TUNISIA

The Husainid Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1855 - 1859 Field Marshal H.H. Muhammad [M'hamad] Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. b. before 18^th September 1811, eldest son of Lieutenant-General H.H. 'Abu 'Abdu'llah Husain II Pasha, Bey of Tunis, by his second wife, Lalla Fatima al-Munastiri, educ. privately. Invested as Heir Apparent with the title of Bey al-Mahalla and the style of His Highness, 10^th October 1837. Regent during his brother's absence in France and England 1846. Proclaimed on the death of his cousin, 30^th May 1855. Installed at the Sharfiya Palace, La Goulette, 31^st May 1855. Invested by the Ottoman authorities at the Muhammadiya Palace, Tunis, 10^th June 1855. Granted the rank of Vizier, 7^th August 1855. Promulgated the first Constitution (Le Pacte Fundamentale), 10^th September 1857. Maj-Gen. Imperial Ottoman Army 1837, prom. Lieut-Gen. x/8/1840, prom. Field Marshal 7/8/1855. Founder and Grand Master of the Order of the Fundamental Pact (Nishan Ahad al-Aman) on 16^th January 1859. Sovereign and Grand Master of the Nishan ad-Dam, and Nishan al-Iftikhar. Rcvd: the Order of Glory (Atiq Nishan-i-Iftikhar) 1^st class (10.6.1856), the Exalted Order of Honour (Nishan-i-Ali-Imtiaz) 1^st class (10.6.1856), and the Imperial Order of Nobility (Nishan-i-Majidi) 1^st class (ca. 10.9.1855) of Turkey, GC of the Orders of Leopold of Austria, Legion of Honour in brilliants of France (3.1.1858), etc. m. (first) at the Baît al-Basha, the Palace of Bardo, 15^th October 1826 (nikah) and before 9^th January 1834 (zifaf), Lalla Janaina Beya, eldest daughter of Shaikh Muhammad bin Muhammad Bairam al-Talit, Shaikh al-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Hanifites. m. (second) 1830, Lalla Aisha [Aïcha], a former slave girl Sardinia. m. (third) Lalla Janaina (d. 1892), a former slave girl from Abkhazia. m. (fourth?) Lalla Saliha [Saluha]. m. (fifth) Lalla Qamar [Kmar] (d. before 30^th April 1900). m. (sixth?) Maria, sister of Benedetta-Francesca, first wife of Lieutenant-General H.E. (Sahib al-Maali) The Noble Don Giuseppe Maria (Raffo), 1^st Count Raffo, sometime Master of the Robes, and daughter of Salvatore Sanna. He d. at La Marsa, 20^th September 1859 (bur. Turbat al-Bey, the Madina, Tunis), having had issue, three sons and five daughters: Copyright©Christopher Buyers

1) Prince (Sidi) Husain [Ahsin] Bey, Bey al-Taula. b. 4^th July 1839, educ. privately. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, GC of the Order of SS Maurice & Lazarus of Italy (18.1.1881), etc. m. Lalla Janaina, daughter of Lieutenant-General H.E. (Sahib al-Ma'ali) Sidi Abu 'Abdu'llah Husain Khoja [Hassine Khodja], sometime Bash Mamluk, by his wife, Princess Kabira, daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. 'Abu 'Abdu'llah Husain II Pasha, Bey of Tunis. He d. at Manouba, 26^th July 1890, having had issue, four sons:
- a) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Bey. b. 1861, educ. privately. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. He d.s.p. 1877.
- b) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Ma'mun Bey. b. 15^th May 1867, educ. privately. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. m. Lalla Munira (?), a granddaughter of Major-General H.E. Si Ismail as-Sunni, sometime Governor of Djerba and Presdt. Court of Cessation. He d. 26^th August 1931, having had issue, one son and five daughters:
  - i) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Bey. b. at Manouba, 1884. He d. in infancy.
  - i) Princess (Lalla) Assia [Essia] (or Zanukha [Zeneïkha] - El Mochtar]. m. Si Salah Haidar, younger son of H.E. Sidi Ahmad Haidar, Lord Privy Seal to 'Ali III, by his second wife, Princess Haluma, daughter of H.H. 'Abu'l Hasan 'Ali III Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. She had issue, three sons and one daughter.
