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Abdülaziz I or Abd Al-Aziz, His Imperial Majesty (Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish language

Ottoman Turkish is the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire. It contains extensive borrowings from Arabic language and Persian language languages and was written in a variant of the Arabic script....
: `Abdü´l-Âziz-i evvel ??? ??????) (February 9/18 1830 4 June 1876) was the 32nd Sultan
Sultan

Sultan is an Islamic honorifics, with several historical meanings. Originally it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", or "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ???? sulah, meaning "authority" or "power"....
 of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
 and reigned between 25 June 1861 and 30 May 1876. He was the son of Sultan Mahmud II
Mahmud II

Mahmud II was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. He was born at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, the son of Sultan Abdul Hamid I....
 and succeeded his brother Abdülmecid I
Abdülmecid I

Abd?lmecid I, Abdul Mejid I, Abd-ul-Mejid I or Abd Al-Majid I Ghazi was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on July 2 1839....
 in 1861.

Born at Eyüb Palace, Istanbul
Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, and List of cities proper by population in the world with a population of 12.6 million....
, on 9/18 February 1830, Abdülaziz received an Ottoman education but was nevertheless an ardent admirer of the material progress that was made in the West.






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Abdülaziz I or Abd Al-Aziz, His Imperial Majesty (Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish language

Ottoman Turkish is the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire. It contains extensive borrowings from Arabic language and Persian language languages and was written in a variant of the Arabic script....
: `Abdü´l-Âziz-i evvel ??? ??????) (February 9/18 1830 4 June 1876) was the 32nd Sultan
Sultan

Sultan is an Islamic honorifics, with several historical meanings. Originally it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", or "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ???? sulah, meaning "authority" or "power"....
 of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
 and reigned between 25 June 1861 and 30 May 1876. He was the son of Sultan Mahmud II
Mahmud II

Mahmud II was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. He was born at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, the son of Sultan Abdul Hamid I....
 and succeeded his brother Abdülmecid I
Abdülmecid I

Abd?lmecid I, Abdul Mejid I, Abd-ul-Mejid I or Abd Al-Majid I Ghazi was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on July 2 1839....
 in 1861.

Born at Eyüb Palace, Istanbul
Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, and List of cities proper by population in the world with a population of 12.6 million....
, on 9/18 February 1830, Abdülaziz received an Ottoman education but was nevertheless an ardent admirer of the material progress that was made in the West. He was interested in literature and was also a classical music composer. Some of his compositions have been collected in the album "European Music at the Ottoman Court" by the London Academy of Ottoman Court Music.

Family


His parents were Mahmud II
Mahmud II

Mahmud II was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. He was born at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, the son of Sultan Abdul Hamid I....
 and Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan

Valide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish phonology pronunciation of the word Valide, rendered in Help:IPA, is ....
 (1861) Pertevniyal, (1812 - 1883), originally named Bezime. The name of his mother is also spelled as "Partav-Nihal". By 1868, Pertevniyal was settled in the Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace

The Dolmabah?e Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, located at the European side of the Bosporus, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1922, apart from a twenty-year interval in which the Yildiz Palace was used....
. That year Abdülaziz led the visiting Eugénie de Montijo
Eugénie de Montijo

Eug?nie de Montijo, born Do?a Mar?a Eugenia Ignacia Augustina de Palafox de Guzm?n Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick, 18th Marchioness of Ardales, 18th Marchioness of Moya, 19th Countess of Teba, 10th Countess of Montijo and ?th Countess of Ablitas, became on marriage Eug?nie, Empress of the French was Empress Consort of France , the wi...
, Empress of France to see his mother. Pertevniyal perceived the presence of a foreign woman within her quarters of the seraglio
Seraglio

A seraglio is the sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines in a Turkey household, from an Italian language variant of Persian language saray , meaning "palace", "enclosed courts"....
 as an insult. She reportedly slap
Slap

A slap or "smack" is a broad stroke made with the open hand, as opposed to a punch that is made with a closed fist. Slaps are frequently made across the face, but can be also made across hands or any other body part, and can use either the palm of the hand or the back of the hand....
ped Eugénie across the face, almost resulting in an international incident. The Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque
Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque

The Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque , also known as the Aksaray Valide Mosque, is an Ottoman Empire imperial mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located at the intersection of Ordu Caddesi and Atat?rk Bulvari in the Aksaray neighbourhood....
 was built under the patronage of his mother. The construction work began in November 1869 and the mosque was finished in 1871.

