Verdicenan Kadın
| Verdicenan Kadın وردجنان قادین | |||||||||
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| Empress dowager of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
| Tenure | 25 June 1861 - 9 December 1899 | ||||||||
| Empress consort of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1844 - 25 June 1861 | ||||||||
| Born |
Saliha Achba c. 1830 Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Died |
9 December 1889 (aged 58–59) Feriye Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Burial | Yeni Mosque, Istanbul | ||||||||
| Spouse | Abdülmecid I | ||||||||
| Issue |
Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin Münire Sultan | ||||||||
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| House |
House of Anchabadze (by birth) House of Osman (by marriage) | ||||||||
| Father | Kaytuk Giorgi Achba | ||||||||
| Mother | Yelizaveta Hanım | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Verdicenan Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: ورد جنان قادين;[1] c. 1830 – 9 December 1889) was the Empress consort of Sultan Abdülmecid I of the Ottoman Empire.[2][3]
Life
Empress Verdicenan Kadın was born in the Anchabadze family, in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Her personal name was Saliha.[4] Her father was Prince Kaytuk Giorgi Bey Achba (1793–1848) and her mother was Princess Yelizaveta Hanım (1795–1843).[4][5][6] She had two brothers, Prince Islam Bey and Prince Ahmet Bey, and two sisters, Princess Peremrüz Hanım and Princess Embruvaz Hanım. She was the paternal grandaunt of the future Empress Pesend Hanım, consort of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.[5]
In 1843 Saliha left her city of birth and arrived at Istanbul. In 1844, Saliha, married for a political alliance, Abdülmecid at the Old Çırağan Palace, Istanbul. The marriage proposal was put forth by Verdicenan's father, Kaytuk Giorgi Bey, and was accepted by Abdülmecid which led to their betrothal.[4] She was designated the Empress and was granted the rank of Sixth Primary Consort under the name Verdicenan (آلتینجی وردجنان قادين). Her whole family was ennobled, father, brothers and nephews. The most notorious were her brother, Islam Bey's son Rasim Bey, who was given the position of doctor in the palace and her brother Ahmet Bey's son Osman Pasha, who was given the position of aide at Sultan Abdülaziz's palace.[4]
On 9 December 1844, she gave birth to Princess Münire Sultan, when the courth moved to the Topkapı Palace for a brief period.[7][8] On 18 August 1845, she was promoted to the rank of Fifth Primary Consort (بشنجی وردجنان قادين). On 3 December 1847, she gave birth to Prince Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin, at the Old Çıragan Palace.[2][3][7][8] On 16 November 1851 she was promoted to the rank of Fourth Primary Consort (درتنجی وردجنان قادين). On 3 October 1852 she was further promoted to the rank of Third Primary Consort (اوچنجی وردجنان قادين).
After Gülüstü Hanım's death in 1865, her daughter Mediha Sultan was entrusted in Verdicenan's care. In 1879, Verdicenan played a major role in Mediha Sultan's marriage to Samipashazade Necip Bey.[9]
Empress dowager Verdicenan Kadın died on 9 November 1889 at Feriye Palace, and was buried in the Mausoleum of the imperial ladies at the Yeni Mosque, Istanbul.[4][10][11]
References
- ↑ Sicilli Osmani (1890) by Süreyya Bey, Mehmet, 1845–1909
- 1 2 Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu, Ertuğrul Osman (1999). Osmanli Devleti'nin Kuruluşunun 700. Yılında Osmanlı Hanedanı. Islâm Tarih, Sanat ve Kültür Araştırma Vakfı. ISBN 978-9-757-87408-9.
- 1 2 Ali Vâsıb (2004). Bir Şehzadenin hâtırâtı: vatan ve menfâda gördüklerim ve işittiklerim. YKY. ISBN 978-9-750-80878-4.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Harun Açba (2007). Kadın Efendiler: 1839–1924. Profil. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
- 1 2 İlk Türk kadın ressam: Mihri Rasim (Müşfik) Açba : 1886 İstanbul-1954 New-York. As Yayın. 2007. ISBN 978-9-750-17250-2.
- ↑ Bir Çerkes prensesinin harem hatıraları. L & M. 2004. ISBN 978-9-756-49131-7.
- 1 2 The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. 2010. pp. 144–47. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
- 1 2 Genealogy Of The Imperial Ottoman Family (2005)
- ↑ Fanny Davis (1986). The Ottoman Lady: A Social History from 1718 to 1918. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-313-24811-5.
- ↑ Yılmaz Öztuna (1989). İslâm devletleri: devletler ve hanedanlar. Kültür Bakanlığı. ISBN 978-9-751-70469-6.
- ↑ M. Çağatay Uluçay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
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