Lalla Yacout
Wife of Yusef of Morocco (died 1953)
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Lalla Yacout (or Yaqut; Arabic: للا ياقوت; died September 1, 1953) was one of the wives of Sultan Moulay Youssef and the mother of King Mohammed V.
Mohammed V
Lalla Amina
Moulay Abdeslam
| Lalla Yacout للا ياقوت | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1 September 1953 |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Yusef of Morocco |
| Issue | Moulay Idriss Mohammed V Lalla Amina Moulay Abdeslam |
Biography
Lalla Yacout[1] whose last name is not recorded, was the first wife of Sultan Moulay Youssef. She is a native of Al Haouz Province near Marrakesh.[2] Her marriage to Moulay Youssef, still a prince at the time, occurred to strengthen the throne's alliance with the tribes of her region.[3] Some state she was of Turkish origin.[4][5] During the reign of her son Sultan Sidi Mohammed, Lalla Yacout continued to live at the Royal Palace of Fez.[6]
Lalla Yacout remained in Morocco after her son was exiled on August 20, 1953, in Corsica and then in Madagascar.[6] She decided to take residence at the Royal Palace of Meknes, the climate of which was better suited to her health.[6] She lived there accompanied by Messaouda Sasson, who had been her lady-in-waiting for ten years.[6] The latter succeeded another lady-in-waiting Sihma Soussan, but she was additionally a caregiver in close contact with Dr. Secret, a general practitioner, because Lalla Yacout had fragile health.[6]
Lalla Yacout died on September 1, 1953 and was buried in Fes Jdid,[7] in the Royal Necropolis of the Moulay Abdallah Mosque.[7]
Marriage
Her marriage to Sultan Moulay Youssef took place around 1907, before he ascended the throne.[3] Among their children are :
- Moulay Idriss (1908 – 1962), he was removed from the order of succession because he suffered from an autoimmune disease;
- Sultan Sidi Mohammed (1909 – 1961), better known as Mohammed V;
- Lalla Amina,[1] born in Rabat.[3] She married Moulay Hassan ben Idriss, they had a son Moulay Idriss;
- Moulay Abdeslam, born in 1914.[1]
Tributes
In Casablanca in her tribute were inaugurated during the reign of her son Mohammed V the " Boulevard Lalla Yacout "[8] and the " Avenue Lalla Yacout " [9] which bear her name.