Selim II Born: 28-May-1524 Birthplace: Istanbul Died: 15-Dec-1574 Location of death: Topkapi Palace, Istanbul Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male Religion: Muslim Race or Ethnicity: Multiracial Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Royalty Nationality: Turkey Executive summary: Ottoman Sultan, 1566-74 Selim II, or Selim the Drunkard, had no interest in governing his empire, preferring to spend his time engaged in drunken debauchery. However he inherited the capable Grand Vizier Mehemed Pasha Sokolovic, a Muslim of Serbian descent, from his father Suleiman the Magnificent. Sokolovic (or Sokullu in Turkish) extracted a tribute of 30,000 ducats a year from Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II. Also by terms of this treaty the Ottomans gained significant authority in Moldavia and Wallachia. Father: Suleiman the Magnificent Mother: Roxelana Brother: Mustafa Brother: Bayezid Wife: Nur-banu (b. 1530, m. 1545, of Italian descent) Son: Murad III Son: Muhammad Son: Ali Son: Suleiman Son: Cihangir Daughter: Gevherhan Daughter: Fatima Daughter: Esma
Ottoman Sultan 1566-74 Ukrainian Ancestry maternal side
Risk Factors: Alcoholism
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