Hayreddin Barbarossa, Ottoman admiral (born 1478)

Hayreddin Barbarossa

Ottoman corsair and admiral of the Ottoman navy (c. 1478–1546)

Hayreddin Barbarossa, also known as Hayreddin Pasha, Hızır Hayrettin Pasha, and simply Hızır Reis, was an Ottoman corsair and later admiral of the Ottoman Navy. Barbarossa's naval victories secured Ottoman dominance over the Mediterranean during the mid-16th century.