  - ii) Princess (Lalla) Kabira [Kabourra]. m. Si Sulaiman [Slimane] Khaznadar (d. 1945), widower of Princess Zainab, and son of Si Muhammad Khaznada, by his wife, Princess Zubaida, daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Muhammad Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. She d.s.p. 1957.
  - iii) Princess (Lalla) Khadija [Khadouja]. m. Si Mahmud Khaznadar (m. second, after 1906, Lalla Haluma), elder son of Si Muhammad al-Munji Khaznadar, by his first wife, Lalla Fatima Khanum. She d. before 26^th January 1906.
  - iv) Princess (Lalla) Hasaina. m. Si Shazli [Chédly] Khaznadar (b. December 1881; d. 12^th January 1954), a scholar and renowned poet, younger son of Si Muhammad al-Munji Khaznadar, by his first wife, Lalla Fatima. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
  - v) Princess (Lalla) Haluma [Hallouma]. m. after January 1906, Si Mahmud Khaznadar, widower of her elder sister, Princess Khadija, and elder son of Si Muhammad al-Munji Khaznadar, by his first wife, Lalla Fatima Khanum. She d. 15^th June 1975.
- c) Prince (Sidi) Murad [Mourad] Bey. b. 14^th December 1870, educ. privately. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. m. Lalla Qamar [Kmar] (d. 1^st March 1949), daughter of Sidi Ahmad Haidar, Lord Privy Seal to 'Ali III, by his second wife, Princess Haluma, daughter of H.H. 'Abu'l Hasan 'Ali III Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. He d. 7^th October 1937, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
  - i) Prince (Sidi) Muhi ud-din [Mouhi Eddine] Bey. b. at Manouba, 12^th September 1897 , educ. privately. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. m. (first?) Lalla Zanukha [Zeneïkha] (b. ca. 1897), elder daughter of Si Rashid Haidar, by his wife, Princess Zubaida, second daughter of H.H. Muhammad al-Hadi Pasha, Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. m. (second?) 1922, Lalla Khadija. He d. at Tunis, 27^th May 1967, having had issue, a son:
    - (1) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad as-Said [Essaïd]. b. 30^th October 1925 (s/o Lalla Khadija?).
  - ii) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Hadi [el Hadi] Bey. b. at Manouba, 15^th December 1907 . Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam (1919), and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. m. (first) (div.) Lalla Mungia [Mongia] (d. 3^rd January 1990). m. (second) (div.) Princess (Lalla) Sufiya [Soufia] (b. 12^th May 1912; m. second, 1943 (div.), Lieutenant-General Si Hadi Ben Mustapha. m. third, Lieutenant-General Si Ahmad al-Kassar, and d.s.p. at Tunis, August 1994), third daughter of H.M. Muhammad al-Amin [Lamine], King of Tunisia, by his wife, H.H. Princess Janina Beya, daughter of Si Bashir al-Haj al-Ayari. m. (third) Lalla Mu'hsina [Mohsna] (d. at Le Kram, February 1993), daughter of Si Hadi bin Sulaiman Kahiya, by his wife, Lalla Khadija, daughter of Si Manubi Farhat. He d. at Le Kram, 17^th March 1965 (bur. Sidi 'Abdu'l Aziz Cemetery, La Marsa), having had issue, four sons and two daughters by his third wife:
    - (1) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Murad Bey [Mohamed M'rad]. b. 9^th February 1938. Entered government service and served in the Ministry of Social Affairs, and as attaché in the Tunisian Consulate in Strasbourg. m. Lalla Suzanna, née Mill, a British national. He had issue, two sons:
      - (a) Prince (Sidi) Ismit [Ismet] Bey. b. 7^th July 1969.
      - (b) Prince (Sidi) 'Umar [Amor] Bey. b. 13^th November 1973. Painter.
    - (2) Prince (Sidi) Husain [or 'Abdu'l Majid] Bey. b. at Bardo, 10^th February and d. 24^th September 1939. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
    - (3) Prince (Sidi) 'Abdu'l Jalil [Jalal] Bey. b. 13^th May 1942. m. ca. 1977, Lalla Lillia, née as-Saghir [Essghaïer]. He has issue, three daughters:
      - (a) Princess (Lalla) Khadija [Khédija]. b. 16^th June 1978.
      - (b) Princess (Lalla) Mu'hsina [Mohsna]. b. 12^th March 1980.
