MihriÅŸah Sultan (daughter Of Åžehzade Izzeddin)
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Mihriban Mihrişah Sultan (; "''kind sun/light''" and "''sun/light of the Şah''"; 30 August 1916 – 25 January 1987) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of heir to the throne
Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin Efendi (; ; 11 October 1857 – 1 February 1916) was an Ottoman prince, the eldest son of Sultan Abdülaziz and his first consort Dürrinev Kadın. Early life and education Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin was born on 29 Septe ...
, son of Sultan
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 Leman Hanım. She was the second wife of
Şehzade Ömer Faruk Şehzade Ömer Faruk Efendi (; also Ömer Faruk Osmanoğlu; 27 February 1898 – 28 March 1969) was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman prince, the son of the last caliph of Muslim world Abdulmejid II and his first consort Şehsuvar Hanım. He was also th ...
, son of the last Caliph of the Muslim world,
Abdulmejid II 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-Maj ...
and
Åžehsuvar Hanım Åžehsuvar Hanım (; 2 May 1881 – 1945; meaning "intrepid heroine"), called also Åžehsuvar Kadın, was the first consort of Abdulmejid II, the last Caliph of the Ottoman Caliphate. Life Of Turkish and Ubykh people, Ubykh origin, Åžehsuvar HanÄ ...
.


Early life

MihriÅŸah Sultan was born on 30 August 1916 in BeÅŸiktaÅŸ Palace. Her father was crown prince
Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin Efendi (; ; 11 October 1857 – 1 February 1916) was an Ottoman prince, the eldest son of Sultan Abdülaziz and his first consort Dürrinev Kadın. Early life and education Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin was born on 29 Septe ...
, son of
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 Dürrünev Kadın, and her mother was Leman Hanım, his six consort. She was the fourth child, and second daughter born to her father and the third child of her mother. She had two elder siblings, a sister,
Şükriye Sultan Hatice Şükriye Sultan (; "''respectful lady''" and "''grateful''"; 24 February 1906 – 1 April 1972) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of heir to the throne Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin, son of Sultan Abdulaziz, and Leman Hanım. Early life Ş ...
, ten years elder than her and a brother,
Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin Efendi (; 18 December 1908 – 19 March 1933) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin and the grandson of Sultan Abdulaziz. Biography Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin was born on 18 December 1908 in the Be ...
, seven years elder than her. Her father committed suicide seven months before her birth. At the exile of the imperial family in March 1924, Mihrişah moved to Romania with her brother Nizameddin, but when he began to have problems with alcoholism and fell ill with tuberculosis, she accepted the invitation of his sister Şükriye to move to her in Egypt. The sisters lived in
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and
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. Their mother Leman Hanim remained with Nizameddin to take care of him. In 1934, her marriage was arranged to
Şehzade Mehmed Abid Şehzade Mehmed Abid Efendi (; 17 May 1905 – 8 December 1973) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Saliha Naciye Kadın, and brother-in-law of King Zog I of Albania. Early years Şehzade Mehmed Abid was born on 17 May 19 ...
, youngest son of Sultan
Abdul Hamid II Abdulhamid II or Abdul Hamid II (; ; 21 September 184210 February 1918) was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1876 to 1909, and the last sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state. He oversaw a Decline and modernizati ...
and
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, however, the marriage never materialised.


First marriage

Şehzade Ömer Faruk had an increased interest in his cousin Mihrişah. It was also public knowledge that things were not going well between Faruk and his wife Princess
Sabiha Sultan Rukiye Sabiha Sultan (; "''charm''" and "''morning''" or "''beautiful''"; after 1952 Sabiha Osmanoğlu; 19 March 1894 – 26 August 1971) was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman princess, the third and last daughter of Sultan Mehmed VI and his first wife ...
, the daughter of Sultan
Mehmed VI Mehmed VI Vahideddin ( ''Meḥmed-i sâdis'' or ''Vaḥîdü'd-Dîn''; or /; 14 January 1861 – 16 May 1926), also known as ''Şahbaba'' () among the Osmanoğlu family, was the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the penultimate Ottoman Cal ...
. In 1944, MihriÅŸah even sided with Faruk when the council chose Prince
Ahmed Nihad Ahmad () is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed. It is also used as a surname. Etymology The word derives from the root ( ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from ...
as the head of the family. While Sabiha backed the council's decision and approved the choice of the leader. His daughters also sided with their mother. Faruk accused Sabiha of turning their daughters against him. But he was already in love with MihriÅŸah and the issue of the council was just an excuse. Faruk divorced Sabiha on 5 March 1948, after twenty-eight years of marriage, and just four months later married MihriÅŸah in a religious ceremony on 31 July 1948. In the prenuptial agreement she asked that the right to divorce her husband be included in the contract. She owned a small apartment building No. 8 Road 11 off Menashe Avenue in
Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...
. The marriage to MihriÅŸah damaged the relationship between Farouk and his daughters, especially that with NesliÅŸah Sultan, already compromised by the fact that Faruk, years earlier, had forced her to marry. NesliÅŸah accepted to see her father, but not the stepmother. MihriÅŸah, however, took good care of Faruk. Realizing how she was sacrificing herself for his sake, NesliÅŸah decided to see her again. It was Faruk's habit to come to NesliÅŸah's house for lunch on Mondays, and from then on he began to bring MihriÅŸah with him. However, their marriage did not last and a few years later, MihriÅŸah divorced Faruk in 1959 using her right to divorce her husband. Later Faruk would tell his friends, "I divorced the most beautiful woman in the world to marry the ugliest one. Fate!"


Second marriage

After Mihrişah divorced Ömer Faruk, she married Şevket Arslanoğlu. It is not known if they divorced or if he died, but when Mihrişah returned to Turkey she was alone. Mihrişah returned to Istanbul after the revocation of the law of exile for princesses. She spent her last years with her cousin Gevheri Sultan, daughter of her uncle
Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin Efendi (; 22 September 1874 – 19 October 1927) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Sultan Abdulaziz and Gevheri Kadın. Early life Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin was born on 22 September 1874 in the Çırağan Palace. His ...
, in a spacious apartment in Taksim Square.


Death

MihriÅŸah Sultan died on 25 January 1987 at the age of seventy, and was buried in the mausoleum of her great-grandfather Sultan
Mahmud II Mahmud II (, ; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. Often described as the "Peter the Great of Turkey", Mahmud instituted extensive administrative, military, and fiscal reforms ...
, Divanyolu,
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.


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