Şehzade Mehmed Şevket

Şehzade Mehmed Şevket (Ottoman Turkish: شهزاده محمد شوكت‎; 10 June 1869 – 22 October 1899) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Sultan Abdulaziz and Nesrin Kadın.

Şehzade Mehmed Şevket
Born	10 June 1869 Dolmabahçe Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Died	22 October 1899 (aged 30) Ortaköy Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Burial	Sultan Mahmud II Mausoleum, Divanyolu, Istanbul
Spouse	Ruyinaz Hanım ​ ​ (m. 1890; his d. 1899)​
Issue	Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin
Full name Turkish: Şehzade Mehmed Şevket Ottoman Turkish: شهزاده محمد شوکت‎
Dynasty	Ottoman
Father	Abdulaziz
Mother	Nesrin Kadın
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire
Service/branch	Ottoman Navy
Years of service	1875–1899 (active service)
Rank	See list

Early life

Şehzade Mehmed Şevket was born on 10 June 1869[1][2] in the Dolmabahçe Palace.[3][4] His father was Abdulaziz and his mother was Nesrin Kadın, the daughter of Prince Ismail Zevş-Barakay.[5] He was the eight child of his father and the eldest child of his mother. He was the elder full-brother of Emine Sultan.[6]

Abdulaziz was deposed on 30 May 1876 and was succeeded by his nephew Murad V. On 4 June 1876,[7] Abdulaziz died under mysterious circumstances. His mother died a few days later, on 11 June 1876.[6] Şevket was only four years old that time, Sultan Abdul Hamid took care of Şevket and raised him with his sons.[8]

Şevket began his education at Ilhamur Mansion, in 1879, along with his sister Esma Sultan and brother Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin and cousins Şehzade Mehmed Selim and Zekiye Sultan.[9]

His circumcision took place on 17 December 1883, along with his brothers Abdulmejid II, Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin, others included Şehzade Mehmed Selim eldest son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, Şehzade Ibrahim Tevfik, grandson of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin, eldest son of Mehmed V.[10] His circumcision was carried out by Rıfat or Saib Pasha.[11]

Military career

Mehmed Şevket was enlisted in the imperial Ottoman Navy during the reign of his father. He was given the rank of lieutenant on 27 May 1875. A year later in 1876, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-commander.[12]

Personal life

Şevket's only wife was Fatma Ruyinaz Hanım. She was born on 2 January 1873 in Bandırma, Ottoman Empire. They married on 3 April 1890 in the Yıldız Palace when Şevket was twenty and Ruyinaz was seventeen years old.[13][4] She was the mother of the couple's only child Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin born on 1 March 1891.[14]

Şevket owned the Malta Mansion.[15] He was a proficient pianist. His father Abdulaziz and his elder half-brother Abdulmejid II were accomplished artists, and his younger half-brother Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin was a accomplished composer.[16]

Death

Mehmed Şevket died on 22 October 1899, at the age of thirty and was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather Mahmud II in Mahmud II Mausoleum, Divanyolu, Istanbul.[4][8][17] Sultan Abdulaziz's male generation in present day came through Mehmed Şevket.[17]

Honours

Military appointments

Military ranks and naval appointments

• 27 May 1875: Lieutenant, Ottoman Navy
• 1876: Lieutenant-Commander, Ottoman Navy

Issue

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin	28 October 1890	18 November 1946	born in Yıldız Palace; married on 2 March 1913 to Cemile Destaviz Hanım (born 13 August 1895, Batumi), and had issue, two sons, Şehzade Mehmed Hüsameddin and Şehzade Süleyman Sadeddin; died in exile in Beirut, Lebanon, and buried there

Ancestry

Ancestors of Şehzade Mehmed Şevket
8. Abdul Hamid I 4. Mahmud II 9. Nakşidil Sultan 2. Abdulaziz 5. Pertevniyal Sultan 1. Şehzade Mehmed Şevket 12. Vordezokue Zevş-Barakay 6. Ismail Zevş-Barakay 3. Nesrin Kadın

References

1. Uçan, Lâle (2019). Dolmabahçe Sarayı'nda Çocuk Olmak: Sultan Abdülaziz'in Şehzâdelerinin ve Sultanefendilerinin Çocukluk Yaşantılarından Kesitler. FSM İlmî Araştırmalar İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi. p. 233.
2. Uçan 2019, p. 24. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFUçan2019 (help)
3. Bey 1969, p. 280.
4. Adra, Jamil (2005). Genealogy of the Imperial Ottoman Family 2005. pp. 16.
5. Açba, Harun (2007). Kadın efendiler: 1839-1924. Profil. p. 90. ISBN 978-9-759-96109-1.
6. Uluçay 2011, p. 233.
7. Davison, Roderic H. (8 December 2015). Reform in the Ottoman Empire, 1856-1876. Princeton University Press. p. 341. ISBN 978-1-400-87876-5.
8. Korkmaz 2019, p. 50.
9. Uru, Cevriye (2010). Sultan Abdülhamid'in kızı Zekiye Sultan'in Hayati (1872-1950). p. 6.
10. Uçan 2019, p. 25. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFUçan2019 (help)
11. Uçan 2019, p. 25 n. 57. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFUçan2019 (help)
12. Korkmaz 2019, p. 50-51.
13. Bey 1969, p. 169.
14. Bey 1969, p. 153.
15. Korkmaz 2019, p. 51.
16. "Murat Bardakçı yazdı". Habertürk. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
17. "Mehmed Şevket Efendi Kimdir? Osmanlı Şehzadesi, Sultan Abdülaziz'in Oğlu". Osmanli. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

Sources

• Bey, Mehmet Sürreya (1969). Osmanlı devletinde kim kimdi, Volume 1. Küğ Yayını.
• Korkmaz, Mehmet (2019). Denizin Saraylıları: Bahriye'de Osmanlı Şehzadeleri.
• Uçan, Lâle (2019). Son Halife Abdülmecid Efendi'nin Hayatı - Şehzâlik, Veliahtlık ve Halifelik Yılları (PDF) (PhD Thesis). Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences.
• Uluçay, Mustafa Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ankara, Ötüken.