Mediha Sultan

Mediha Sultan
Born 30 July 1856
Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died 7 January 1928(1928-01-07) (aged 71)
Nice, France
Burial France
Spouse Damat Necib Pasha
Damat Ferid Pasha
Issue Sultanzade Sami Bey
Dynasty Ottoman
Father Abdülmecid I
Mother Gülüstü Hanım
Religion Islam

Mediha Sultan (30 July 1856 – 7 January 1928) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Abdülmecid I. She was the sister of Sultan Mehmed VI and the half-sister of the Sultans Murad V, Abdul Hamid II and Mehmed V.

Early life

Mediha Sultan was born on 30 July 1856 at the Dolmabahçe Palace. Her mother was Gülüstü Hanım,[1] the daughter of Prince Tahir Bey Chachba and Afise Lakerba. She was the sister of Mehmed VI and the half-sister of the Sultans Murad V, Abdul Hamid II and Mehmed V. After the death of her mother, she was entrusted to the care of Verdicenan Kadın.[2][3]

Marriages

Necip Pasha

When she grew up, Mediha Sultan fell in love with Necip Pasha, son of Sheikh Necipzade Sami Bey, whom she had happened to see. Abdul Hamid, who had frowned on Necip's family because they had connections with Ali Suavi, sent Necip to Paris. It was only when Verdicena Kadın appealed to Perestu Kadın that Necip was recalled. He was made a pasha and the marriage was arranged.[4] The marriage contract was concluded on 22 January 1879 and the wedding took place on 8 June at the Yıldız Palace.[5] They had a son, Prince Sami Bey, who later became personal aide-de-camp to Abdul Hamid and served in the Ertuğrul Regiment. As a member of the entourage of Prince Abdülkadir Efendi, he participated in ceremonial occasions and at the Royal Mosque Processions each Friday, following on horseback behind Abdul Hamid.

Ferid Pasha

After Necib Pasha died Abdul Hamid betrothed her to Ferid Pasha, in 1885. The marriage took place on 30 April 1886,[6] but no children came of this marriage.[7] In 1899, she met with the German Empress Augusta Victoria.[8]

Character

She was fond of European ways. She dressed beautifully and with great dignity appearing splendidly regal in her gowns with their long trains. She was petite with white skin and gorgeous black eyes, and she too resembled Sultan Abdülmecid. In manner, she was gracious, attractive, and wonderfully kind. Everyone in the palace loved this princess. As did Princess Seniha Sultan, she too spoke laughingly, with an air of good humour in her voice. When these two sisters were together chatting with Mehmed V, they would both laugh and try to amuse him and get him to smile as though they were in competition with one another.[7]

Death

At the exile of the imperial family in 1924, Mediha Sultan went to live in Nice, France, where she died on 7 January 1928.[1][9][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Brookes 2010, p. 284.
  2. ↑ Uluçay 2011, p. 229.
  3. ↑ Sakaoğlu 2009, p. 630.
  4. ↑ Fanny Davis (1986). The Ottoman Lady: A Social History from 1718 to 1918. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-313-24811-5.
  5. ↑ Sakaoğlu 2009, p. 631.
  6. 1 2 Sakaoğlu 2009, p. 632.
  7. 1 2 Brookes 2010, p. 144.
  8. ↑ Brookes 2010, p. 165.
  9. ↑ Uluçay 2011, p. 231.

Sources

  • The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6.
  • Mustafa Çağatay Uluçay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ankara, Ötüken.
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