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1725: Casanova is born.
1774: The greatest Venetian gambling house is closed by public order.
1797: Venice falls to Napoleon, who hands the city over to the Austrians. The doge is deposed and the Venetian republic ceases to exist.
NINETEENTH CENTURY
1805: Napoleon defeats the Austrians and reclaims the city.
1814: The Austrians reclaim Venice.
1848: The Venetians oust the Austrians from the city and re-establish the republic of Venice.
1849: The Austrians reoccupy the city and the republic falls.
1854: The Accademia Bridge is constructed.
1866: The Austrians withdraw from Venice and the city becomes part of the newly established kingdom of Italy.
End: The Lido becomes a popular beach resort.
1895: The first international exhibition is organised. It soon becomes known as the “Biennale.”
TWENTIETH CENTURY
1902: The campanile of Saint Mark’s Square falls.
1917: Venice, as part of the Italian alliance with Britain and Russia in the
First World War, is once again menaced by Austrian forces.
1943: German forces take over the city.
1966: The year of the great flood.
1996: Venice’s most famous opera house, La Fenice, burns down.
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