      - (c) Princess (Lalla) Fatima [Fatma]. b. 16^th May 1985.
    - (4) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Bashir [Béchir] Bey. b. 17^th August 1945 (or 2^nd September 1945 - Grandchamp). m. ca. 1969, Lalla Sadliya [Chédlia] Arbiya, née Lakhua. He has issue, three sons:
      - (a) Prince (Sidi) Anis Bey. b. 30^th April 1970.
      - (b) Prince (Sidi) Ghazi Bey. b. 1^st February 1975.
      - (c) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Aziz Bey. b. 15^th April 1984.
    - (1) Princess (Lalla) Haluma [Hallouma]. b. 21^st September 1940 (2^nd September 1940 father's will) (d/o Lalla Mu'hsina). m. Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Nasir ud-din [Naceur Eddine] Bey (b. 4^th September 1936), fourth son of H.R.H. Prince Muhammad al-Taib Bey, Head of the Royal House of Tunisia. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see below. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
    - (2) Princess (Lalla) Qamar [Kmar]. b. 22^nd August 1952(22^nd September father's will). m. Si Sulaiman [Slimane] Kahiya, son of Si Hadi bin Hasan Kahiya. She had issue, four daughters.
  - Prince Muhammad al-Hadi Bey, also m. August 1934 (nikah) (sep. January1936), Wasyla Beya (b. at Tunis, 1^st February 1919; d. 5^th October 2000), daughter of Mukhtar al-Fellah, a son*:
    - (5) Sidi M'rad Bey [called 'Abdu'l Aziz] [M'rad Bey Benhassine]. b. at Le Kram, 26^th December 1935 (s/o Wasyla), educ. Le Kram Boys Sch., Sadiki Coll., and The Bourguiba Inst. for Modern Languages, Tunis Univ. (BA English 1967), Michigan State Univ. (MSU), East Lancing, Michigan (cert. Criminal law), and New York Police Acad., New York City, USA. Entered govt. service and served as Counsellor Tunisian Embassy in Madrid, Dir. of Borders & Aliens, and Cmsnr-Gen. External Security at the Interior Ministry, retd. 1994. Genealogist and historian. m. at Le Kram, 22^nd August 1959, Lalla Fatima [Fatma] (b. 20^th August 1940), sometime teacher, Counsellor City of La Goulette, Mbr. Tunisian Women's Union Central Cttee., daughter of Shaikh al-Hassoumy. He had issue seven sons:
      - (a) Sidi Laïth Bey [Leith]. b. at Le Kram, 10^th May 1960, educ. Algiers Univ. (LLB 1986). Dir. in the Interior Ministry in Tunis. m. at Carthage, 23^rd September 1991, Lalla Olfa (b. at Tunis, 9^th October 1962), teacher, daughter of Nagib al-Arby. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) Sidi Mustafa Bey. b. at Tunis, 25^th April 1993.
        
        (i) Lalla Amna Bey. b. at Tunis, 27^th June 1996.
      - (b) Sidi Dhaïgham Bey. b. at Le Kram, 20^th October 1961, educ. Tunis Univ. (B. Psych.), and Okayama Univ., Japan (M. Psych. 1995). Joined Tunisian Foreign Service, First Sec. in London since 2004. m. at La Marsa, 17^th July 1997, Lalla Zouhour (b. 10^th July 1963), Professor of English at The Bourguiba Inst. for Modern Languages, Tunis Univ., daughter of Sheikh Mohamed Raouf Gorgi, and niece of the famous Tunisian Painter "Abdelaziz Gorgi". He has issue, one son and two daughters:
        
        (i) Sidi Hussein Bey. b. at Carthage, 14^th July 1998.
        
        (i) Lalla Fatima [Fatma] Bey. b. at Carthage, 14^th July 2001 (twin with her sister Zaineb). Copyright©Christopher Buyers
        
        (ii) Lalla Zaineb Bey. b. at Carthage, 14^th July 2001 (twin with her sister Fatma).
      - (c) Sidi Zafar Bey [Dhâfer Bey]. b. at Le Kram, 10^th October 1962, educ. BEPC French Sch., Tunis, Paris Acad. (bacc. 1982), and Tunis Univ. (B.Econ. 1993). Dep. Dir. International Union Bank (UIB) in Tunis. m. at Carthage, 28^th September 1996, Lalla Hanan (b. at Carthage, 3^rd July 1970), psychologist, daughter of Hasan al-Tourky. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) Sidi Ahmad Bey. b. at La Marsa, 9^th January 2004.
