Turki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

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Turki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Al Saud
FatherAbdulaziz, Emir of Nejd (later King of Saudi Arabia)
MotherWadha bint Muhammad Al Orair

Turki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (

1918–19 flu pandemic, which also killed many others in the region. His younger brother Saud
replaced him as heir apparent.

Early life

Turki was the eldest son of Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman.

Bani Khalid tribe, who ruled Al Hasa.[2] Abdulaziz and Wadha married in 1896.[6] Turki was born in Kuwait City in 1900 when his family was in exile there.[7][8]

Turki was the full-brother of the future King Saud.[9] His full sisters included Munira and Noura.[5][10]

Activities and succession

King Saud
. Following Turki's death, Saud became the heir to their father.

Turki was crown prince beginning by his father's conquest of Riyadh on 15 January 1902 up to his death in 1919. He was the deputy of his father as commander-in-chief of the army until his death.

British government invited Abdulaziz to visit London, he assigned Turki as his envoy.[14] However, Turki died in 1919, and Abdulaziz named another of his sons, Faisal, as envoy.[14]

Personal life

Turki's first wife Noweir bint Obaid Al Rasheed gave birth to his son Faisal bin Turki in 1920, a few months after Turki's death.[12][15] After the death of Turki, Princess Noweir married Turki's brother Saud, and they had a daughter, Al Anoud bint Saud.[16] Turki also had a daughter with his other wife Tarfa Al Muhanna, Hessa bint Turki, who was the wife of Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz. Princess Tarfa and Prince Abdulaziz had two sons, Faisal and Turki.[17] Princess Hessa died in Riyadh at the age of 91 on 19 August 2007 and was buried in Al Oud cemetery.[18]

Two grandsons of Turki, the children of his son Faisal, served on the Allegiance Council: Turki bin Faisal,[19] (until his death on 28 February 2009)[20] and Abdullah bin Faisal (until his death in February 2019).[21]

Death

Prince Turki died in Riyadh in late 1919 during the flu pandemic that killed many others in the region.[12][22][23] American doctors went to Riyadh to treat him upon the request of his father, but their attempts did not save Prince Turki.[24] Abdulaziz was said to be deeply saddened by his death.[16]

Ancestry

References

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  14. ^ a b Hassan Abedin (2003). Abdulaziz Al Saud and the great game in Arabia, 1896-1946 (PhD thesis). King's College. p. 146.
  15. ^ George T. Fitzgerald (1983). Government administration in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (MA thesis). California State University, San Bernardino.
  16. ^ a b "الملك سعود بن عبد العزيز" (in Arabic). King Saud website. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  17. ^ "تركي بن عبدالعزيز ) 1318-1337 هـ )- 1900-1919 م )" (in Arabic). King Saud Official website. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  18. ^ "Princess Hissah bint Turki dies". Sauress. 19 August 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  19. ^ "King Abdullah names members of the Allegiance Commission". Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
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