List of Valide Sultans
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Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...

s of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 presented below does not include the complete list of the mothers of the Ottoman Sultans. Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...

 was the title of the mother of the reigning sultan. The mothers who died before her sons' accession to throne, never assumed the title of Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...

 (like Devlet Khātûn
Devlet Hatun
Devlet Hatun was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I, the daughter of Yakub Shah of Germiyanids, the descendant of Rumi through his son Sultan Walad’s daughter Mutahhara Hatun who was an ancestor of Yakub Shah. She was the mother of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed I, and İsa Çelebi, Governor of Anatolia...

, Gül-Bahār Khātûn
Gülbahar Sultan
Kül-Bahār Sultan , was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II and the mother of Selim I. Little is known of her family background, apart from the fact that an Ottoman inscription describes her as Khātun binti Abd-us-Samed , which implied that her father had possibly converted to Islam Kül-Bahār...

, Hürrem (Khurram) Haseki, Hatice (Khadija) Muazzez
Hatice Muazzez Sultan
Hatice Muazzez Sultan Hatice Muazzez Sultan Hatice Muazzez Sultan (Hatice (Khadija) Mu’azzez The Second Haseki Sultan or Devletlu İsmetlu Hatice (Khadija) Mu’azzez İkinci Haseki Sultânā Aliyyetü'ş-Şân Hazretleri , (née Eva) (ca. 1629 – 1687).- Biography :...

, Emine (Aminā) Mihr-î-Şâh
Amina Mihr-i Shah
Amina Mihr-i Shah .-Biography:She was the French second spouse of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III, and the mother of Mustafa III....

, Râbi'a Sharmi
Rabiâ Sultan
Rabia Sultan Kadın Sultân]) .-Biography:Rabia Sultan was born as Ida in France or Circassia, initially the third and then the second French or Circassian spouse of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III. She was the mother of Sultan Abdul Hamid I...

, Tîr-î-Müjgan
Tirimüjgan Sultan
Tîr-î-Müjgan Üçüncü Kadın Efendi was a Circassian – Armenian third spouse of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I.- Biography :...

, Gülcemal
Gülcemal Sultan
Gül-Cemâl Sultan was an Albanian wife of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I and the mother of Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire.- Biography :...

, and Gülistan Münire
Gülüstü
thumb|175px|left|The burial place of Gülüstü Kadınefendi is located at the Gülüstü Münire Sultan [[Türbe]] in [[Fatih Mosque]].thumb|175px|The son of Gülüstü Münire Kadınefendi, [[Mehmed VI]]....

). On the other hand there were step mothers who were not the biological mother but still assumed the title of Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...

s (like Nakş-î-Dil (Naksh-î-Dil) Haseki, and Rahîme Piristû (Perestû)
Rahime Perestu
Rahîme Pirîstû , was the spouse of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I, and adoptive mother and Valide sultan of Abdul Hamid II. She was of Circassian descent, and the biological daughter of Gogen Gök Bey of The Ubuh Tribe of Circassia, Ottoman Empire.Rahîme Pirîstû acquired the title of Valide Sultan to...

).

The list of the Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan
Valide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...

s of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

:
  • unknown: Hayme Hatun - Wife of Ertuğrul Gazi, mother of Osman I
    Osman I
    Osman I or Othman I or El-Gazi Sultan Osman Ghazi, or Osman Bey or I. Osman, Osman Gazi Han), nicknamed "Kara" for his courage, was the leader of the Ottoman Turks, and the founder of the dynasty that established and ruled the Ottoman Empire...

    , Turkish.
  • 1324: Mal (Bala) Khātûn
    Mal Hatun
    Malhun Hatun, Mal Hatun, Mala Hatun, Mâl Hatun ya da Bala Hatun was the wife of Osman I, Valide Sultan. It has been recognized by many historians that she was the daughter of the Anatolian Turkish Bey, Ömer Bey, although there had been some speculations that she was the daughter of Sheik...

     - Wife of Osman I
    Osman I
    Osman I or Othman I or El-Gazi Sultan Osman Ghazi, or Osman Bey or I. Osman, Osman Gazi Han), nicknamed "Kara" for his courage, was the leader of the Ottoman Turks, and the founder of the dynasty that established and ruled the Ottoman Empire...

    , mother of Orhan I
    Orhan I
    Orhan I or Orhan Bey was the second bey of the nascent Ottoman Empire from 1326 to 1359...