His paternal grandparents were Abdul Hamid I and Naksh-i-Dil. Several accounts identify his paternal grandmother with Aimée du Buc de Rivéry
Aimée du Buc de Rivéry

Aim?e du Buc de Riv?ry was a France heiress who was a cousin of Jos?phine de Beauharnais. She was allegedly a member of the harem of the Turkish Ottoman Dynasty sultans in the late 18th century, though there is no evidence of this....
, a cousin of Joséphine de Beauharnais
Joséphine de Beauharnais

Jos?phine de Beauharnais was the first wife of Napoleon I of France, and thus the first First French Empire. Through her daughter, Hortense de Beauharnais, she was the maternal grandmother of Napol?on III....
. Pertevniyal was reportedly a sister of Hoshiar (Khushiyar), third wife of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

Ibrahim Basha ? , a 19th century general of Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors. He is better known as the son of Muhammad Ali of Egypt....
. Hoshiar and Ibrahim were the parents of Isma'il Pasha
Isma'il Pasha

Isma'il Pasha, known as Ismail the Magnificent , was Wali and subsequently Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 until he was removed at the behest of the British in 1879....
.

Reign


Between 1861 and 1871, the Tanzimat
Tanzimat

The Tanzimat , meaning reorganization of the Ottoman Empire, was a period of reformation that began in 1839 and ended with the First Constitutional Era in 1876....
 reforms which began during the reign of his brother Abdülmecid
Abdülmecid

Abd?lmecid is a name. Variants include Abd?lmecit, Abd?l Mecid, Abulmecid, Abdul Mecid, Abdul Mejid, Abd-ul-Mejid, Abdul Medjit etc....
 were continued under the leadership of his able chief ministers, Keçecizade Mehmed Fuad Pasha and Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha
Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha

Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha , also spelled Mehemed Ali or Mehmet Ali), was an Ottoman Empire statesman.Mehemed Emin Aali Pasha was born at Constantinople, the son of a government official....
. New administrative districts (vilayets) were set up in 1864
Subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire

The subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire were administrative divisions of the state organisation of the Ottoman Empire based on military administration but with civil executive functions as well....
 and a Council of State
Council of State

The Council of State is the name of an organ of government in many states, and especially in republics. The name Council of State is applied to different types of bodies in different states, from the formal name for the cabinet to a non-executive advisory body surrounding a head of state....
 was established in 1868. Public education was organized on the French model
Education in France

The French educational system is highly centralized, organised, and ramified. It is divided into three different stages:* primary education ;...
 and the Istanbul University
Istanbul University

Istanbul University is Turkey's main and oldest prestige university.Its graduates have frequently been the main source of academic staff for the Turkish university system, as well as providing a very large number of Turkish bureaucrats, professionals, and business people....
 was reorganized as a modern institution in 1861. cartoon commenting on the 1867 visit of the Sultan to Britian.]] Abdülaziz cultivated good relations with the Second French Empire
Second French Empire

The Second French Empire or Second Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the French Second Republic and the French Third Republic, in France....
 and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name and the state form of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927....
 and was the first Ottoman sultan to visit Western Europe
Western Europe

Western Europe refers to the countries in the western most half of Europe. This concept has had different meanings, political and cultural as well as geographical issues have influenced the area....
, in 1867, which included a visit to England, where he was made a Knight of the Garter
List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter

The Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate Princes of Wales, Royal Knights & Ladies and Stranger Knights & Ladies, none o...
 by Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria was from 20 June 1837 the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and from 1 May 1876 the first Empress of India of the British Raj until her death....
 and shown a Royal Navy Fleet Review
Fleet Review, Royal Navy

The Fleet Review is a British tradition, where the British monarchy reviews the massed Royal Navy. It allegedly dates back to the 1400. It is not held at regular intervals , and originally occurred when the fleet was mobilised for war, or for a 'show of strength' to discourage potential enemies....
 with his Khedive of Egypt. He travelled by a private rail car, which today can be found in the Rahmi M. Koç Museum in Istanbul. His fellow Knights of the Garter created in 1867 were Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond

Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Gordon Knight of the Garter Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a United Kingdom politician....
, Charles Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland
Charles Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland

Charles Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland Order of the Garter , styled Marquess of Granby before 1857, was an England Conservative Party politician, the son of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland and Lady Elizabeth Howard....
, Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort
Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort

Captain Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort Order of the Garter Privy Council of the United Kingdom , styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1835 and Marquess of Worcester from 1835 to 1853, was a British peerage, soldier and politician, the son of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort....
, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was a member of the British Royal Family, the third son and seventh child of Victoria of the United Kingdom....
, Franz Joseph I of Austria
Franz Joseph I of Austria

Franz Joseph I Karl of the Habsburg was Emperor of Austrian Empire, Apostolic King of Kingdom of Hungary from 1848 until 1916 ....
 and Alexander II of Russia
Alexander II of Russia

Alexander II Nikolaevich , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the List of Russian rulers of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881....
.

