Yusef of Morocco
| Yusef ben Hassan ⵢⵓⵙⴼ ⵢⵓⵙ ⵍⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ السلطان يوسف بن الحسن | |
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| Sultan of Morocco | |
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| Reign | 1912–1927 |
| Predecessor | Abd al-Hafid of Morocco |
| Successor | Mohammed V of Morocco |
| Born | 1882 Meknes, Morocco |
| Died | November 17, 1927 (aged 44–45) Rabat, Spanish Morocco |
| Spouse | Lalla Ya'aqut |
| Issue | Mohammed V of Morocco |
| House | Alaouite dynasty |
| Father | Hassan I of Morocco |
| Mother | Lalla Ruqiya |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Yusef ben Hassan (1882 – November 17, 1927) (berber: ⵚⵍⵟⴰⵏ ⵢⵓⵙⴼ ⵢⵓⵙ ⵍⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏ - Arabic: السلطان يوسف بن الحسن) was a Sultan of the Alaouite dynasty. He ruled Morocco from 1912 until his death in 1927.
Life
Yusef was born in the city of Meknes to Sultan Hassan I and his fifth wife, Lalla Ruqiya, a Circassian lady from Constantinople.[citation needed] He was the youngest of Sultan Hassan I's sons. He inherited the throne from his brother, Sultan Abdelhafid, who abdicated after the Treaty of Fez (1912), which made Morocco a French protectorate. He was a member of the Alaouite Dynasty.
Yusef's reign was turbulent and marked with frequent uprisings against Spain and France. The most serious of these was a Berber uprising in the Rif Mountains, led by Abd el-Krim and the uprising of Sahraoui tribes, led by the son of Ma al-'Aynayn, Ahmed al-Hiba. Though this originally began in the Spanish-controlled area in the north of the country, it reached the French-controlled area until a coalition of France and Spain finally defeated the rebels in 1925. To ensure his own safety, Yusef moved the court from Fez to Rabat, which has served as the capital of the country ever since.
Yusef's reign came to an abrupt end when he died suddenly of uremia in 1927. He was succeeded by his son Muhammad. He was buried in the royal necropolis of the Moulay Abdallah Mosque.[1]
Honours
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Kingdom of Belgium)
Grand Cordon of the Order of Muhammad Ali (Kingdom of Egypt)[citation needed]
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France, 1912)
Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Kingdom of Italy)
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Kingdom of Spain)
Order of Blood (Tunisia)
Honorary Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) (United Kingdom, 12 November 1917)[2]
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See also
References and links
 | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (May 2016) |
- ^ Bressolette, Henri (2016). A la découverte de Fès. L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2343090221.
- ^ www.leighrayment.com
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