Gülcemal Kadınefendi
| Gülcemal Kadınefendi گلجمال کادین افندی | |
|---|---|
| Dördüncü Kadın of the Ottoman Empire | |
| Born |
Unknown[1] c. 1826 Ottoman Empire |
| Died |
16 November 1851[2] Ortaköy Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | Yeni Mosque, Istanbul |
| Spouse | Abdülmecid I |
| Issue |
Fatma Sultan Hatice Sultan Refia Sultan Mehmed V Rukiye Sultan |
| Religion | Islam |
Gülcemal Kadınefendi (Ottoman Turkish: گلجمال کادین افندی) (or Gül-Cemâl Kadınefendi) (c. 1826 – 16 November 1851[3])(Gülcemal, Gül-Cemâl meaning either rose or smiling face) was the wife of the 31st Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I. She was the mother of Fatma Sultan, Hatice Sultan, Refia Sultan, Rukiye Sultan and Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire.[4] Her rank in the imperial harem was "Dördüncü Kadın Efendi" (literally "fourth woman", i.e. "fourth imperial lady consort").[5][6]
Biography
Gülcemal Kadınefendi was born in 1826 and was from Bosniak[2] descent. Her real name is unknown.[1] At a very young age she was given to the palace for service, along with her sister Bimisal Hanım.[2] During her service Abdülmecid took notice of Gülcemal and they married in 1840 at Topkapı Palace.
She gave birth to five children, including Mehmed V. Two of her children died in infancy and the surviving three of them were adopted by, Servetsezâ Kadınefendi, one of Abdülmecid's wives. She died on 16 November 1851 or 29 December 1895 in Ortaköy, Constantinople/Istanbul[7] However, she was never Valide Sultan to her son, because she died before Mehmed Reşad's accession to the Ottoman throne.[8] Her cause of death was tuberculosis.
Burial place
She is buried in the Mausoleum of the imperial ladies at the Yeni Mosque Istanbul.
Titles and styles
Devletlu İsmetlu Gülcemal Dördüncü Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Fourth Imperial Lady Consort Gülcemal)
See also
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman dynasty
- Ottoman family tree
- Line of succession to the Ottoman throne
- Ottoman Emperors family tree (simplified)
- List of the mothers of the Ottoman Sultans
- List of consorts of the Ottoman Sultans
Further reading
- Peirce, Leslie P., The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire, Oxford University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-19-508677-5 (paperback).
- Yavuz Bahadıroğlu, Resimli Osmanlı Tarihi, Nesil Yayınları (Ottoman History with Illustrations, Nesil Publications), 15th Ed., 2009, ISBN 978-975-269-299-2 (Hardcover).
References
- 1 2 John Freely (2001). Inside the Seraglio: private lives of the sultans in Istanbul. Penguin.
- 1 2 3 Açba, Harun (2007). "Bölüm 2: Sultan I. Abdülhamid Han Ailesi". Kadınefendiler: Son Dönem Osmanlı Padişah Eşleri (in Turkish) (1 ed.). Istanbul: Prolil Yayıncılık. p. 36. Retrieved 24 Apr 2016.
- ↑ "Turkey: The Imperial House of Osman". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006.
- ↑ "Genealogy of the Ottoman Royal Family".
- ↑ "Consorts Of Ottoman Sultans (in Turkish)". Ottoman Web Page.
- ↑ Anthony Dolphin Alerson (1956). The Structure of the Ottoman Dynasty. Clarendon Press.
- ↑ Finkel, Caroline, Osman's Dream, (Basic Books, 2005), 57; "Istanbul was only adopted as the city's official name in 1930..".
- ↑ "Sultan V. Mehmed Reşad Han". Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
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