        
        (i) Lalla Sharifa [Charyfa] Bey. b. at La Marsa, 18^th December 1998.
      - (d) Sidi Fahd Bey. b. at Le Kram, 6^th January 1964, educ. Daimler Benz Sch., Stuttgart, Germany (cert. 1984). Technician in automotice electro mechanics 1981, employed with the Opel car company in Tunis. m. at Tunis, 2^nd February 2002, Princess (Lalla) Rym (b. at Carthage, 1^st February 1972), Aesthetician, daughter of Prince Salah Bey, by his wife, Lalla Sofiya al-Wakdi [Soufia El Oukdi]. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) Sidi Muhammad-Salah Bey. b. at La Marsa, 8^th March 2003.
        
        (i) Lalla Fatima [Fatma] Bey. b. at La Marsa, 14^th November 2005.
      - (e) Sidi Muhammad al-Nasir Bey. b. at Le Kram, 1^st February 1965, educ. at Grenoble, France (bacc. 1988, and Tunis Medical Sch., Tunis Univ. (B.Sc. in Physiotherapy 1992). Physiotherapist at the King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. m. at La Marsa, 2^nd August 2003, Lalla Hosn (b. at Tunis, 10^th January 1980), educ. Tunis Univ. (B.Com. Finance & Mngmt. 2002), daughter of Kamal al-Nygrou [Nigrou]. He has issue, one son:
        
        (i) Sidi Moncef Bey. b. at the King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 9^th February 2005.
      - (f) Sidi Muhammad al-Hady Bey. b. at Tunis, 25^th Sepember 1974, educ. Inst. of Civil Aviation, Rabat, Morocco, and Technical Inst. of Data Processing & Management (dipl. infography 2007). Technician at Civil Aviation and Airports Org (OACA) Tunis-Carthage Airport.
      - (g) Sidi Muiz Bey [Moez Bey]. b. at Tunis, 31^st July 1977. Clerk at the Tunisian-Saudi Bank in Tunis.
  - Prince Muhammad al-Hadi [el Hadi] Bey, had further issue by Hasna Ben-Aly, a son and a daughter*:
    - (6) Sidi Habib [Hasan] Bey. b. 1^st July 1956. m. Nazyha Haddad. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
      - (a) Sidi Haidar Bey. b. 23^rd Jun 2001. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
      - (a) Lalla Rudayma Bey. b. 18^th April 2003.
    - (3) Lalla Fatima Bey. b. 20^th June 1954. m. 'Abdu'l Hamid Karray.
  - i) H.H. Princess (Lalla) Habiba Beya. b. at Manouba, before 27^th August 1889. m. (first) (div.) Lieutenant-General Si Ahmad Gara (possibly a son of Si Muhammad Gara, by his wife, Princess Hanani bint Husain). m. (second) as his second wife, (div. 1942) H.H. Muhammad al-Munsif Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis (b. at La Manouba or Sidi-Bou-Saïd, 4^th March 1881; d. in exile at Villa Cadaval, Pau, France, 1^st September 1948, and bur. Sidi Belhasan Mausoleum, Jellaz), eldest son of H.H. Muhammad al-Nasir Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, GCMG - see below. She d. 21^st December 1969, having had issue, one son and one daughter by her first husband.
  - ii) Princess (Lalla) Fatima. b. at Manouba, before 6^th August 1891 (or 1308AH). m. at Dar al-Taj Palace, La Marsa, 22^nd July 1914, Prince (Sidi) Muhammad [Hamouda] Bey (b. at La Marsa, 1^st July 1895; d. 8^th November 1946), only son of Prince Salah Bey, by his second wife, Princess Aziza, daughter of H.H. 'Abu'l Hasan 'Ali III Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. She d. April 1943 (bur. Hammam-Lif), having had issue, two daughters - see above.
