Shehsuvar Kadyn Efendi ( Turkish : Şehsüvar Kadın Efendi ; May 2, 1881 - 1945 ) - the first [2] wife of the last caliph from the Osman dynasty, Abdul-Majid II , and the mother of his only son, shekhzadeh Omer Faruk .
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![Goethe in the Harem, 1917. The painting depicts Shehsuvar Kadyn-effendi. The picture reflects the union of eastern and western cultures: behind Shehsuvar, a Turkish carpet is depicted, she herself reclines on an ottoman and holds a volume of Goethe in her hands. The work, among others, was presented at the exhibition of Ottoman paintings in Vienna in 1918 [1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Haremde_Goethe.JPG/280px-Haremde_Goethe.JPG) Goethe in the Harem, 1917. The painting depicts Shehsuvar Kadyn-effendi. The picture reflects the union of eastern and western cultures: behind Shehsuvar, a Turkish carpet is depicted, she herself reclines on an ottoman and holds a volume of Goethe in her hands. The work, among others, was presented at the exhibition of Ottoman paintings in Vienna in 1918 [1] | |
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| Spouse | Abdul Majid II |
| Children | Shehzade Omer Farouk |
Biography
Shehsuvar was born into the family of the Ubykh Bey, who lived in Istanbul and served in the court of the Sultan. The girl spent her childhood in the palace, where she received a private education; lessons in drawing and playing the piano. Abdul-Majid married her on December 22, 1896 in the Ortakoy Palace. Two years later their only child was born. After the husband Shehsuvar became a caliph, the family moved to live in the Dolmabahçe Palace .
On March 4, 1924, together with other members of the Shehsuvar family, she went into exile. First, the Shehsuvar family went to Switzerland, then to France, where she remained to live in Paris. Shehsuvar died a year after her husband’s death and was buried in a Muslim cemetery in Paris.
Notes
- ↑ Şehzade Abdülmecid Efendi (tur.) Lebriz İnternet Hizmetleri Limited Şirketi. Date of treatment August 8, 2017.
- ↑ Osmanlı padişahların eşleri