Fate

1478 – 1546Hayreddin Barbarossa

Events (10)

1478

Born on the island of Lesbos (Ottoman Empire) to Yakup Ağa, a sipahi of Turkish or Albanian origin, and Katerina, a local Greek Christian woman .More

1500

Begins naval career as a corsair under his elder brother Oruç Reis, operating in the Aegean and Mediterranean .More

1503

Joins Oruç at Djerba; brothers begin operations in the Western Mediterranean .More

Between 1504 and 1510

Brothers transport Muslim refugees (Mudéjars) from Spain to North Africa; Oruç earns the nickname "Baba Oruç," which becomes "Barbarossa" (Redbeard) .More

1516

Brothers capture Algiers from Spain; Oruç declares himself Sultan .More

1518

Oruç killed in battle with Spanish forces. Hızır inherits the nickname "Barbarossa" and the leadership of Algiers; receives the honorary name Hayreddin ("best of the faith") .More

1529

Captures the Peñón of Algiers from Spain, securing his base .More

Between 1543 and 1544

Leads joint naval campaigns with France against the Habsburgs .More

1545

Retires to Constantinople (Istanbul) .More

Jul 4, 1546

Dies in Constantinople at age ~67–68. Buried in the Barbaros Türbesi mausoleum in Beşiktaş, Istanbul .More

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Fate

1478 – 1546–Hayreddin Barbarossa

1478 – 1546–Hayreddin Barbarossa

1478 – 1546Hayreddin Barbarossa

1478 – 1546Hayreddin Barbarossa