Sultana Pertevniyal
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| Sultana Pertevniyal | |
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| Born | 1812 Wallachia, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 5 February 1883 Beşiktaş, Istanbul |
| Resting place | Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque in Aksaray, Istanbul |
| Residence | Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul |
| Ethnicity | Wallachian |
| Known for | Valide Sultan |
| Religion | Catholicism at birth, subsequently converted to Islam after her capture |
| Spouse | Mahmud II |
| Children | Abdülaziz |
Sultana Pertevniyal, Pertav-Nihâl or sometimes called as Besîme and Hasnâ (1812 – 5 February 1883) was the Wallachian wife of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II and Valide Sultan to their son Abdülaziz.[1]
Mother of Abdülaziz, who made an official visit to France, United Kingdom and Germany in 1867. In 1868, year Empress Eugénie of France returned the visit, and was taken by the sultan to his mother in the Dolmabahçe Palace, but, reportedly, Pertevniyal became outraged by the presence of a foreign woman in her harem, and greeted the Empress with a slap in the face, almost provoking an international incident. Pertevniyal did excert some influence over her son. She founded a school as well as Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque (1871). Her tomb is located at Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque in Aksaray, Istanbul.
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| Preceded by Bezmiâlem |
Valide Sultan 1861-1876 |
Succeeded by Şevkefza Sultan |
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