Şehzade Mahmud Celaleddin ( ota, شهزادہ محمود جلال لدین; 16 November 1862 – 1 September 1888) was an Ottoman prince, the second son of Sultan

Abdulaziz Abdulaziz ( ota, عبد العزيز, ʿAbdü'l-ʿAzîz; tr, Abdülaziz; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the 32nd List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was 187 ...

and his third wife

Edadil Kadın Edadil Kadın ( ota, ادادل قادین; 1845 - 12 December 1875; meaning "The elegance of the heart") was a consort of Sultan Abdulaziz of the Ottoman Empire. Life She was Abkhazian and was the daughter of Prince Aredba Tandal Bey. She had at ...

Early life

Şehzade Mahmud Celaleddin was born on 16 November 1862 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. His father was

, son of

Mahmud II Mahmud II ( ota, محمود ثانى, Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, tr, II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. His reign is recognized for the extensive administrative, ...

and

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, and his mother was

. He had a full sister, Emine Sultan, four years younger than him, who died in infancy. His circumcision took place in 1870 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. Other princes who were circumcised along with Celaleddin included

Şehzade Selim Süleyman Şehzade Selim Süleyman ( ota, شهزاده سلیم سلیمان; 25 July 1860 – 12 July 1909) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and his wife Serfiraz Hanım. Early life Şehzade Selim Süleyman was born on 25 July ...

and Şehzade Mehmed Vahideddin, sons of Sultan

Abdulmejid I Abdulmejid I ( ota, عبد المجيد اول, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i evvel, tr, I. Abdülmecid; 25 April 182325 June 1861) was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. His reign was notable for the ...

;

Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin ( ota, شہزادہ محمد صلاح الدین; 12 August 1861 – 29 April 1915) was an Ottoman prince, the only son of Sultan Murad V, and his second wife Reftarıdil Kadın. Early life Şehzade Mehmed Selahedd ...

, son of crown prince Murad;

Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin ( ota, شهزادہ یوسف عزالدین; 29 September 1857 – 1 February 1916) was an Ottoman prince, the eldest son of Sultan Abdulaziz and his first wife Dürrünev Kadın. Early life and education Şehzade Yusuf ...

, Celaleddin's own brother; and Sultanzade Alaeddin Bey, son of Münire Sultan, daughter of Abdulmejid.

Navy career

In 1863, at a young age, he was registered in the Navy. He was given the rank of sergeant and appointed to the First Division of Mahmudiye Imperial Galleons with three warehouses. In 1870, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander. In August 1872, a room was also allocated to him in the headquarters of the ministry of navy, and a silver-plated sword was presented to him. In September 1872, he visited Izmit. In February 1872 or March 1873, he was promoted to captain. On 9 July 1873, he was promoted to Rear Admiral. On 23 December 1874, he was promoted to Vice Admiral.

Personal life

His only wife was Neylan Ahu Hanım. She was an Abkhazian from the Marshania princely family. They did not have children. He had been allocated apartments in the Feriye Palace. He also owned a mansion known as "Bahçe Mansion". He was a painist and flautist by avocation.

Later life and death

Abdulaziz was deposed by his ministers on 30 May 1876, his nephew

Murad V Murad V ( ota, مراد خامس, translit=Murâd-ı ḫâmis; tr, V. Murad; 21 September 1840 – 29 August 1904) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned from 30 May to 31 August 1876. The son of Abdulmejid I, he supported the ...

became the Sultan. He was transferred to

Feriye Palace The Feriye Palace ( tr, Feriye Sarayı) is a complex of Ottoman imperial palace buildings along the European shoreline of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. Currently, the buildings host educational institutions such as a high school and a ...

the next day. Celaleddin followed him to Feriye Palace. On 4 June 1876, Abdulaziz died under mysterious circumstances. Celaleddin died on 1 September 1888 in the Feriye Palace, and was buried in

New Mosque, Istanbul The New Mosque ( tr, Yeni Cami}, , originally named the Valide Sultan Mosque, tr, Valide Sultan Camii) and later New Valide Sultan Mosque ( tr, Yeni Valide Sultan Camii) after its partial reconstruction and completion between 1660 and 1665, is ...

Honours

* Order of the House of Osman, Jeweled, ''1872'' * Order of the Medjidie, Jeweled

Military appointments

Military ranks and naval appointments

* ''1863'': Sergeant, Ottoman Navy * ''1870'': Lieutenant Commander, Ottoman Navy * ''February 1872'' or ''March 1873'': Captain, Ottoman Navy * ''9 July 1873'': Rear Admiral, Ottoman Navy * ''23 December 1874'': Vice Admiral, Ottoman Navy

Ancestry

References

Sources

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