Husain ''Bey'' Gouta, Crown Prince of Tunisia (22 April 1893 – 22 April 1969) was the titular head of the

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. He was the third son of Muhammad V al-Nasir,

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, by his second wife, ''Lalla'' Husn ul-Ujud, from 1906 until 1922.

Biography

Husain ''Bey'' Gouta was born in

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. He was educated at the

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school situated in the city of

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in western France. At the time of attending the Prytanée National Militaire school, Tunisia was a French protectorate. On 1 October 1955, Husain ''Bey'' Gouta was invested as the

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of the

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, receiving the title

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in the Beylical Army. Following Tunisia's independence from France on 20 March 1956, Husain ''Bey'' received the new title of Crown Prince following its independence as a Kingdom. Husain ''Bey'' Gouta's chances of ascending the throne came to an end on 25 July 1957, when the

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, usurped power and abolished the monarchy. Following the death of King

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on 30 September 1962, Husain ''Bey'' Gouta succeeded as head of the

as Head of the Royal House of Tunisia, and of the Nishan ad-Dam, Nishan al-Ahad al-Aman, and the Nishan al-Iftikhar and remained so until his death, when he was succeeded by Prince Mustafa ''Bey'' Gouta. He was Sovereign and Grand Master of the Nishan al-Ahad al-Aman, Nishan ad-Dam, and Nishan al-Iftikhar. He was decorated with the Nishan al-Ahad al-Aman al-Murassa on 1 October 1955, Nishan ad-Dam, Grand Cross of the Nishan al-Iftikhar, Grand Officer of the

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of the

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of France, the Sharifian Order of Al-Alaoui of

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, etc. He died in Sidi Bou Said. Some sources stated he died in October 1964.

Marriage and children

Husain ''Bey'' Gouta was married on 22 July 1914, at the Dar al-Taj Palace in

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as his only wife to ''Lalla'' Aisha Maria, the daughter of ''Si'' Ahmad bin Abdullah Maria, an

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, and his wife Princess Traki, eldest daughter of ''

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'' Husain ''

Bey Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ...

'', Bey al-Taula. Husain and Aisha had five children: *Prince Ali ''Bey'' Gouta (1915–1945). *Princess Husn al-Ujud Gouta (born 1918). *Prince Murad ''Bey'' Gouta (1919–2005). *Prince Muhammad al-Afif ''Bey'' Gouta (1926–1985). *Prince Muhammad ''Bey'' Gouta (1934–1934).

Ancestry

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