Hayriye Hanımsultan
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
| Hayriye Hanımsultan | |||||
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| Born | June 1846 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Died | 26 July 1869 (aged 22–23) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Burial | Damat Mehmed Ali Pasha Mausoleum, Eyüp, Istanbul | ||||
| Spouse |
Ali Rıza Bey (m. 1866) | ||||
| Issue | Two sons A daughter | ||||
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| Father | Damat Mehmed Ali Pasha | ||||
| Mother | Adile Sultan | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Hayriye Hanımsultan (Ottoman Turkish: خیریه خانم سلطان; June 1846 – 26 July 1869) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Adile Sultan and Damat Mehmed Ali Pasha.
Hayriye Hanımsultan was born in June 1846.[1] Her father was Damat Mehmed Ali Pasha, son of Elhac Ömer Agha,[2] and her mother was Adile Sultan, daughter of Sultan Mahmud II and Zernigâr Hanım.[3] She had three full siblings, Sultanzade Ismail Bey, