Fehime Sultan

Fehime Sultan
Fehime Sultan circa 1912
Born	2 August 1875 Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	15 September 1929 Nice, France
Burial	Yavuz Selim Mosque
Spouse	Damat Ali Galip Pasha Damat Mahmud Behçet Pasha
Names Fehime Sultan
House	House of Osman
Father	Murad V
Mother	Meyliservet Kadınefendi
Religion	Islam

Fehime Sultan (2 August 1875 – 15 September 1929) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Murad V and his wife Meyliservet Kadınefendi, an ethnic Circassian.

Biography

Fehime Sultan was born as the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Murad V (1840–1904) and his fourth wife the Circassian, Meyliservet Kadın Efendi. Receiving her education in the palace, like her father, Fehime was interested in the arts. Amongst circles her nickname was Kelebek Sultan (Butterfly Princess), because of her outlandish art and expensive clothing styles.

Fehime Sultan married Damad Ali Galib Pasha, in the Yıldız Palace, Istanbul, on 12 September 1901 but they were divorced in 4 November 1908 at Ortaköy. She was later married to Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik Pasha in the Ortaköy Palace on 5 June 1910 but they divorced in 1927. This marriage was not recognized by her Uncle the Sultan Mehmed V.

Exile

After the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate by the Parliament of the Republic of Turkey in 1924 (the monarchy had already been abolished two years earlier), Fehime went into exile in Nice, France. Separated from her husband and children, Fehime Sultan died on September 15, 1929 of tuberculosis and was buried in Nice.

A dress attributed to her is preserved in the Topkapı Palace.