In 1869, Abdülaziz received visits from Eugénie de Montijo
Eugénie de Montijo

Eug?nie de Montijo, born Do?a Mar?a Eugenia Ignacia Augustina de Palafox de Guzm?n Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick, 18th Marchioness of Ardales, 18th Marchioness of Moya, 19th Countess of Teba, 10th Countess of Montijo and ?th Countess of Ablitas, became on marriage Eug?nie, Empress of the French was Empress Consort of France , the wi...
, Empress consort of Napoleon III of France
Napoleon III of France

Napol?on III, also known as Louis-Napol?on Bonaparte was the first President of the French Republic and the only emperor of the Second French Empire....
 and other foreign monarchs on their way to the opening of the Suez Canal
Suez Canal

The Suez Canal is a canal in Egypt. Opened in November 1869, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa or carrying goods overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea....
. The Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom . The current Prince of Wales is Charles, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom....
, the future Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Edward VII was Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910....
, twice visited Istanbul.

By 1871 both ?Ali Pasha and Fu?ad Pasha were dead. The Second French Empire, his Western European model, had been defeated in the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War

The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between Second French Empire and Kingdom of Prussia, while Prussia was backed by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Grand Duchy of Baden, History of W?rttemberg#The Kingdom...
 by the North German Confederation
North German Confederation

The North German Confederation , came into existence in August 1866 as a military alliance of 22 states of northern Germany with the Kingdom of Prussia as the leading state....
 under the leadership of the Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia was a Germany monarchy from 1701 to 1918 and, from 1871, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire....
. In foreign policy, Abdülaziz turned to the Russian Empire
Russian Empire

File:Russian Emperor Flag.jpgFile:Romanov Flag.svgThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917....
 for friendship, as turmoil in the Balkan provinces continued. In 1875, the Herzegovinian rebellion
Herzegovinian rebellion

The Herzegovinian Rebellion of 1875 is the most significant of the rebellions against the Ottoman Empire in Herzegovina. The uprising was precipitated by the harsh treatment of the mostly Catholic and Orthodox population under the Bosnia beys and aghas of the Ottoman province of Bosnia Province, Ottoman Empire....
 was the beginning of further unrest in the Balkan provinces. In 1876, the April Uprising saw insurrection spreading among the Bulgarians
Bulgarians

The Bulgarians are a South Slavs people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language. Emigration has resulted in Bulgarian minorities or immigrant communities in a number of other countries....
. Ill feeling mounted against Russia for its encouragement of the rebellions.

The crop failure of 1873, the sultan's lavish expenditures for the Ottoman Navy
Ottoman Navy

The Ottoman Navy was established in the early 14th century. During its long existence it was involved in many conflicts; refer to list of Ottoman sieges and landings and list of Admirals in the Ottoman Empire for a brief chronology....
 and the new palaces which he built, and the mounting public debt had also heightened public discontent. Abdülaziz was deposed by his ministers on 30 May 1876; his death at Feriye Palace, Istanbul, a few days later was attributed to suicide, although he might have been murdered. He was buried in Istanbul.

Achievements

The biggest achievement of Abdülaziz was to modernize the Ottoman Navy
Ottoman Navy

The Ottoman Navy was established in the early 14th century. During its long existence it was involved in many conflicts; refer to list of Ottoman sieges and landings and list of Admirals in the Ottoman Empire for a brief chronology....
. In 1875, the Ottoman Navy had 21 battleships and 173 warships of other types, ranking as the third largest navy in the world after the British and French navies.

He also established the first Ottoman railroad network and Sirkeci Train Station in Istanbul, terminus of the Orient Express
Orient Express

The Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Its route has changed many times, and several routes have in the past concurrently used the name ....
.

