Gracia Mendes Nasi
Deceased Person
1510 – 1569
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Who was Gracia Mendes Nasi?
Gracia Mendes Nasi was one of the wealthiest Jewish women of Renaissance Europe. She married into the eminent international banking and finance company known as the House of Mendes. She was the aunt and business partner of Joseph Miques, who became a prominent figure in the politics of the Ottoman Empire. She also developed an escape network that saved hundreds of Conversos from the Inquisition.
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- Born
- 1510
Lisbon - Religion
- Sephardic Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Died
- 1569
Constantinople
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on July 23, 2013
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