Dates of Emancipation
In some countries, emancipation came with a single act. In others, limited rights were granted first in the hope of "changing" the Jews "for the better."
Year | Country |
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1789 | United States (Federal Government) |
1791 | France |
1796 | Batavian Republic |
1808 | Grand Duchy of Hesse |
1808 | Westphalia |
1811 | Grand Duchy of Frankfurt |
1812 | Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
1812 | Prussia |
1828 | Württemberg |
1830 | Belgium |
1830 | Greece |
1832 | Canada |
1833 | Electorate of Hesse |
1834 | United Netherlands |
1835 | Sweden-Norway |
1839 | Ottoman Empire |
1842 | Kingdom of Hanover |
1848 | Nassau |
1849 | Hamburg |
1849 | Denmark |
1856 | Switzerland |
1858 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
1861 | Italy |
1862 | Baden |
1863 | Holstein |
1864 | Free City of Frankfurt |
1867 | Austria-Hungary |
1869 | North German Confederation |
1871 | Germany |
1877 | New Hampshire last US state enacting full emancipation |
1878 | Bulgaria |
1878 | Serbia |
1890 | Brazil |
1910 | Spain |
1911 | Portugal |
1917 | Russia |
1923 | Romania |
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