Impressed by the museums in London, Paris and Vienna, he established the Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Istanbul Archaeology Museum

The Istanbul Archaeology Museums is an archeological museum, located in the Emin?n? district of Istanbul, Turkey, near G?lhane Park and Topkapi Palace....
.

Under Abdülaziz's reign, Turkey's first postage stamps
Postage stamps and postal history of Turkey

The postage stamps and postal history of Turkey is a survey of the philatelic heritage of Turkey, and its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire....
 were issued in 1863, and Turkey joined the Universal Postal Union
Universal Postal Union

The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, and hence the world-wide postal system....
 in 1875 as a founding member.

He was made the 756th Knight
Knight

File:Gothic armor 2.jpgKnight is the term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. In the Commonwealth of Nations, knighthood is a non-heritable form of gentry....
 of the Order of the Garter
Order of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry, or knighthood, originating in medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms; it is the pinnacle of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom....
 in 1867 and the 127th Grand Cross
Grand Cross

The phrase Grand Cross is used to denote the highest grade in many orders of knighthood. Sometimes the knights of the highest grade are called "knights grand cross" or "dames grand cross"; in other cases the actual insignia itself is called "the grand cross." The highest grade of some civil or non-religious orders are sometimes referred to...
 of the Order of the Tower and Sword
Order of the Tower and Sword

The Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit is a Portugal order of knighthood and the pinnacle of the Honorific orders of Portugal, and it was created by King Afonso V of Portugal in 1459....
.

Marriages and issue


Ten children survived him.

First marriage and issue

He married firstly at the Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace

The Dolmabah?e Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, located at the European side of the Bosporus, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1922, apart from a twenty-year interval in which the Yildiz Palace was used....
 in Istanbul, in 1856 to Georgian
Georgians

The Georgians are a nation and ethnic group originating in the Caucasus, the oldest group of the South Caucasian peoples people mainly centered in Georgia , but also living in Turkey, Russia, the United States, Iran, and other countries....
 HH Dürrünev Kadin Efendi (Batumi
Batumi

Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and Capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia . It has a population of 121,806 ....
, 15 March 1835 - Istanbul, Üsküdar
Üsküdar

?sk?dar is a large and densely populated district of Istanbul, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus right opposite the heart of the great city, next to Kadik?y....
, Çamlica Palace, 4 December 1892), and had:
  • HIH Prince Sehzade Yusuf Izzeddin
    Prince Yusuf Izzeddin

    Prince Sehzade Yusuf Izzeddin Effendi was the Sultan of Sultan Abd?laziz and the Crown Prince of the Ottoman Empire from 1909 until his death. Prince Yusuf lived in obscurity from the time of his father's death in 1876 until the dethronement of his cousin, Sultan Abdul Hamid II in 1909....
     Efendi (Dolmabahçe Palace, 10 October 1857 - 1 February 1916), married firstly at the Besiktas Palace in Besiktas
    Besiktas

    This article is about a district in Istanbul. For the sports club, see Besiktas J.K.Besiktas is a metropolitan district of Istanbul, Turkey located on the European side of the city, by the coast of the Bosphorus....
    , Istanbul, on 20 May 1885 to Georgian HH Cavidan Hanim Efendi (Kars, 12 January 1870 - 1935), without issue, married secondly at the Besiktas Palace, on 6 July 1886 to Abkhaz
    Abkhaz people

    The Abkhazians or Abkhaz are a Caucasus ethnic group, mainly living in Republic of Abkhazia. A large Abkhazian diaspora lives in Turkey who are descendants of Abkhazians who emigrated from the Caucasus in the late 19th century as part of Muhajir ....
     HH Emine Nazikedâ Hanim Efendi (Sukhumi
    Sukhumi

    Sukhumi, also spelled as Sukhum is the capital of Abkhazia, a de facto independent republic, which is internationally recognized as being an autonomous republic within Georgia , except by Russia and Nicaragua, which regard it as an independent state....
    , Abkhazia
    Abkhazia

    Abkhazia is a disputed region on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. Since its declaration of independence from Georgia in 1991 during the Georgian?Abkhaz conflict, it is governed by the International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia Republic of Abkhazia....
    , 30 May 1872 - 1946), without issue, married thirdly at the Besiktas Palace, on 15 October 1892 to Georgian HH Tazende Hanim Efendi (Poti
    Poti

    Poti is a port city in Georgia , located on the eastern Black Sea coast in the mkhare of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in the west of the country. Built near the site of the Ancient Greece colony of Phasis , the city has become a major port city and industrial center since the early 20th century....
    , 10 October 1875 - Istanbul, Ortaköy
    Ortaköy

