1157

Events

 * begins his ruthless program to pacify the region.
 * -, also called, The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), becomes the founder of the of ,  and the first.
 * — . A civil war in ends with the death of king .  becomes king of all Denmark and restores and rebuilds the country.
 * grants a charter to the merchants of (approximate date).

Births

 * — King (d. )
 * (d. )
 * , wife of (d. )

Deaths

 * —, Russian prince (b. c. )
 * — King (b. )
 * , daughter of (b. 1111)
 * , king of, (b. c. )
 * , king of (b. c. )