Musbah bint Nasser
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Musbah bint Nasser was the first queen consort of Jordan.
She was born in 1884 in Mecca
, Ottoman Empire
. She was the elder twin daughter of Amir Nasser Pasha and his wife Dilber Khanum.
In 1904 Musbah married Sayyid Abdullah bin al-Husayn later King Abdullah I of Jordan
at Stinia Palace, Constantinople
.
She bore him a son and two daughters:
Abdullah went on to take two more wives. He married Princess Suzdil Khanum in 1913 and Nahda bint Uman in 1949, making Musbah his senior wife. In 1949 Abdullah was proclaimed King of Jordan and Musbah, as his first wife, became Queen of Jordan.
Queen Musbah died on 15 March 1961 in Irbid
, Jordan
.
She was born in 1884 in Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
, 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...
. She was the elder twin daughter of Amir Nasser Pasha and his wife Dilber Khanum.
In 1904 Musbah married Sayyid Abdullah bin al-Husayn later King Abdullah I of Jordan
Abdullah I of Jordan
Abdullah I bin al-Hussein, King of Jordan [‘Abd Allāh ibn al-Husayn] عبد الله الأول بن الحسين born in Mecca, Second Saudi State, was the second of three sons of Sherif Hussein bin Ali, Sharif and Emir of Mecca and his first wife Abdiyya bint Abdullah...
at Stinia Palace, Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
.
She bore him a son and two daughters:
- HRH Princess Haya born 1907
- King Talal ITalal of JordanTalal I bin Abdullah 26 February 1909 – 7 July 1972) was the second King of Jordan from 20 July 1951 until forced to abdicate in favour of his son Hussein due to health reasons on 11 August 1952....
born 26 February 1909 - HRH Princess Munira, born 1915.
Abdullah went on to take two more wives. He married Princess Suzdil Khanum in 1913 and Nahda bint Uman in 1949, making Musbah his senior wife. In 1949 Abdullah was proclaimed King of Jordan and Musbah, as his first wife, became Queen of Jordan.
Queen Musbah died on 15 March 1961 in Irbid
Irbid
Irbid , known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela , is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 660,000, and is located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of...
, Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
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