    , Turkish. She was the daughter of the Anatolia
    Anatolia
    Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...

    n Turkish
    Turkish people
    Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...

     Bey
    Bey
    Bey is a title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. Accoding to some sources, the word "Bey" is of Turkish language In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled Bey, Beg, Bek, Bay, Baig or Beigh. They are all the same word...

    , Ömer Bey, although there had been some speculations that she was the daughter of Sheik Edebali
    Sheik Edebali
    Sheikh Edebali was a highly influential and respected Turkish religious leader, who helped shape and develop the policies of the growing Ottoman State.-Early life:...

    .
  • 1359-unknown: Nilüfer Khātûn
    Nilüfer Hatun
    Nilüfer was a Valide Sultan; the wife of Orhan I, the second sultan of the Ottoman Empire. She was mother of the next sultan, Murad I. Her other son was Kasim...

     - Wife of Orhan I
    Orhan I
    Orhan I or Orhan Bey was the second bey of the nascent Ottoman Empire from 1326 to 1359...

    , mother of Murad I
    Murad I
    Murad I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1361 to 1389...

    . She was possibly of Greek
    Greeks
    The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....

     descent.
  • 1389-unknown: Gül-Çiçek Khātûn
    Gülçiçek Hatun
    Gülçiçek Hatun was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Murad I and Valide Sultan to their son Bayezid I. She was of Greek descent.-See also:*Ottoman family tree*Ottoman Dynasty...

     - Wife of Murad I
    Murad I
    Murad I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1361 to 1389...

    , mother of Bayezid I
    Bayezid I
    Bayezid I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1389 to 1402. He was the son of Murad I and Valide Sultan Gülçiçek Hatun.-Biography:Bayezid was born in Edirne and spent his youth in Bursa, where he received a high-level education...

    . She was an ethnic Greek
    Greeks
    The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....

    .
  • Devlet Khātûn
    Devlet Hatun
    Devlet Hatun was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I, the daughter of Yakub Shah of Germiyanids, the descendant of Rumi through his son Sultan Walad’s daughter Mutahhara Hatun who was an ancestor of Yakub Shah. She was the mother of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed I, and İsa Çelebi, Governor of Anatolia...

     mother of Mehmed I
    Mehmed I
    Mehmed I Çelebi was a Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421. He was one of the sons of Bayezid I and Valide Sultan Devlet Hatun Mehmed I Çelebi (Ottoman: چلبی محمد, Mehmed I or Mehmed Çelebi) (1382, Bursa – May 26, 1421, Edirne, Ottoman Empire) was a Sultan of the Ottoman Empire...

     wife of Bayezid I
    Bayezid I
    Bayezid I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1389 to 1402. He was the son of Murad I and Valide Sultan Gülçiçek Hatun.-Biography:Bayezid was born in Edirne and spent his youth in Bursa, where he received a high-level education...

     Turkish from Kütahya, Germiyanids
  • 1421-1449: Emine (Aminā) Khātûn
    Emine Hatun
    Emîne Khātûn was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed I and Valide Sultan to their son Murad II and the grandmother of Mehmed II.-Biography:...

     - The third wife of Mehmed I
    Mehmed I
    Mehmed I Çelebi was a Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421. He was one of the sons of Bayezid I and Valide Sultan Devlet Hatun Mehmed I Çelebi (Ottoman: چلبی محمد, Mehmed I or Mehmed Çelebi) (1382, Bursa – May 26, 1421, Edirne, Ottoman Empire) was a Sultan of the Ottoman Empire...

    , mother of Murad II
    Murad II
    Murad II Kodja was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1451 ....

    . She was the daughter of Nasreddin Mehmed Bey, the fifth ruler of Dulkadirids, and her marriage served as an alliance between the Ottomans and this buffer state.
  • 1432-unknown: Hüma Khātûn
    Huma Hatun
    Hatice Âlime Hümâ Khātûn , Valide Sultan wife of Murad II and mother of Mehmed II, the Ottoman Sultan was born in the Devrekani county of Kastamonu Province in modern day Turkey...

     - Wife of Murad II
    Murad II
    Murad II Kodja was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1451 ....

    , mother of Mehmed II
    Mehmed II
    Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...

