Neslişah Sultan (daughter of Şehzade Ömer Faruk)
Neslişah Sultan | |
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Born | Nişantaşı Palace, Nişantaşı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | 2 February 1921
Died | 2 April 2012 Ortaköy, Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 91)
Burial | Aşiyan Asri Cemetery, Turkey |
Spouse | |
Alawiyya (by marriage) | |
Father | Şehzade Ömer Faruk |
Mother | Sabiha Sultan |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Fatma Neslişah Sultan, also Büyük Neslişah, after 1957 Neslişah Osmanoğlu (
Early life
Neslişah Sultan was born on 2 February 1921[1] in Nişantaşi Palace, Constantinople.[2] Her father was Şehzade Ömer Faruk, only son of Caliph Abdulmejid II and Şehsuvar Hanım. Her mother was Sabiha Sultan, youngest daughter of Sultan Mehmed VI and Nazikeda Kadın. She had two younger sisters, Hanzade Sultan, and Necla Sultan.[3] Her birth was the final entry inscribed in the palace register of dynasty members, making her the last imperial member of the Ottoman family. Shortly after her birth, she was nicknamed Büyük Neslişah, or Neslişah "the elder", to distinguish her from the slightly younger cousin Safvet Neslişah Sultan, called Küçük Neslişah (Neslişah "the younger").[4]
At the exile of the imperial family in March 1924, Neslişah and her family settled in Nice, France where she was educated. Here she spent her childhood and adolescence. Their grandfather, Abdulmejid used to take her and her sister Neslişah to seashore during special occasions. They moving to Egypt[1] in 1938, where she received a proposal from Egyptian prince Hassan Toussoun, and despite protests, she was engaged to him.[5] However, later she broke off the engagement.[6]
Marriage
In 1940,
When the Egyptian
Around 1943 Neslişah's father, Ömer Faruk developed an increased interest in his cousin Mihrişah Sultan, the daughter of Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin. It was also a public knowledge that things weren't going well between Faruk and her mother Sabiha.[13] 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.[14] In 1948, after twenty-eight years of marriage, Faruk divorced Sabiha, and married Mihrişah,[15] after which Sabiha came to live near her. Neslişah never accept her father's second wife.[16]
Prince Abdel Moneim's regency lasted ten months in all. The
Death
Neslişah died of heart attack on 2 April 2012 at her home in Ortaköy, attended by her daughter.[18][19][20][17] At the time of her death, Neslişah was the most senior Ottoman princess.[21] After the deaths of Şehzade Burhaneddin Cem son of Şehzade Ibrahim Tevfik in 2008 and Prince Ertuğrul Osman in 2009, she was also the last surviving member of the Ottoman dynasty to have been born during the Ottoman era.[22][20] A funeral service was held for her in Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque.[23] She was buried in Aşiyan Asri Cemetery,[24] next to her mother and sisters.[17] The then President Abdullah Gül presented a message of condolence to family members.[20] Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan praised the late princess. "She was the poster-child for nobleness who carried the blood of Osman," he said in Parliament, referring to Osman I, the Anatolian ruler who established the Ottoman Empire. "We remember her with high regard and our blessings."[18]
Issue
By her marriage, Neslişah Sultan had a son and a daughter:[25]
- Prince Sultanzade Abbas Hilmi (b. 16 October 1941). Named after his paternal grandfather, he married once and had a daughter and a son.
- Princess Ikbal Hanımsultan (b. 22 December 1944). Named after her paternal grandmother, she married Mursel Saviç on January 2000.
Personality
A well cultured lady, Neslişah was fluent in French, English, German and Arabic and was also an avid skier, swimmer and equestrian. She was also interested in history, literature, geography, botany and the culture of cuisine. She was also highly respected by a number of significant conductors in the music world.[17]
Honours
Ancestry
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See also
- Sultans:Imperial Princesses
References
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- ^ "Princess Neslisah Sultan Osmanoglu: last imperial member of the Ottoman royal family". The Times. 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ a b Adra, Jamil (2005). Genealogy of the Imperial Ottoman Family 2005. pp. 36–37.
- ^ "Princess Neslisah Sultan Osmanoglu: last imperial member of the Ottoman royal family". The Times. 14 April 2012.
- ^ Bardakçı 2017, p. 159.
- ^ "Book Review: A princess and her extraordinary destiny". Arab News. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ Bardakçı 2017, p. 167.
- ^ Bardakçı 2017, p. 128.
- ^ Bardakçı 2017, p. 173.
- ^ "TO WED KING ZOG'S SISTER; Prince Abdul Moneim Receives Egyptian Ruler's Permission". The New York Times. 12 July 1938.
- ^ Rizk, Yunan Labib (27 January – 2 February 2005). "Royal help". Al-Ahram Weekly (727). Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ a b Raafat, Samir (March 2005). "Egypt's First Ladies". Egy.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
- ^ Bardakçı 2017, p. 205.
- ^ Bardakçı 2017, p. 208.
- ^ Bardakçı 2017, p. 171.
- ^ Bardakçı 2017, p. 266.
- ^ a b c d Sabah, Daily (2012-04-03). "Farewell to the last Ottoman". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ a b c "Neslisah Osmanoglu, 91, was the oldest member of the Ottoman dynasty". Washington Post. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Neslisah Osmanoglu, Ottoman princess, dies". Newsday. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ a b c "Turkey's Neslisah Sultan dies". The Nation. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Ottomanfamily.com". Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Neslisah Sultan, last of Ottoman dynasty, dies". Emirates24|7. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Eldest Ottoman princess buried in İstanbul". World Bulletin / News From Turkey and Islamic World. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Aşiyan, a dwelling in paradise". Hürriyet Daily News. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ Jamil ADRA (2005). Genealogy of the Imperial Ottoman Family 2005. p. 37.
- ^ Bardakçı 2017, p. 36.
Sources
- Bardakçı, Murat (2017). Neslishah: The Last Ottoman Princess. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-9-774-16837-6.
External links
- (in French) interview with Neslişah Sultan, about her family's exile on YouTube