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Philip IV Expels the Jews of France (1306)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1306

In 1306 French King Philip IV ordered the Jews expelled from the Kingdom of France and confiscated their property to ease royal financial pressure, a…

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  1. 1306Paris · Île-de-FrancePhilip IV issued an edict on charges of usury and sacrilege, ordering all Jews in France to leave the kingdom within a set deadline and confiscating their real property and outstanding debts.
  2. 1306France · FranceAbout 100,000 Jews were forced to sell their property at low prices and settle debts before leaving France within the deadline; most fled to Provence, Aragon, and elsewhere, and the French Jewish community was nearly destroyed.

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