Zehra Hanzade Sultan

Hanzade Sultan (Zehra Hanzade; Ottoman Turkish: زهرا خانزادہ سلطان‎ ; 19 September 1923 - 19 March 1998) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter Şehzade Ömer Faruk, the son of last caliph of the Abdulmejid II and Şehsuvar Hanım. Her mother was Sabiha Sultan, daughter of Sultan Mehmed VI and Nazikeda Kadın.

Hanzade Sultan
Born19 September 1923
Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
Died19 March 1998(1998-03-19) (aged 74)
Paris, France
Burial
Aşiyan Asri Cemetery, Istanbul
SpouseMuhammed Ali Ibrahim Bey
IssueSabiha Fazile Hanımsultan
Sultanzade Ahmed Bey
Full name
Turkish: Zehra Hanzade Sultan
Ottoman Turkish: زهرا خانزادہ سلطان‎
DynastyOttoman (by birth)
Muhammad Ali (by marriage)
FatherŞehzade Ömer Faruk
MotherSabiha Sultan
ReligionSunni Islam

Early life

Zehra Hanzade Sultan was born on 19 September 1923 in the Dolmabahçe Palace.[1][2][3] Her father was Şehzade Ömer Faruk, and her mother was Sabiha Sultan.[2] She was the paternal granddaughter of Abdulmejid II and Şehsuvar Hanım, and the maternal granddaughter of Sultan Mehmed VI and Nazikeda Kadın.[1] She had an elder sister Neslişah Sultan, two years elder the her and a younger sister Necla Sultan two years younger then her.

One month after her birth, Turkey became a republic on 29 October 1923. At the exile of the imperial family in March 1924, Hanzade her mother and sister left Turkey. On 11 March, she left her mansion in Rumelihisarı and took the Orient Express to join her father and grandfather in Switzerland.[4] Later, her parents and sisters moved to Nice, France where she spent her childhood. In fall 1938, she arrived with her sister and father in Alexandria, Egypt.[5] Their grandfather, Abdulmejid used to take her and her sister Neslişah to seashore during special occasions.[6]

Marriage

Due to World War II, Hanzade and her family were impoverish. [7] Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim send a proposal to Neslişah Sultan, he was willing to marry her. Neslişah didn’t agreed and relations between her and Şehzade Ömer got cold, later she agreed. [8] Being penniless, they cannot afford new dresses. Hanzade wanted to marry and wanted to get out of this situation immediately, but her father disagreed and initially said "The eldest marries first, then the younger ones, let Neslişah then we will be thinking about Hanzade". [9]

Later, Şehzade Ömer changed his mind and chose Prince Muhammed Ali Ibrahim as the groom for his daughter. [9] The wedding was situated in Cairo, the family stayed Aziza Hanım's home at Al-Qubba. Prince Muhammed Ali rented a large house in Gezira, which also had a library with beautifully bonded books. The wedding, held on Thursday, 19 September 1940, as Thursday was considered a lucky day for marriage in Egypt. [9] The next week on Thursday, 26 September 1940 the wedding of Neslişah Sultan and Prince Abdel Moniem took place. [10] After the wedding the couple moved to Paris, France.

The couples first child Sabiha Fazile Hanımsultan was born on 8 August 1941. She was followed by Sultanzade Ahmed Rifat was born on 31 August 1942. [2] In 1958, King Faisal II of Iraq send a proposal to Fazile, Hanzade and Muhammed Ali were surprised as Fazile was only 16 and studying in school. Later, the king was killed in 14 July revolution. [11] She was widowed by the death of Prince Muhammed Ali in 1977. [2]

Her parents divorce

Hanzade's father, Ömer Faruk developed an increased interest in his cousin Mihrişah Sultan, the daughter of crown prince Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin. It was also a public knowledge that things weren't going well between Faruk and her mother Sabiha.[12]

She and her sisters sided with their mother. Faruk accused Sabiha of turning their daughters against him. But he was already in love with Mihrişah and the issue of the council was just an excuse.[13]

And so on 5 March 1948, after twenty eight years of marriage, Ömer Faruk divorced Sabiha, and married Mihrişah Sultan.[14] Later, her mother came to Paris to live with her. [15]

Death

Hanzade Sultan died on 19 March 1998 in Paris, France, [1][2] Her body was taken back to Istanbul, and she was buried on 26 March 1998 was buried in Aşiyan Asri Cemetery. [2]

Ancestry

References
  1. Bardakçı 2017, p. xiv.
  2. Adra, Jamil (2005). Genealogy of the Imperial Ottoman Family 2005. pp. 36–37.
  3. "SON MISIR MELİKESİNE VEDA". Ekrem Buğra Ekinci. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. Bardakçı 2017, p. 70.
  5. Bardakçı 2017, p. 124.
  6. Bardakçı 2017, p. 111.
  7. Bardakçı 2017, p. 166.
  8. Bardakçı 2017, p. 167.
  9. Bardakçı 2017, p. 168.
  10. Bardakçı 2017, p. 128.
  11. Bardakçı 2017, p. 238.
  12. Bardakçı 2017, p. 205.
  13. Bardakçı 2017, p. 208.
  14. Bardakçı 2017, p. 171.
  15. Bardakçı 2017, p. 266.

Sources
  • Bardakçı, Murat (2017). Neslishah: The Last Ottoman Princess. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-9-774-16837-6.
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