- Bakr Ben Yahia
Bakr Ben Yahia II was an important
Mozarab (IberianChristian living underMuslim domination) figure in MedievalPortugal .Bakr Ben Yahia II was the son of
Yahia Ben Bakr . Both father and son were Governors of the city of Faro in the13th century and executed important construction there. They are credited for constructing the actual city walls, as well as the iron gates around the perimeter of the city. It is during this time that they brought the image of Mary as it is stated in the songs by KingAlfonso X of Castile . It is believed that during this period the city adopted the name of "Santa Maria do Ocidente" ( _en. Holy Mary of the West), or simply "Santa Maria ".Bakr Ben Yahia's son,
Aloandro Ben Bekar , Governor of Faro, would see his daughterMadragana become a mistress to kingAfonso III of Portugal , and ancestor, amongst many other, ofCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (daughter ofPrincess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen ),queen consort ofGeorge III of the United Kingdom (and grandmother of Queen Victoria, and the great-great-great-great grandmother of the current Queen of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II).Bakr Ben Yahia's family tree
External links
* [http://www.davidicdynasty.org/ Dedicated to uniting the Jewish descendants of King David]
* [http://www.geneall.net/P/per_page.php?id=565143 Bakr Ben Yahia's genealogy in a Portuguese Genealogical site]
* [http://www.heymannfamily.com/web/HeymannGed4Web/f_1297.html Genealogy of Yahia Ben Rabbi]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/ego/et_deo/davidicdynasty.wps.htm Genealogy of the Davidic Dynasty] or mirror site [http://www.members.aol.com/rdavidh218/davidicdynasty.html Genealogy of the Davidic Dynasty]
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