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Expulsion of Jews from Portugal
Jews expelled from Portugal and from many German cities.
- By
- Manuel of Portugal
- Where
- Portugal
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- Wikipedia: Timeline of Jewish history (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia: Expulsions and exoduses of Jews (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Virtual Library: Timeline for the History of Judaism (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Lisbon (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Portugal (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Faro (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Leiria (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Beja (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Chaves (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Spain (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Portugal (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Europe (opens in a new tab)
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Expulsion of the Jews from Carinthia
Maximilian I expelled the Jews from all of Carinthia after repeated requests from the Estates, and seized former Jewish property.
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- Maximilian I
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Expulsion of the Jews from Tarascon
After townspeople accused the Jews of hostility to Christianity, usury and robbery, King Charles VIII ordered their expulsion, effective July 15. Nearly all fled to the Comtat Venaissin, and a few converted to stay.
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- Charles VIII of France
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Portugal
Jews expelled from Portugal. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, issues a decree expelling all Jews from Styria and Wiener Neustadt.
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- Manuel I of Portugal
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- Wikipedia: Expulsions and exoduses of Jews (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia: Timeline of antisemitism (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Austrian Empire (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Carinthia (opens in a new tab)
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Judenburg (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Judenburg (opens in a new tab)
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: Graz (opens in a new tab)
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Expulsion of the Jews from Württemberg
Count Eberhard decreed the expulsion of Jews from his dominions in 1495, and the order was confirmed in 1498.
- By
- Count Eberhard im Bart
- Where
- Württemberg, Germany
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Second expulsion and recall of Jews from Florence
After being recalled in 1492, the Jews were expelled again and then recalled in 1498 as indispensable to the city's commerce.
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- Florentine authorities
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Alexander banishes the Jews of Brest and other Lithuanian cities
Grand Duke Alexander banished the Jews of Brest and other Lithuanian cities to Poland, and allowed them to return in 1503. During the banishment he gave the Brest synagogue to Christian inhabitants for use as a hospital.
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- Grand Duke Alexander Jagellon
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Jews ordered to leave Heilbronn
At the end of the fifteenth century the Jews were ordered out of the city despite repeated intercession by Emperor Frederick III.
- By
- City of Heilbronn
- Where
- Heilbronn, Württemberg, Germany
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Expulsion of Jews from Bryansk
Jews who had settled in Bryansk in the 15th century were expelled from the town.
- By
- Unknown
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Expulsion of the Jews from Bonn
The Jews were expelled from Bonn in the 15th century, though they later returned.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Relocation of Arta's Jews to Istanbul (sürgün)
Under Ottoman rule in the 15th century, the Jews of Arta were forcibly moved to the capital, Istanbul, as part of the sürgün resettlement policy.
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- Ottoman authorities
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Massacre / pogrom2
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Plunderers attack Jewish refugees on roads to Fez
Bands of plunderers attacked Spanish and Portuguese Jewish refugees traveling to Fez.
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- Bands of plunderers
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Inquisition burnings at Avila
Over a decade the Inquisition burned more than 100 people at Avila as Jews or Judaizers and punished 70 others in other ways.
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- Inquisition
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Forced conversion4
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Expulsion decree and forced conversions of Portuguese Jews affecting Évora
Portugal decreed the expulsion of the Jews and imposed forced conversions, after which Évora remained a major center of converted Jews.
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- Portuguese crown
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Expulsion of Jews from Portugal and forced conversion at Lisbon
Jews were ordered out of Portugal with Lisbon the sole port of embarkation; gathered there, they were forcibly converted and some were killed.
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- King Manoel of Portugal
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Forced attendance at conversion sermons in Nuremberg
In the later fifteenth century Jews were compelled to attend sermons by John of Capistrano and the Dominican Schwarz aimed at converting them.
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- Preaching friars and Nuremberg authorities
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Abraham Zacuto, astronomer, flees Spain for Portugal
The astronomer and historian Abraham Zacuto produced tables that Columbus used. After the 1492 expulsion he moved to Portugal, where he devised the metal astrolabe used by Vasco da Gama.
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- Columbus
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Discriminatory law8
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Jewish badge ordered in Mantua
In her husband's absence the prince's wife ordered the Jews to wear the Jewish badge, after preachers demanded restrictions.
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- Wife of Prince Francesco Gonzaga
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Venice replaces yellow circle with yellow head-covering
The Jewish badge was changed from a yellow circle on outer clothing to a yellow head-covering so that it would be harder to evade.
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- Venetian government
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Heavy taxes imposed on Jews by Ladislaus II
King Ladislaus II, constantly short of money, burdened the Jews with heavy taxation during his reign.
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- King Ladislaus II
- Where
- Hungary
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Ladislas VI cancels debts owed to Jews
During his reign King Ladislas VI annulled all debts owed to Jews, worsening their economic situation.
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- King Ladislas VI
- Where
- Hungary
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Special tax imposed on the Jews of Sopron
The town's governor levied a special tax on the Jews from 1495 until the king took them under his protection in 1523.
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- Governor of the town
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Jews excluded from public office in Tarascon
From the second half of the 15th century Jews were excluded from holding public office.
- By
- Unknown
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Bishops of Cosenza attempt to tax Jewish assets
During the fifteenth century the bishops of Cosenza repeatedly tried to impose taxes on Jewish property.
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- Bishops of Cosenza
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Jews limited to three-day stays in Metz
In the fifteenth century Jews in Metz itself were permitted to remain for only three days.
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- Town of Metz
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Ghettoization2
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Ghetto established in Persia
The Jews in Persia and Afghanistan were forced into mellahs. They were not permitted to have any businesses outside the walls of the mellah.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Iran
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Jewish quarter of Alcañiz enclosed and locked at night
During the 15th century the Jewish quarter was walled off and its gates were locked every night.
- By
- Unknown
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False accusation (libel)2
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Ravensburg blood libel, burnings and expulsions
A blood accusation led Emperor Sigismund to burn some Jews of Ravensburg and expel others.
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- Emperor Sigismund
- Where
- Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Spanish Inquisition
Established with papal approval, the Inquisition investigated and tried conversos (converted Jews and their descendants) suspected of secretly practising Judaism. Thousands were executed and many more punished.
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- Ferdinand II and Isabella I, with Pope Sixtus IV
- Where
- SpainSpanish Empire (several countries)
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Destruction4
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Synagogue of Wiener Neustadt converted into a church
Following the expulsion, the synagogue building was converted to church use.
- By
- Unknown
- Where
- Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria
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Seizure of Jewish estates and houses in Lutsk
After the expulsion, Alexander gave the estates, lands and houses of the exiled Lutsk Jews to nobles, officials and Christian townspeople.
- By
- Alexander Jagellon
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Confiscation of expelled Jews' property in Lithuania
After the expulsion Alexander seized the Jews' estates and houses and gave them to nobles, monasteries, the Church, towns and baptized Jews, while the proceeds went to the treasury.
- By
- Grand Duke Alexander
- Where
- Lithuania
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Brest synagogue given to Christians as a hospital
While the Jews were banished, Alexander gave their synagogue to the Christian inhabitants of Brest to use as a hospital. It was returned to the Jews when they came back.
- By
- Grand Duke Alexander Jagellon
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