TUNISIA

The Husainid Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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H.H. Abu’l Hasan ‘Ali III Pasha, had further issue:

2) H.H. Muhammad al-Hadi Pasha, Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis - see below.

3) Lieutenant-General H.H. Prince (Sidi) Ismail Bey. b. 15^th January 1859, educ. privately. Invested as Heir Apparent with the title of Bey al-Mahalla and the style of His Highness, 10^th July 1922. Lieut-Gen. Beylical Army 10/7/1922. Rcvd: the Nishan al-Ahad al-Aman al-Murassa (10.7.1922), Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, GO of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France (10.7.1922). m. (first) ca. 1884, Lalla Fatima (d. June 1933) or Lalla Taj al-Mulk [Moulka] (d. 21^st November 1911), an adopted daughter (?) of his eldest brother Sidi Mustafa [Moustapha] Bey, Bey al-Taula. m. (second) Lalla Hassaina (d. 21^st November 1922 (1^st Rabi al-Akhir 1341 AH), daughter of Si Muhammad Khaznadar, by his wife, Princess Zubaida, daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Muhammad Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. m. (third) (div. two weeks later) Lalla Khadija [Douja] (d. at La Marsa, 197x), daughter of Si Mukhtar Kahiya. m. (fourth) (div.) Lalla Hassaina (m. second, Prince Hammouda Bey), daughter of Si Mu’hsin [Mohsen] Zaccaria. m. (fifth) Lalla Taj al-Mulk (d. after 1943), a former slave girl. He d. at Tunis, 10^th January 1928, having had issue, two sons and four daughters:

a) Prince (Sidi) Saifu’llah [Saïf Allah] Bey. b. at La Marsa, 9^th April 1913. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. m. (first) Princess (Lalla) Zanukha [Zeneïkha] (b. 1916; m. second, Si Muhammad al-Afif Kahiya), daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Prince ‘Izz ud-din Bey, Bey al-Mahalla. m. (second) Lalla Dalila, née Sharif. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
- i) Prince (Sidi) Ismail Bey. b. 26^th June 1944. He d.v.p. 26^th October 1944.
b) Prince (Sidi) Salah ud-din [Slaheddine] Bey. b. at La Marsa, 3^rd February 1919). Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, etc. m. Princess (Lalla) Nafisa [Nefissa] (b. 1919; d. 15^thBey, by his wife, Lalla Aziza, daughter of Si 'Abdu'l Azizi al-Jaziri. He d. ca. 1960, having had issue, one son and three daughters:

i) Prince (Sidi) Saif al-Mulk Bey [Seif el Moulouk Bey]. b. 27^th September 1942. m. Lalla Zohra, née Neffati. He d. 31^st December 2017 (bur. Sidi Abdelaziz Cemetary, La Marsa), having had issue, one son and two daughters:

(1) Prince (Sidi) Salah Bey.

(1) Princess (Lalla) Amira.

(2) Princess (Lalla) Malika.

i) Princess (Lalla) Janaina [Djeneïna Ben Hassine Bey]. b. 21^st May 1941. m. at Tunis, 1962, Si Ahmad al-Jaziri [Ahmed Dziri] (b. at Tunis, 3^rd November 1936), second son of Lieutenant-General H.E. (Sahib al-Ma‘ali) Sidi Salim al-Jaziri [Slim Dziri], sometime Minister Plenipotentiary and Dir of Protocol, by his wife, Lalla Khadija Hachaichi. She d. 19^th January 2021, having had issue, two sons and one daughter.

ii) Princess (Lalla) Rauza [Raoudha]. b. 15^th June 1947. m. Si ‘Abdu’l Sattar Meddeb [Abdelsattar Meddeb].

