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Castilian army kills Jews and sacks the Rua Nova in Lisbon
During the war between Ferdinand of Portugal and Henry II of Castile, invading Castilian soldiers killed several Jews and plundered and destroyed the Jewish Rua Nova.
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- Castilian army
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Council ordinances on Jewish dress and conduct
The Erfurt council issued rules forcing Jews to wear prescribed clothing, banning girdles and jewelry, and barring them from buying fish on Christian fast days.
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- Erfurt city council
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Emperor demands 10,000 gulden from Augsburg Jews
The emperor exacted a levy of 10,000 gulden from the Jews of Augsburg. The council tried unsuccessfully to shield them from it.
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- The emperor
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Genoese plunder of Jewish property in Famagusta and Nicosia
During their period of control the Genoese plundered Jewish property in Famagusta and Nicosia.
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- Genoese
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Persecution of Jews under Louis of Hungary
King Louis tried to strip Jews of legal protection, persecuted them on religious grounds, and threatened expulsion for those who would not convert.
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- Louis of Hungary
- Where
- Poland
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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.
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- 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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