    Ortak?y is a neighbourhood, formerly a small village, within the Besiktas district of Istanbul, located in the middle of the European bank of the Bosphorus....
    , 1950), without issue, and married fourthly at the Çamlica Palace in Üsküdar
    Üsküdar

    ?sk?dar is a large and densely populated district of Istanbul, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus right opposite the heart of the great city, next to Kadik?y....
    , Istanbul, on 4 February 1904 to Georgian HH Leman Ünlüsoy Hanim Efendi (Batumi
    Batumi

    Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and Capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia . It has a population of 121,806 ....
    , 6 June 1888 - Çamlica Palace, 3 August 1953), and had two daughters and one son:
    • HH HIH Princess Hadice Sükriye Sultan Hanim Efendi (Çamlica Palace, 24 February 1906 - Cairo
      Cairo

      Cairo , which means "the triumphant", is the Cairo and largest city of Egypt.It is the most populous metropolitan area in Egypt and is also one of the most populous in the world....
      , 1 April 1972), married firstly at the Nisantasi Palace in Nisantasi
      Nisantasi

      Nisantasi is a quarter of Istanbul, Turkey, comprising neighbourhoods like Tesvikiye, Osmanbey, Ma?ka and Pangalti. It includes the stores of world famous brands and has many popular caf?s, pubs, restaurants and night clubs....
      , Istanbul, on 14 November 1923 and divorced in 1927 as his first wife her cousin HIH Prince Sehzade Muhammed Sharifuddin Efendi (Ortaköy Palace in Ortaköy
      Ortaköy

      Ortak?y is a neighbourhood, formerly a small village, within the Besiktas district of Istanbul, located in the middle of the European bank of the Bosphorus....
      , Istanbul, 19 May 1904 - Beirut
      Beirut

      Beirut is the Capital and largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2.1 million as of 2007. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's coastline with the Mediterranean sea, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport and also forms the Beirut District area, which consists of the city and its suburbs....
      , 1966), without issue, and married secondly in Cairo
      Cairo

      Cairo , which means "the triumphant", is the Cairo and largest city of Egypt.It is the most populous metropolitan area in Egypt and is also one of the most populous in the world....
       on 4 September 1935 and divorced in 1937 HH Sheikh
      Sheikh

      Sheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh, Shaikh, Cheikh, and other variants , is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means "Elder "....
       Ahmad I Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1885 - Dasman Palace, Kuwait
      Kuwait

      The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west....
      , 29 January 1950), created HH in 1937, Emir of Kuwait from 1921 to 1950, without issue
    • HIH Prince Sehzade Mehmed Nizameddin Efendi (10 January 1909 - Orsellina, 21 March 1933 and buried in Turkey
      Turkey

      Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
       in 1967), unmarried and without issue
    • HH HIH Princess Mihriban Mihrishah Sultan Hanim Efendi (Besiktas Palace, Istanbul, 1 June 1916 - Istanbul, 25 January 1987), married in Alexandria
      Alexandria

      Alexandria , with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country's largest seaport, serving about 80% of Egypt's imports and exports....
       on 31 July 1948 as his second wife to her cousin HIH Prince Sehzade Ömer Faruk Efendi (Ortaköy Palace, Istanbul, 27 February 1898 - 1969/1971), without issue
  • HIH Princess Fatma Saliha Sultan (Dolmabahçe Palace
    Dolmabahçe Palace

    The Dolmabah?e Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, located at the European side of the Bosporus, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1922, apart from a twenty-year interval in which the Yildiz Palace was used....
    , Istanbul, 9 August 1862 - Cairo, 1941), married to HE Damat Kürt Ismail Pasha
    Pasha

    Pasha or pacha, formerly bashaw, was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors and generals....
     Beyefendi, without issue
  • HIH Princess Emine Sultan (30 November 1866 - 23 January 1867)


Second marriage and issue

He married secondly at the Dolmabahçe Palace in 1861 to HH Edâdil Kadin Efendi (1845 - Dolmabahçe Palace, 12 December 1875), and had:
  • HIH Prince Sehzade Mahmud Celaleddin Efendi (Dolmabahçe Palace, 16 November 1862 - 1 September 1888), married to Sherifa Shams bint Sultan Ibn Muhammad (Istanbul, 11 November 1870 - 28 September 1895), who descended from the Hashemite
    Hashemite

