History
1157
General
Population: 357 Million*
- Entertainment: Kurenberg becomes the first German famous minnesinger
- Deaths: Alfonso VII King of Castile
Europe
- General: Eric of Sweden conquers Finland and imposes Christianity
- England: Floods and pestilence
- Holy Roman Empire: Title of "Holy Roman Emperor" formally adopted by Frederick Barbarossa
- Italian States: Frost in Italy brings famine
- Spanish States: Death of Alfonso VII King of Castile
Middle East
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