- d) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad as-Said Bey. b. 24^th November 1873, educ. privately. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. m. Lalla Zainab (b. 1872; d. 13^th March 1952), daughter of Sidi Ahmad Haidar, Lord Privy Seal to 'Ali III, by his second wife, Princess Haluma, daughter of H.H. 'Abu'l Hasan 'Ali III Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. He d. 26^th May 1918, having had issue, five sons and four daughters:
  - i) Prince (Sidi) Nur ud-din [Nour-Eddine] Bey. b. at Manouba, 11^th July 1897, educ. privately. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. m. Lalla Amina [Menana] (d. at Le Kram, 30^th June 1982), daughter of Si Manubi Farhat, by his wife, Lalla Janaina, née Agha. He d. December 1962, having had issue, one son:
    - (1) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Said Bey. b. 27^th September 1926. m. Princess (Lalla) Khadija [Khédija] (b. 1935), youngest daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Prince Muhammad as-Sadiq Bey, Bey al-Mahalla. He d. at Le Kram, 31^st August 1992, having had issue, one son and four daughters:
      - (a) Prince (Sidi) Nur ud-din Bey. b. 7^th January 1964. m. a lady from the Kâak family. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
      - (a) Princess (Lalla) Azza. b. 9^th October 1951. m. Si Muhammad 'Ali Habib (b. 20^th September 1940), son of Si Muhammad Salah al-Habib, by his wife, Princess Mahbuba, eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Prince Muhammad as-Sadiq Bey, Bey al-Mahalla. She d. 16^th October 1992, having had issue, three sons.
      - (b) Princess (Lalla) Alam [Ahlem]. b. 21^st December 1955. m. Si Ahmad Abbasi. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
      - (c) Princess (Lalla) Rym. b. 31^st March 1958. m. Si Muhammad Douik. She had issue, two sons and one daughter.
      - (d) Princess (Lalla) Amina [Emna]. b. 12^th September 1959. m. Si Tawfik Nouri. She had issue, two sons and one daughter.
  - ii) H.R.H. Prince (Sidi) Mustafa [Mustapha] Bey. b. at Manouba, 28^th January 1900, educ. privately. Succeeded as Head of the Royal House of Tunisia, and of the Nishan ad-Dam, Nishan al-Ahad al-Aman, and the Nishan al-Iftikhar, 9^th April 1969?. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. m. Lalla Jamila, younger daughter of Si Rashid Haidar, by his wife, Princess Zubaida, daughter of H.H. Muhammad al-Hadi Pasha, Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. He d. 15^th July 1974, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
    - (1) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Najib [Negib] Bey. b. 16^th April 1937.
    - (2) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad 'Abbas Bey. b. 15^th August 1939. He d.v.p. 16^th February 1940. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
    - (3) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Salah ud-din Bey. b. 2^nd March1947.
    - (1) Princess (Lalla) Sabiha. b. 7^th September 1938. m. Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Bey (b. 2^nd November 1936), elder son of Prince Mustafa Bey - see below.
    - (2) Princess (Lalla) Fawzia [Faouzia]. b. 9^th June 1942. m. Si 'Izz ud-din [Ezzeddine] Lahsoumi.
  - iii) Prince (Sidi) 'Ali bin Said Bey. b. at Manouba, 4^th April 1903. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. m. Lalla Zohra (d. 5^th January 1971), daughter of Si Salah Haidar, by his wife, Princess Assia (or Zanukha), eldest daughter of Prince Muhammad al-Ma'mun Bey. He d. at Salambo-Carthage, 25^th September 1980, having had issue, four sons and five daughters:
    - (1) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Ma'mun [El Meimoun] Bey. b. 17^th August 1932. Sometime Counsellor of the City of Carthage. m. ca. 1955, 'Umm al-'Alla (d. August 2003), daughter of Si 'Usman [Othman] Kâak, an Arabic scholar, poet and intellectual. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
      - (a) Prince (Sidi) Muatiz-bi-din-Allah [Mouatez] Bey. b. 13^th June 1956. m. Lalla Raja, daughter of Si 'Abdu'l Majid [Abdulméjid] Ben Miled. He has issue, one son: Copyright©Christopher Buyers
        
        (i) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Aziz [El Aziz] Bey. b. 25^th June 1990.
      - (b) Prince (Sidi) Nazir [Nadhir] Bey. b. 29^th January 1969. m. Lalla Miriam, daughter of Si Mustafa Zbidi. He d.s.p. suddenly during sports training, 26^th February 1995.
      - (a) Princess (Lalla) Buthaina [Boutheïna]. b. 7^th August 1959. m. Si Muhammad [Hamadi] Loubiri. She had issue, two sons and one daughter.
