1566 CE: COMMENCEMENT OF REIGN OF SELIM II “THE MAGNIFICENT”

–through 1574

[ Bayezid I > Selim I > Suleiman I > Selim II ]

Don Joseph Nasi was appointed Duke of Naxos as one of the important positions in Selim II government. This is due to the support he received from the Jews in his claim to the throne. Selim II also permitted Marranos fleeing Portugal to settle in Turkey.