    . She was born in Devrekani
    Devrekani
    Devrekani is a town and district of the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 15,855 of which 6,174 live in the town of Devrekani. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of .-External links:*...

     county of Kastamonu
    Kastamonu
    Kastamonu is the capital district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 102,059 of which 64,606 live in the urban center of Kastamonu. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of...

     province, daughter of Tacettin İbrahim Bey. (Huma means "a girl/woman from Hum")
  • 1481-1492 : Amina Gul-Bahar
    Amina Gul-Bahar
    Her Majesty Emîne Kül-Bahār Khātûn or Gül-Bahār Khātûn I Her Majesty Emîne (Amînā) Kül-Bahār Khātûn or Gül-Bahār Khātûn I Her Majesty Emîne (Amînā) Kül-Bahār Khātûn or Gül-Bahār Khātûn I (née Amînā (Emîne) (ca. 1434 – 1492) was the first wife of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, and Vâlidā Khātûn to the...

     (also known as Kül-Bahār Khātûn or Gülbahar Hatun) - Wife of Mehmed II
    Mehmed II
    Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...

    , mother of Bayezid II
    Bayezid II
    Bayezid II or Sultân Bayezid-î Velî was the oldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512...

    . She was an Albanian
    Albanians
    Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...

     or Serbian
    Serbs
    The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

    .
  • 1453-1510 : Gül-Bahār Sultan; Ayşe Khātûn I
    Gülbahar Sultan
    Kül-Bahār Sultan , was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II and the mother of Selim I. Little is known of her family background, apart from the fact that an Ottoman inscription describes her as Khātun binti Abd-us-Samed , which implied that her father had possibly converted to Islam Kül-Bahār...

     - Gül-Bahār Sultan was the biological mother of Selim I
    Selim I
    Selim I, Yavuz Sultân Selim Khan, Hâdim-ül Haramain-ish Sharifain , nicknamed Yavuz "the Stern" or "the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as "the Grim" , was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to...

    , wife of Bayezid II
    Bayezid II
    Bayezid II or Sultân Bayezid-î Velî was the oldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512...

    ; while Ayishā Khātûn, another wife of Bayezid II
    Bayezid II
    Bayezid II or Sultân Bayezid-î Velî was the oldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512...

     from Elbistan
    Elbistan
    Elbistan is a district in Kahramanmaraş Province in southern Turkey. Elbistan city center's population is 85,642 ....

     of the Dulkadirids, was the stepmother of Selim I
    Selim I
    Selim I, Yavuz Sultân Selim Khan, Hâdim-ül Haramain-ish Sharifain , nicknamed Yavuz "the Stern" or "the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as "the Grim" , was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to...

    .
  • 1520-1534: Ayşe Hafsa (Ayishā Hâfize) Sultan; Ayishā Khātûn II
    Ayse Hafsa Sultan
    Ayşe Hafsa Sultan, or in short, Hafsa Sultan , sometimes also transcribed as "A'ishā Hâfize Sultana" in strict transliteration, was the first Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, wife of Selim I and mother of Suleiman the Magnificent...

     - Ayşe Hafsa (Ayishā Hâfize) Sultan was the wife of Selim I
    Selim I
    Selim I, Yavuz Sultân Selim Khan, Hâdim-ül Haramain-ish Sharifain , nicknamed Yavuz "the Stern" or "the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as "the Grim" , was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to...

     and the biological mother of Suleiman I; while Ayishā Khātûn II, the daughter of Meñli I Giray
    Meñli I Giray
    Meñli I Giray , also spelled as Mengli I Giray, was a khan of the Crimean Khanate and the sixth son of the khanate founder Haci I Giray....

     of the Crimean Khanate
    Crimean Khanate
    Crimean Khanate, or Khanate of Crimea , was a state ruled by Crimean Tatars from 1441 to 1783. Its native name was . Its khans were the patrilineal descendants of Toqa Temür, the thirteenth son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan...

     and most probably of Crimean Tatars
    Crimean Tatars
    Crimean Tatars or Crimeans are a Turkic ethnic group that originally resided in Crimea. They speak the Crimean Tatar language...

     descent, was the stepmother of Suleiman I and the biological mother of Beyhan and Shah Sultans.
  • 1574-1583 Afife Nur-Bânû - Wife of Selim II
    Selim II
    Selim II Sarkhosh Hashoink , also known as "Selim the Sot " or "Selim the Drunkard"; and as "Sarı Selim" or "Selim the Blond", was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574.-Early years:He was born in Constantinople a son of Suleiman the...

