Esmat Dowlatshahi
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1905
Kermanshah, Sublime State of Persia
Tehran, Iran
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| Born | Esmat ol-Molouk Dowlatshahi 1905 Kermanshah, Sublime State of Persia |
| Died | 25 July 1995 (aged 89–90) Tehran, Iran |
| Burial | Behesht-e Zahra, Tehran |
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| Father | Prince Gholam Ali Mirza Dowlatshahi |
| Mother | Mobtahej Od-dowlah Morad |
Esmat ol-Molouk Dowlatshahi (Persian: عصمتالملوک دولتشاهی; 1905 – 25 July 1995) was an Iranian royal and the fourth and last wife of Reza Shah.
Dowlatshahi was born in 1905.[1] She was a member of the Qajar dynasty.[1][2] Her father was Gholam Ali Mirza "Mojalal od-Dowleh" Dowlatshahi (1878–1934).[1] Her mother was Mobtahedj od-Dowleh, daughter of Ebtehadj Saltaneh and Abou Nasr Mirza Hessam Saltaneh II.[1] Her paternal grandfather was Hessam-Saltaneh I. She had two brothers and one sister, Ashraf Saltaneh II.[1] Mehrangiz Dowlatshahi, member of the Majlis and Iranian ambassador, was her cousin.[3]
Marriage
Dowlatshahi and Reza Shah wed in 1923.[3][4] She was his fourth, last and favourite wife.[5][6] Reza Shah was the minister of war when they married.[3] From this marriage five children were born: Abdul Reza, Ahmad Reza, Mahmoud Reza, Fatemeh and Hamid Reza Pahlavi.[1] Her husband became Shah of Iran in 1925. However, it was her husband's second wife Tadj ol-Molouk who was given a public role as queen.[7] Tadj ol-Molouk was unhappy in this situation due to her jealousy of Dowlatshahi, as she revealed in her memoirs.[7]
Dowlatshahi and Reza Shah lived in the Marble Palace in Tehran with their children.[5] She accompanied her husband to Mauritius when he was exiled there in September 1941, but she returned to Iran after a few months.[8]
