Ali II Bey

Ali II Bey , born the November 24th 1712 and deceased the May 26th 1782 with the palate of the Bardo, is Bey de Tunis of 1759 to its death.

Invested crown prince by his brother Rachid Bey, the September 3rd 1756, it succeeds to him its death the February 12th 1759. Its reign is marked by a general resumption of the businesses: Tunis knows a certain prosperity whose the European trade then between the hands from the Jewish traders profits which, since the advent of Hussein I Bey with the capacity, is in a serious competition with the trade French. They are for the majority originating in Leghorn (Granas) and have immigrant in Tunis at the end of the 17th century. Driven out Spain and Portugal by the laws of exception, they take refuge initially taken refuge in Italy where they tie with their co-religionists of solids business connections before coming to settle in Tunis where they form, with their Tunisian co-religionists, a community which receives its particular status in July 1741 and preserved since. Having some influences with the palate of Bardo, they play a certain social role in the Capitale, are seen conferring the customs of Tunis for 80.000 piastres per annum and obtain Customs duties in their favor as well as other commercial advantages.

It is by the way of Leghorn that Ali Bey is held with the current of progress of the Corsica Insurrection of the S against the République of Genoa and of the difficulties resulting from the fastening of Corsica to the Royaume of France in 1768. Following the intrigues of certain Pacciola, lieutenant de Paoli (chief of the Corsican insurrection), Ali refuses to recognize the French nationality of the Corsican boats captured in Mediterranean by the Tunisian Corsaire S. The state of war having been declared between France and the regency of Tunis, a French squadron makes a demonstration in front of the Tunisian main ports, in June 1770, which is followed of a peace treaty at the end which the bey recognizes the unification full and whole of Corsica in France, which poses the problem of release of the Corsican slaves which are rather numerous in Tunis. Those are released gradually but with many difficulties.

The February 9th 1777, vis-a-vis the disease, it yields its capacities to his/her oldest son, Hammouda, and continuous with living in the beylicaux palates until its death in 1782.

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