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Count Alexander of Montenegro | |||||
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Born | 1585 (self claimed) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (self claimed) | ||||
Died | 1648 (aged 62–63) Kotor | ||||
Burial | Kotor, Montenegro | ||||
Spouse | Anna Caterina of Drisht | ||||
Issue | Maurice Elena | ||||
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House | House of Osman (self claimed) | ||||
Father | Murad III (self claimed) | ||||
Mother | Safiye Sultan (self claimed) | ||||
Religion | Orthodox, formerly Sunni Islam (claimed) |
Count Alexander of Montenegro (1585? –1648), also known as Şehzade Yahya (sometimes spelled Jachia or Jahja), was an impostor and a self-claimed pretender to the Ottoman throne who claimed to be the son of Sultan Murad III.