Gülcemal Kadın | |||||
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Born |
c. 1826 Sarajevo, Bosnia Eyalet | ||||
Died | 29 November 1851 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) | (aged 24–25)||||
Burial | Imperial ladies Mausoleum,
New Mosque,
Istanbul | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue |
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House | Ottoman (by marriage) | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Gülcemal Kadın ( Ottoman Turkish: کل جمال قادین; "face of rose" c. 1826 – 29 November 1851) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and the mother of Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire. [1]
Of Bosnian origin, [2] Gülcemal Kadın was born around 1826 at Sarajevo. [3] She had one sister, Bimisal Hanım. [4] [5] She was also related to Sabit Bey, who became Master of Robes to her son Sultan Mehmed Reşad, and his sister, the Sultan's Sixth Hazinedar, Nevfer Kalfa. [6] [7]
Gülcemal married Abdulmejid in 1840, and was given the title of "Third Ikbal". She was one of the most beloved consorts.
On 1 November 1840, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Fatma Sultan in the Old Beşiktaş Palace. [8] [9]
In 1842, she was elevated to the title of "Second Ikbal". On 3 February 1842, she gave birth to two twins daughters, Refia Sultan and Hatice Sultan (who died as newborn) in the Old Beşiktaş Palace. [10] [9]
In 1843 she was elevated to the title of "Fifth Kadın". On 2 November 1844, she gave birth to her fourth child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Reşad (future Mehmed V) in the Old Çırağan Palace. In 1845, she was elevated to the title of "Fourth Kadın". [11] [9]
In 1850, she gave birth her last child, a daughter, Rukiye Sultan, who died in same year. [12]
She died of tuberculosis [3] on 29 November 1851 in Istanbul. [13] [14] She was never Valide sultan to her son, because she died before Mehmed Reşad's accession to the Ottoman throne. [15] She is buried in the mausoleum of the imperial ladies at the New Mosque Istanbul. [3]
All the three of her alive children were adopted by Servetseza Kadın, first consort of Abdulmejid. [8] [16]
Really beloved by Abdülmecid, he did everything to save her life. To her doctor, İsmail Paşah, he declared: ”… I have had the most genuine conversations with this woman. Since I was a youth, I have loved her with my all heart..“.
The ocean liner SS Germanic (1874) was renamed Gul Djemal when she entered the Ottoman service in 1911, in memory of Gülcemal Kadın. [17] When the ship was sold yet again, this time to Turkiye Seyrisefain Idaresi, it was renamed Gulcemal. [18]
Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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Fatma Sultan | 1 November 1840 [8] [19] [20] | 26 August 1884 [21] [20] | married twice, and had issue, one son and two daughters |
Refia Sultan | 7 February 1842 [10] [19] [22] | 4 January 1880 [23] [22] | Twin sister of Hatice Sultan, she married once, had a daughter |
Hatice Sultan | 7 February 1842 [10] [19] [22] [12] | 1842 [23] [22] [12] | Twin sister of Refia Sultan |
Mehmed V Reşad | 2 November 1844 [11] [19] [22] | 3 July 1918 [22] | 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire |
Rukiye Sultan | 1850 [12] | 1850 [12] |
Gülcemal Kadın | |||||
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Born |
c. 1826 Sarajevo, Bosnia Eyalet | ||||
Died | 29 November 1851 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) | (aged 24–25)||||
Burial | Imperial ladies Mausoleum,
New Mosque,
Istanbul | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue |
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House | Ottoman (by marriage) | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Gülcemal Kadın ( Ottoman Turkish: کل جمال قادین; "face of rose" c. 1826 – 29 November 1851) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and the mother of Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire. [1]
Of Bosnian origin, [2] Gülcemal Kadın was born around 1826 at Sarajevo. [3] She had one sister, Bimisal Hanım. [4] [5] She was also related to Sabit Bey, who became Master of Robes to her son Sultan Mehmed Reşad, and his sister, the Sultan's Sixth Hazinedar, Nevfer Kalfa. [6] [7]
Gülcemal married Abdulmejid in 1840, and was given the title of "Third Ikbal". She was one of the most beloved consorts.
On 1 November 1840, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Fatma Sultan in the Old Beşiktaş Palace. [8] [9]
In 1842, she was elevated to the title of "Second Ikbal". On 3 February 1842, she gave birth to two twins daughters, Refia Sultan and Hatice Sultan (who died as newborn) in the Old Beşiktaş Palace. [10] [9]
In 1843 she was elevated to the title of "Fifth Kadın". On 2 November 1844, she gave birth to her fourth child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Reşad (future Mehmed V) in the Old Çırağan Palace. In 1845, she was elevated to the title of "Fourth Kadın". [11] [9]
In 1850, she gave birth her last child, a daughter, Rukiye Sultan, who died in same year. [12]
She died of tuberculosis [3] on 29 November 1851 in Istanbul. [13] [14] She was never Valide sultan to her son, because she died before Mehmed Reşad's accession to the Ottoman throne. [15] She is buried in the mausoleum of the imperial ladies at the New Mosque Istanbul. [3]
All the three of her alive children were adopted by Servetseza Kadın, first consort of Abdulmejid. [8] [16]
Really beloved by Abdülmecid, he did everything to save her life. To her doctor, İsmail Paşah, he declared: ”… I have had the most genuine conversations with this woman. Since I was a youth, I have loved her with my all heart..“.
The ocean liner SS Germanic (1874) was renamed Gul Djemal when she entered the Ottoman service in 1911, in memory of Gülcemal Kadın. [17] When the ship was sold yet again, this time to Turkiye Seyrisefain Idaresi, it was renamed Gulcemal. [18]
Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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Fatma Sultan | 1 November 1840 [8] [19] [20] | 26 August 1884 [21] [20] | married twice, and had issue, one son and two daughters |
Refia Sultan | 7 February 1842 [10] [19] [22] | 4 January 1880 [23] [22] | Twin sister of Hatice Sultan, she married once, had a daughter |
Hatice Sultan | 7 February 1842 [10] [19] [22] [12] | 1842 [23] [22] [12] | Twin sister of Refia Sultan |
Mehmed V Reşad | 2 November 1844 [11] [19] [22] | 3 July 1918 [22] | 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire |
Rukiye Sultan | 1850 [12] | 1850 [12] |