Prior to 19th century
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- 9 BCE - Military post established by Roman Drusus (approximate date).[1]
- 1018 CE - Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor gives Koblenz to Archbishop of Trier.[1]
- 1208 - Church of St. Castor built.[1]
- 1254 - Town walls built.[1]
- 1344 - Stone bridge built over Mosel.[1]
- 1359 - Koblenzer Schützengesellschaft (militia) formed.[2]
- 1469 - Population: 1,193.
- 1688 - Town besieged by French forces.[1]
- 1698 - Jesuit College built.[citation needed]
- 1725 - Merchants' Hall restored.[1]
- 1768 - Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony becomes Archbishop-Elector of Trier
- 1778 - Population: 7,475.
- 1786 - Electoral Palace built.[1]
- 1794 - Town taken by French forces.[1]
- 1798 - Koblenz becomes "chief town of the Rhine and Mosel department."[1]
