Reftarıdil Kadın
| Reftarıdil Kadın | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1838 North Caucasus |
| Died | 3 March 1936 (aged 97–98) Ortaköy, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Spouse | |
Ottoman Turkish: رفتاردل قادین | |
Reftarıdil Kadın (
Early life
Reftarıdil Kadın was born in about 1838.
Marriage
Reftarıdil married Murad, during the reign of Sultan Abdulmejid I, when he was still a prince on 4 February 1859 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. She was twenty, while he was eighteen. She was his second consort after Mevhibe Kadın.[6][7] After Abdulmejid's death in 1861, and the accession of his brother Sultan Abdulaziz, Murad became the crown prince. Reftarıdil, who was pregnant at the time, gave birth to her only child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin, on 5 August 1861 in the apartments of the crown prince in located in the Dolmabahçe Palace. It was still technically forbidden for Ottoman princes to have children before becoming sultans, but Abdülaziz, who had himself had a son before ascending the throne, made an exception for Murad's child.[8]
Murad and his consorts lived in a mansion in Kurbağalıdere, which was allocated to him by Abdulaziz. They used to spend their winters in the crown princes apartments located in the Dolmabahçe Palace and the Nisbetiye Mansion.[9] She was a lovely lady with a pink skin, large blue eyes, straight nose, and a round face. She was also honest and goodhearted. She loved music and reading and was highly educated and always well informed on current affairs. She always smiled.[10]
Murad ascended the throne on 30 May 1876, after the deposition of his uncle Sultan Abdulaziz,[11] Reftarıdil was given the title of "Second Kadın".[12] After reigning for three months, Murad was deposed on 30 August 1876,[13] due to mental instability and was imprisoned in the Çırağan Palace. Refarıdil also followed Murad into confinement.[14] She was widowed at Murad's death in 1904, after which her ordeal in the Çırağan Palace came to an end.[15]
Last years and death
After Murad's death she lived first with his son and, after the dynasty was exiled, in a house in Ortaköy, where she also hosted Şayan Kadın, Murad's third consort. She was allowed to stay in Istanbul as she was only a widowed consort and not a blood member of the dynasty. Although she lived in precarious times and was in a tight financial situation, she was always cheerful and smiling. After the passing of the Surname Law, she took the name Reftaridil Hatgil.[1]
She died on 3 March 1936.[1]
Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin | 5 August 1861[8][16] | 29 April 1915[8][16] | married seven times, and had issue, eight sons and eight daughters |
In literature
- Reftarıdil is a character in Ayşe Osmanoğlu's historical novel The Gilded Cage on the Bosphorus (2020).[17]
See also
- Kadın (title)
- Ottoman Imperial Harem
- List of consorts of the Ottoman sultans
References
- ^ ISBN 978-9-750-80878-4.
- ^ Uluçay 2011, p. 239.
- ISBN 978-1-108-48836-5.
- ^ Türk Tarih Kurumu (1944). Belleten. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. p. 340.
- ISBN 978-975-410-050-1.
- ^ Adra, Jamil (2005). Genealogy of the Imperial Ottoman Family 2005. p. 19.
- ^ Brookes 2010, p. 288.
- ^ a b c Uluçay 2011, p. 238.
- ^ Satı, İbrahim (2020). Sultan V.Murad'ın Hayatı ve Kısa Saltanatı (1840-1904) (Master Thesis). Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Institute of Social Sciences. p. 17.
- ^ Brookes 2010, p. 38.
- ISBN 978-0-313-31949-5.
- ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
- ^ Williams, Augustus Warner; Gabriel, Mgrditch Simbad (1896). Bleeding Armedia: Its History and Horrors Under the Curse of Islam. Publishers union. p. 214.
- ^ Brookes 2010, p. 64.
- ^ Brookes 2010, p. 17.
- ^ a b Brookes 2010, p. 289.
- ISBN 978-1-9163614-1-6.
Sources
- Brookes, Douglas Scott (2010). The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
- Uluçay, Mustafa Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ankara: Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.