    , mother of Murad III
    Murad III
    Murad III was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death.-Biography:...

    . She was born Cecilia Venier-Baffo, and was of noble Venetian
    Venice
    Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

     birth.
  • 1594-1603 : Safiye
    Safiye Sultan
    Safiyā Valida Sultânā, , née Sofia Baffo, , was the consort of Ottoman Sultan Murad III, the Valida Sultânā and de facto co-regent to her son, Ottoman Sultan Mehmed III.- Biography :She was of Venetian descent...

     - Wife of Murad III
    Murad III
    Murad III was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death.-Biography:...

    , mother of Mehmed III
    Mehmed III
    Mehmed III Adli was sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death.-Biography:...

    . She was born Sofia Baffo, and like her predecessor (and cousin), was of noble Venetian
    Venice
    Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

     birth.
  • 1603-1603 : Handan
    Handan Sultan
    Handan Sultâna or Devletlu İsmetlu Handan Valide Sultan Aliyyetü'ş-Şân Hazretleri was the mother of the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I and his Valide Sultan from 21 December 1603 until 26 November 1605...

     - Wife of Mehmed III
    Mehmed III
    Mehmed III Adli was sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death.-Biography:...

    , mother of Ahmed I
    Ahmed I
    Ahmed I or Ahmed Bakhti was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 until his death in 1617.-Biography:...

     and Mustafa I
    Mustafa I
    Mustafa I Deli , son of Mehmed III, was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1617 to 1618 and from 1622 to 1623. His mother was Valide Sultan Handan Sultan, an ethnic Greek originally named Helena....

    . She was an ethnic Greek
    Greeks
    The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....

    , originally named Helena or Jelena.
  • 1617-1621 : Mâh-Firûze Hatice (Khadija) - Wife of Ahmed I
    Ahmed I
    Ahmed I or Ahmed Bakhti was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 until his death in 1617.-Biography:...

    , mother of Osman II
    Osman II
    Sultan Osman II or Othman II was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 until his death on 20 May 1622...

    . She was an ethnic Serb
    Serbs
    The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

    , originally named Marija or Mariza.
  • 1623-1648 : Mâh-Peyker Kösem - Another wife of Ahmed I
    Ahmed I
    Ahmed I or Ahmed Bakhti was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 until his death in 1617.-Biography:...

    , mother of Murad IV
    Murad IV
    Murad IV Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods...

     and Ibrahim I
    Ibrahim I
    Ibrahim I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 until 1648. He was born in Istanbul the son of Ahmed I by Valide Sultan Kadinefendi Kösem Sultan, an ethnic Greek originally named Anastasia...

    . Of Greek
    Greeks
    The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....

     Bosnian descent, she was originally named Anastasia.
  • 1648-1683: Turhan Hatice
    Turhan Hatice
    Turhan Hatice Valide Sultan, Devletlu İsmetlu Turhan Hadice Valide Sultan Aliyyetü'ş-şân Hazretleri , was one of the hasekis of the Ottoman sultan Ibrahim I and the mother of his successor, Mehmed IV .Turhan Hatice is prominent for the regency of her young son and her building patronage.-From...

     - Wife of Ibrahim I
    Ibrahim I
    Ibrahim I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 until 1648. He was born in Istanbul the son of Ahmed I by Valide Sultan Kadinefendi Kösem Sultan, an ethnic Greek originally named Anastasia...

    , mother of Mehmed IV
    Mehmed IV
    Mehmed IV Modern Turkish Mehmet was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687...

    . She was of Ruthenian
    Ruthenians
    The name Ruthenian |Rus']]) is a culturally loaded term and has different meanings according to the context in which it is used. Initially, it was the ethnonym used for the East Slavic peoples who lived in Rus'. Later it was used predominantly for Ukrainians...

     descent. Her original name was Nadya.
  • 1687-1689: Saliha Dilashub (or Saliha Dilâşub) - Another wife of Ibrahim I
    Ibrahim I
    Ibrahim I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 until 1648. He was born in Istanbul the son of Ahmed I by Valide Sultan Kadinefendi Kösem Sultan, an ethnic Greek originally named Anastasia...

    , mother of Suleiman II
    Suleiman II
    Suleiman II was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691...

