On 17 September 1394, Charles VI published an ordinance in which he decreed, as an irrevocable law and statute, that no Jew would dwell in his domains ("Ordonnances", vii. 675).
This was the final expulsion of Jewish people from the Kingdom of France. Preceded by repeated expulsions and readmissions, this 1394 edict ended the presence of Jewish communities in France for centuries, driven by a combination of anti-Jewish religious sentiment, economic motivations like debt elimination and property confiscation, and the rise of nationalistic tendencies within the emerging French state. Many expelled Jews subsequently migrated to Eastern Europe, notably Poland.
The 1394 expulsion was not a sudden event but the culmination of centuries of fluctuating policies toward Jews in France.
In 1306, King Philip IV expelled Jews to seize their assets and cancel debts owed to them.
Jews were allowed back into France in 1315 but were again expelled in 1321 by Charles IV.
The French monarchy, facing financial strain, saw expelling Jews as a way to eliminate Jewish debts and confiscate their property, which was then auctioned off to the public.
The strengthening of the Roman Catholic Church and growing anti-Jewish popular sentiment contributed to the expulsion. Jews were often blamed for the calamities of the era, such as the Black Plague, and were subject to discriminatory practices and propaganda.
The 1394 edict led to the permanent exile of Jews from France, with many migrating to Central and Eastern Europe, where they found greater safety.
The expulsion had a negative long-term economic impact on France, as the loss of the Jewish community's crucial role in finance and credit depressed the economy.
It wasn't until the 17th century that Jews began to slowly return to France and reestablish communities.
Wikipedia does not give this great coverage, since many articles are written by fans rather than detractors -- look at this regarding Charles VI:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI_of_France
See also:
https://www.jpost.com/international/on-this-day-the-final-expulsion-of-jews-from-france-679636
Note also that Charles VI's wife, Isabeau, was Bavarian, and court observers at the time felt she was the one pressuring him to get rid of the Jews.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabeau_of_Bavaria
She was quite a character, involved in many court intrigues, including the rivalry between the Avignon popes and Rome popes.
The Jewish art & history museum in Paris has some English explanations on their website, also worth a read:
https://www.mahj.org/en/permanent-collection/2-jews-france-middle-ages
The mahJ does not get a lot of mention here in the Forum, perhaps because it didn't open in its current form in the Marais until 1998?
https://www.mahj.org/en/discover/what-mahj
It is so close to the national archives and the Pompidou that you should definitely include it in your museum stops when doing the Marais.
The Shoah memorial is on everyone's itinerary, deservedly so, but the mahJ covers the creative parts of Jewish Frenchmen, not just their destruction.