Hayranıdil Kadın

Hayranidil Kadın (; 2 November 1846 – 26 November 1898) was a consort of Sultan Abdulaziz of the Ottoman Empire, and the mother of the last Ottoman Caliph Abdulmejid II.

Life Of Abkhazian origin, Hayranıdil Kadın was born on 2 November 1846. She was celebrated as the most beautiful woman of the imperial household. The lack of information about her past and her family suggests that she was of humble or even slave origins: in fact, despite slavery had been abolished in the Ottoman Empire, Pertevniyal Sultan, mother of Abdülaziz, continued to select Caucasian slaves for the harem of her son.

She married Abdulaziz on 21 September 1865 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. She was given the title of "Third Kadın" and in 1875 of "Second Kadın". On 25 February 1867, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Nazime Sultan. One year later, on 29 May 1868, she gave birth to her second child, a son, Şehzade Abdulmejid (future Caliph Abdulmejid II) in the Beylerbeyi Palace. He was transferred to Feriye Palace the next day. Hayranıdil, and other women of Abdulaziz's entourage didn't want to leave the Dolmabahçe Palace. So they were grabbed by hand and were sent out to the Feriye Palace. In the process, they were searched from head to toe and everything of value was taken from them. On 4 June 1876, Abdulaziz died under mysterious circumstances. In 1876 the new sultan, Abdulhamid II, freed Abdülaziz's consort and allowed Hayranidil to live in Ortaköy Palace.

Death Hayranıdil Kadın died on 26 November 1898 in the Feriye Palace, Ortaköy at the age of fifty-two, and was buried in the mausoleum of Sultan Mahmud II, located at Divan Yolu street, Istanbul.

Issue Name Birth Death Notes Nazime Sultan 25 February 1867 9 November 1947 married once without issue Abdulmejid II 29 May 1868 23 August 1944 Last Caliph of the Ottoman Empire