Mehmed Selaheddin
| Mehmed Selaheddin | |
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| Major-General H.I.H. Prince Mehmed Selaheddin | |
| File:Selaheddin Ef. circa. 1910.jpg | |
| Born | 6 August 1861 Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, the Ottoman Empire |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Feneryolu Palace, Üsküdar, Istanbul |
| Issue | Şehzade Ahmed Nihad Efendi Şehzade Osman Faud Efendi Behiye Sultan Celile Sultan Rükiye Sultan Adile Sultan Safiye Sultan Emine Atiye Sultan |
| House | Imperial House of Osman |
| Father | Sultan Murad V |
| Mother | Reftarıdil Kadınefendi |
| Religion | Islam |
Mehmed Selaheddin[1][2] (6 August 1861 – 29 April 1915) was the only son of Sultan Mehmed Murad V, 33rd Sovereign of the House of Osman, and his second wife Reftarıdil Kadınefendi. He educated privately and became 3rd Velihad from 13 August 1909 and Major-General of the Imperial Ottoman Army. He received the Collar of the Hanedan-ı-Ali-Osman and the Nişan-ı-Ali-Imtiyaz.
| Imperial Ottoman Dynasty | |
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| Country | Ottoman Empire |
| Founded | 1299 |
| Founder | Osman I |
| Dissolution | 1922 |
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Biography
Mehmed Selaheddin spent most of his life in enforced confinement in Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy in İstanbul. The Palace served as an enforced residence to his father Sultan Murad V, who had been deposed in 1876 and replaced by his brother, Sultan Abdülhamid II. The restrictions imposed on the former Sultan extended to his entire family, and were not lifted until his death in 1904. During this time Prince (Şehzade) Mehmed Selaheddin Efendi wrote a diary which give an account of the daily life of the imprisoned members of Sultan Murad V's immediate family and their retinue.
He died at the age of 53 at Feneryolu Palace, Üsküdar on 29 April 1915 and was buried in Şehzade Kemaleddin Mausoleum, Yahya Efendi.
Marriages and Issue
Mehmed Selaheddin married six times:
First marriage
He married firstly at Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace on 13 March 1877 to Dilaviz Hanımefendi (? - Malta Köşkü, Yıldız Palace, 19 June 1880), also known as Dilazer and Dilarû, without issue.
Second marriage and issue
He married secondly at Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace on 7 July 1879 to Naziknaz Hanımefendi (Kars, Caucasus 24 December 1860 - Nice, France, 17 February 1928), and had:
- Prince Şehzade Ahmed Nihad Efendi, 38th Head of the Imperial House of Osman
- Princess Behiye Sultan (Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace), 21 August 1881 - Maadi, Cairo, 5 March 1948, buried in Cairo) married at Constantinople, Ortaköy, Ortaköy Palace, on 17 February 1910 to Major General Damat Hafiz Hakki Pasha (Edirne, 24 April 1878 - Erzurum, 12 February 1915), without issue.
Third marriage and issue
He married thirdly at Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace on 27 February 1881 to Tevhide Zatıgül Hanımefendi (Batumi, Caucasus, 25 January 1864 - Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, 8 March 1896), and had:
- Prince Şehzade Mehmed Efendi (died Constantinople, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace 23 March 1889, buried Yahya Efendi Cemetery).
- Princess Celile Sultan (Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, 3 February 1882 - Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace 24 November 1899, buried in Yahya Efendi Cemetery).
- Princess Rükiye Sultan (Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace, 1 June 1885 - Istanbul, 16 June 1971, buried in Zincirlikuyu) married at Istanbul, Göztepe Palace, in April 1913, Sherif, Damat Mehmed Abdülmecid Haydar Beyefendi ( Istanbul, 1889 - Istanbul, 23 November 1965), sometime Jordanian Ambassador to London and Ankara, eldest son of Emir Ali Haydar Paşa, the last Grand Sherif of Mecca, by his first wife Sabiha Hanım, without issue.
- Princess Adile Sultan (Constantinople, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace, 7 February 1887 - Paris, 6 December 1973, buried in Bobigny, Parism) married firstly at Göztepe Palace on 15 May 1910 and divorced at Erenköy, 8 November 1913, Captain Damad Faik Beyefendi (born 1885), Ottoman Cavalry, son of Field Marshal Arif Paşa, married secondly at Göztepe Palace, on 3 April 1914, Damad Selaheddin Ali Beyefendi (1885 - Göztepe Palace, 26 December 1918), son of Moralı Mehmed Ali Bey, by his wife, Aliye Hanım, daughter of Ahmed Celaleddin Paşa. She had issue by her second husband:
- Princess Nilüfer Hanımsultan (Göztepe Palace, 4 January 1916 - Paris, 12 June 1989, buried in Bobigny Cemetery, Paris) married firstly at the Hilafet Palace, Nice, France on 12 November 1931 and divorced on 20 October 1952, General Nawab Muazzam Jah, Şejaat Ali Han Bahadur, KCIE (Eden Gardens, Hyderabad, 21 December 1907), second son of General His Exalted Highness, Asaf Jah, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nizam ud-Dawla, Nawab Mir Osman Ali Han Bahadur, Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar, GCSI, GBE, Royal Victorian Chain, by his chief wife, Dulhan Begum Sahiba, daughter of Nawab Jahangir Jung Bahadur, married secondly at Paris, 21 February 1963, Edward Julius Pope (died 1997). She died without having had issue.
- Princess Emine Atiye Sultan (Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, 4 December 1891 - Istanbul, 10 October 1978, buried in Sultan Mahmud II Mausoleum) Married at Constantinople, Erenköy Palace, 21 September 1914 to Damat Osman Hami Beyefendi (Bebek, Istanbul, 29 May 1890 - Istanbul, 2 December 1982, buried in Sultan Mahmud II Mausoleum), son of Osman Ferid Paşa, sometime Private Sec. and Vizier, by his wife Fahire Hanım.
Fourth marriage and issue
He married fourthly at Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace 10 December 1886 to Gülter Hanımefendi (Tiflis, Georgia, 19 April 1867 - Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy, 17 February 1895, buried in Yahya Efendi), daughter of Halil Bey Tarkanişvili and had:
- Princess Safiye Sultan (Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace, 20 May 1887 - Feneryolu Palace, Kadıköy, 20 February 1911), unmarried and without issue.
Fifth marriage and issue
He married fifthly at Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace on 15 September 1891 to Jalefer Hanımefendi (Kars, Caucasus 9 August 1872 - Ortaköy, 7 April 1937), and had:
- Prince Şehzade Osman Fuad Efendi, 39th Head of the Imperial House of Osman
- Prince Şehzade Mehemd Najid Efendi (died Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace 3 March 1896)
Sixth marriage
He married sixthly at Istanbul, Ortaköy, Çırağan Palace in 1894 to Cemile Dilbestan Hanımefendi (1880 - Istanbul, 1955), without issue. She was the niece of Mehmed Selaheddin's mother, Reftarıdil Kadınefendi.
Family tree
Showing the line of descent from the founder of the Ottoman dynasty to present day through the male descendants of Sultan Murad V 750px
References
Bibliography
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External links
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- Family Tree, descendants of Sultan Mahmud II. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
