Expulsion1
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Expulsion of the Jews from Nancy
Jews were expelled from Nancy toward the end of the fourteenth century.
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- Unknown
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Massacre / pogrom2
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Massacre following host desecration charge
An accusation of insulting the host led to a violent outbreak against the Jews of Prague.
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- Unknown
- Where
- Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Thousands of Jews massacred after a priest's false plot charge
When some young Jewish boys at play outdoors got sand on a priest, he claimed the Jews were plotting against him and launched a fierce campaign in which thousands were massacred and the city's synagogue and cemetery were destroyed. King Wenceslaus would not condemn it, blaming the Jews for being outdoors during Holy Week.
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- King Wenceslaus
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Forced conversion1
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Pope Boniface forbids harming or forcibly baptizing Jews
Following Clement VI's policy, Pope Boniface prohibited Christians from injuring Jews, destroying their cemeteries or baptizing them by force.
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- Pope Boniface
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Discriminatory law9
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Annulment of debts owed to Rothenburg Jews
Debts owed to Jews were annulled in 1385 and 1390, causing the community heavy financial losses.
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- Unknown
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Emperor Wenzel's contributions levied on German Jews
Emperor Wenzel replenished his treasury by exacting contributions from the Jews, including those of Regensburg.
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- Emperor Wenzel
- Where
- Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
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Wenceslaus IV's debt moratoria
Wenceslaus IV declared moratoria on debts owed to Jews in 1385 and again in 1390, severely damaging their economic position.
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- Wenceslaus IV
- Where
- Germany
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Wenzel's financial operations against Jewish creditors
Emperor Wenzel carried out repeated financial measures, such as cancelling debts owed to Jews, which extorted them.
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- Emperor Wenzel
- Where
- Germany
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Ferrant Martínez's anti-Jewish campaign in Seville
The archdeacon of Ecija agitated against the Jews, demanded that their synagogues be destroyed and their quarter closed, and issued bans on Jewish residence in the archbishopric. Synagogues were confiscated, and he continued despite royal orders to stop.
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- Ferrant Martínez, archdeacon of Ecija
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Debt remission under Wenceslaus ruins Munich Jews
Emperor Wenceslaus ordered the cancellation of debts owed to Jews, causing Munich Jews to lose all their assets.
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- Emperor Wenceslaus
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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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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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False accusation (libel)2
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18 March, a Jewish boy is accused of plotting against a priest
18 March, a Jewish boy is accused of plotting against a priest. The mob slaughters approx.
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- Local mob
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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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Destruction1
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Destruction of Prague Jewish cemetery and synagogues
During the 1389 outbreak the gravestones of the Jewish cemetery were smashed and the Altschul synagogue burned, while martyrs' blood stained the Alt-Neuschul.
- By
- Huler, royal chamberlain
- Where
- Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
2 sources
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Readmission / emancipation1
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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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