Shehret Feza Hanim
Princess Consort of Egypt
About Shehret Feza Hanim
Lived 1829 – 1895 (aged 65–66). Shehret Feza Hanim was a Turkish.
Shehret Feza Hanim (; ; died 1895; meaning "Empyrean fame" ) was the first wife of Khedive Isma'il Pasha of Egypt.
Marriage Of Georgian origin, She gave birth to two daughters, Princess Tawhida Hanim (died 1888) born in 1850, followed by Princess Fatima Hanim (died 1920), born in 1853.
After Isma'il's accession to the throne in 1863, she was given the title of "First Princess", a position at which she remained throughout his entire reign, until his deposition in 1879. In Egypt she was known as Buyuk Hanim or Great Lady. She mostly wore traditional Ottoman garments, featuring a few western details.
Death Shehret Feza Hanim died in 1895, and was buried in the Khedival Mausoleum, Al-Rifa'i Mosque.
Honour Foreign honour Ottoman Empire: Decoration of the Order of Charity, 1st class, 27 September 1878
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Who was Shehret Feza Hanim?
princess Consort of Egypt
When was Shehret Feza Hanim born?
Shehret Feza Hanim was born in 1829 in Sochi.
When did Shehret Feza Hanim die?
Shehret Feza Hanim died in 1895.
What nationality was Shehret Feza Hanim?
Shehret Feza Hanim was Turkish.
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