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Hayreddin Barbarossa
Mytilene (Lesbos), Ottoman Empire
Archival Overview
Younger brother of Aruj who placed Algiers under Ottoman caliphal protection, destroyed the Spanish Peñón of Algiers, conquered Tunis, and routed Holy League navies at the Battle of Preveza in 1538.
Biographical Record
Khizr Reis, renamed Hayreddin (Goodness of the Faith) by Sultan Selim I, succeeded his brother Aruj as ruler of Algiers in 1518. Realizing that European powers would crush the young Algerian state, Hayreddin sent an embassy to Istanbul, submitting Algiers to the Ottoman Empire and receiving modern artillery and 2,000 elite Janissaries.
In 1529, Hayreddin stormed the Spanish fortress of the Peñón in Algiers bay, using its stones to construct the harbor jetty that made Algiers the unassailable maritime fortress of the Mediterranean. Appointed Kapudan Pasha (Grand Admiral) by Suleiman the Magnificent, his crushing triumph over Andrea Doria at the Battle of Preveza (1538) secured Ottoman naval supremacy for thirty years.
Key Life Milestones
Capture of the Peñón of Algiers
Demolished the Spanish fortress and built the historic sea-wall jetty creating the harbor of Algiers.
Triumph at the Battle of Preveza
Annihilated the combined Christian Holy League armada of Andrea Doria off the coast of Greece.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialBesiktas (Istanbul), Turkey