Mar. 1, 1794

“Royal Court Decree” issued by the Royal Court for Silesia [Habsburg Monarchy; House of Habsburg; Present-day Czech Republic, Germany, Poland]: “[…] Jews may be allowed to reside (be present) in all areas of Silesia if the [local] authorities where such a Jew already is or will settle in the future, give their consent. […].” [Researcher’s note: This decree issued by the Austrian Royal court was reissued/made official by Governmental Decree #4219.]
Ritter v. Ostrow: Lexicon der politischen Gesetze des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. Erster Band; (Wien; 1857); (Lexicon of the political laws of the Austrian Empire. First Volume); (Vienna; 1857); Researched and Translated by Ziba Shadjaani 9/23/2018