Ayşe Sultan (daughter of Abdul Hamid II) facts for kids
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| Born | 15 November 1887 Yıldız Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
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| Died | 10 August 1960 (aged 72) Serencebey Yokuşu no. 53, Yıldız, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Burial | Yahya Efendi Cemetery, Istanbul | ||||
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| Dynasty | Ottoman | ||||
| Father | Abdul Hamid II | ||||
| Mother | Müşfika Kadın | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Hamide Ayşe Sultan (also known as Ayşe Osmanoğlu) was an Ottoman princess. She was born on November 15, 1887, and passed away on August 10, 1960. Ayşe Sultan was the daughter of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Müşfika Kadın.
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Early Life and Education
Ayşe Sultan was born on October 31, 1887, at the Yıldız Palace in Constantinople (now Istanbul). Her father was Sultan Abdul Hamid II, a powerful ruler of the Ottoman Empire. Her mother was Müşfika Kadın. Ayşe was her mother's only child.
Ayşe and her older half-sister, Şadiye Sultan, studied together. Their lessons took place in a special room at the Yıldız Palace. They learned many subjects from their teachers. Hasib Efendi taught them about the Quran, Arabic, and Persian. Kâmil Efendi taught them Turkish reading and writing, grammar, math, history, and geography.
Ayşe also learned to play the piano. Her first piano teacher was Dürrüyekta. Later, she took lessons once a week from François Lombardi, a music instructor. Ayşe learned to play the Hamidiye March, which was the anthem of the Ottoman Empire. She even composed lullabies!
First Marriage and Family
Ayşe Sultan was engaged to Ahmed Nami Bey in 1908. This was during the last year of her father's rule. In 1909, her father was removed from power. Ayşe followed her parents when they went into exile in Thessaloniki. She returned to Istanbul the next year.
Her wedding took place in June 1910 at the Dolmabahçe Palace. Her half-sister, Refia Sultan, also got married at the same time. The wedding party was held two months later, in August 1910, at the Bebek Palace.
Ayşe and Ahmed Nami Bey had their first child, a son named Ömer Nami Bey, in November 1911. Their daughter, Aliye Namiye Hanımsultan, was born in February 1913 but sadly passed away two months later. Before her father died, Ayşe traveled to Switzerland. There, her third child, a son named Osman Nami Bey, was born in Geneva in January 1918.
Later Life and Second Marriage
Ayşe Sultan and her first husband divorced in 1921. She then met Colonel Yarbay Mehmed Ali Bey at a party at Dolmabahçe Palace. They fell in love and married on April 3, 1921. They had one son together, Abdülhamid Rauf Bey, born in 1921.
In March 1924, the Ottoman imperial family had to leave Turkey. Ayşe, her husband, and their children moved to Paris, near Versailles. Her husband passed away in 1937. Ayşe believed he died because he missed his homeland.
Ayşe's mother chose to stay in Turkey. Because of this, Ayşe and her mother did not see each other for about 28 years. They were reunited when Ayşe returned from exile in 1952. Due to a new law in Turkey called the Surname Law, she took the name Ayşe Osmanoğlu.
Writing Her Memoirs
After returning to Istanbul, Ayşe Sultan wrote her life story, called her memoirs. She finished writing them by 1955. For much of her book, she relied on her mother's memories, as they lived together after Ayşe's return to Turkey.
Her memoirs first appeared in a popular Turkish magazine called Hayat in the late 1950s. Then, they were published as a book in Istanbul in 1960, shortly before she passed away.
The book was very popular because it shared Ayşe's personal memories of her famous father. She titled her memoir Babam Sultan Abdülhamid, which means "My Father, Sultan Abdul Hamid." In her book, she wanted to show a personal side of her father. She aimed to correct what she felt was a wrong public image of him. Sultan Abdul Hamid II's 33-year reign ended with him being removed from power and often criticized.
Death
Ayşe Sultan passed away on August 10, 1960, at the age of 72. She was buried in the imperial mausoleum at the Yahya Efendi dervish convent, close to Yıldız Palace. Her mother lived for almost another year, passing away in 1961.
Honours
Ayşe Sultan received several important honours during her lifetime:
- Iftikhar Sanayi Medal in Gold, 1897
- Order of the House of Osman
- Order of the Medjidie, Jeweled
- Order of Charity, 1st Class
- Liakat Medal in Gold
- Hicaz Demiryolu Medal in Gold
See also
- List of Ottoman princesses
