Expulsion2
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Banishment of the Jews of Béziers
The king banished the Jews of Béziers in September 1366 in order to seize their property, though the community had already been impoverished.
- By
- Philip le Bel
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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.
- By
- Council of Strasburg
- Where
- Strasbourg, Alsace, France
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Massacre / pogrom5
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Attack on the Jews of Ávila during the Castilian civil war
After a moratorium on debts owed to Jews was imposed, rioters attacked the Jews of Ávila and other communities and seized their promissory notes and securities.
- By
- Rioters
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Burgos Jewish community ransomed after Henry's capture of city
When Henry of Trastamara took Burgos, the Jewish community had to sell its synagogue appurtenances to pay a ransom, and some members were sold into slavery.
- By
- Henry of Trastamara
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Grand Company destroys the Jewish community of Briviesca
Du Guesclin's Grand Company, called in by Henry, attacked Jews wherever it went. In Briviesca, none of the 200 Jewish families survived.
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- The Grand Company under Bertrand du Guesclin
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Plunder of Segovia Jews during the war of Pedro and Henry
During the civil war between Pedro and Henry de Trastamara, the Jews were robbed of their goods and of the notes and pledges they held from Christians.
- By
- Unknown
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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.
- By
- Pedro the Cruel and Muslims of Granada
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Discriminatory law9
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Ban on Jews engraving seals
The Austrian dukes ordered that no Jew might engrave a seal.
- By
- Dukes Albrecht III and Leopold III
- Where
- Austria
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Ban on external decoration of synagogues
Frederick III forbade the external decoration of synagogues.
- By
- Frederick III
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Crushing war-taxes imposed on Jews of Palencia by Henry of Trastamara
During the civil war between Pedro and Henry of Trastamara, Henry imposed war-taxes on the Jews of Palencia that were too heavy to pay, leading to famine and the ruin of the community.
- By
- Henry of Trastamara
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Henry levies 30,000 doubloons on the Jews of Burgos
After entering Burgos, King Henry imposed a huge tax on its Jews, who had to sell all their property, even Torah ornaments, to pay it.
- By
- Henry de Trastamara
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Jewish tax of Alcalá de Henares granted to the archbishop
King Henry II assigned the annual tax paid by the Jews of Alcalá, 8,000 maravedis, to the archbishop instead of the Crown.
- By
- Henry II of Castile
- Where
- Alcalá de Henares, Castile, Spain
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Jews of Segovia, Avila and Toledo despoiled and fined
Henry's side stripped the Jews of Segovia and Avila of their property. The Toledo Jews were punished for loyalty to Pedro with the cost of supporting the troops and a fine of 1,000,000 maravedis.
- By
- Henry de Trastamara
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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.
- By
- Queen Joanna of Provence
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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.
- By
- 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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Ghettoization2
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Jews enclosed in a ghetto at Bologna
The Jews of Bologna were confined to a ghetto in 1366.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Jews ordered out of Christian streets
After the city syndics complained that Jews had settled among Christians, Peter IV ordered all Jews expelled from streets inhabited by Christians.
- By
- Peter IV of Aragon
- Where
- Perpignan, Roussillon, France
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False accusation (libel)1
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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.
- By
- Mobs
- Where
- Kalisz, Greater Poland, Poland
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Destruction3
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Decorated synagogues pulled down
Following the ban on decoration, older synagogues that were already decorated were demolished.
- By
- Frederick III
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Destruction of Villadiego, Aguilar and other Jewish towns
During the civil war Villadiego, Aguilar and many other towns with Jewish communities were completely destroyed.
- By
- Henry de Trastamara's forces
- Where
- Villadiego, Castile, SpainAguilar de Campoo, Castile, Spain
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Plunder of Valladolid Jewish quarter and synagogues in civil war
During the civil war between Pedro I and Henry of Trastamara, townspeople who sided with Henry plundered and destroyed Jewish houses and eight synagogues, stripping ornaments and tearing Torah scrolls.
- By
- Inhabitants of Valladolid
- Where
- Valladolid, Castile, Spain
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Readmission / emancipation2
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Partial citizenship granted to some Ulm Jews
A number of Jews were given partial citizenship in the city.
- By
- City of Ulm
- Where
- Ulm, Württemberg, Germany
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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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