iii) Princess (Lalla) Aziza. b. 14^th November 1958. m. Si Jalal ud-din Ghali [Jaleleddine Ghali].
a) Princess (Lalla) Ruqiya [Rekaya]. b. 1885 (d/o the first wife). m. Si Muhammad Sharif. She had issue, two sons and four daughters, including:

i) Lalla Zainab. m. Prince (Sidi) Mustafa [Mustapha] Bey (b. at Bardo, 29^th March 1903; d. 7^th July 1951), son of Prince Muhammad ar-Rashid Bey, by his wife, Lalla Janaina, daughter of his uncle, Lieutenant-General H.H. Prince Ismail Bey, Bey al-Mahalla. She had issue, two sons - see above. Copyright©Christopher Buyers

ii) Lalla Aziza. m. 1942, as his first wife, Prince (Sidi) Muhammad Kamal ud-din Bey (b. 12^th November 1924; m. second, ca. 1951, Lalla Jeanette, and d. at Err, Pyrénées, France, 23^rd February 1980, bur. there), eighth son of H.H. Ahmad II Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, by his third wife, Lalla Mah Razia.
b) Princess (Lalla) Janaina [Djeneïna] (d/o the first wife). m. at Bardo, March 1898, Prince (Sidi) Muhammad ar-Rashid [Rachid] Bey (b. at the Dar al-Taj Palace, La Marsa, 1^st October 1879; d. 3^rd November 1928), second son of her uncle, Prince Mustafa [Moustapha] Bey, Bey al-Taula. She had issue - see above.

c) Princess (Lalla) Wassila. b. 7^th June 1911. m. H.R.H. Prince (Sidi) Muhi ud-din [Mohyedine] Bey (b. 22^nd October 1911; d. at Marseilles, France, October 2006, bur. Sidi Abdelaziz Cemetary, La Marsa, Tunisia), third son of Lieutenant-General H.H. Prince 'Izz ud-din Bey, Bey al-Mahalla. She d. January 1993, having had issue, two sons and four daughters - see above.

d) Princess (Lalla) Fatima. b. 18^th February 1922. m. Si Nur ud-din Khayashi [Noureddine Khayachi] (b. 4^th December 1917; d. 4^th May 1987), a famous painter, son of Si Hadi Khayashi [Hédi Khayachi], a famous portrait painter, by his wife, Lalla Beya, née Ben Saïd. She d. 31^st July 2001, having had issue, one son and two daughters.

4) H.H. Ahmad II Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis - see below.

5) Prince (Sidi) Sulaiman [Sliman] Bey. b. December 1867. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar. m. Lalla Mamia (m. second, ca. 1903 (div.), H.H. Muhammad al-Nasir [El Naceur] Pasha, Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, GCMG, and d. 12^th February 1922, third daughter of Si Muhammad ar-Rauf bin Rashid al-Shakir, by his wife, Lalla Fatima, née Gaïgi. He d. at La Marsa, 28^th July 1903, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:

a) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad al-Adil [El Adel]. He d. young, 4^th January 1904.

b) Prince (Sidi) Muhammad ‘Abdu’l Aziz [El Aziz] Bey, Bey al-Taula. b. at La Marsa, 26^th September 1894. Rcvd: the Nishan ad-Dam, and GC of the Nishan al-Iftikhar. m. (first) Lalla Qamar [Kmar], daughter of Si Laroussi Dellagi. m. (second) after the death of his first wife, Lalla Mungia [Mongia], daughter of Si Bashir Mahdawi [Béchir Mehdaoui]. He d. at La Marsa, 18^th September 1961, having had issue, one son and one daughter by his first wife:

i) Prince (Sidi) Zainal-Abidin Bey [Zine-El-Abidine Bey]. b. 11^th March 1921. m. (first) (div.) Princess (Lalla) Saida (m. second, Si Muhammad Belhassen, by whom she had issue, two sons and two daughters), second daughter of his uncle, H.R.H. Prince Muhammad al-Taib Bey, Head of the Royal House of Tunisia. m. (second) (div.) Lalla Naima [Nimatu'llah] (b. 193x), daughter of Si Muhammad bin Belhassen Thameur. m. (third) August 1952, Lalla Sa’adia [Souad El Habib] (b. 12^th February 1928; d. 31^st March 2009), elder daughter of Si Muhammad Hadi al-Habib, by his wife, Princess Janaina, eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Sidi Mahmud al-Adil Bey, Bey al-Mahalla. He d. at La Marsa, 22^nd February 1984, having had issue, two sons and one daughter by his third wife:
- (1) Prince (Sidi) Sana’a al-Mulk Bey [Sanâa El Molk Bey]. b. at La Marsa, 5^th July 1953 (s/o Sa’adia). Dir l’Union Internationale de Banques (UIB). m. at La Marsa, 27^th August 1981, Princess (Lalla) Lama’a [Lamaâ Bey] (b. 8^th November 1957), daughter of Prince Muhammad al-Adil Bey, by his wife, Princess Hadia, younger daughter of Prince Muhammad Bey. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
  - (a) Prince (Sidi) ‘Abdu’l Aziz Bey [Abdelaziz Bey]. b. at La Marsa, 12^th February 1988.
- i) Princess (Lalla) Zanoukha [Zeneikha]. b. 20^th April 1920. m. Si Ahmad Kashir [Ahmed Kchir]. She d. 18^th December 1993, having had issue, one son and one daughter.
a) Princess (Lalla) Amina [Manana] Beya. b. 1904. m. as his second wife, Colonel Si Muhammad as-Saghir [Mohamed Essghaïer], widower of Lalla Saliha bint Said Zaccaria, and younger son of Si Ahmad bin ‘Abdu’llah Maria, an Italian convert to Islam, by his wife, Princess Traki, eldest daughter of Prince Husain Bey, Bey al-Taula. She d. January 1989.