    . She was of Serbian
    Serbs
    The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

     descent. Her original name was Katarina.
  • 1695-1715: Mâh-Pârā Ummatullah (Emetullah) Râbi'a Gül-Nûş
    Emetullah Rabia Gülnûş Sultan
    Emetullah Râbi'a Gülnûş Sultan was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV and Valide Sultan to their sons Mustafa II and Ahmed III.-Biography:...

     - Wife of Mehmed IV
    Mehmed IV
    Mehmed IV Modern Turkish Mehmet was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687...

    , mother of Mustafa II
    Mustafa II
    Mustafa II Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703.-Life:...

     and Ahmed III
    Ahmed III
    Ahmed III was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of Sultan Mehmed IV . His mother was Mâh-Pâre Ummatullah Râbi'a Gül-Nûş Valide Sultan, originally named Evmania Voria, who was an ethnic Greek. He was born at Hajioglupazari, in Dobruja...

    . Originally named Evmania Voria, she was ethnically Greek
    Greeks
    The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....

     and she came from Crete
    Crete
    Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...

    , then under The Most Serene Republic of Venice rule.
  • 1730-1739 : Saliha Sabkati - Wife of Mustafa II
    Mustafa II
    Mustafa II Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703.-Life:...

    , mother of Mahmud I
    Mahmud I
    Mahmud I , called the Hunchback was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754.-Biography:...

    . She was Serbian
    Serbs
    The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

     descent. Her original name was Jelizabeta.
  • 1754-1756 : Shehsuvar - Another wife of Mustafa II
    Mustafa II
    Mustafa II Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703.-Life:...

    , mother of Osman III
    Osman III
    Osman III or Othman IIIText not available was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 to 1757.-Biography:...

    . She was of Serbian
    Serbs
    The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

     descent. Her original name was Velinka.
  • 1789-1807: Mihr-î-Şah
    Mihr-i shah
    Mihr-i shah can refer to:*Amina Mihr-i Shah, the French second spouse of Ottoman sultan Ahmed III, and the mother of sultan Mustafa III,...

     - Wife of Mustafa III
    Mustafa III
    Mustafa III was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III and was succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid I . He was born in Edirne...

    , mother of Selim III
    Selim III
    Selim III was the reform-minded Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. The Janissaries eventually deposed and imprisoned him, and placed his cousin Mustafa on the throne as Mustafa IV...

    . She was of Genoese
    Republic of Genoa
    The Most Serene Republic of Genoa |Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean....

     descent. Her original name was Agnes
    Agnes
    -People:*Agnes , a female given name *Agnes of Assisi*Agnes of Gandersheim, Abbess of Gandersheim and Quedlinburg*Agnes of Poitou, Regent of the Holy Roman Empire*Agnes of Tristain, fictional character...

  • 1807-1808: Ayse Seniyeperver (also known as Aishā Sina Pervar or Ayşe Seniyeperver) - Wife of Abdul Hamid I, mother of Mustafa IV
    Mustafa IV
    Mustafa IV was sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1807 to 1808.-Biography:...

    . She was of Bulgarian
    Bulgarians
    The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...

     descent. Her original name was Sonija.
  • 1808-1817 : Nakş-î-Dil Haseki - Another wife of Abdul Hamid I, and adoptive mother of Mahmud II
    Mahmud II
    Mahmud II was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. He was born in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, the son of Sultan Abdulhamid I...

    . (There have been speculations that she was a cousin of Napoleon's wife Josephine
    Joséphine de Beauharnais
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    . See Aimée du Buc de Rivéry
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    )
  • 1839-1852 : Bezm-î-Âlem
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     (or Bazim-î Alam) - The first wife of Mahmud II
    Mahmud II
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    , mother of Abdülmecid I
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    . She was of Russian Jewish or Georgian Jewish
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     descent
  • 1861-1876 : Pertav-Nihâl (Pertevniyal) - Wife of Mahmud II
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    , mother of Abdülaziz
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    . She was of Romania
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    n descent.
  • 1876-1876 : Shevkefza - Wife of Abdülmecid I
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    , mother of Murad V
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    . She was of Mingrelian
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     descent.
  • 1876-1904 : Rahîme Piristû (Perestû)
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     - Wife of Abdülmecid I
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    , adoptive mother of Abdul Hamid II
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    ). She was of Circassian descent.

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