TUNISIA

The Husainid Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1759 - 1782 H.H. Amir al-Umara 'Abu'l Hasan 'Ali II Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis. b. 24^th November 1712, second son of H.H. Amir al-Mukarrim 'Abu'l Azad Husain I Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis, by his third wife, Lalla Jannat, educ. privately. Invested as Heir Apparent with the title of Bey al-Mahalla, 3^rd September 1756. Proclaimed on the death of his brother, 12^th February 1759. Shared power with his eldest son from 9^th February 1777. Granted the rank and title of Amir al-Umara before 17/7/1766. m. (first) Princess (Lalla) Traki Beya, daughter of his cousin H.H. 'Abu'l Hasan 'Ali I Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis. m. (second) 1737, a grand daughter of Bu Aziz Nasir al-Hanashi. m. (third) at Algiers, before 1756, Lalla Mahbuba "Min Bled el-Gurj" (the Georgian), a lady of Georgian or Greek origin. m. (fourth) Lalla Fatima, a former slave. m. (fifth) a former singer?. He d. at the Palace of Bardo, 26^th May 1782 (bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina, Tunis), having had issue, five sons and five daughters:

1) Prince (Sidi) Sulaiman Bey. b. 12^th August 1759 (s/o Lalla Mahbuba). He d. 30^th December 1764.
2) H.H. 'Abu Muhammad Hammuda Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis (s/o Lalla Mahbuba) - see below.
3) Prince (Sidi) 'Umar Bey (s/o Lalla Mahbuba).
4) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Ma'mun Bey. b. 8^th September 1762 (s/o Lalla Mahbuba). He d. at Bardo, before 13^th December 1784 (bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina, Tunis).
5) H.H. 'Usman Bey, Beylerbeyi of Tunis (s/o Lalla Fatima) - see below.
1) the eldest daughter. m. before 29^th May 1770, H.E. Sidi Mustafa Khoja (m. second, before 13^th February 1781, his younger sister-in-law, Lalla Khadija - see below, and d. 11^th October 1800), a former mamluk of Georgian origin, sometime Treasurer, Tutor to his nephew Prince Mustafa 1782, and C-in-C of the exped. to Tripoli 1795. She d. before 2^nd December 1777.
2) Princess (Lalla) Aisha (second) (d/o Mahbuba). m. before 2^nd December 1777, Grand Admiral H.H. Hafiz Ismail Pasha [Sidi Ismail Kahiya] (b. at Istanbul, 1758; d. at Konya, 18^th October 1807), fled to Leghorn and later to Smyrna after dissagreements with his father-in-law, returned after a period of grace but fled again to Istanbul 1783, entered Ottoman service and served as second Minister of State, C-in-C of the Imperial Ottoman Navy 1804-1805 and Grand Vizier 1805-1806, son of Si Muhammad Effendi. She had issue, an only daughter:
- a) Lalla … m. 1814, Lieutenant-General H.E. Abu Muhammad Khair ud-din Kahiya (d. 13^th December 1855), a former mamluk of Georgian origin, Envoy to Oran 1831, and Istanbul 1842, sometime Kahiya al-Dar al-Basha, Maj-Gen. Imperial Ottoman Army, prom. Lieut-Gen. Beylical Army 1846. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
3) Princess (Lalla) Amina [Menana] Beya. b. before 24^th August 1759 (d/o Lalla Mahbuba). She was prominent in persuading her husband to depose 'Usman, her own brother. Styled 'Umm al-Bashawat or 'Umm al-Muluk. m. at Tunis, 5^th October 1776, H.H. 'Abul 'Abdu'llah Mahmud Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis (b. 10^th July 1757; d. at Tunis, 28^th March 1824), eldest son of her uncle, H.H. Muhammad al-Rashid Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis. She d. at Tunis, 18^th December 1822 (bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina, Tunis), having had issue, two sons and one daughter - see below.
4) a daughter. m. at Tunis, 5^th October 1776, her first cousin, H.H. Prince (Sidi) Ismail Bey, Bey al-Mahalla (d. at Tunis, 4^th October 1816), younger son of H.H. Muhammad al-Rashid Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis, by his second wife, Fatima, a former Christian slave. She had issue - see above.
5) Princess (Lalla) Khadija (d/o Lalla Mahbuba). m. (first) before 13^th February 1781, Sidi Mustafa Khoja (d. 11^th October 1800), widower of her elder sister. m. (second) December 1814, H.E. (Sahib ud-Daula) Sidi Yusuf Sahib al-Tabi (k. at Tunis, 23^rd January 1815, a former mamluk of Moldavian origin, Lord Privy Seal 1782-1814, Treasurer 1814-1815 and Chief Minister 1800-1815, builder of the Sahib al-Taba' Mosque at Halfaouine, in Tunis. She d. 6^th May 1826 (bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina, Tunis).

