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Duke Wilhelm's ordinance on Jewish credit bills
The duke required all credit bills given by Christians to Jews to be sealed by both the local judge and the Jewish judge, restricting Jewish commercial and judicial rights.
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- Duke Wilhelm
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Fifteen-day residence limit and yellow badge for Venetian Jews
On their return, Jews were limited to fifteen days at a time in Venice and required to wear a yellow cloth badge, later replaced by a yellow and then a red cap.
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- Venetian Senate
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Henry III gives away the Seville ghetto; synagogues turned into churches
The king granted the whole ghetto with its houses, lands and synagogues to two favorites, who could dispose of it at will. The ghetto was renamed Villa Nueva and the synagogues were converted into churches.
- By
- Henry III of Castile
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Jews of Lublin confined to the Kazimierz suburb
Casimir III ordered that the Jews of Lublin be assigned to the suburb of Kazimierz, outside the city proper.
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- Casimir III
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Jews recalled to Venice after expulsion
Because of the damage caused by their absence, the Senate recalled the Jews to Venice within the same year they had left for Mestre.
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- Venetian Senate
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Restrictions on Jewish trade and landholding in Linz
Jews were barred from dealing in merchandise in Linz and from holding real estate, confining them to money-lending.
- By
- Austrian dukes
- Where
- Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
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Trial and fine of three Jewish youths in Grenoble
Three young Jews were prosecuted before the dauphinal council for an alleged crime against a Christian and blasphemy against Jesus, and were fined 200 gold francs.
- By
- Dauphinal council
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Expulsion of the Jews from Venice to Mestre
The Senate accused the Jews of breaking the rules on lending and ordered them to leave the city when their permit expired in 1396. They withdrew to Mestre.
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- Venetian Senate
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Wenceslaus annuls debts owed to Jews
Emperor Wenceslaus sold cancellations of debts owed to Jews to cities and princes for payment, and penalised anyone who helped Jews collect, impoverishing thousands of families.
- By
- Emperor Wenceslaus
- Where
- Holy Roman Empire (several countries)
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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.
- By
- Emperor Wenceslaus
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Expulsion of the Jews from Nancy
Jews were expelled from Nancy toward the end of the fourteenth century.
- By
- Unknown
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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.
- 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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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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