Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha
| Hersekzade / Hersekli ⋅ Damat Ahmed Pasha | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
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In office 1497–1498 | |
| Monarch | Bayezid II |
| Preceded by | Koca Davud Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Çandarlı Ibrahim Pasha the Younger |
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In office 1503–1506 | |
| Monarch | Bayezid II |
| Preceded by | Hadım Ali Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Hadım Ali Pasha |
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In office 1511–1511 | |
| Monarch | Bayezid II |
| Preceded by | Hadım Ali Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Koca Mustafa Pasha |
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In office 1512 – November 28, 1514 | |
| Monarch | Selim I |
| Preceded by | Koca Mustafa Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Dukakinzade Ahmed Pasha |
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In office 8 September 1515 – 26 April 1516 | |
| Monarch | Selim I |
| Preceded by | Dukakinzade Ahmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Hadım Sinan Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Stjepan Hercegović 1459 Herceg Novi, Herzegovina, Ottoman Empire |
| Died |
21 July 1517 Kızılçöl, Dulkadir Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Spouse(s) | Fatima, daughter of sultan Bayezid II |
| Religion | Sunni Islam, previously Christianity |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Ottoman Empire |
| Service/branch |
Ottoman Navy |
| Rank | Kapudan Pasha (grand admiral) |
Hersekzade or Hersekli Ahmed Pasha[1]("Ahmed Pasha, son of the Herzog"; South Slavic languages: Ahmed-paša Hercegović; Aхмед-паша Херцеговић; 1459 – 21 July 1517) was an Ottoman general and statesman, known in his youth as Stjepan Hercegović.
Stjepan was born into the Kosača family in c. 1459. He was the third son of Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, Duke of Saint Sava, the most powerful noblemen in the Kingdom of Bosnia. Stjepan's half-siblings from his father's first marriage included Queen Katarina, wife of King Stjepan Tomaš, and Vladislav Hercegović, their father's successor. Stjepan's family belonged to the Bosnian Church, but were "shaky Christians" like most of their countrymen; his half-sister converted to Roman Catholicism upon marriage, while Stjepan himself adopted Islam and changed his name to Ahmed after moving to Constantinople in about 1473.[1][2] Hersekli Ahmed Pasha was a five-time Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire and Grand Admiral to the sultan, serving five times as Grand Vizier in the period from 1497 to 1515. He was married in 1482 to Fatima, the daughter of Sultan Bayezid II, and he left descendants. He died on 21 July 1517 of natural causes, toward the end of the reign of Selim I.[3]
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References
- 1 2 Fine, John Van Antwerp (1994). The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. p. 589. ISBN 0472100793.
- ↑ Pinson, Mark (1996). The Muslims of Bosnia-Herzegovina: their historic development from the Middle Ages to the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Harvard CMES. p. 33. ISBN 9780932885128.
- ↑ Pinson, Mark (1996). The Muslims of Bosnia-Herzegovina: their historic development from the Middle Ages to the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Harvard CMES. p. 34. ISBN 9780932885128.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Koca Davud Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1497–1498 |
Succeeded by Çandarlı Ibrahim Pasha |
| Preceded by Hadım Ali Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1503–1506 |
Succeeded by Hadım Ali Pasha |
| Preceded by Hadım Ali Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1511 |
Succeeded by Koca Mustafa Pasha |
| Preceded by Koca Mustafa Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1512 – November 28, 1514 |
Succeeded by Dukakinzade Ahmed Pasha |
| Preceded by Dukakinzade Ahmed Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire September 8, 1515 – April 26, 1516 |
Succeeded by Hadim Sinan Pasha |
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