1) Princess (Lalla) Hennani. m. Si Ahmad al-Qayiji [Ahmed Gaïgy]. She had issue, two sons and two daughters.

3) Princess (Lalla) Aziza. m. (first) Si Muhammad Zarruq [Mohamed Zarrouk] (d. 10^th November 1899), only son of Lieutenant-General H.E. (Sahib al Ma’ali) Sidi Ahmad Zarruq, sometime Minister for War and Marine, by his wife, Lalla Zanukha, daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Abu ‘Abdu’llah Husain II Pasha, Bey of Tunis. m. (second) as his second wife, Sidi Salah Bey (b. 1843; d. at La Marsa, 1^st September 1895), only son of Sidi Muhammad al-Amin Bey. She had issue, three sons and two daughters by her first husband, and one son by her second - see above.

4) Princess (Lalla) Haluma [Hallouma]. b. ca. 1843. m. after 1866, as his second wife, H.E. Sidi Ahmad Haidar (b. 1817; d. 1900), Lord Privy Seal to 'Ali III, a former mamluk of Greek origin, widower of Princess Fatima. She d. 1^st September 1923, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:

a) Si Rashid Haidar. m. Princess (Lalla) Zubaida, second daughter of H.H. Muhammad al-Hadi Pasha, Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis. He had issue, four sons and two daughters:
- i) Si Iskandar Haidar [Skander Haydar]. m. Princess (Lalla) Beya (b. 1902), eldest daughter of Prince Muhammad ar-Rashid Bey, by his wife, Princess Janaina, second daughter of his uncle, Lieutenant-General H.H. Prince Ismail Bey, Bey al-Mahalla. He had issue, one son and three daughters.
b) Si Salah Haidar. m. Princess (Lalla) Assia [Essia] (or Zanukha [Zeneïkha], daughter of Prince Muhammad al-Ma'mun Bey. He had issue, three sons and one daughter: Copyright©Christopher Buyers

i) Lalla Zohra. m. Prince (Sidi) 'Ali Bey (b. at Manouba, 4^th April 1903; d. at Salambo-Carthage, 25^th September 1980), third son of Prince Muhammad as-Said Bey. She d. 5^th January 1971, having had issue, four sons and five daughters - see above.
a) Lalla Qamar [Kmar]. m. Prince (Sidi) Murad [Mourad] Bey (b. 14^th December 1870; d. 1^st March 1949), third son of Prince Husain Bey, Bey al-Taula. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see above.

b) Lalla Zainab. b. 1872. m. Prince (Sidi) Muhammad as-Said Bey (b. 24^th November 1873; d. 26^th May 1918), fourth son of Prince Husain Bey, Bey al-Taula. She d. 13^th March 1952, having had issue, five sons and four daughters - see above.

5) Princess (Lalla) Hafsia. m. Si Muhammad al-Qayiji [Mohamed Gaïgy]. She had issue, two sons and two daughters.

6) Princess (Lalla) Mamia. m. Si Muhammad Kahiya, son of Si Bashir bin Sulaiman Kahiya. She d. 12^th July 1935 (?), having had issue, four sons and one daughter - see above.

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