Ezzat ed-Dowleh
Iranian princess
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Maleknesa Khanom (Persian: ملکنسا خانم), also known as Ezzat ed-Dowleh (عزتالدوله) or Malekzadeh Khanom (ملکزاده خانم) (1834/35 – 27 June 1905),[1] was the daughter of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Malek Jahan Khanom Amirsoleimani, and a sister of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.[2] Ezzat ed-Dowleh married four times in her life time.[1]
Tabriz, Qajar Iran
Isfahan, Qajar Iran
| Ezzat ed-Dowleh | |||||
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.jpg) Ezzat ed-Dowleh on the step of the Naderi Throne | |||||
| Born | 1834/35 Tabriz, Qajar Iran | ||||
| Died | 1905 (aged 70–71) Isfahan, Qajar Iran | ||||
| Burial | Imamzadeh Ahmad, Isfahan | ||||
| Spouse | Mirza Kazem Nezam-ol-Molk
(m. 1852; div. 1859) | ||||
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| Dynasty | Qajar | ||||
| Father | Mohammad Shah Qajar | ||||
| Mother | Malek Jahan Khanom | ||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||
Biography
Ezzat ed-Dowleh was born in Kahnamu near Tabriz, north western Iran. Ezzat ed-Dowleh was married four times. The first time when she married Mirza Taghi Khan Farahani in 1849.[3][4] The marriage ended after Amir Kabir was murdered on 10 January 1852.[5] The second time she married Mirza Kazem Nezam-ol-Molk Son of Mirza Aqa Khan Nuri.[6] The marriage lasted seven years, until Ezzat ed-Dowleh divorced her husband[1] and married for the third time with her cousin Anoushirvan Khan Qajar.[1] After Anoushirvan Khan Qajar had died in 1868, Ezzat ed-Dowleh married for the fourth time with Mirza Yahya Khan Moshir od-Dowleh in 1868.[7] Ezzat ed-Dowleh died on 27 June 1905 and was buried in Isfahan.
Children
Ezzat ed-Dowleh had two daughters by her first husband Amir Kabir: Taj ol-Molouk, a future consort of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, and Hamdam al-Molouk.[1][8]
