Mezide Mestan Kadınefendi

Mezide Mestan Kadınefendi
Üçüncü Kadın of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure	17 June 1901 - 21 January 1909
Predecessor	Dilpesend Kadınefendi
Successor	Emsalinur Kadınefendi
Dördüncü Kadın of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure	11 April 1895 - 17 June 1901
Predecessor	Dilpesend Kadınefendi
Successor	Emsalinur Kadınefendi
Baş İkbâl of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure	2 February 1885 - 11 April 1895
Successor	Emsalinur Kadınefendi
Born	Kadriye Mikanba 3 March 1869 Ganja, Azerbaijan
Died	21 January 1909 Yıldız Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Burial	Yahya Efendi cemetery
Spouse	Abdul Hamid II
Issue	Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddinefendi
Full name Mezide Mestan Kadınefendi
House	House of Osman (by marriage)
Father	Kaymat Mikanba
Mother	Feryal Marşan
Religion	Sunni Islam

Mezide Mestan Kadınefendi (born Kadriye Mikanba; 3 March 1869 - 21 January 1909) was the sixth wife of Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire.

Biography

Mezide Mestan Kadınefendi was born as the daughter of Kaymat Bey Mikanba and his wife Princess Feryal Marşan.^[1] Her father was an Abkhazian noble man and her mother was a princess from the princely family of Marşan-Abaza. She was the niece of Emine Nazikedâ Kadınefendi's mother, Princess Fatma Horecan Aredba. Her real name was Kadriye Mikanba. At a very young age she was given for service at the Yıldız Palace. However soon, during her service, the Sultan Abdul Hamid II took notice of Mezide Mestan, and they married on 2 February 1885 in the Yıldız Palace, the Sultan's residence at the time. She is said to have been very timid. She was tall, had dark coffee colored hairs and brown eyes.

A year after the marriage on 19 December 1886,^[2] she gave birth to her only son, Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin Efendi,^[3] who was Abdul Hamid's most favourite son.^[4] Hidayet Hanım, a sister of Princess Leyla Achba was a Lady-in-waiting to her. She had a mansion in the Yıldız Palace park. She died three months before the abdication of her husband on 21 January 1909 at Yıldız Palace, Istanbul and was buried at Yahya Efendi cemetery.^[5]

Issue

Together with Abdul Hamid, Mezide Mestan had a son:

• Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin Efendi (Constantinople, Yıldız Palace, 19 December 1885 – New York City, 15 June 1949 and buried in Damascus).

Titles and styles

• 2 February 1885 - 11 April 1895:
  Devletlu Bașikbal Mezide Mestan Hanımefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The First Honoured Lady Consort Mezide Mestan)
• 11 April 1895 - 17 June 1901:
  Devletlu İsmetlu Mezide Mestan Dördüncü Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Fourth Imperial Lady Consort Mezide Mestan)
• 17 June 1901 - 21 January 1909:
  Devletlu İsmetlu Mezide Mestan Üçüncü Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Third Imperial Lady Consort Mezide Mestan)

References

1. Günay Günaydın (2006). Haremin son gülleri. Mevsimsiz Yayınları. ISBN 978-9-944-98703-5.
2. Bir Çerkes prensesinin harem hatıraları. L & M. 2004. ISBN 978-9-756-49131-7.
3. İlk Türk kadın ressam: Mihri Rasim (Müşfik) Açba : 1886 İstanbul-1954 New-York. As Yayın, 2007. 2007. ISBN 978-9-750-17250-2.
4. "Genealogy of the Ottoman Royal Family".
5. Christopher Buyers. "The Royal Ark – Royal and Ruling Houses of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas". 4dw.net.

Succession