Zeynifelek Hanım

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Zeynifelek Hanım
Born1824
Abkhazia
Died20 December 1842(1842-12-20) (aged 17–18)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial
Nakşidil Sultan Mausoleum, Fatih Mosque, Istanbul
Spouse
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(m. 1839)​
Issue Behiye Sultan
Names
Turkish: Zeynifelek Hanım
Ottoman Turkish: زین فلک خانم
House Ottoman (by marriage)
Religion Sunni Islam

Zeynifelek Hanım [a] (Ottoman Turkish : زین فلك خانم; 1824 - 20 December 1842; meaning "Ornament from heaven" [1] ) was a consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire.

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Zeynifelek was Abkhaz, and belonged to the princely Klıç family. She was educated at court with her sister and cousins and Bezmiâlem Sultan, Abdülmejid's mother, introduce her to the sultan. Known for her beauty and skill as a painter, Abdülmejid asked her for a portrait of his and then fell in love with her.

Zeynifelek married Abdulmejid in 1840. She was given the title of "Second Ikbal". On 22 February 1841, she gave birth to her only child, a daughter, Behiye Sultan (called also Behi Sultan) in the Old Beşiktaş Palace. The princess died at the age of six in 1847. [2]

Zeynifelek Hanım died of tuberculosis on 20 December 1842, [3] and was buried in the mausoleum of Nakşidil Sultan, Fatih Mosque, Istanbul. Charles White, who visited Istanbul in 1843, said following about her:

...Zinet or Zihem Felik [Zeynifelek]...died in 1842. [1] ...The deceased...is said to have been of most intractable temper, and most jealous and fretful disposition. This eventually lead to the pulmonary complaint of which she died. [4]

Issue

NameBirthDeathNotes
Behiye Sultan22 February 1841 [2] [5] 3 June 1847 [2] [5] Called also Behi Sultan, born in Beşiktaş Palace; [2] buried in New Mosque [2]

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See also

Annotations

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    She is also called Zeynimelek (ornated angel), and Zerrinmelek (golden angel). [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 White 1846, p. 10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Uluçay 2011, p. 220.
  3. ↑ White 1846, pp. 10–11.
  4. ↑ White 1846, p. 11.
  5. 1 2 Paşa 1960, p. 144.
  6. ↑ Hıfzı Topuz (2009). Abdülmecit: İmparatorluk Çökerken Sarayda 22 Yıl: Roman. Remzi Kitabevi. p. 195. ISBN   978-975-14-1357-4.
  7. ↑ Sakaoğlu 2008, p. 604.

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