"We do not sell them this tolerance": Grand Duke Ferdinando I's Protection of Jews in Tuscany and the Case of Jacob Esperiel
Ferdinando I de' Medici promoted extraordinary religious tolerance in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany during his reign. His Livornine laws of 1591 and 1593 granted Jews in Pisa and Livorno broad freedoms, rare in sixteenth-century Europe. Newly uncovered archival documents reveal how Ferdinando cons...
| Published in: | The sixteenth century journal |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
[2018]
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2018, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 987-1018 |
| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BH Judaism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBJ Italy KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
ESPERIEL, Jacob
B Law B Tuscany (Italy) B Jews B FERDINANDO I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1549-1609 B Inquisition B Religious Tolerance B Italy B History B HUMAN rights; Religious aspects |