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==== Markets ====
* [[Republic of Venice|Venice]] secures its loans against fiscal revenues, to obtain lower interest rates. In the first operation of this kind, the Republic obtains 1150 silver ''marci'', for 12 years of the taxes levied on the [[Rialto]] market.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Munro|first=John H.|title=The Medieval Origins of the Financial Revolution|journal=The International History Review|year=2003|volume=15|issue=3|pages=506–562}}</ref>

==== Religion ====
* [[April 20]] &ndash; Antipope [[Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164)|Victor IV]] dies at [[Rome]] and is succeeded by [[Antipope Paschal III|Paschal III]], who has gained election through the influence of Archchancellor [[Rainald of Dassel]].
* [[August 5]] &ndash; [[Uppsala]] is recognized as the seat of the Swedish metropolitan, with the coronation of its first archbishop [[Stefan (archbishop of Uppsala)|Stefan]], by Pope [[Pope Alexander III|Alexander III]].
* King [[Olaf II of Norway|Olaf II]] of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] is canonized as Saint Olaf by Alexander III, making him a universally recognised saint of the [[Catholic Church]].
* Rainald of Dassel brings relics of the [[Biblical Magi|Three Magi]] from [[Milan]] to [[Cologne]] as a gift for Holy Roman Emperor [[Frederick Barbarossa]].</onlyinclude>