Frankfurter Judengasse significant event Fettmilch Rising
The Fettmilch uprising
Tensions between the patricians and the guilds between 1612 and 1614 led to the Fettmilch uprising in 1614, named after its ringleader, Vincenz Fettmilch. During the riot, the Judengasse was attacked and looted, and the Jews were expelled from the city.  Two Jews and one assailant were killed in the pogrom.The tension was caused by the guilds' demand for greater participation in urban and fiscal policies. The guilds wanted a reduction in grain prices, as well as some anti-Jewish regulations, such as a limitation in the number of Jews and a 50% reduction in the interest rate that Jewish moneylenders could charge. Aside from the guilds, merchants and independent craftsmen also supported Fettmilch in hopes of annulling their debts by restricting the number of moneylenders.