Atiye Sultan

Atiye Sultan (; 2 January 1824 – 11 August 1850) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan Mahmud II and Pervizifelek Kadın. She was the half-sister of Sultans Abdulmejid I and Abdulaziz.

Early life Atiye Sultan was born on 2 January 1824 in the Topkapı Palace. Her father was Sultan Mahmud II, son of Sultan Abdul Hamid I and Nakşidil Sultan, and her mother was Pervizfelek Kadın. She had two full sisters, Hatice Sultan, one year younger than her, and Fatma Sultan, four years younger than her, both of whom died young.

She was described as a smart and talented girl, interested in poetry and literature. She was the half-sister closest to Abdülmejid I, who was only ten months older than her. Often, when they were young, she followed him out of the palace dressed as a boy.

Marriage On 8 January 1840, during the reign of her elder half-brother Abdulmejid I, Atiye was betrothed to Rodosizade Ahmed Fethi Pasha. The marriage took place on 25 June 1840, and was performed by Shaykh al-Islām Mekkizade Mustafa Asım Efendi with a dowry of 1001 silver purses. The wedding took place on 7 August 1840 in the Dolmabahçe Palace and lasted for seven days.

The two together had two daughters, Seniye Hanımsultan, born on 4 October 1843, and Feride Hanımsultan, born on 30 April 1847. Charles White, who visited Istanbul in 1843, said the following about her:

Death Atiye Sultan died on 11 August 1850 at the age of twenty-six, and was buried in the mausoleum of her father located in Divanyolu, Istanbul.

Issue Name Birth Death Notes Seniye Hanımsultan 3 October 1843 married in 1860 in the Eyüp Palace to Hüseyin Hüsnü Pasha, she had a son, Abdülkerim Paşah, who had two daughters, Fahire Hanim and Radiye Hanim; buried in Yahya Efendi Cemetery; Feride Hanımsultan 30 May 1847 buried in Yahya Efendi Cemetery;

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