| Murad Pierre Mehmed of Sayd | |
|---|---|
| Şehzade of theOttoman dynasty 1stPrince of Sayd | |
| Born | 1475 Konya,Ottoman Empire |
| Died | December 1522(1522-12-00) (aged 46–47)[1] Rhodes, Ottoman Empire |
| Spouse | Maria Concetta Doria |
| Issue | Two sons[2] Pietro Oshin Said, 2nd Prince of Sayd[2] Nicola or Niccolò Cem Said Unnamed three daughters[1][3] |
| Dynasty | Ottoman |
| Father | Cem Sultan |
| Religion | Sunni Islam (previously) Roman Catholicism (later) |
Şehzade Murad, laterPierre Mehmed, 1st Prince of Sayd (1475 - December 1522), was an Ottoman prince, son ofCem Sultan and Gülşirin Hatun.
Little is known about his early life. After their exile, Murad stayed inCairo and later escaped toRhodes, because he feared that theMamluks would surrender him toBayezid II, who executed his half-brothers Abdullah and Oğuzhan.Marino Sanuto says that on 5 December 1516, an ambassador of the Mamluk sultan came toRhodes to demand the surrender of Murad, but the knights refused outright. Murad was given theChâteau de Fondo as his residence and showed gratitude by converting to Roman Catholicism, changing his name to Pierre.Pope Alexander VI created thePrincipate de Sayd in 1492 as a papal fief for him. Later, in 1498, he married anItalian woman named Maria Concetta Doria, born in 1484, daughter of Baldassare Doria and wife Bartolommea Doria, who had seven children from him, four sons and three daughters. WhenSuleiman the Magnificentconquered Rhodes in 1522, he insisted that Murad to be handed over him, whereupon he had the prince executed by strangulation with his two oldest sons.[3]
By his wife, he had seven children, four sons and three daughters: