Dilpesend Kadın

Dilpesend Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: دل پسند قادین‎; born Azize; 16 January 1861 – 17 June 1901) was the sixth wife of Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire.[1]

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Müşfika, the title is Kadın, and there is no family name.
Dilpesend Kadın
BornAzize
16 January 1861
Tbilisi, Georgia
Died17 June 1901(1901-06-17) (aged 40)
Yıldız Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
Yahya Efendi Cemetery, Istanbul
Spouse
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(m. 1883)​
IssueNaile Sultan
Full name
Turkish: Dilpesend Kadın
Ottoman Turkish: دل پسند قادین‎
HouseOttoman (by marriage)
FatherMaksud Giray Bey
ReligionSunni Islam

Life

Of Circassian origin, Dilpesend Kadın was born on 16 January 1861 in Tbilisi, Georgia.[2] Born as Azize, she was the daughter of Maksud Giray Bey.[3][4]

Before her marriage to Abdul Hamid, she served in the entourage of Tiryal Hanım, fourteenth wife of Sultan Mahmud II.[5] After her death in 1882-3,[6] as custom dictated, all of Tiryal Hanım's servants were transferred to Dolmabahçe Palace.[7]

Dilpesend married Abdul Hamid on 10 April 1883.[8][3] She was given the title of "Fourth Consort". On, 9 January 1884, a year after the marriage, she gave birth to her only child, a daughter, Naile Sultan.[9] In 1895, she was elevated to the title of "Third Consort".[1]

She was tall, had black hair, and wheat complexion.[7]

Death

Dilpesend Kadın died on 17 June 1901, at the age of forty, in the Yıldız Palace,[2] and was buried in Yahya Efendi Cemetery, Istanbul.[1][10]

Issue
NameBirthDeathNotes
Naile Sultan 9 February 1884[11][12][13] 25 October 1957[11][12][13] married once without issue

See also

References
  1. Uluçay 2011, p. 247.
  2. Açba 2007, p. 133.
  3. Ekinci, Ekrem Buğra (March 31, 2017). Sultan Abdülhamid’in Son Zevcesi. Timaş Tarih. p. 180. ISBN 978-6-050-82503-9.
  4. Akyıldız, Ali (2018). Son Dönem Osmanlı Padişahlarının Nikâh Meselesi. p. 696.
  5. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 682-3.
  6. Haskan, Mehmet Nermi (2001). Yüzyıllar boyunca Üsküdar - Volume 3. Üsküdar Belediyesi. p. 1179. ISBN 978-9-759-76060-1.
  7. Örik, Nahid Sırrı (1989). Abdülhamid'in haremi. Arba. p. 23.
  8. Bey, Mehmet Sürreya (1969). Osmanlı devletinde kim kimdi, Volume 1. Küğ Yayını. p. 110.
  9. The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. 2010. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
  10. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 683.
  11. Osmanoğlu 2000, p. 262.
  12. Uluçay 2011, p. 255.
  13. Brookes 2010, p. 285.

Sources
  • Açba, Harun (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839–1924. Profil. ISBN 978-975-996-109-1.
  • Brookes, Douglas Scott (2010). The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
  • Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-975-437-840-5.
  • Osmanoğlu, Ayşe (2000). Babam Sultan Abdülhamid. Mona Kitap Yayinlari. ISBN 978-6-050-81202-2.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kandınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
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