    Hashemite is the Latinate version of the Arabic: ????? and traditionally refers to those belonging to the Banu Hashim, or "clan of Hashim ibn Abd Manaf", a clan within the larger Quraish tribe....
     Sharifs of Mecca
    Mecca

    Mecca , also spelled Makkah , Makka is a city in Saudi Arabia. Home to the Masjid al-Haram, it is the holy city in Islam and plays an important role in the faith....
    , deriving from Hasan ibn Ali
    Hasan ibn Ali

    Hasan ibn ?Ali ibn Abi Talib ? was the grandson of Muhammad, son of Ali and Fatimah . He is an important figure in Islam as he is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt and Ahl al-Kisa, as well as being a Shia Imamah , and one of The Fourteen Infallibles of Twelvers....
    , the oldest grandson of the Muhammad
    Muhammad

    Muhammad Patronymic#Arabic Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib , is the founder of the Major religious groups of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as a Rasul and prophet of , the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of prophets....
    , and so was related to the Jordan
    Jordan

    Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
    ian royal house, and had one daughter:
    • HIH Princess Fehime Sultan (Istanbul, Mermer Köskü, 6 January 1889 - Haskovo
      Haskovo

      Haskovo ; is the name of a town and administrative centre of the Haskovo Province in southern Bulgaria, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey....
      , 31 August 1971), married to HE Damat Mehmed Ali Pasha
      Pasha

      Pasha or pacha, formerly bashaw, was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors and generals....
       Beyefendi, and had one daughter:
      • HH HH Princess Nemzade Hatice Hanimsultan Hanim Efendi (Istanbul, Mermer Köskü, 22/23 July 1913 - Babaeski
        Babaeski

        Babaeski is a List of cities in Turkey and district of Kirklareli Province Provinces of Turkey in the Marmara Region, Turkey region of Turkey. It has a population of 25559 and the total area of the district is 652 km?....
        , 3 November 2000), grew up in Haskovo
        Haskovo

        Haskovo ; is the name of a town and administrative centre of the Haskovo Province in southern Bulgaria, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey....
        , Bulgaria
        Bulgaria

        The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
        , after being exiled since she was 11 years old, when the Ottoman family was exiled from Istanbul, married at Vrana Palace
        Vrana Palace

        Vrana Palace is a former royal palace, located on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is today the official residence of the deposed Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria....
         on 18 July 1934 to her cousin HIH Prince Sehzade Mehmed Saban Osmanoglu Efendi (Istanbul, Kurut Cesme, 13 April 1909 - Babaeski
        Babaeski

        Babaeski is a List of cities in Turkey and district of Kirklareli Province Provinces of Turkey in the Marmara Region, Turkey region of Turkey. It has a population of 25559 and the total area of the district is 652 km?....
        ), left Turkey in 1924 and emigrated to Bulgaria, returning to Turkey with his family in 1980, settling in Thrace
        Thrace

        Thrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. Today the name Thrace designates a region spread over southern Bulgaria , northeastern Greece , and European Turkey ....
        , and had issue
  • HIH Prince Sehzade Mehmed Selim Efendi (28 September 1866 - 21 October 1867)


Third marriage and issue

He married thirdly in 1872 to Caucasian HH Gevherin Kadin Efendi (Caucasus
Caucasus

The Caucasus or Caucas is a geopolitical region located between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It is home to Europe's highest mountain ....
, 8 July 1856 - Ortaköy Palace, Ortaköy
Ortaköy

Ortak?y is a neighbourhood, formerly a small village, within the Besiktas district of Istanbul, located in the middle of the European bank of the Bosphorus....
, Istanbul, 20 September 1894), and had:
  • HIH Prince Sehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin Efendi (Besiktas Palace or Dolmabahçe Palace, 21/22 September 1874 - Nice
    Nice

    Nice is a city in Southern France France located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, between Marseille, France, and Genoa, Italy, with 1,197,751 inhabitants in the 2007 estimate....
    , 19 October 1927), Rear Admiral
    Rear Admiral

    Rear Admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain , and below that of a Vice Admiral. It is the lowest form of Admiral....
     of the Ottoman Navy
    Ottoman Navy

    The Ottoman Navy was established in the early 14th century. During its long existence it was involved in many conflicts; refer to list of Ottoman sieges and landings and list of Admirals in the Ottoman Empire for a brief chronology....
    , married firstly at the Ortaköy Palace, on 4 December 1899 to Georgian HH Necem Felek Hanim Efendi (Kutaisi
    Kutaisi