1782 - 1814 H.H. Amir al-Umara 'Abu Muhammad Hammuda Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis. b. 9^th December 1759, second and eldest surviving son of H.H. Amir al-Umara 'Abu'l Hasan 'Ali II Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis, by his third wife, Lalla Mahbuba "Min Bled el-Gurj" (the Georgian), a lady of Georgian or Greek origin, educ. privately. Appointed as deputy ruler with the title of Bey al-Mahalla and formally invested with extensive administrative powers by his father, 9^th February 1777. Raised to the personal title of Pasha by the Ottoman Sultan. Invested as Heir Apparent by his father in preference to his cousin and rightful heir, Mahmud Bey, although the latter was two years his senior. Succeeded on the death of his father and assumed the powers of sole ruler, 26^th May 1782. Installed as Beylerbeyi of Tunis, 5^th June 1782. Granted the rank and title of Amir al-Umara before 7/7/1782. m. (first) at Tunis, 5^th October 1776, a daughter of Shaikh Muhammad bin Husain al-Barudi, sometime Grand Mufti of the Hanifites. m. (second) a former Greek slave. m. (third?) a former Caucasian slave. m. (fourth) a former Italian slave. He d. (probably poisoned by his Neapolitan favorite, Mariano Stinca) at the Palace of Bardo, 15^th September 1814 (bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina, Tunis), having had issue, an only son by his first wife:

1) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Bey. b. 28^th November 1791 (s/o Shaikh Muhammad al-Barudi's daughter). He d.v.p. at the Palace of Bardo, 8^th June 1800.

1814 H.H. 'Usman Bey, Beylerbeyi of Tunis. b. 27^th May 1763, fifth and youngest son of H.H. Amir al-Umara 'Abu'l Hasan 'Ali II Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis, by his fourth wife, Lalla Fatima, a former slave, educ. privately. Proclaimed on the death of his brother in preference to Sidi Mahmud bin Muhammad, 15^th September 1814. m. several wives, including, Lalla Amina [Menana] Beya (d. before 10^th July 1850. He was k. in his bed by his displaced cousin, Sidi Mahmud bin Muhammad al-Rashid, at Tunis, 20^th December 1814 (bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina, Tunis), having had issue, four sons:

1) Prince (Sidi) Salih Bey. b. 1782, educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent by his father, 15^th September 1814. He was k. (beheaded) at La Goulette, 21^st December 1814.
2) Prince (Sidi) 'Ali Bey. b. 1789, educ. privately. He was k. (beheaded) at La Goulette, 21^st December 1814.
3) Prince (Sidi) Husain Bey. b. 1806, educ. privately. Placed under house arrest at Bardo 1806. He d. before 1855.
4) Prince (Sidi) Ahmad (or Muhammad) Bey. b. at Tunis, on the same day as his father's assassination, 21^st December 1814. Placed under house arrest at Bardo 1806. Freed by Muhammad Pasha in 1855. He d. 3^rd April 1868.

1814 - 1824 H.H. Amir al-Umara 'Abu'l 'Abdu'llah Mahmud Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis. b. at the Palace of Bardo, 10^th July 1757, elder son of H.H. Muhammad al-Rashid Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis, by his second wife, Lalla Aisha, a former slave, educ. privately. Proclaimed on the death of his cousin, 21^st November 1814. Installed at the Palace of Bardo, 22^nd December 1814. Appointed to the rank of Amir al-Umara before 22/4/1819. Confirmed in the post of Beylerbeyi of Tunis, 4^th July 1821. Received Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales in 1816. He left the administrative cares of state in the hands of his elder son, prefering to spend his time on philosophical and scholarly discourse and on artistic matters, an excellent chef and perfumerer. m. (first) at Tunis, 5^th October 1776, H.H. Princess (Lalla) Amina [Menana] Beya (b. before 24^th August 1759; d. at Tunis, 18^th December 1822, bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina, Tunis), who was prominent in persuading her husband to depose 'Usman, her own brother, styled 'Umm al-Bashawat and 'Umm al-Muluk or "Mother of the Kingdom", third daughter of H.H. Amir al-Umara 'Abu'l Hasan 'Ali II Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis, by his wife, Lalla Mahbuba. m. (second) Lalla Shalbiya. He d. at Tunis, 28^th March 1824 (bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina, Tunis), having had issue, two sons and two daughters by his first wife:

