Abbad II (Abu Amr Abbad) al-Mutadid hajib de Sevilla

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Abbad II al-Mu'tadid (1042–1069), the son and successor of al-Qasim, became one of the most remarkable figures in Iberian Muslim history. He had a striking resemblance to the Italian princes of the later Middle Ages and the early Renaissance, of the stamp of Filippo Maria Visconti.

Abbad wrote poetry and loved literature; he also appears as a poisoner, a drinker of wine, a sceptic, and a man treacherous to the utmost degree. Though he waged war all through his reign, he himself very rarely appeared in the field, but directed the generals, whom he never trusted, from his "lair" in the fortified palace, the Alcázar of Seville. He killed with his own hand one of his sons who had rebelled against him. On one occasion, he trapped a number of his enemies, the Berber chiefs of the Ronda, into visiting him, and got rid of them by smothering them in the hot room of a bath.

ii) ABBAD MOHAMMED al-Mutadid ([1015/16]-Seville 28 Mar 1069, bur Seville). Abd el-Wahid Merrakechi names "Ismail l´aîné surnommé Abou l-Welid et Abbad surnommé Abou Amr" as the sons of Abul Qasim, adding that the latter succeeded his father in Seville and adopted "le surnom de Motadid billah"[602]. He succeeded his father in 1042 as hajib of Seville. He conquered Córdoba 1069/70. Abd el-Wahid Merrakechi records that "Motadid" died "en redjab 464"[603]. Ibn Khallikan´s 13th century Biographical Dictionary records the death "at Seville…1st of the latter Jumada" A.H. 461 (28 Mar 1068) of "al-Motadid" and his burial at Seville, when recording his grandson Abu al-Qasim Mohammed al-Mutamid[604]. Mohammed had one child:

Abbad II al-Mu'tadid

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Abbad II al-Mu'tadid or Abu Amr Abbad (died on February 28, 1069), was second ruler (reigned 1042–1069) of Seville in Al-Andalus from the Abbadid dynasty.

His father was Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad who established the Kingdom of Seville and hence, when his father died he became the Muslim ruler of Seville in 1042. His reign ended in 1069 with his death.

Abbad II al-Mu'tadid (1042–1069), the son and successor of al-Qasim, became one of the most remarkable figures in Iberian Muslim history. He had a striking resemblance to the Italian princes of the later Middle Ages and the early Renaissance, of the stamp of Filippo Maria Visconti.

Abbad wrote poetry and loved literature; he also appears as a poisoner, a drinker of wine, a sceptic, and a man treacherous to the utmost degree. Though he waged war all through his reign, he himself very rarely appeared in the field, but directed the generals, whom he never trusted, from his "lair" in the fortified palace, the Alcázar of Seville. He killed with his own hand one of his sons who had rebelled against him. On one occasion, he trapped a number of his enemies, the Berber chiefs of the Ronda, into visiting him, and got rid of them by smothering them in the hot room of a bath.

He habitually preserved the skulls of the enemies he had killed—those of the meaner men to use as flower-pots, while those of the princes he kept in special chests. He devoted his reign mainly to extending his power at the expense of his smaller neighbours, and in conflicts with his chief rival the king of Granada. These incessant wars weakened the Muslims, to the great advantage of the rising power of the Christian kings of León and Castile, but they gave the kingdom of Seville a certain superiority over the other little states. After 1063 Fernando El Magno of Castile and León assailed him, marched to the gates of Seville, and forced him to pay tribute.

His father was Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad who established the Kingdom of Seville and hence, when his father died he became the Muslim ruler of Seville in 1042. His reign ended in 1069 with his death.

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Who says that Abbad was married to Æcgfreda? Does anybody have any documentation for that?

Name: Muhammed al-Mutadid Abu' Amr' Abbad

Sex: M

Birth: 1014 in Of, Seville, Espania

Death: 1082 in Espania

Father: Muhammed I Kadi Abu'l-Kasim ibn Ismail b: ABT 984 in Of, Seville, Espania

Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown

Children

Muhammed al-Mutamid Abu-I-Kasim b: 1040 in Of, Seville, Espania