Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad
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Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad, also Sultan Ahmad, was a Sultan of the Moroccan
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 Wattasid dynasty. He ruled from 1526 to 1545, and again between 1547 and 1549.

In 1532, Ahmad ibn Muhammad sent a letter to Francis I of France
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...

 through trader Hémon de Molon
Hémon de Molon
Hémon de Molon was a French trader from Bresse, who went to Morocco in 1531.In 1532, he returned to France with enticing stories about the country of Morocco, and a letter from the Wattasid Sultan of Fes Ahmad ibn Muhammad to Francis I of France....

, encouraging the French king to develop trade relations. In 1533, Francis I of France
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...

 sent as ambassador to Ahmad ibn Muhammad, in the person of colonel Pierre de Piton
Pierre de Piton
Pierre de Piton was a French colonel of the 16th century, and an ambassador to the kingdom of Morocco. He was sent in 1533 by Francis I, initiating France-Morocco relations....

. In a letter to Francis I dated August 13, 1533, Ahmad ibn Muhammad welcomed French overtures and granted freedom of shipping and protection of French traders.

In 1545, Sultan Ahmad was taken prisonner by his southern rivals the sharifian Sadiyans. His successor, Ali Abu Hassun
Ali Abu Hassun
Ali Abu Hassun, also Abu al Hasan Abu Hasun or Abu Hasun, full name Abu al-Hasan Abu Hasun Ali ibn Muhammad, was a Regent of the Crown of Morocco for the Wattasid dynasty, during the 16th century....

, regent for Ahmad's young son Nasir al-Qasiri, decided to pledge allegiance to the Ottomans in order to obtain their support.

France actually started to send ships to Morocco in 1555, under the rule of Henry II
Henry II of France
Henry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559.-Early years:Henry was born in the royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, the son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany .His father was captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by his sworn enemy,...

, son of Francis I
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...

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