1161

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1130s  1140s  1150s  – 1160s –  1170s  1180s  1190s
Years:	1158 1159 1160 – 1161 – 1162 1163 1164

1161 Media

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  King Magnus V (middle) (1156–1184)

1161 (MCLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1161st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 161st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 12th century, and the 2nd year of the 1160s decade. As of the start of 1161, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• Bartholomew Iscanus becomes Bishop of Exeter.