Şehzade Mehmed Selim
| Şehzade Mehmed Selim شہزارہ محمد سلیم | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain in the Ottoman Army | |||||
| Born |
11 January 1870 Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Died |
5 May 1937 Jounieh, Lebanon | ||||
| Burial | Selimiye Mosque, Damascus, Syria | ||||
| Spouse |
Eryale Hanım Pervin Hanım Dürrüyekta Hanım Eflakyar Hanım Nilüfer Hanım Gülnaz Hanım Dilistan Hanım | ||||
| Issue |
Emine Nemika Sultan Şehzade Mehmed Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkerim | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Osman | ||||
| Father | Sultan Abdul Hamid II | ||||
| Mother | Bedrifelek Kadın | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Şehzade Mehmed Selim (Ottoman Turkish: شہزادہ محمد سلیم; 11 Janurary 1870 - 5 May 1937) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and his wife Empress Bedrifelek Kadın.
| Imperial Ottoman Dynasty | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Ottoman Empire |
| Founded | 1299 |
| Founder | Osman I |
| Dissolution | 1922 |
Life
Şehzade Mehmed Selim was born on 11 January 1870 in the Dolmabahçe Palace, when Abdul Hamid was still a prince. His mother was Empress Bedrifelek Kadın. He was educated privately. He was also appointed captain of the Ottoman army. In 1909 after the overthrow of Abdul Hamid, Selim followed him to Thessaloniki, and returned to Istanbul the next year. After the empire and the caliphate dissolved in 1924, the Ottoman family went into exile. During this time he was proclaimed Sultan by Kurdish rebels. However, Mehmed Selim went into exile and settled in Jounieh, Lebanon.[1] He died on 5 May 1937, and was buried in Selimiye Mosque, Damascus.[2][3]
Family
Mehmed Selim married seven times:
- Abkhazian HIH Princess Eryale Hanım (Faika Marşania, Sukhumi, Abkhazia, c. 1873 – Istanbul, Yıldız Palace, 27 December 1904), married at Istanbul, Yıldız Palace in 1888, sister of Empress Nazikeda Kadın, consort of Sultan Mehmed VI aunt of Mislimelek Hanım, wife of Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir, and daughter Prince Ali Hasan Bey Marshania and Princess Fatma Horecan Aredba,[4][5][6][7] and had:
- HIH Princess Emine Nemika Esin Sultan (9 February 1889, Istanbul, Yıldız Palace - 6 September 1969, Bostanci, Istanbul, Turkey, buried in Istanbul, Yahya Efendi Cemetery, Ahmed Kemaleddin Mausoleum), married at Istanbul, Yıldız Palace in 22 June 1911 Ali Kenan Esin (1 November 1882, Istanbul - 4 April 1961, Ankara, Turkey), and had issue.
- HIH Prince Şehzade Mehmed (1889 – 1890)
- Circassian HIH Princess Pervin Hanım (died Jounieh, Greater Beirut, Lebanon) married at Istanbul, Yıldız Palace, without issue.[7]
- Georgian HIH Princess Eflakyar Hanım, (Batumi, Georgia – Jounieh, Greater Beirut, Lebanon, 1930), married at Istanbul, Yıldız Palace, daughter of Gazi Muhammed Bey, without issue.[6][7]
- Abkhazian HIH Princess Nilüfer Hanım[6][7] (Artvin, c. 1890 – Istanbul, 23 August 1943), married at Istanbul, Yıldız Palace on 30 June 1905 and had:
- HIH Prince Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkerim (Istanbul, Yıldız Palace, 26 June 1906 – New York City, 3 August 1935), married at Aleppo on 24 February 1930 to HIH Princess Nimet Hanım (Damascus, 25 December 1911 – Damascus, 4 August 1981), and had issue.
- Circassian HIH Princess Dürrüyekta Hanım (née Mevhibe, Adapazarı, 6 June 1894 – Tripoli, Lebanon, c. 1965, and buried there), formerly Hazinedar Kadın, married at Istanbul, Yıldız Palace on 29 March 1910, daughter of Prince Zekeriya Bey Karzeg and Şadiye Hanım, without issue.[6][7][8][9]
- Circassian HIH Princess Gülnaz Hanım, married at Istanbul, Yıldız Palace without issue.[6]
- Abkhazian HIH Princess Dilistan Hanım (née Leman,[8] c. 1904 - Beirut, Lebanon, 1 February 1951 and buried there), married at Sivas on 16 September 1918, daughter of Osman Bey[10] and Mevlüde Hanım, without issue.
Title, style and honours
Devletlü Necabetlü Şehzade-i Civanbaht Sultan Mehmed Selim Efendi Hazretleri (The Illustarious, Noble, Prosperous Prince His Imperial Highness Sultan Mehmed Selim; دولتلو نجابتلو شہزادہ جوان بخت سلطان محمد سلیم افندی حضرتلری)
Ottoman orders and decorations:
- Collar of the Hanedan-i Ali Osman
Nishan-i Ali Imtiaz
Foreign orders and decorations:
Grand Cross Order of Leopold of Austria (1905) 
Grand Cross Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia (1906)
Knight, 1st class Order of Franz Joseph of Austria (1882)
References
- ↑ RAYDAN SEYYAR SATICILIĞA: ŞEHZÂDE ÂBİD EFENDİ
- ↑ Genealogy Of The Imperial Ottoman Family (2005)
- ↑ Yılmaz Öztuna (2008). II. Abdülhamîd: zamânı ve şahsiyeti. Kubbealti Publishing. pp. 230–32. ISBN 978-97564-446-27.
- ↑ Harun Açba (2007). Kadın Efendiler: 1839–1924. Profil. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
- ↑ Mahinur Tuna (2007). İlk Türk kadın ressam: Mihri Rasim (Müşfik) Açba : 1886 İstanbul-1954 New-York. As Yayın. ISBN 978-9-750-17250-2.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Leyla Achba (2004). Bir Çerkes prensesinin harem hatıraları. L & M. pp. 75–9. ISBN 978-9-756-49131-7.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hamide Ayşe Sultan (2007). Babam Sultan Abdülhamid: hatıralarım. Selis Kitaplar.
- 1 2 Nemika Deryal Marşanoğlu (2011). Haremden Sürgüne Bir Osmanlı Prensesi. İNKILAP YAYINLARI. ISBN 978-9-751-03189-1.
- ↑ The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. 2010. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
- ↑ Sultan Abdülhamid’in Sivaslı varisleri
External links
- "Ottoman Family". Official website of the immediate living descendants of the Ottoman Dynasty. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- "Genealogy of the Ottoman Family". Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- Family Tree, descendants of Sultan Mahmud II. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