1) H.H. 'Abu 'Abdu'llah Husain II Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis (s/o Lalla Amina Beya) - see below.
2) H.H. Mustafa Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis (s/o Lalla Amina Beya) - see below.
1) Princess (Lalla) Aziza [Gigia] (d/o Lalla Amina Beya). m. at Tunis, December 1814, Lieutenant-General H.E. (Sahib ud-Daula) Sidi Sulaiman Kahiya as-Saghir (d. 2^nd December 1838, bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina, Tunis), a former mamluk of Georgian origin who was educated at the court of Hammuda Pasha-Bey, Kahiya al-Mahalla 1807, who rescued the army after its defeat near Constantine, Agha of Béja 1814-1816, Generalissimo & C-in-C 1816-1837, and Chief Minister 1825-1837. She had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a) Si Bashir [Béchir] Kahiya. He d. before 9^th January 1845, having had issue, two sons and three daughters:Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  - i) Si Muhammad Kahiya. m. Princess (Lalla) Mamia (d. 12^th July 1935), youngest daughter of H.H. 'Abu'l Hasan 'Ali III Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. He had issue, four sons and one daughter.
  - i) Lalla Maimuna. m. Lieutenant-General H.E. Abu'l Masarra Farhat al-Mamluk (b. ca. 1820; k. by rebels at Le Kef, 16^th April 1864, bur. Sayyid 'Abdu'l Wahab Mausoleum, La Manouba), a former mamluk of Greek origin, Lieut-Col. of the Bodyguard 1837, Envoy to Tripoli and Naples 1855, Governor and GOC Le Kef, Mbr. Grand Cncl. 1860, Presdt. Criminal Court 1860-1861, Dir. of Foreign Affairs 1861-1862.
  - ii) Lalla Aziza. m. before 2^nd July 1859, Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Tahir [Tahar] Bey (b. 1828; d. 1879), son of Lieutenant-General H.H. 'Abu 'Abdu'llah Husain II Pasha, Bey of Tunis. She d. before 2^nd March 1938 (1356 AH), having had issue, a daughter - see below.
  - iii) Lalla Kabira. m. Major-General Si Farhat al-Khayala, sometime cdr. of the cavalry bde.
- b) Major-General Si 'Ali Kahiya. Agha of Béja. m. Princess (Lalla) Amina [Manana], daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. 'Abu 'Abdu'llah Husain II Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis. He had issue, one son and one daughter - see below. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
- a) Lalla Aisha [Aïcha]. m. Lieutenant-General H.E. (Sahib al-Ma'ali) Sidi Mustafa Bash Mamluk, prom. Maj-Gen. 1860, Agha of Djerid 1860-1863, prom. Lieut-Gen. 1863, Minister for War 1863-1865. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
- b) Lalla Mahbuba [Mahbouba]. m. Si Muhammad Kahiya, son of Lieutenant-General H.E. (Sahib al-Ma'ali) Sidi Ismail Kahiya as-Saghir, sometime Kahiya al-Mahalla and Minister for Marine, by his wife, Princess Mamia al-Kabira [Beya al-Kabira], third daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. 'Abu 'Abdu'llah Husain II Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Tunis - see below.
2) Princess (Lalla) Zubaida (d/o Lalla Amina Beya). m. (first) Abu'l 'Abbas Ahmad al-Munastiri [Mestiri] (d. 23^rd June 1837), brother of Lalla Fatima Beya. She had issue, an only daughter:
- a) Lalla … m. at the Baît al-Basha, the Palace of Bardo, 15^th October 1826 (nikah) and before 9^th January 1834 (zifaf), as his first wife, Field Marshal H.H. Muhammad as-Sadiq [Essadok] Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, GCB (b. 7^th February 1813; d.s.p. at the Palace of Bardo, 29^th October 1882, bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina, Tunis), second son of Lieutenant-General H.H. 'Abu 'Abdu'llah Husain II Pasha, Bey of Tunis, by his first wife, Lalla Fatima al-Munastiri - see below.

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