    Kutaisi is Georgia 's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi....
    , 5 January 1880 - Nice, 1930), and had one son, and married secondly at the Ortaköy Palace, on 23 February 1902 Georgian HH Nervaliter Hanim Efendi (Caucasus
    Caucasus

    The Caucasus or Caucas is a geopolitical region located between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It is home to Europe's highest mountain ....
    , 27 March 1885 - Nice, 1935), and had two sons and one daughter:
    • Mehmed Abdulaziz II
    • HIH Prince Sehzade Mahmud Sevket Efendi (Ortaköy Palace, Istanbul, 20 July 1903 - 1 February 1973), excluded from the Imperial House in 1931, married in Shkodër
      Shkodër

      Shkod?r is a city located on Lake Shkod?r in northwestern Albania in the District of Shkod?r, of which it is the capital. It is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Albania, as well as an important cultural and economic centre....
       on 4 May 1922 and divorced in 1928 his cousin HH HH Princess Adile Hanimsultan Hanim Efendi (Ortaköy Palace, 12 November 1900 - February 1979), and had one daughter:
      • HIH Princess Hamide Nermin Nezahat Sultan (Shkodër, 27 January 1923 - 7 November 1998), unmarried and without issue
    • HIH Prince Sehzade Ahmed Tevhid Efendi (Çamlica Palace, Üsküdar
      Üsküdar

      ?sk?dar is a large and densely populated district of Istanbul, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus right opposite the heart of the great city, next to Kadik?y....
      , Istanbul, 30 November 1904 - Beirut
      Beirut

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      , 24 April 1966), twin with the below, unmarried and without issue
    • HIH Princess Fatma Gevheri Sultan (Çamlica Palace, 30 November 1904 - 10 December 1980), twin with the above, unmarried and without issue


Fourth marriage and issue

He married fourthly at the Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace

The Dolmabah?e Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, located at the European side of the Bosporus, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1922, apart from a twenty-year interval in which the Yildiz Palace was used....
, Istanbul, on 21 September 1866 to Georgian HH Hayranidil Kadin Efendi (Kars, 2 November 1846 - Ortaköy Palace, Istanbul, 26 November 1898), and had:
  • HIH Princess Nazima Sultan (Dolmabahçe Palace, 14 February 1866 - Beirut
    Beirut

    Beirut is the Capital and largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2.1 million as of 2007. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's coastline with the Mediterranean sea, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport and also forms the Beirut District area, which consists of the city and its suburbs....
    , 1947), married to HE Damat Halit Pasha
    Pasha

    Pasha or pacha, formerly bashaw, was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors and generals....
     Beyefendi, without issue
  • Abdülmecid II


Fifth marriage and issue

He married fifthly at the Dolmabahçe Palace, in 1868 to HH Nesherek Haseki Kadin Efendi (1848 - 11 June 1876), and had:
  • HIH Prince Sehzade Mehmed Salâhaddin Efendi (25 March 1870 - 29 August 1900/1916), unmarried and without issue


Sixth marriage and issue

He married sixthly to Georgian HH Nesrin Kadin Efendi (Tbilisi
Tbilisi

Tbilisi , is the capital city and the largest city of Georgia , lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form Tpilisi and it was officially known as ?????? in Russian, until 1936....
, 1860 - Ortaköy Palace, Istanbul, 29 September 1895), and had:
  • HIH Prince Sehzade Muhammed Shefket Efendi (Besiktas Palace, Istanbul, 5 June 1872 - Ortaköy Palace, Istanbul, 22 October 1899), married at the Yildiz Palace
    Yildiz Palace

    Yildiz Palace is a vast complex of former imperial Ottoman Empire pavilions and villas in Istanbul, Turkey, built in the 19th and early 20th centuries....
    , Istanbul, on 3 April 1890 to HH Fatma Ruhnaz Hanim Efendi (Bandirma
    Bandirma

    This article is about the Balikesir Province district of Bandirma. For the Turkish ship of the same name, see SS Bandirma.Bandirma is in northwestern Turkey with 111,000 inhabitants on the Sea of Marmara....
    , 2 January 1873 - Ortaköy Palace, Istanbul, 1935), and had one son:
    • HIH Prince Sehzade Muhammed Cemaleddin Efendi (Yildiz Palace
      Yildiz Palace

