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Åžehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin
Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin Efendi (; 16 July 1848 - 25 April 1905) was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman prince, son of Sultan Abdulmejid I and his consort Verdicenan Kadın. Early life Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin was born on 16 July 1848 in the Çırağan Palace. His father was Sultan Abdulmejid I, son of Sultan Mahmud II and Bezmiâlem Sultan. His mother was Verdicenan Kadın, daughter of Prince Kaytuk Giorgi Achba and Princess Yelizaveta Hanım. He had an elder full sister, Münire Sultan (daughter of Abdulmejid I), Münire Sultan. In 1861 his mother adopted a four years old Mediha Sultan, daughter of Abdülmecid I and Gülistu Kadin and so half-sister of Ahmed Kemaleddin, who had just lost both parents. Kemaleddin and his brothers, Princes Mehmed Reşad (future Sultan Mehmed V), Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin (son of Abdulmejid I), Mehmed Burhaneddin, and Şehzade Ahmed Nureddin (son of Abdulmejid I), Ahmed Nureddin were Circumcision, circumcised on 9 April 1857 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çırağan Palace
Çırağan Palace (), a former Ottoman palace, is now a five-star hotel in the Kempinski Hotels chain. It is located on the European shore of the Bosporus, between Beşiktaş and Ortaköy in Istanbul, Turkey. The Sultan Suite, billed at per night, is ranked number 14 on ''World's 15 most expensive hotel suites'' compiled by CNN Go in 2012.Arnold, Hele''CNN Go''. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-09 History The palace, built by Sultan Abdulaziz to replace the old Çırağan Palace which was at the same location, was designed by the Armenian palace architect Nigoğayos Balyan and constructed by his sons Sarkis and Hagop Balyan between 1863 and 1867, during a period in which all Ottoman sultans built their own palaces rather than using those of their ancestors; Çırağan Palace is the last example of this tradition. The inner walls and the roof were made of wood, the outer walls of colorful marble. A beautiful marble bridge connects the palace to the Yıldız Palace on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |