Muhammad IV al-Hadi (), commonly referred to as Hédi Bey ( ; 24 June 1855 in

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– 11 May 1906 in

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)Omar Khlifi, ''Moncef Bey, le roi martyr'', éd. MC-Editions, Carthage, 2006, p. 12 was the son of

Ali III ibn al-Husayn Ali III ibn al-Husayn ( ; 14 August 1817 – 11 June 1902) commonly known as Ali III Bey () was the Husainid Bey of Tunis from 1882 until his death. He was the first ruler under the French protectorate. He was named Bey al-Mahalla (Heir A ...

and the fourteenth Husainid

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, ruling from 1902 until his death. He was named

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(Heir Apparent) on 3 December 1898 and succeeded as

on the day of his predecessor's death, 11 June 1902, at a ceremony in the throne room of the palace in Tunis, in the presence of the French resident. Before the

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the Ottoman sultan had bestowed honorific military ranks on the Bey of Tunis and his Heir Apparent. Hédi Bey did not receive such an honour, but was instead made Divisional General of the Beylical Guard when he became Heir Apparent, and became Marshal on his accession. Elhadi.jpg, Portrait of Muhammad IV al-Hadi Following a dispute in 1904 with the French

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Stephen Pichon over the dismissal of his

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, he suffered a stroke which caused paralysis of his lower limbs. Shortly before his death, the first violent resistance to authority since the start of the protectorate took place in the Thala-Kasserine Disturbances. He died in his palace at Carthage Dermech and was buried in the Tourbet el Bey mausoleum in the

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. He was succeeded by his cousin Muhammad V an-Nasir.

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film clip of Hédi Bey, 1903
1855 births 1906 deaths Beys of Tunis Tunisian royalty {{Tunisia-politician-stub

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