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Joseph Nasi

1524 - 1579

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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. He was a great benefactor of the Jewish people. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Nasi is the 6,324th most popular politician (down from 4,559th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 75th most popular Portuguese Politician.

Joseph Nasi was a Jewish banker and diplomat from the Ottoman Empire. He was also a close friend of King Philip II of Spain. Nasi was most famous for his diplomatic efforts to help the Jews in the Ottoman Empire.

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Among politicians, Joseph Nasi ranks 6,324 out of 19,576. Before him are Vazul, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Prince Charles of Prussia, Günther Quandt, and Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken. After him are Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Prince Jean, Duke of Guise, Mithridates III of Pontus, Empress Dowager Longyu, Fulk I, Count of Anjou, and Khentkaus I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1524, Joseph Nasi ranks 8. Before him are Luís de Camões, Pierre de Ronsard, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, and Louise Labé. After him are Diego de Landa, Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, François Hotman, Plautilla Nelli, Rani Durgavati, and Martin Guerre. Among people deceased in 1579, Joseph Nasi ranks 4. Before him are Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, and Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. After him are Hans Staden, Diego de Landa, Thomas Gresham, Stanislaus Hosius, Vicente Juan Masip, Ferenc Dávid, Juan Fernández Navarrete, and Simão Rodrigues.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Joseph Nasi ranks 138 out of 633. Before him are Luís Fróis (1532), Artur Jorge (1946), Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad (1040), Infanta Benedita of Portugal (1746), Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile (1313), and Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1125). After him are Paula Rego (1935), Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza (1801), Gil Eanes (null), José, Prince of Brazil (1761), Manuel de Arriaga (1840), and Francisco Craveiro Lopes (1894).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Joseph Nasi ranks 75. Before him are António Ramalho Eanes (1935), Américo Tomás (1894), Infanta Maria of Guimarães (1538), Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad (1040), Infanta Benedita of Portugal (1746), and Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1125). After him are Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza (1801), Manuel de Arriaga (1840), Francisco Craveiro Lopes (1894), Sidónio Pais (1872), Urraca of Portugal (1150), and Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu (1430).

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