Verdicenan Kadınefendi
Verdicenan Kadınefendi ورد جنان فادين افندی | |||||
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Üçüncü Kadın of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
Tenure | 3 October 1852 – 25 June 1861 | ||||
Predecessor | Tirimüjgan Kadınefendi | ||||
Successor | Hayranidil Kadınefendi | ||||
Dördüncü Kadın of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
Tenure | 1849 - 3 October 1852 | ||||
Predecessor | Tirimüjgan Kadınefendi | ||||
Successor | Gülcemal Kadınefendi | ||||
Baş İkbâl of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
Tenure | 1841 - 1849 | ||||
Born |
Saliha Achba 18 October 1825 Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Died |
9 November 1889 Feriye Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Burial | Yeni Mosque, Istanbul | ||||
Spouse | Abdülmecid I | ||||
Issue |
Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin Efendi Münire Sultan | ||||
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House |
House of Anchabadze (by birth) House of Osman (by marriage) | ||||
Father | Kaytuk Giorgi Achba | ||||
Mother | Yelizaveta Hanım | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Verdicenan Kadınefendi (Ottoman Turkish: ورد جنان فادين افندی;[1] born Princess Saliha Achba-Anchabadze; 18 October 1825 - 9 November 1889) was the İkbâl Hanımefendi (honoured lady consort) and later Kadinefendi (imperial lady consort) of the Ottoman Empire as the seventh wife of Sultan Abdülmecid I.[2][3]
Biography
Verdicenan Kadınefendi was born on 18 October 1825[4] in Sukhumi, when Abkhazia was under Ottoman Empire.[4] Born as Saliha Achba, she was a member of Abkhaz-Georgian princely family, Anchabadze. Her father was Prince Kaytuk Giorgi Bey Achba (1793-1848) and her mother was Princess Yelizaveta Hanım (1795-1843).[4][5][6] She had two brothers, Prince Islam Bey and Prince Ahmed Bey, and two sisters, Princess Peremrüz Hanım and Princess Embruvaz Hanım. Some other prominent members of her family included her grand nieces, Princesses Leyla Achba, Fatma Pesend Hanımefendi (wife of Sultan Abdul Hamid II) and Mihri Müşfik Hanım, Turkey's famous painter.[5]
In 1840 Verdicenan left her city of birth and arrived at Istanbul. At the age of fifteen, Verdicenan, married for a political alliance, her first cousin, Abdülmecid on 17 December 1840 in the Old Çırağan Palace, Istanbul. The marriage proposal was put forth by Verdicenan's father, Kaytuk Giorgi Bey, and was accepted by Abdülmecid which led to their betrothal.[4] After her marriage, her whole family was ennobled, father, brothers and nephews. The most notorious were her brother, Islam Bey's son Rasim Bey, who was given the position of doctor in the palace and her brother Ahmed Bey's son Osman Pasha, who was given the position of aide in Sultan Abdülaziz's palace.[4] After Gülüstü Kadınefendi's death in 1861, her daughter Mediha Sultan was entrusted in Verdicenan's care. In 1879, Verdicenan played a major role in Mediha Sultan's marriage to Samipashazade Necip Bey.[7] Verdicenan Kadınefendi died on 9 November 1889 at the Feriye Palace, and was buried in the Mausoleum of the imperial ladies at the Yeni Mosque, Istanbul.[4][8][9]
Issue
Together with Abdülmecid, Verdicenan had two children:[2][3]
- Her Majesty Princess Münire Sultan (Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, 9 December 1844 - Istanbul, 29 June 1862, buried in Fatih Mosque, Istanbul - Münire Sultan türbesi);[10][11]
- His Majesty Prince Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin Efendi (Old Çırağan Palace, Istanbul, 3 December 1847 - Beşiktaş Palace, Istanbul, 26 April 1905, buried in Yahya Efendi Cemetery).[11][10]
Titles and styles
- 1841 - 1849: Devletlu Baş İkbâl Verdicenan Hanımefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The First Honoured Lady Consort Verdicenan)
- 1849 - 3 October 1852: Devletlu İsmetlu Verdicenan Dördüncü Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Fourth Imperial Lady Consort Verdicenan)
- 3 October 1852 – 25 June 1861: Devletlu İsmetlu Verdicenan Üçüncü Kadınefendi Hazretleri (Her Highness The Third Imperial Lady Consort Verdicenan)
References
- ↑ Sicilli Osmani (1890) by Süreyya Bey, Mehmet, 1845-1909
- 1 2 Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu, Ertuğrul Osman (1999). Osmanli Devleti'nin Kuruluşunun 700. Yılında Osmanlı Hanedanı. Islâm Tarih, Sanat ve Kültür Araştırma Vakfı. ISBN 978-9-757-87408-9.
- 1 2 Ali Vâsıb (2004). Bir Şehzadenin hâtırâtı: vatan ve menfâda gördüklerim ve işittiklerim. YKY. ISBN 978-9-750-80878-4.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Harun Açba (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839-1924. Profil. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
- 1 2 İlk Türk kadın ressam: Mihri Rasim (Müşfik) Açba : 1886 İstanbul-1954 New-York. As Yayın. 2007. ISBN 978-9-750-17250-2.
- ↑ Bir Çerkes prensesinin harem hatıraları. L & M. 2004. ISBN 978-9-756-49131-7.
- ↑ Fanny Davis (1986). The Ottoman Lady: A Social History from 1718 to 1918. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-313-24811-5.
- ↑ Yılmaz Öztuna (1989). İslâm devletleri: devletler ve hanedanlar. Kültür Bakanlığı. ISBN 978-9-751-70469-6.
- ↑ M. Çağatay Uluçay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
- 1 2 The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. 2010. pp. 144–47. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
- 1 2 Genealogy Of The Imperial Ottoman Family (2005)
Succession
Ottoman royalty | ||
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Preceded by Tirimüjgan Kadınefendi |
Dördüncü Kadınefendi 17 December 1840 - 3 October 1852 |
Succeeded by Gülcemal Kadınefendi |
Preceded by Tirimüjgan Kadınefendi |
Üçüncü Kadınefendi 3 October 1852 – 25 June 1861 |
Succeeded by Hayranidil Kadınefendi |
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