Lalla Yacout

Lalla Yacout (or Yaqut; Arabic: للا ياقوت; died September 1, 1953) was one of the wives of Sultan Moulay Youssef and the mother of King Mohammed V.

Lalla Yacout للا ياقوت
Died	1 September 1953
Burial	Moulay Abdallah Mosque's Royal Necropolis Fes Jdid, Morocco
Spouse	Yusef of Morocco
Issue	Moulay Idriss Mohammed V Lalla Amina Moulay Abdeslam

Biography

Lalla Yacout^[1] whose last name is not recorded, was the first wife of Sultan Moulay Youssef. She is a native of Al Haouz Province near Marrakesh.^[2] Her marriage to Moulay Youssef, still a prince at the time, occurred to strengthen the throne's alliance with the tribes of her region.^[3] Some state she was of Turkish origin.^{[4][better source needed][5]} During the reign of her son Sultan Sidi Mohammed, Lalla Yacout continued to live at the Royal Palace of Fez.^[6]

Lalla Yacout remained in Morocco after her son was exiled on August 20, 1953, in Corsica and then in Madagascar.^[6] She decided to take residence at the Royal Palace of Meknes, the climate of which was better suited to her health.^[6] She lived there accompanied by Messaouda Sasson, who had been her lady-in-waiting for ten years.^[6] The latter succeeded another lady-in-waiting Sihma Soussan, but she was additionally a caregiver in close contact with Dr. Secret, a general practitioner, because Lalla Yacout had fragile health.^[6]

Lalla Yacout died on September 1, 1953 and was buried in Fes Jdid,^[7] in the Royal Necropolis of the Moulay Abdallah Mosque.^[7]

Marriage

Her marriage to Sultan Moulay Youssef took place around 1907, before he ascended the throne.^[3] Among their children are :

1. Moulay Idriss (1908 – 1962), he was removed from the order of succession because he suffered from an autoimmune disease;
2. Sultan Sidi Mohammed (1909 – 1961), better known as Mohammed V;
3. Lalla Amina,^[1] born in Rabat.^[3] She married Moulay Hassan ben Idriss, they had a son Moulay Idriss;
4. Moulay Abdeslam, born in 1914.^[1]

Tributes

In Casablanca in her tribute were inaugurated during the reign of her son Mohammed V the " Boulevard Lalla Yacout "^[8] and the " Avenue Lalla Yacout " ^[9] which bear her name.