Rum Mehmed Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1466 to 1469
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Rum Mehmed Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: روم محمد پاشا; Turkish: Rum Mehmed Paşa; fl. 1466 – d. 1474 (?)[1]) was an Ottoman statesman, known for being the grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1466 to 1469 and the main rival of Mahmud Pasha Angelović. As his name suggests, he was of Greek descent.[2][3]
MonarchMehmed II
Preceded byMahmud Pasha Angelović
Succeeded byIshak Pasha
Died1474 (?)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Mehmed | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 1466–1469 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed II |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Pasha Angelović |
| Succeeded by | Ishak Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1474 (?) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Spouse | Fülane Hatun (daughter of Lütfî Bey of Alâiyye) |
| Children | Hasan Pasha |
Upon the urging of Karamanlı Mehmet Pasha, Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror dismissed Rum Mehmed Pasha from office in 1469 and had him executed by drowning[citation needed] in 1474.
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