Nesrin Hanım
| Nesrin Hanım | |||||
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| Born | Adile Asemiani c. 1826 Poti, Georgia | ||||
| Died | 2 January 1853 (aged 26–27) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
| Burial | New Mosque, Istanbul | ||||
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| House | Asemiani (by birth) Ottoman (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Manuçar Asemiani | ||||
| Mother | Mahra Hanım | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Nesrin Hanım (Ottoman Turkish: نسرین خانم; born Adile Asemiani; c. 1826 - 2 January 1853) was the eleventh wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.
Early life
Nesrin Hanım was born in 1826 in Poti, Georgia. Born as Adile Asemiani, she was a member of Georgian noble family, Asemiani. Her father was Manuçar Bey Asemiani and her mother was Mahra Hanım.[1] She had a brother named Hasan Bey.[2]
She had been brought to Istanbul at a young age, where her father entrusted her to the imperial harem. Here her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Nesrin.[1]
Marriage
Nesrin married Abdulmejid in 1846. She was given the title of "Third Fortunate". The same year, she gave birth to her first child, a son Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin.[3] The prince died young.[4] On 26 August 1848, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter, Behice Sultan in the Old Çırağan Palace.[3]
In 1850, she was hoisted to the title of "Second Fortunate". The same year she gave birth to twins, Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin and Şehzade Mehmed Bahaeddin.[5] Abdulmejid was on a trip in Anatolia, and received the news of their birth through his mother, Bezmiâlem Sultan.[6] Both the princes died young.[5]
Death
Nesrin Hanım died on 2 January 1853, and was buried in New Mosque, Istanbul.[4][7]
Issue
Nesrin Hanım and Abdulmejid had four children:
- Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin (Istanbul, 22 November 1846 – Istanbul, 27 April 1849);
- Behice Sultan (Old Çırağan Palace, 26 August 1848 – Kuruçeşme Palace, 21 December 1876), married without issue;
- Şehzade Mehmed Bahaeddin (Istanbul, 24 June 1850 – Istanbul, 28 May 1853);
- Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin (Istanbul, 24 June 1850 – Istanbul, 9 November 1852);
See also
References
- ^ a b Açba 2007, p. 53.
- ^ Açba 2007, p. 54.
- ^ a b Uluçay 2011, p. 226.
- ^ a b Uluçay 2011, p. 216.
- ^ a b Uluçay 2011, p. 215-6.
- ^ Davis, Fanny (1986). The Ottoman Lady: A Social History from 1718 to 1918. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-313-24811-5.
- ^ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 602.
Sources
- Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
- Açba, Harun (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839-1924. Profil. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
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