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Jewish badge imposed in Montpellier
At the consuls' request, King John of France forced the Jews to wear the Jewish badge.
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- King John of France
- Where
- Montpellier, Languedoc, France
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Jews pay 3,000 pounds during Castilian civil war
The Jews of Cervera were required to pay 3,000 Barcelona pounds during the civil war in Castile.
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- Crown of Aragon
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John the Good annuls Jewish privileges and reimposes badge
King John declared that the Jews' privileges had been abused and annulled them, forced them to wear the circular badge again and subjected them to the ordinary courts.
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- John the Good
- Where
- France
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Joseph hanged on the outside of the gallows in Nuremberg
A Jew named Joseph was executed by hanging, with the gallows arranged to mark him as a non-Christian criminal.
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- Nuremberg authorities
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Levy of 500 sólidos on Barbastro Jews
King Pedro IV imposed a special levy on the Jewish community to cover the costs of the war with Castile.
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- Pedro IV
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War tax on Judah Eleazar and the Valencia community
Pedro IV imposed a 50,000-solidos tax on the parnas Judah Eleazar, and further taxes on the community and its wealthiest members, to help pay for the war against Castile.
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- Pedro IV of Aragon
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Debts owed to Jews canceled during their absence
At the request of Sopron's citizens, Rudolf of Austria canceled the debts owed to the absent Jews; after their return, the townsmen succeeded in invalidating their promissory notes.
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- Rudolf, prince of Austria, and the citizens of Sopron
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Jews of Jaén enslaved during Castilian civil war
During the civil war between Pedro the Cruel and Henry of Trastamara, Pedro allowed his Granadan Muslim allies to seize the Jews of Jaén and sell them into slavery.
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- Pedro the Cruel and Muslims of Granada
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Confiscation of Jewish credits in Gap, Montauban and Meuillon
Dauphin Humbert, needing money, confiscated all outstanding debts owed to Jews in the county of Gap and the baronies of Montauban and Meuillon.
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- Dauphin Humbert
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Ban on Jews entering Strasburg
After the massacre the city council decreed that Jews could not be admitted to the city, a ban said to last two centuries, and had Jews leave the city nightly at the sound of a horn.
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- Council of Strasburg
- Where
- Strasbourg, Alsace, France
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Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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Restrictions on Jews under Queen Joanna of Provence
In the latter half of the fourteenth century, harsh restrictions were imposed on Jews, including limits on testimony, bathing, work and travel.
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- Queen Joanna of Provence
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Jews readmitted to France
Jews are repeatedly expelled from France and readmitted, for a price.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- France
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Discriminatory laws against the Jews of Orange
Accused of usury and immoral conduct, the Jews of Orange were subjected to harsh laws: barred from testifying against Christians without the prince's mandate, excluded from office, heavily taxed, and made to supply six men for the town guard.
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- Princes and municipality of Orange
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Gnesen archdiocese orders Jews to wear red cloth badge
The statutes of the archdiocese of Gnesen required Jews to wear a piece of blood-red cloth on the breast.
- By
- Archdiocese of Gnesen
- Where
- Greater Poland, Poland
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Mob attacks on Kalisz Jews over well-poisoning accusations
Throughout the fourteenth century, mobs in Kalisz attacked Jews, accusing them of poisoning wells during epidemics.
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- Mobs
- Where
- Kalisz, Greater Poland, Poland
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This entry records a false accusation made against Jews. The accusation was untrue; it is recorded because of the persecution it caused. About false accusations
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