Nov. 3, 1572

“Imperial Mandate” (‘De Mandato per imperatorem’) on behalf of Emperor Maximilian II addressed to the Lower-Austrian government and chamber [Present-day Austria; Grand-Duchy of Austria]: “[…] His royal majesty, our all-gracious lord, wishes to remind the Lower-Austrian government and chamber […] that he intends to expel all local, city-dwelling and free Jews from the city […]”
Urkunden und Akten zur Geschichte der Juden in Wien. Erste Abteilung. Allgemeiner Teil 1526-1847 (1849). Herausgegeben und eingeleitet von A. F. Pribram. Erster Band. (Wien und Leipzig; 1918); (Official documents and files regarding the history of Jews in Vienna. First section, General part 1526-1847 (1849). Published and introduced by A. F. Pribram. First volume.); (Vienna and Leipzig; 1918); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 2/24/2020