Mihrengiz Kadın

Mihrengiz Kadın
Born Sochi, North Caucasus
Died 12 December 1938
Alexandria, Egypt
Burial Khedive Tawfik Mausoleum, Cairo, Egypt
Spouse Mehmed V
Issue Şehzade Ömer Hilmi
House Ottoman (by marriage)
Religion Sunni Islam

Mihrengiz Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: مهرانکیز قادین‎; died 12 December 1938) was the second wife of Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire.[1]

Early life

Mihrengiz Kadın was born in Sochi, North Caucasus. Born as Fatma, she belonged to the Ubykh clan of Circassians.[2] She had a brother named Ibrahim Bey.[3]

In 1864, during the ethnic cleansing of Circassians, she had been brought to Istanbul as a young child, where her father entrusted to the imperial harem. Her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Mihrengiz.[4]

Marriage

Mihrengiz married Mehmed as his second wife, when he had been a prince. On 2 March 1888, she gave birth to her only son, Şehzade Ömer Hilmi in the Veliahd Palace.[5] On 27 April 1909, after Mehmed's accession to the throne,[6] she was given the title of "Ikinci Kadın".[1]

In 1912, the "Hilal-i Ahmer Centre for Women" was organized within the "Ottoman Hilal-i Ahmer Association", a foundation established in 1877 to provide medical care in Istanbul and surrounding communities.[7] Mihrengiz was a member of this organization.[3]

Safiye Ünüvar, a teacher at the Palace School, whom she met in 1915, noted in her memoirs that unlike the other wives, Mihrengiz was slim, while the others were quite heavier. This was because she had been suffering from illness from the past few years.[8][9]

On 18 May 1918, Mihrengiz met with the Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma in the Dolmabahçe Palace, when the latter visited Istanbul.[10]

Last years and death

In 1924 they went into exile and settled in Alexandria. Her son suffered from a stroke and died soon after settling in Alexandria. She died on 12 December 1938 at Alexandria and was buried in the Mausoleum of the Egyptian prince Omar Tusun Pasha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Uluçay 2011, p. 260.
  2. ↑ Açba 2007, p. 168.
  3. 1 2 Açba 2007, p. 170.
  4. ↑ Açba 2007, p. 169.
  5. ↑ Brookes 2010, p. 287.
  6. ↑ Faroqhi, Suraiya (2008). The Cambridge History of Turkey. Cambridge University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-521-62096-3.
  7. ↑ Hacker, Barton; Vining, Margaret (August 17, 2012). A Companion to Women's Military History. BRILL. p. 199. ISBN 978-9-004-21217-6.
  8. ↑ Brookes 2010, p. 208.
  9. ↑ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 702.
  10. ↑ Açba, Leyla (2004). Bir Çerkes prensesinin harem hatıraları. L & M. p. 56. ISBN 978-9-756-49131-7.

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.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
  • The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
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