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Henry de Trastamare fines the Jews of Burgos
After the Jews of Burgos resisted him in the civil war, the victorious Henry imposed a crushing fine on the community. Those unable to pay were sold into slavery, and debts owed to Jews were ordered canceled.
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- Henry de Trastamare
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Jewish badge ordered in Sicily
Frederick III ordered the Jews to wear a red badge, with men wearing it under the chin and women on the breast.
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- Frederick III
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Jews of Cervera confined to sealed quarter
Infante John restricted the Jews to their own quarter and ordered it to be sealed off from the rest of the town and rebuilt.
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- Infante John
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Jews readmitted to Strasburg
Jews were allowed to settle again in Strasburg after an earlier absence.
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- City of Strasburg
- Where
- Strasbourg, Alsace, France
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King extorts 20,000 doubloons from Toledo Jews
The king forced the Jews of Toledo to pay a huge tribute of 20,000 doubloons.
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- The king of Castile
2 sources
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Expulsion of the last Jew from Hanover
The one remaining Jew in Hanover was expelled by the city council with the duke's permission.
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- City council of Hanover, with the duke's permission
- Where
- Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
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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
2 sources
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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.
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- Inhabitants of Valladolid
- Where
- Valladolid, Castile, Spain
2 sources
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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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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.
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- 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.
- By
- Mobs
- Where
- Kalisz, Greater Poland, Poland
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