Husain Bey, Crown Prince of Tunisia

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Husain Bey
Crown Prince of Tunisia
Husainid Dynasty
FatherMuhammad V al-Nasir
MotherLalla Husn ul-Ujud
ReligionSunni Islam

Husain Bey Gouta, Crown Prince of Tunisia (22 April 1893 – 22 April 1969) was the titular head of the

Bey of Tunis
, by his second wife, Lalla Husn ul-Ujud, from 1906 until 1922.

Biography

Husain Bey Gouta was born in

Prytanée National Militaire school situated in the city of La Flèche in western France. At the time of attending the Prytanée National Militaire school, Tunisia was a French protectorate
.

On 1 October 1955, Husain Bey Gouta was invested as the

. Following Tunisia's independence from France on 20 March 1956, Husain Bey received the new title of Crown Prince following its independence as a Kingdom.

Husain Bey Gouta's chances of ascending the throne came to an end on 25 July 1957, when the

Husainid Dynasty as Head of the Royal House of Tunisia, and of the Nishan ad-Dam, Nishan al-Ahad al-Aman, and the Nishan al-Iftikhar and remained so until his death, when he was succeeded by Prince Mustafa Bey Gouta
. He was Sovereign and Grand Master of the Nishan al-Ahad al-Aman, Nishan ad-Dam, and Nishan al-Iftikhar.

He was decorated with the Nishan al-Ahad al-Aman al-Murassa on 1 October 1955, Nishan ad-Dam, Grand Cross of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, Grand Officer of the

, etc.

He died in Sidi Bou Said. Some sources stated he died in October 1964.

Marriage and children

Husain Bey Gouta was married on 22 July 1914, at the

Italian convert to Islam, and his wife Princess Traki, eldest daughter of Sidi Husain Bey, Bey al-Taula
. Husain and Aisha had five children:

  • Prince Ali Bey Gouta (1915–1945).
  • Princess Husn al-Ujud Gouta (born 1918).
  • Prince Murad Bey Gouta (1919–2005).
  • Prince Muhammad al-Afif Bey Gouta (1926–1985).
  • Prince Muhammad Bey Gouta (1934–1934).

Ancestry

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Preceded by Bey al-Mahalla
1955–1956
Independence from France
New title
Previously Bey al-Mahalla
Crown Prince of Tunisia

1956–1957
Monarchy abolished
Preceded by
Head of the Husainid Dynasty

1962-1964/9
Succeeded by