Khizr was the third of their four sons, namely Ishak, Oruç, Khizr and Ilyas, all of whom would become famous corsairs. CorsairThe leader of the Barbarossa corsairs was Oruç, who was often referred to as "Baba Oruç" (Oruç the father) since he helped the Muslim refugees fleeing from the Christian butchering in Andalus escape to North Africa with his fleet. This situation led the Ottomans to make a new deal with the Barbarossa brothers, then the most prominent corsairs of the Mediterranean. For two decades, Barbarossa enhanced his power in North Africa, the Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic. Hayreddin Barbarossa retired to his palace in Istanbul in 1545 leaving his position in Algiers to his son.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 17, 2019 15:22 UTC