Sheshet Benveniste

Sheshet ben Isaac ben Joseph Benveniste (lived in the latter half of the twelfth century) was a French Jewish physician and writer. Like Isaac Benveniste, who is supposed to have been his father, he was styled "Nasi" (prince). biography continued

Jews, Christian Society, & Royal Power in Medieval Barcelona. By Elka Klein. Page 81. < GoogleBooks >

Sheshet had three sons, all of whom pre deceased him. … In the absence of sons, Sheshet’s heirs were his two daughters, Mira and Tolsana. Mira married her cousin Isaac, the son of Sheshet’s brother Benvenist; ….

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Family

https://www.davidicdynasty.org/shaltiel-early-descendants-of-bustanai/

• 18 Isaac Benvenist Saltell b. ABT 1085 Barcelona d. BEF 1136 Barcelona m. Reina d. AFT 1136
  • 19 Sheshet Perfet(Abraham) Benvenist b. 1131 d. 1204 Barcelona m. Boneta Perfet
    • 20 Samuel Benvenist b. _____ d. BEF 1204
    • 20 /Benvenist/ b. _____ d. BEF 1200
    • 20 /Benvenist/ b. _____ d. BEF 1204
    • 20 Mira Benvenist b. ABT 1158 m. Benvenist Isaac b. ABT 1155 Barcelona
    • 20 Tolsana Benvenist b. ABT 1160 Barcelona d. BEF 1226 m. Makir Perfet Bailiff b. ABT 1170

References

• Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls < link >
• Jews, Christian Society, & Royal Power in Medieval Barcelona By Elka Klein. Page 212 < GoogleBooks >
• Sheshet Benveniste | Galeria de Metges Catalans < link >