Gülcemal Kadın
| Gülcemal Kadın | |
|---|---|
| Imperial consort of the Ottoman Sultan | |
| Tenure | 1840 – 15 December 1851 |
| Born |
c. 1826 Sarajevo, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died |
15 December 1851 (aged 24–25) Ortaköy Palace, Ortaköy, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | Imperial ladies Mausoleum, New Mosque, Istanbul |
| Spouse | Abdulmejid I |
| Issue |
Fatma Sultan Refia Sultan Mehmed V[1] |
| House | Ottoman (by marriage) |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Gülcemal Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: کل جمال قادین) (c. 1826 – 15 December 1851) was the sixth wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and the mother of Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire.
Early life
Gülcemal Kadın was born in 1826 in the Sarajevo.[2] Her actual name is unknown.[1] She was a member of a Bosnian noble family. She had a sister, Bimisal Hanım, and a brother.[3]
She had been brought to Istanbul as a young child, where she was entrusted her to the imperial harem together with her sister. Here her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Gülcemal.[3]
Marriage
Gülcemal married Abdulmejid in 1840.[4] She was given the title of "Üçüncü Ikbal". On 1 November 1840, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Fatma Sultan in the Old Beşiktaş Palace.[5] In 1841, she was given the title of Ikinci Ikbal. On 3 February 1842, she gave birth to her second daughter, Refia Sultan in the Old Beşiktaş Palace.[6] She was then given the title of Baş Ikbal, and after this the title of "Beşinci Kadın". On 2 November 1844, she gave birth to her third child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Reşad (future Mehmed V) in the Old Çırağan Palace. In 1845, she was given the title of "Dördüncü Kadın".[7]
Death
She died on 15 December 1851 in Ortaköy, Istanbul[8] She was never Valide Sultan to her son, because she died before Mehmed Reşad's accession to the Ottoman throne.[9] Her cause of death was tuberculosis. She is buried in the Mausoleum of the imperial ladies at the Yeni Mosque Istanbul.
All the three of her children were adopted by, Servetseza Kadın, first wife of Abdülmecid.
References
- 1 2 John Freely (2001). Inside the Seraglio: private lives of the sultans in Istanbul. Penguin.
- ↑ Açba 2007, p. 36.
- 1 2 Açba 2007, p. 36-7.
- ↑ Açba 2007, p. 37.
- ↑ Uluçay 2011, p. 218.
- ↑ Uluçay 2011, p. 220.
- ↑ Uluçay 2011, p. 209.
- ↑ Finkel, Caroline, Osman's Dream, (Basic Books, 2005), 57; "Istanbul was only adopted as the city's official name in 1930..".
- ↑ "Sultan V. Mehmed Reşad Han". Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
Sources
- Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
- Açba, Harun (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839-1924. Profil. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
