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Lütfiye Sultan
Lütfiye Sultan (; "''Well behaved, openhandness''"; 20 April 1910 – 11 June 1997) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin, son of Mehmed V. Early life Lütfiye Sultan was born on 20 April 1910 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. Her father was Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin, and her mother was Perizad Hanım. She was the sixth child, and fifth daughter born to her father and the second child of her mother. She had one full-sister, Hayriye Sultan two years older than her. She was the granddaughter of Sultan Mehmed V and Kamures Kadın. In 1915, she began her education with her sister. Their teacher was Safiye Ünüvar, who taught them the Quran. According to Ünüvar, she was a beautiful blond haired girl like her sister and mother. Later, during the last years of her grandfather's reign, her parents, her sister and teacher settled in her father's villa in Haydarpasha. At the exile of the imperial family in March 1924, Lütfiye and her family settled first in Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safiye Ünüvar
Safiye Ünüvar was an Ottoman educator and memoir writer. Life She was educated at Women's Teacher's Training College, Istanbul, and employed as the governess of the Ottoman princesses at the Palace School between 1915 and 1924. She was the first woman teacher with a formal education and a degree to be engaged as a teacher in the Ottoman Imperial Harem. She was highly respected and she was a close friend of Dilfirib Kadın, consort of Sultan Mehmed V. She was the teacher of grandchildren of Sultan Mehmed V, especially the children of Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin. She also helped Ziyaeddin himself with algebra lessons and medical notes. Memoirs She published her memoirs in 1964. Her memoirs are a valuable source about the Ottoman Imperial Harem. Alongside Filizten Hanım, consort of Sultan Murad V, Nevzad Hanım consort of Mehmed VI, Ayşe Sultan, daughter of Sultan Abdülhamid II, Leyla Achba and Rumeysa Aredba Rumeysa Hayrıdil Aredba (born Princess Hatice Aredba; 1873 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Births
Events January * January 6 – Abé language, Abé people in the French West Africa colony of Côte d'Ivoire rise against the colonial administration; the rebellion is brutally suppressed by the military. * January 8 – By the Treaty of Punakha, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan becomes a protectorate of the British Empire. * January 11 – Charcot Island is discovered by the Antarctic expedition led by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot on the ship ''Pourquoi-Pas (1908), Pourquoi Pas?'' Charcot returns from his expedition on February 11. * January 12 – Great January Comet of 1910 first observed (perihelion: January 17). * January 15 – Amidst the constitutional crisis caused by the House of Lords rejecting the People's Budget the January 1910 United Kingdom general election is held resulting in a hung parliament with neither Liberals nor Conservatives gaining a majority. * January 21 – 1910 Great Flood of Paris, The Great Flood of Paris begins when the Seine over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gülcemal Kadın
Gülcemal Kadın (; 1826 – 29 November 1851) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and the mother of Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Of Bosnian origin, Gülcemal Kadın was born around 1826 at Sarajevo. She had one sister, Bimisal Hanım. She was also related to Sabit Bey, who became Master of Robes to her son Sultan Mehmed Reşad, and his sister, the Sultan's Sixth Hazinedar, Nevfer Kalfa. She was blonde, known for her extraordinary beauty, but of delicate health. Marriage Gülcemal married Abdulmejid in 1840, and was given the title of "Third Ikbal". She was one of the most beloved consorts. On 1 November 1840, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Fatma Sultan in the Old Beşiktaş Palace. In 1842, she was elevated to the title of "Second Ikbal". On 3 February 1842, she gave birth to two twins daughters, Refia Sultan and Hatice Sultan (who died as newborn) in the Old Beşiktaş Palace. In 1843 she was elevated to the title of "Fifth Kadın ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulmejid I
ʻAbd al-Majīd (ALA-LC romanization of , ), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Majīd'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-glorious". It is rendered in Turkish as ''Abdülmecid''. There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid (), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name ''al-Mājid''. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one. 'Abd al-Majid may refer to: Males Given name * 'Abd al-Majid Nimer Zaghmout (died 2000), Palestinian imprisoned in Syria * Abdelmadjid Mada (born 1953), Algerian runner * Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (born 1981), Algerian footballer * Abdelmadjid Tebboune (born 1945), President of Algeria * Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981), Moroccan novelist, journalist and ambassador * Abdel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emirate Of Transjordan
The Emirate of Transjordan (), officially the Amirate of Trans-Jordan, was a British protectorate established on 11 April 1921,Hashemite Monarchs of Jordan , "The Emirate of Transjordan was founded on April 11, 1921, and became the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan upon formal independence from Britain in 1946" which remained as such until achieving formal independence from Britain as the Kingdom of Transjordan in 1946. After the Ottoman defeat in World War I, the Transjordan region was administered within OETA East; after the British withdrawal in 1919, this regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Nayef Bin Abdullah
Prince Nayef bin Abdullah (, ''al-Amir Nayif ibn ʿAbd Allāh''; 14 November 1914 – 12 October 1983) was the younger son of King Abdullah I of Jordan, by his second wife, Suzdil Khanum. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Nayef was a 39th-generation direct descendant of Muhammad. Nayef attended Victoria College in Alexandria. He underwent Military training in Turkey, being assigned as the honorary Aide-de-Camp of the Turkish President Ismet Inönü between April 1939 until shortly before the outbreak of World War II in September the same year. He became regent of Jordan on 20 July 1951, following the assassination of Abdullah, because his older half-brother King Talal was reportedly suffering from poor health. Nayef ruled in his brother's stead until 6 September 1951, when Talal was judged fit to assume his royal duties. Nayef died in Jordan on 12 October 1983. Honours * Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Supreme Order o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihrimah Sultan (daughter Of Şehzade Ziyaeddin)
Mihrimah Sultan (; "''sun and moon''" or "''light of the moon''"; after marriage Mihrimah Sultan Nayef; 14 April 1923 – 30 March 2000) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin, son of Mehmed V. She was a Jordanian princess as wife of Prince Nayef bin Abdullah, the son of Abdullah I of Jordan, emir of Emirate of Transjordan. Early life Mihrimah Sultan was born on 14 April 1923, in her father's villa located at Haydarpasha. Her father was Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin, son of Sultan Mehmed V and Kamures Kadın and her mother was Neşemend Hanım. She was the eight child and youngest daughter of her father and the only child of her mother. She was the first princess to be born after the abolition of the empire. She had green eyes. She lived on the second floor with her mother at her father's villa, which was occupied by her mother after her father divorced his wife Melekseyran Hanım. On 29 October 1923, Turkey was officially declared republic and on 3 March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northern coast of Egypt, the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to Egypt–Israel barrier, the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to Egypt–Sudan border, the south, and Libya to Egypt–Libya border, the west; the Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital, list of cities and towns in Egypt, largest city, and leading cultural center, while Alexandria is the second-largest city and an important hub of industry and tourism. With over 109 million inhabitants, Egypt is the List of African countries by population, third-most populous country in Africa and List of countries and dependencies by population, 15th-most populated in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
