Born: 28-May-1524
Birthplace: Istanbul
Died: 15-Dec-1574
Location of death: Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Religion: Muslim
Race or Ethnicity: Multiracial
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Royalty

Nationality: Turkey
Executive summary: Ottoman Sultan, 1566-74

Selim II, or Selim the Drunkard, had no interest in governing his empire, preferring to spend his time engaged in drunken debauchery. However he inherited the capable Grand Vizier Mehemed Pasha Sokolovic, a Muslim of Serbian descent, from his father Suleiman the Magnificent. Sokolovic (or Sokullu in Turkish) extracted a tribute of 30,000 ducats a year from Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II. Also by terms of this treaty the Ottomans gained significant authority in Moldavia and Wallachia.

Father: Suleiman the Magnificent
Mother: Roxelana
Brother: Mustafa
Brother: Bayezid
Wife: Nur-banu (b. 1530, m. 1545, of Italian descent)
Son: Murad III
Son: Muhammad
Son: Ali
Son: Suleiman
Son: Cihangir
Daughter: Gevherhan
Daughter: Fatima
Daughter: Esma

    Ottoman Sultan 1566-74
    Ukrainian Ancestry maternal side
    Risk Factors: Alcoholism

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