded.
* 1015
** Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew consecrated.
** Abbey of Saint Jacques [fr] founded.
* 1050 - St. Lambert's Cathedral dedicated.
* 1124 - Church of St. Gilles [fr] construction begins.
* 1232 - St. Paul's Cathedral construction begins.
* 1255 - Citadel of Liège built.
* 1316 - Paix de Fexhe [fr] signed, establishing a somewhat representative government in Liège.
* 1319 - Saint-Julien Hospice [fr] founded in Outremeuse [fr].
* 1325 - Guild unrest.
* 1408 - 23 September: Battle of Othée.
* 1468
** Liège sacked by forces of Charles the Bold of Burgundy.
** 29 October: Six hundred Franchimontois fight Burgundian forces.
* 1506 - Érard de La Marck becomes Prince-bishop of Liège.
* 1526 - Prince-Bishops' Palace construction begins.
* 1546 - Halle aux viandes de Liège [fr] built.
* 1561 - Marché de la Batte [fr] (market) active.
* 1594
** Foire de Liège (festival) begins.
** Maison Havart [fr] built on the Quai de la Goffe [fr].
* 1610 - Palais Curtius [fr] built on the Quai de Maestricht [fr].
* 1614 - Béguinage Saint-Esprit founded.
* 1616 - Collège des jésuites anglais (Liège) [fr] built.
* 1623 - Béguinage Saint-Christophe de Liège [fr] compound built.
* 1637 - April: Murder of Sébastien de La Ruelle sparks anti-Spanish rioting.

## 18th–19th centuries

* 1702 - Liége taken by The duke of Marlborough
* 1714 - Liège City Hall built on the Place du Marché (Liège) [fr].
* 1747 - Banque Nagelmackers founded.
* 1772 - Church of Saint Andrew, Liège [fr] built.
* 1775 - Académie royale des beaux-arts de Liège established.
* 1779 - Société littéraire de Liège and Société libre d'émulation (Liège) [fr] founded.
* 1789 - August: Liège Revolution begins; Republic of Liège established.
* 1794 - St. Lambert's Cathedral sacked.
* 1795 - "Union with France decreed."
* 1796
** Liège becomes part of France.
** Archives de l'État à Liège [fr] established.
* 1812 - Mine accident, 74 men trapped in a flooded mine.
* 1815 - Liège becomes part of the Netherlands, viz. the Congress of Vienna.
* 1817
** University of Liège founded.
** Cockerill manufactory in business in nearby Seraing.
* 1820 - Royal Theatre opens.
* 1823 - Fort de la Chartreuse built in Amercœur [fr].
* 1826 - Royal Conservatory of Liège founded.
* 1830 - Liège becomes part of Belgium.
* 1835
** Ateliers de construction de La Meuse in business.
** Banque Liégeoise established.
* 1840 - Gazette de Liège [fr] newspaper begins publication.
* 1842 - Liège-Guillemins railway station opens.
* 1848 - Avenue Blonden [fr] laid out.
* 1850 - Institut archéologique liégeois [fr] founded.
* 1853 - Parc de la Boverie [fr] established.
* 1856 - Société liégeoise de littérature wallonne [fr] (literary society) established.
* 1862 - Bibliothèque populaire communale du Centre (library) opens.
* 1863 - Population: 108,710.
* 1868 - Equestrian statue of Charlemagne unveiled.
* 1871 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
* 1875 - Population: 117,600.
* 1877 - Hasselt-Liège railway in operation.
* 1880
** Montagne de Bueren (stairway) installed in Pierreuse [fr].
** Parc d'Avroy [fr] created.
* 1887 - Salle philharmonique de Liège [fr] (concert hall) opens on the Boulevard Piercot [fr].
* 1888 - Construction of area fortifications begins.
* 1889 - La Revue Blanche literary magazine begins publication.
* 1892 - Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycling race begins.
* 1893 - Electric tram begins operating.
* 1898 - Standard Liège football club formed.
* 1900 - Population: 157,760.

## 20th century

* 1904 - Pont de Fragnée [fr] (bridge) built.
* 1905
** April: Liège International (1905) world's fair opens.
** Gare de Liège-Palais [fr] (train station) and Passerelle Mativa [fr] (footbridge) built.
** Population: 168,532.
* 1909 - Stade Maurice Dufrasne (stadium) opens.
* 1911
** Banque Centrale de Liège established.
** Palace Liège [fr] cinema opens.
* 1914 - August: Battle of Liège.
* 1919
** Simenon's novel Au Pont des Arches published.
** Population: 166,697.
* 1922 - Forum (Liège) [fr] theatre opens.
* 1928 - Interallied Memorial of Cointe erected.
* 1930
** May: Exposition of 1930 (Liège) world's fair opens.
** Liège Airport terminal and Pont-barrage de Monsin (bridge) open.
* 1937 - Port of Liège established.
* 1939
** Albert Canal (Antwerp-Liège) opens.
** Exposition internationale de l'eau (1939) held.
* 1940 - German occupation of Belgium during World War II begins.
* 1944 - September: German occupation ends.
* 1946 - 17 September: City name changed to "Liège" (formerly "Liége").
* 1950 - Royal Question (political crisis) occurs.
* 1952 - Museum of Fine Arts' Liège Cabinet of Prints and Drawings [fr] established.
* 1957 - Albert Bridge, Liège [fr] rebuilt.
* 1960
** 1960–61 Winter General Strike begins.
** Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège formed.
* 1962 - Musée de zoologie de Liège [fr] established.
* 1967
** Cité administrative (Liège) [fr] built.
** First-generation tram system closed.
* 1976 - Centre culturel Les Chiroux [fr] established.
* 1977
** Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Grivegnée, Jupille, Rocourt, and Wandre become part of Liège.
** RTC-Télé Liège [fr] (television) established.
* 1980
** Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain (Liège) [fr] opens.
** Maison de la science [fr] established.
* 1981 - Opera Cinema in business.
* 1985
** Lawsuit Gravier v City of Liège decided.
** Musée des transports en commun de Liège [fr] founded.
* 1991
** 18 July: Politician Cools assassinated in Cointe [fr].
** La Zone music venue opens.
* 1992 - Maison de la métallurgie et de l'industrie [fr] museum active.
* 1993
** La Batte [fr] remodelled.
** Le Churchill [fr] cinema opens.
* 1996 - Soundstation [fr] cultural space opens.
* 1997 - La Meuse newspaper begins publication.
* 1999 - Willy Demeyer becomes mayor.
* 2000 - Pont du Pays de Liège [fr] (bridge) and Tunnel de Cointe [fr] open.

## 21st century

* 2007
** Festival international du film policier de Liège [fr] begins.
** Haute École de la Province de Liège (college) established.
* 2008 - Le Sauvenière [fr] cinema opens.
* 2009 - Liège-Guillemins railway station rebuilt.
* 2011 - 13 December: 2011 Liège attack occurs on Place Saint-Lambert.
* 2012 - 2012 Tour de France cycling race starts from Liège.
* 2013 - Population: 195,576.
* 2014 - Financial Tower built.