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Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi

1826 – 1853

Consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I

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Lived 1826 – 1853 (aged 26–27). Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi was a Turkish aristocrat.

Nesrin Hanım (; "wild rose", 1826 – 2 January 1853) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.

Life She was Georgian, daughter of the noble Manuçar Bey Asemiani and his wife Mahra Hanim, and was chosen by Abdulmejid's mother, Bezmiâlem Sultan, as consort (concubine) for her son. She married Abdulmejid in 1842. She was given the title of "Third Ikbal" and later "Second Ikbal". The same year, she gave birth to her first child, a son Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin. The prince died young. On 6 August 1848, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter, Behice Sultan in the Old Çırağan Palace.

In 1850 she gave birth to twins, Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin and Şehzade Mehmed Bahaeddin. Abdulmejid was on a trip in Anatolia, and received the news of their birth through his mother, Bezmiâlem Sultan. Both the princes died young.

She died on 2 January 1853 of tuberculosis and grief over the loss of her three children, and was buried in the New Mosque, Istanbul. Her daughter Behice Sultan was adopted by one of Abdülmejid's other consort, Şayan Kadın.

Issue Name Birth Death Notes Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin 22 April 1842 27 April 1845 Buried in New Mosque Behice Sultan 6 August 1848 30 November 1876 After her mother's death, She was adopted by Şayan Kadim. Married once without issue Şehzade Mehmed Bahaeddin 24 June 1850 9 November 1852 Twin brother of Nizameddin, buried in New Mosque Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin 24 June 1850 1852 Twin brother of Burhaneddin, buried in New Mosque

In literature Nesrin is a character in Hıfzı Topuz's historical novel Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman (2009).

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Important facts

Born
1826, Poti
Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Positions held
Valide sultan

Family & relationships

Spouse
Abdulmejid I
Child
Behice Sultan

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Who was Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi?

consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I

When was Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi born?

Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi was born in 1826 in Poti.

When did Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi die?

Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi died on 2 January 1853 in Istanbul.

What was Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi's occupation?

Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi was an aristocrat.

What nationality was Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi?

Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi was Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adile Nesrin Hanımefendi

· Wikidata: Q60191577

· DBpedia: Nesrin Hanım

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