    - (2) Colonel Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Fathi [El Fethi] Bey. b. 12^th January 1936. Col. Tunisisan Army. m. Lalla 'Abessa, daughter of Si 'Usman [Othman] Kâak. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
      - (a) Prince (Sidi) Murtaza [Murtadha] Bey. b. 21^st December 1963. m. Lalla Lamia, née Ghariani.
      - (a) Princess (Lalla) Fariyal [Féryal]. b. 10^th January 1969. m. Si 'Ali Ben Abdelssattar. She has issue, one daughter.
    - (3) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Shams ud-din [Chemseddine] Bey. b. 3^rd March 1940. m. Lalla Anne-Marie (b. 20^th April 1930), née Roubaud. He d. 2^nd April 1978 (Prince Karim or 4^th December - El Mokhtar], having had issue, an only son:
      - (a) Prince (Sidi) Karim Bey. b. 1^st August 1966. Sometime Mngr. "Dar Saïd" Hotel, Sidi-Bou-Saïd.
    - (4) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Fawzi [Faouzi] Bey. b. 11^th February 1947. m. (div.) Lalla Raja El Kamel (b. 9^th June 1950). He had issue, an only son:
      - (a) Prince (Sidi) Malek Bey [Malek Benhassine Bey]. b. 6^th December 1973, educ. Birkbeck Coll., London.
    - (1) Princess (Lalla) Saida. b. 19^th October 1937. m. Si Hattab Munastiri. She had issue, two sons and two daughters.
    - (2) Princess (Lalla) Razia [Radhia]. b. 18^th April 1942. m. Si Muhammad Sha'abini [Hamouda Châabini]. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
    - (3) Princess (Lalla) Alia [Alya]. b. 9^th September 1944. m. Si Muhi ud-din [Mohiddine] Fakhfakh (d. 15^th September 1989). She had issue, five daughters.
    - (4) Princess (Lalla) Siham [Sihem]. b. 8^th October 1950. m. Si Zainal Abidin [Zeïn] Bash Hamba. She had issue, three sons
    - (5) Princess (Lalla) Zainab. b. 11^th January 1954. m. Si Munsif Ben Yahia. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
  - iv) Prince (Sidi) Sulaiman [Sliman] Bey. b. at Manouba, 3^rd September 1906, educ. privately Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. m. Princess (Lalla) Bahija [Béhidja] (b. 1909; d. ca. 1979), youngest daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Sidi Mahmud al-Adil Bey, Bey al-Mahalla, by his wife, Lalla Fatima Beya, daughter of Si Muhammad Zarruq. He d. ca. 1968, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
    - (1) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Jamal ud-din [Djemaleddine] Bey. b. 27^th October 1936. m. Lalla Najia, née Eltaïef. He d. 29^th February 1996, having had issue, three sons. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
    - (2) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Lutfi Bey. b. 25^th January 1943. He d. 19xx.
    - (3) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Faisal Bey. b. 1^st May 1946.
    - (1) Princess (Lalla) Safiya [Safiyé].
    - (2) Princess (Lalla) Hasiba [Hassiba].
  - v) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Rashid [Rechid] Bey. b. at Manouba, 12^th August 1907, educ. privately. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. m. Princess (Lalla) Ayn al-Hayat (b. 1914; d. 1^st December 1992), daughter of Prince Muhammad al-Munji Bey. He d. 17^th May 1978, having had issue, one son:
    - (1) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Mu'hsin Bey. b. 5^th January 1924. He has issue, two sons: Copyright©Christopher Buyers
      - (a) Prince (Sidi) Mahmud Bey. b. 1953.
      - (b) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Fatah Bey. b. 1957.
  - i) Princess (Lalla) Janaina. b. 1899. m. Si Khair ud-din Haidar, third son of Si Rashid Haidar, by his wife, Princess Zubaida, second daughter of H.H. Muhammad al-Hadi Pasha, Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. She had issue, one daughter.
  - ii) Princess (Lalla) Hanifa Beya. b. 1904. m. Si Saifu'llah Haidar, second son of Si Rashid Haidar, by his wife, Princess Zubaida, second daughter of H.H. Muhammad al-Hadi Pasha, Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. She had issue, two daughters.
