Şehzade Mehmed (; 2 January 1717 – 2 January 1756) was the son of Ottoman Sultan

Ahmed III Ahmed III (, ''Aḥmed-i sālis''; was sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of sultan Mehmed IV (r. 1648–1687). His mother was Gülnuş Sultan, originally named Evmania Voria, who was an ethnic Greek. He was born at Hacıoğlu Pazarcık, ...

(reign 1703–1730) and his consort Rukiye Kadın.

Early life

Şehzade Mehmed was born on 2 January 1717 to

and his consort Rukiye Kadın. He had a full-sister named Hatice Sultan seven years older than him. Following his birth, his half-brother Mustafa (later

Mustafa III Mustafa III (; ''Muṣṭafā-yi sālis''; 28 January 1717 – 21 January 1774) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III (1703–30), and his consort Mihrişah Kadın. He was succeeded b ...

) was born and the birth of both princes were celebrated in February 1717. Large number of food and sweets, clothes were provided to the people on the birth of the two princes. In 1720, a large fifteen days circumcision ceremony took place for Mehmed, and his brothers, princes Süleyman,

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, and Bayezid. After his circumcision he was educated and taught in the Topkapi Palace. He was taught by his lala (teacher). He had mastered

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and

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. He spoke fluent

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Life in the Kafes

After his father's deposition, he lived he lived mostly confined to

Kafes The Kafes (, from ), literally "cage", was the part of the Imperial Harem of the Ottoman Palace where possible successors to the throne were kept under a form of house-arrest and constant surveillance by the palace guards. The early history of ...

. Mehmed went on campaigns along with his cousin

Mahmud I Mahmud I (, ; 2 August 1696 13 December 1754), known as Mahmud the Hunchback, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754. He took over the throne after the quelling of the Patrona Halil rebellion. His reign was marked by wars in P ...

. He met French ambassadors and also had good relations with the Admiral of the Fleet. In 1743, he built a rest house in Manisa for travellers. He met grand vizier and Şeyḫülislām.

Death

Şehzade Mehmed died in the

on 2 January 1756. He was buried inside the Mausoleum of

Turhan Sultan Hatice Turhan Sultan (, "''merciful"'' or "''noble''"; 1627 – 4 August 1683) was the first Haseki sultan of the Ottoman sultan Ibrahim (), and Valide sultan as the mother of Mehmed IV () as well as the Official Regent of the Ottoman Empi ...

in Istanbul, Turkey.

References

Sources

* {{cite book, first=Ali, last=Aktaş, title=ÇELEBİZÂDE ÂSIM TARİHİ: Transkripsiyonlu metin, publisher=, year=2008, isbn= 18th-century Ottoman royalty 1717 births 1756 deaths Sons of sultans Sons of caliphs