Gevheri Sultan
| Gevheri Sultan کوهری سلطان | |||||
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| Born | 30 November 1904 Çamlıca Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
| Died | 10 December 1980 (aged 76) Taksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey | ||||
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| Spouse | Prince Ahmed of Egypt | ||||
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| Dynasty | Ottoman | ||||
| Father | Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin | ||||
| Mother | Nervaliter Hanım | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Gevheri Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: کوهری سلطان; 30 November 1904 – 10 December 1980) was an Ottoman princess, musician, and composer.
Early life
Gevheri Sultan was born on 30 November 1904 in Çamlıca Palace. Her father was Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin, and her mother was Nervaliter Hanım. She was the third child, and only daughter born to her father and the second child of her mother. She had a twin brother, Şehzade Ahmed Tevhid. She also had an elder full brother, Şehzade Mehmed Şevket, one year older than her. She was the granddaughter of Sultan Abdülaziz and Gevheri Kadın.[1]
Exile and marriage
At the exile of the imperial family in March 1924, Gevheri and her family moved to Nice. France, where her father died in 1927.[1] After her father's death, her family was scattered here and there. She was still living there and was striving to make ends meet. Abdulmejid II, her uncle who was also living in Nice, brought her to his home when he heard of her financial difficulties with the intention of marrying her.[2]
Gevheri lived with her uncle's family for a few years, then became engaged to the son of a minor raja from India, but a short time before her wedding it was discovered that she was having an affair with someone else, so the engagement was canceled. Her uncle was so angry that he send her to stay with her mother, who barely had anything to live on.[3]
In 1930, she married Prince Ahmed of Egypt, and moved to Cairo, Egypt. She was widowed at his death in 1948.[4]
As musician
Gevheri Sultan learned to play several instruments from her father. Among these were the oud (a lyre), the tanbur (a guitar-like instrument), and the lavta (an ancient lute). She played the tanbur, kemençe, ud, lavta and piano.[5] She composed vocal and instrumental pieces in various makams.[6] Though she did not continue her studies of Turkish music until her return to her country, she became very skilled on the tanbur in later life. Her work is preserved in recordings made by Turkish radio and TV.[5]
Later years and death
In 1952, Gevheri returned to Istanbul after the revocation of the law of exile for princesses. She spent her last years with her cousin Mihrişah Sultan, daughter of her uncle crown prince Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin, in a spacious apartment in Taksim Square.[7] She died on 10 December 1980, and was buried in the mausoleum of her greatgrandfather Sultan Mahmud II, Divanyolu, Istanbul.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Adra, Jamil (2005). Genealogy of the Imperial Ottoman Family 2005. pp. 12–13.
- ^ Bardakçı 2017, p. 131.
- ^ Bardakçı 2017, p. 132.
- ^ Üsküdarlı meşhurlar ansiklopedisi. Üsküdar Belediyesi. 2012. p. 168. ISBN 978-6-056-05943-8.
- ^ a b "Osmanoglu, Gevher (1904—)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS: GEVHERİ OSMANOĞLU". Turkish Music Portal. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Fatma Gevheri Osmanoğlu Kimdir Sultan Abdülaziz Oğlu, Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin Efendi Kızı". Osmnali.site. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
Sources
- Bardakçı, Murat (2017). Neslishah: The Last Ottoman Princess. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-9-774-16837-6.
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- 1904 births
- 1980 deaths
- People from Istanbul
- Daughters of Ottoman sultans
- 20th-century Ottoman royalty
- 20th-century women of the Ottoman Empire
- Musicians from Istanbul
- Composers of the Ottoman Empire
- Turkish tambur players
- Composers of Ottoman classical music
- Composers of Turkish makam music
- Musicians of Ottoman classical music
- Musicians of Turkish makam music