This is a list of the major events in the History of Venice, which are touched upon on this website. It is not a complete chronology of the History of Venice, and it is not meant to be.
Indented events are part of the larger event, like a battle as a part of a war.
500s
Gothic wars (0535–0554)
Plague of Justinian (0541–0549)
700s
Fall of the Byzantine Exarchy (0751)
The Byzantine Exarchy in NE Italy came to a definitive end with the Lombard conquest of Ravenna in 751
Carolingian conquest of the Kingdom of the Lombards (0774)
The Carolingian conquest of northern Italy in 774 put an end to the Kingdom of the Lombards
800s
War with the Franks (0809–0812)
The Franks, under Pipin, son of Charlemagne, attacked the lagoon in 809, and burned the ducal palace at Malamocco
→ Treaty of Aachen (0812)
The Peace of Aachen was a treaty from 812 between the Caroligian and the Byzantine Empires, which established their border
Relics of St Mark arrived in Venice (0828)
The Relics of St Mark arrived in Venice in 828 (according to legend)
First St Mark's church (0829–0830)
The first Church of St Mark was built in the years 829–830 near the Palazzo Ducale
1300s
War of Chioggia (1378–1381)
1500s
League of Cambrai (1508–1511)
Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573)
Venice lost Cyprus in the Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War, but won the Battle of Lepanto. It is also known as the War of Cyprus
→ Battle of Lepanto (October 7th, 1571)
Plague Epidemic (1575–1577)
The plague epidemic of 1575–1577 in Venice killed between 50,000 and 60,000 persons, circa one third of the entire population
1600s
Plague Epidemic (1630–1631)
The plague epidemic of 1630–31 in Venice killed around 40,000 persons, circa one third of the entire population
Sixth Ottoman-Venetian War (1684–1699)
The Sixth Ottoman-Venetian War (or the Morean War) ended with the Venetian conquest of Morea
→ Siege of the Acropolis (September 23rd–29th, 1687)
The Venetian siege of Athens led to the destruction of the Temple of Athena on the Acropolis
1800s
French domination (1805–1815)
Austrian domination (1815–1866)
Unification of Italy (1859–1866)
1900s
World War I (1915–1918)
World War II (1939–1945)
→ German occupation (1943–1945)