  - iii) Princess (Lalla) Sharifa. b. 1^st October 1906. m. Si Badr ud-din Haidar, son of Si Muhammad Mu'hsin Haidar, by his wife, Lalla Aisha, daughter of Si Muhammad Gara. She d. 8^th March 1979, having had issue, three sons and two daughters.
  - iv) Princess (Lalla) Traki [Traqui]. b. 1913. m. Si Razi [Radhi] Haidar, son of Lieutenant-General Si Ahmad Gara, by his wife, H.H. Princess Habiba Beya, elder daughter of Prince Murad Bey. She had issue, one daughter.
- a) Princess (Lalla) Traki [Traqui]. m. Si Ahmad bin 'Abdu'llah Maria, an Italian Christian convert to Islam. She had issue, two sons and three daughters, including:
  - i) Major-General Si Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Aid [Mohamad El Aid Maria]. Cdr. Beylical Guard. m. Princess (Lalla) Assia [Essia] (d. 9^th February 1952), fourth daughter of of H.H. Muhammad al-Nasir Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, GCMG.
  - ii) Colonel Si Muhammad as-Saghir [Mohamed Essghaïer]. m. (first) Lalla Saliha [Saluha], daughter of Colonel Si Said Zaccaria, sometime ADC, by his wife, Princess Khadija, eldest daughter of H.H. Muhammad al-Nasir Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, GCMG. m. (second) Princess (Lalla) Amina [Manana] Beya (b. 1904; d. January 1989), daughter of Prince Sulaiman Bey, by his wife, Lalla Mamia, third daughter of Si Muhammad ar-Rauf bin Rashid al-Shakir.
  - i) Lalla Kulsum [Kalthum]. m. at Dar al-Taj Palace, La Marsa, 22^nd July 1914, Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Hashimi [El Hechemi] Bey (b. at Sidi-Bou-Saïd, 3^rd July 1890; d.s.p. at Sidi-Bou-Saïd or La Marsa, 22^nd March 1951), second son of H.H. Muhammad al-Nasir Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, GCMG, by his second wife, Lalla Husn ul-Ujud. She d. 22^nd December 1968 - see below.
  - ii) Lalla Aisha [Aïcha]. m. at Dar al-Taj Palace, La Marsa, 22^nd July 1914, Lieutenant-General H.R.H. Crown Prince (Sidi) Husain [Hassine] Bey, Head of the Royal House of Tunisia (b. at Sidi-Bou-Saïd, 22^nd April 1893; d. at Sidi-Bou-Saïd, 9^th April 1969), third son of H.H. Muhammad al-Nasir Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, GCMG, by his second wife, Lalla Husn ul-Ujud.
- b) Princess (Lalla) Hanani [Henani]. m. Si Muhammad Gara, son of Si Muhammad Gara, by his wife, Princess Saliha, daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Muhammad Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. She d. 14^th July 1926, having had issue.
- c) Princess (Lalla) Kabira [Kabboura]. m. Si Ahmad Gara (m. second, after 1922, Princess Khadija bint Mustafa), son of Si Muhammad Gara, by his wife, Princess Saliha, daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Muhammad Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. She d. 1912.
- d) Princess (Lalla) Qamar [Kmar]. m. Si Rashid Kahiya, son of Major-General Si Yusuf Kahiya, a former mamluk of Georgian origin, sometime Kaid and cdr. of the Zouaves. She had issue, including a son and a daughter: Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  - i) Si Khair ud-din Kahiya. m. Princess (Lalla) Saliha [Saluha] (b. 1905; d. 21^st April 1986), second daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Sidi Mahmud al-Adil [Mahmoud El-Adel] Bey, Bey al-Mahalla, by his wife, Lalla Fatima Beya, daughter of Si Muhammad Zarruq. He had issue, two sons.
  - i) Lalla Taj ul-Bakht [Bakhta]. m. Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Munji [El-Mongi] Bey (b. at Bardo, 7^th January 1897; d. at La Marsa, 5^th November 1960), elder son of She had issue, three sons and three daughters - see above.
- e) Princess (Lalla) Mamia. m. Si Ahmad as-Sunni, possibly a son of Major-General H.E. Si Ismail as-Sunni, sometime Presdt. Court of Cessation, and Governor of Djerba .

* The exact status of these issue remains a little uncertain. The sons do not appear in the contemporary official lists of princes or those elligible for the Beylical succession. Consequently, they and their descendants appear here without the usual princely styles and titles.

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