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David II Maimonides

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
16 September 1301–1410 CE
Social roles
  • Jewish communal official
  • Jewish community member

Description / Bio

Descendant of Moshe Maimonides (d. 1204 CE), David II served as Nagid ca. 1355–1410 CE. David II was a third great-grandson of the Rambam: David II b. Yehoshuaʿ b. Avraham II b. David b. Avraham b. Moshe Maimonides.

Matthew Dudley, "David II Maimonides," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/david-ii-maimonides/, accessed February 9, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/david-ii-maimonides/