13th–14th centuries
General arrest and expulsion from the kingdom
22 juillet 1306·France
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all Jews arrested on the same day by order of Philip the Fair, their property confiscated
Philippe le Bel had the entire Jewish population of France arrested on the same day and throughout the kingdom — the order had been transmitted under seal to the bailiffs so that nothing would leak out. The people were imprisoned, their property seized, their debts collected for the benefit of the Treasury, and they were then ordered to leave taking only what they had on them.
The houses, synagogues, and cemeteries were auctioned off; the books were dispersed. The expelled made their way to Provence, the Comtat, Savoy, Lorraine, and Spain — territories that did not fall under the king's authority.
The operation, like that of the Templars the following year, was a matter of finance: the reign was short of money. Louis X recalled them nine years later, in exchange for payment and for a limited time, and the cycle began again until the ordinance of 1394.
- Period :
- 13th–14th centuries
- Type :
- Expulsion
- Region :
- Western Europe
- Country :
- France
Continuateur de Guillaume de Nangis ; Jean de Saint-Victor ; comptes royaux et procès-verbaux de vente.