Seniye Hanımsultan ( ota, سنیه خانم سلطان; "''sublime''"; 3 October 1843 – 10 December 1913) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of

Atiye Sultan Atiye Sultan ( ota, عطیه سلطان; "''gift''"; 2 January 1824 – 11 August 1850) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Mahmud II and Pervizifelek Kadın. She was the half-sister of Sultans Abdulmejid I and Abdulaziz. Early li ...

and Ahmed Fethi Paşah, and granddaughter of the Ottoman Sultan

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, ...

Biography

Seniye Hanımsultan was born on 3 October 1843. Her father was Ahmed Fethi Pasha, son of Rodoslu Hafız Ahmed Agha and Saliha Hanım, and her mother was

, daughter of Sultan

and Pervizfelek Kadın. She had a full sister,

Feride Hanımsultan Feride Hanımsultan ( ota, فریدہ خانم سلطان; "''unique''"; 30 May 1847 – December 1920) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Atiye Sultan and Ahmed Fethi Pasha and the granddaughter of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II. Biography ...

, three years younger than her. She also had five paternal half-siblings, brothers Mehmed Besim Bey and Damat Mahmud Celaleddin Pasha, who married

Cemile Sultan Cemile Sultan ( ota, جمیله سلطان; "''beautiful, radiant''"; 17 August 1843 – 26 February 1915) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Abdulmejid I and Düzdidil Hanım. She was the half sister of Sultans Murad V, Abdul Hami ...

, daughter 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 r ...

, and sisters, Ferdane Hanım, Saliha Yeğane Hanım and Emine Güzide Hanım. After their mother's death in 1850, Seniye and Feride came of the possession of their mother's palace in Emirgan, while Atiye's palace in Arnavutköy was allocated for the guests, who visited the empire. Later their palace in Emirgan was given to the governor of Egypt, and the two of them were allocated to the villa of Rıza Pasha. Later the two of them came of the possession of the palace in Arnavutköy. In 1860, she married Hüseyin Hüsnü Pasha, son o
Mustafa Nuri Pasha
ref name="Lutfı̂"> in the Eyüp Palace. They had a son. She was widowed at his death in 1899. In 1912, the "Hilal-i Ahmer Centre for Women" was organized within the "Ottoman Hilal-i Ahmer Association", a foundation established in 1877 to provide medical care in Istanbul and surrounding communities. As a member of the foundation, Seniye was obliged to give the foundation 1500 ''kuruş'' every year. Seniye died on 10 December 1913, and was buried in Yahya Efendi Cemetery, Istanbul.

Issue

By her marriage, Seniye Hanımsultan had a son: *Abdülkemir Paşah. He had two daughters, Fahire Hanim and Radiye Hanim.

Honour

* Order of the House of Osman

Ancestry

References

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