Lalla Bahia

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Lalla Bahia
Died3 September 2008
Rabat, Morocco
Burial
Moulay El Hassan Mausoleum,
Dar al-Makhzen, Rabat
SpouseMohammed V of Morocco
IssueLalla Amina
HouseAlaouite dynasty
(by marriage)
ReligionIslam

Lalla Bahia bint Antar (Arabic: للاة باهية بنت عنتر; unknown – 3 September 2008) was the third wife of Mohammed V of Morocco, who reigned from 1927 until 1961.[1] Bahia was also the mother of Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco.[1]

Biography[edit]

Lalla Bahia was a lady from a wealthy Berber family and she had Glaoua origins.[2] Abdelssadeq el-Glaoui explained that just like Lalla Abla bint Tahar,[2] her husband's second wife, Lalla Bahia was chosen from the house Glaoui.[2] However, it is not specified whether it is on her maternal or paternal side that she has Glaoua origins.

Bahia died on 3 September 2008.[3] Her funeral was held at the Moulay El Hassan Mausoleum at the Dar al-Makhzen in Rabat, Morocco.[4][1]

Marriage[edit]

Lalla Bahia married Sultan Sidi Mohammed in the summer of 1953, during a discreet ceremony.[5] The couple had one daughter:

She became the widow of her husband on February 26, 1961, in line with her uninterrupted life within the royal family.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Spouse of the late King Mohammed dies". Maghreb Arabe Press. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Glaoui, Abdessadeq El (2004). Le ralliement: le Glaoui, mon père : récit et témoignage (in French). Marsam Editions. p. 15. ISBN 978-9981-149-79-3.
  3. ^ MATIN, LE (4 September 2008). "Obsèques de Lalla Bahia, épouse de feu S.M. Mohammed V et mère de S.A.R. la Princesse Lalla Amina". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  4. ^ "Maroc: les mystères de la petite sœur d'Hassan II". Slate Afrique (in French). 2012-08-23.
  5. ^ Alami, Mohamed (1980). Mohammed V: histoire de l'indépendance du Maroc (in French). Éditions A.P.I.