Nükhetsezâ Hanım
Nükhetseza Hanım (Ottoman Turkish: نکت سزا خانم; born Hatice Baras; 2 January 1827 – 15 May 1850) was the ninth consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.
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| Born | Hatice Baras 2 January 1827 Abkhazia | ||||
| Died | 15 May 1850 (aged 23) Old Beşiktaş Palace, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
| Burial | Imperial ladies Mausoleum, New Mosque, Istanbul | ||||
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| House | Baras (by birth) Ottoman (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Hatuğ Baras | ||||
| Mother | Ferhunde Hanım | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Early life
Nükhetsezâ Hanım was born on 2 January 1827[1] in Abkhazia. Born as Hatice Baras, she belonged to the Abkhazian noble family, Baras. Her father was Hatuğ Bey Baras, an Abkhazian noble and her mother was Ferhunde Hanım, a Georgian.[2] She had an elder sister named Şeklibar Hanım (died 1911).[3]
In 1835, at the age of eight, Hatice had been brought to Istanbul, where her father entrusted her in the care of Bezmiâlem Sultan. Here name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Nükhetsezâ.[2]
Marriage
Nükhetseza married Abdulmejid in 1845. She was given the title of "Senior Fortunate".[4] A year after the marriage, on 5 June 1846, she gave birth to her first child, a son, Şehzade Ahmed in the Old Çırağan Palace. The prince, died the next day on 6 June 1846.[4] In June 1846, the French Ambassador, François-Adolphe de Bourqueney, noted that, Abdulmejid, who had been away on his trip to Rumelia was interrupted suddenly, and had to return urgently to console his favorite who just had an "unhappy childbirth".[5]
A year later, on 26 November 1847, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter, Fatma Nazime Sultan in the Old Beylerbeyi Palace.[6] The princess died five days later on 1 December 1847.[7]
A year later, on 23 May 1849, she gave birth to her third child, a son, Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin in the Old Beylerbeyi Palace.[8]
Death
Nükhetsezâ fall in the epidemic of tuberculosis which was raging in the nineteenth century, Nükhetsezâ died on 15 May 1850, [8] at the Old Beşiktaş Palace, and was buried in the mausoleum of the imperial ladies at the Yeni Mosque, Istanbul.[3][9]
Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes | References |
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| Şehzade Ahmed | 5 June 1846 | 6 June 1846 | • Born in Çırağan Palace. • Buried in New Mosque. | [10][11] |
| Nazime Sultan | 26 November 1847 | 1 December 1847 | • Born in Beylerbeyi Palace. • Buried in New Mosque. | [7][12] |
| Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin | 23 May 1849 | 4 November 1876 | • Married twice, and had issue, a son. | [8][12][13][14] |
References
- Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 600.
- Açba 2007, p. 57.
- Açba 2007, p. 58.
- Uluçay 2011, p. 216.
- Eldem, Edhem (2018). The harem seen by Prince Salahaddin Efendi (1861-1915). Searching for women in male-authored documentation. p. 27.
- Adra, Jamil (2005). Genealogy of the Imperial Ottoman Family 2005. p. 13.
- Uluçay 2011, p. 226.
- Uluçay 2011, p. 217.
- Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 601.
- Uluçay 2011, p. 216-17.
- Paşa 1960, p. 144.
- Paşa 1960, p. 145.
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2001). Avrupalılaşmanın yol haritası ve Sultan Abdülmecid. DenizBank. p. 238. ISBN 978-9-757-10450-6.
- Brookes 2010, p. 279.
Sources
- Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
- Açba, Harun (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839-1924. Profil. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
- Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları: Vâlide Sultanlar, Hâtunlar, Hasekiler, Kadınefendiler, Sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-6-051-71079-2.
- Paşa, Ahmed Cevdet (1960). Tezâkir. [2]. 13 - 20, Volume 2. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
- 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.
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