Persecution of Jews in France

Roman Empire
Under Christian emperors, Jews were persecuted in the Roman Empire, which included forbidding Jews from marrying Christians, restricting Jews from holding public office, and Jews weren't allowed to own slaves as Christians can.

Christian church councils
The Council of Clermont, in 535, prohibited Jews from holding office and prohibited marriage between Jews and Christians.

In 538, the Third Council of Orleans prohibited Jews from walking public streets during Passion Week.

The Fifth Council of Paris, in 614, forbade Jews from serving any military or administrative office.

King Robert II
Persecutions of Jews including massacres and forced conversions were instigated by Robert II, King of France (987–1031).

Crusades
Jews were killed and forcibly converted to Christianity in France during the Crusades.

Blois persecution
In the town of Blois, in 1171, the Jews are arrested after being falsely accused of committing ritual murder (killing of a Christian child) and most are executed after refusing to convert to Christianity. Over 30 Jews are killed. The Jewish children are forcibly baptized.

King Philip II
Philip II, King of France, ordered the arrest of Jews and taxed them extra, except if they converted to Christianity. He expelled Jews from France in 1182 and synagogues were converted into churches.

King Louis IX
The Christian saint and King of France Louis IX ordered the burning of the Talmud, enforced the wearing of the Jewish badge, and expelled Jews from his dominions. He also encouraged Jews to convert to Christianity and confiscated property from Jews to organize a crusade.

Pastoureaux of 1320
The Pastoureaux of 1320 were religious fanatics that killed Jews and forced Jews into being baptized into Christianity.

Pope John XXII
Pope John XXII expelled Jews from his domain of Avignon in 1322 and issued the bull Ex parte vestra, which refused the right of asylum in churches to Jews that converted to Christianity that are suspected of relapse, and ordered the inquisitors to pursue Jews even into their places of refuge. He also ordered for the Talmud to be burned.

Persecution of Jews during the Black Death
Jews were falsely blamed for the Black Death in Europe during the mid-1300s; Jews were often used by Christians to blame due to their resentment of them considering their belief that Jews are the killers of Christ. Thousands of Jews were murdered in France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, and Poland.

King Charles VI
King Charles VI expelled the Jews by decree, in 1394, and he treated Christians favorably.