Meyliservet Kadın

Meyliservet Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: میل ثروت قادین‎; 21 October 1854 – 1891) was the fourth wife of Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire.[1]

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Meyliservet, the title is Kadın, and there is no family name.
Meyliservet Kadın
Born21 October 1854
Caucasus
Died1891 (aged 36–37)
Çırağan Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Spouse
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(her d. 1891)​
IssueFehime Sultan
Full name
Turkish: Meyliservet Kadın
Ottoman Turkish: میل ثروت قادین‎
HouseOttoman (by marriage)
ReligionSunni Islam

Early life

Of Circassian origin, Meyliservet was born on 21 October 1854 in the Caucasus.[2] She had an elder sister, who was the wife of the ambassador to Rome. Her sister took her with her to Italy, and provided her with an excellent education. She learned several languages. After remaining in Italy for more than eight years, the two sisters returned to Istanbul where they lived a lonely life. Meyliservet’s sister came to know of Refia Sultan. Her sister took Meyliservet along with her to the Princess. While there Meyliservet liked the palace life so much that she decided that she would not leave. Refia Sultan took Meyliservet into the palace and had her provided with special training.[3][4]

Marriage

Although Murad liked blond girls, so his sister Refia selected a blond girl for him. Some months went by, the holidays came around, and Murad who at the time was the heir apparent, called at his sister’s villa in order to pay his respects.[5] Meyliservet waited upon Murad, and caught his eye. After the dinner the orchestra struck up and European music started and people started dancing, Murad summoned Meyliservet and danced with her. After the dance, he told his sister that he likes Meyliservet very much and wants to marry her.[6] Refia Sultan sent Meyliservet forthwith to the apartments of the Heir located at the Dolmabahçe Palace,[6] where she married Murad in early 1870s.[2] On 2 August 1875, she gave birth to her only child, a daughter, Fehime Sultan.[7][8][1]

Murad ascended the throne on 30 May 1876, after the deposition of his uncle Sultan Abdulaziz,[9] Meyliservet was given the title of "Fourth Consort".[3][1] After reigning for three months, Murad was deposed on 30 August 1876,[10] due to mental instability and was imprisoned in the Çırağan Palace. Meyliservet and her one-year-old daughter also followed Murad into confinement.[11]

Death

Meyliservet Kadın died of a short illness[12] at the Çırağan Palace in 1891 at the age of thirty-seven.[2] Before her death she wrote a will to Murad in which she stated “I shall not recover from this illness, I entrust my daughter to you”.[12]

Issue
NameBirthDeathNotes
Fehime Sultan  2 August 1875[13][8] 15 September 1929[13][8] married two times without issue

See also

References
  1. Uluçay 2011, p. 239.
  2. Brookes 2010, p. 284.
  3. Brookes 2010, p. 38.
  4. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 652.
  5. Brookes 2010, p. 38-9.
  6. Brookes 2010, p. 39.
  7. Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 663.
  8. Brookes 2010, p. 281.
  9. Roudometof, Victor (2001). Nationalism, Globalization, and Orthodoxy: The Social Origins of Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 86–7. ISBN 978-0-313-31949-5.
  10. Williams, Augustus Warner; Gabriel, Mgrditch Simbad (1896). Bleeding Armedia: Its History and Horrors Under the Curse of Islam. Publishers union. p. 214.
  11. Brookes 2010, p. 64.
  12. Brookes 2010, p. 114.
  13. Uluçay 2011, p. 242-43.

Sources
  • Brookes, Douglas Scott (January 1, 2010). The Concubine,the Princess, and the Teacher:Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78335-5.
  • Sakaoğlu, Necdet (2008). Bu mülkün kadın sultanları: Vâlide sultanlar, hâtunlar, hasekiler, kadınefendiler, sultanefendiler. Oğlak Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-9-753-29623-6.
  • Uluçay, M. Çağatay (2011). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları. Ötüken. ISBN 978-9-754-37840-5.
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