Nasi, Joseph, 1520-1579
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- Enc. Brit., 15th ed.(Nasi, Joseph; b. 1520, Portugal; d. 8-2-1579, Istanbul)
- Enc. Jud., 1972(Nasi, Joseph; c. 1524-1579, statesman, b. a Marrano in Portugal, known orig. as a Christian as João Micas (Miques, Míguez); in 1554 went to Constantinople and assumed name Josef Nasi; became duke of Naxos and later also count of Andros)
- LC data base, 4/13/93(hdg.: Joseph Nasi, Duke of Naxos, d. 1579)
- Shṭoḳhamer, S.A. Don Yosef Nasi, 1991.
- Record enhanced with data from Bibliography of the Hebrew Book database
- LCN
- LCN:Nasi, Joseph, 1520-1579; Latin cat.: Nasi, Yosef, 1520-1579
Wikipedia description:
Joseph Nasi (1524 – 1579), known in Portuguese as João Miques, was a Portuguese Sephardi diplomat and administrator, member of the House of Mendes and House of Benveniste, nephew of Doña Gracia Mendes Nasi, and an influential figure in the Ottoman Empire during the rules of both Sultan Suleiman I and his son Selim II. A court Jew, he was appointed lord of Tiberias, with the expressed aim of resettling Jews in Palestine (then Ottoman Syria) and encouraging industry there; the attempt failed, and, later, he was appointed Duke of Naxos. Nasi also supported a war with the Republic of Venice, at the end of which Venice lost the island of Cyprus to the Ottomans. After the death of Selim, he lost influence in the Ottoman Court, but was allowed to keep his titles and pension for the remainder of his life.
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