Şehzade Mahmud Celaleddin Efendi (; 14 November 1862 – 1 September 1888) was an Ottoman prince, son of

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Abdulaziz Abdulaziz (; ; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was overthrown in a government coup. He was a son of Sultan Mahmud II and succeeded his brother Abdulmejid I in 1861. Ab ...

and his consort Edadil Kadın.

Early life

Celaleddin was born on 14 November 1862 in the

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. His father was

, son of

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and Pertevniyal Sultan, and his mother was Edadil Kadın. He had a full sister, Emine Sultan, four years younger than him, who died in infancy. He was the favorite nephew of Adile Sultan, who had brought his parents together, and she wrote several poems to celebrate him. His

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took place on 20 June 1870 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. Other princes who were circumcised along with Celaleddin included Şehzade Selim Süleyman and Şehzade Mehmed Vahideddin, sons of Sultan

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; Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin, son of Murad V; Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin, Celaleddin's own brother; and Sultanzade Alaeddin Bey, son of Münire Sultan, daughter of Abdulmejid I.

Navy career

In 1863, at a young age, he was registered in the

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. He was given the rank of

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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 the Navy, and a silver-plated sword was presented to him. In September 1872, he visited

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. In February 1872 or March 1873, he was promoted to

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. On 9 July 1873, he was promoted to

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. On 23 December 1874, he was promoted to

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Personal life

His only wife was Neylan Ahu Hanım. She was an Abkhazian from the Marshania princely family of

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, Caucasus Viceroyalty,

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. 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 pianist and flautist by

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Later life and death

Abdulaziz was deposed by his ministers on 30 May 1876; his nephew Murad V became the Sultan. He was transferred to the Feriye Palace the next day. Celaleddin followed him there. On 4 June 1876, Abdulaziz died under mysterious circumstances. Celaleddin died on 1 September 1888 in the Feriye Palace, and was buried in the New Mosque,

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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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