Yusef of Morocco

"Moulay Youssef" redirects here. For the prince born in c. 1970, see Moulay Youssef Alaoui.
Yusef ben Hassan of Morocco
Sultan of Morocco
Reign 1912–1927
Predecessor Abd al-Hafid of Morocco
Successor Mohammed V of Morocco
Born 1882
Meknes, Morocco
Died November 17, 1927
Rabat, Morocco
Spouse Lalla Ya'aqut
House Alaouite dynasty
Father Hassan I of Morocco
Mother Lalla Ruqiya
Religion Sunni Islam

Sultan Yusef ben Hassan (1882 – November 17, 1927) (Arabic: السلطان يوسف بن الحسن‎) ruled Morocco from 1912 until his death in 1927. Born in the city of Meknes to Sultan Hassan I and his fifth wife, Ruqiya, a Circassian lady from Constantinople[1] and 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.

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  1. 1 2 Royal Ark
Preceded by
Abd al-Hafid		 Sultan of Morocco
1912–1927 		Succeeded by
Mohammed V
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