      Yildiz Palace is a vast complex of former imperial Ottoman Empire pavilions and villas in Istanbul, Turkey, built in the 19th and early 20th centuries....
      , Istanbul, 28 October 1890 - Beirut
      Beirut

      Beirut is the Capital and largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2.1 million as of 2007. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's coastline with the Mediterranean sea, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport and also forms the Beirut District area, which consists of the city and its suburbs....
      , 18 November 1946), married at the Ortaköy Palace, on 2 March 1913 to Georgian HH Cemile Destaviz Hanim Efendi (Batumi
      Batumi

      Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and Capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia . It has a population of 121,806 ....
      , 13 August 1895 - ?), and had two sons:
      • HIH Prince Sehzade Mahmud Husameddin Efendi (Ortaköy Palace, 1 September 1916 - Beirut, 7 August 1966), unmarried and without issue
      • HIH Prince Shehzade Suleyman Saadeddin Efendi (Ortaköy Palace, 20 November 1917 - 8 May 1985), married in Beirut on 1 April 1956 to HH Lamia Baba Saoui Hanim Efendi (Beirut, 1930 -), and had one son and two daughters:
        • HIH Prince Sehzade Orhan Ibrahim Suleiman Saadeddin Efendi (b. Beirut, 16 July 1959), married to HH Rita Eid Hanim Efendi (b. 1966), without issue
        • HIH Princess Perihan Suleiman Saadeddin Sultan (b. Beirut, 2 October 1963), unmarried and without issue
        • HIH Princess Gülhan Suleiman Saadeddin Sultan (b. Beirut, 30 January 1968), unmarried and without issue
  • HIH Princess Esma Sultan
    Esma Sultana (1873-1899)

    This article is about the Ottoman princess Esma Sultana, the daughter of Sultan Abd?laziz. For other uses, see Esma Sultana .Her Imperial Highness Princess Esma Sultana was the daughter of the 32nd Ottoman sultan Abd?laziz by Nesrin Kadin Efendi....
     (Dolmabahçe Palace
    Dolmabahçe Palace

    The Dolmabah?e Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, located at the European side of the Bosporus, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1922, apart from a twenty-year interval in which the Yildiz Palace was used....
    , 21 March 1873 - 7 May 1899), married at the Yildiz Palace
    Yildiz Palace

    Yildiz Palace is a vast complex of former imperial Ottoman Empire pavilions and villas in Istanbul, Turkey, built in the 19th and early 20th centuries....
    , Istanbul, on 20 April 1889 to HE Damat Cerkes Mehmed Pasha
    Pasha

    Pasha or pacha, formerly bashaw, was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors and generals....
     Beyefendi (Istanbul, 1856 - 24 April 1909), created Damat in 1889, and had four sons and one daughter:
    • HH Prince Beyzade Sultanzade Hasan Bedreddin Beyefendi (1890 - 29 January 1909), unmarried and without issue
    • HH Prince Beyzade Sultanzade Husain Hayreddin Beyefendi (Istanbul, 1890 - Istanbul, 1956), unmarried and without issue
    • HH Princess Fatma Sidika Hanimsultan (1894 - 1894)
    • HH Prince Beyzade Sultanzade Saadeddin Mohamed Beyefendi (Istanbul, 14 June 1895 - Beirut, 1976), unmarried and without issue
    • HH Prince Beyzade Sultanzade Abdullah Beyefendi (7 May 1899 - 7 May 1899)
  • HIH Princess Emine Sultan (Dolmabahçe Palace, 24 August 1874 - 29 January 1920), married to HE Damat Mehmet Bey
    Bey

    Bey is a Turkish language title for "chieftain," traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. In historical accounts, many Turkey, other Turkic peoples and Iran leaders are titled Baig....
     Beyefendi, without issue


Seventh marriage and issue

He married seventhly to HH Yildiz Kadin Efendi, sister of HH Safinaz Kadin Efendi, a wife of Sultan
Sultan

Sultan is an Islamic honorifics, with several historical meanings. Originally it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", or "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ???? sulah, meaning "authority" or "power"....
 Abdul Hamid II
Abdul Hamid II

Abd?lhamid II, Abdul Hamid II or Abd Al-Hamid II Khan Ghazi, His Imperial Majesty, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire....
, and had:
  • HIH Princess Fatma Gevheri Sultan (1874 - 1875)
  • HIH Princess Munire Sultan (1877 - 1877), born posthumously


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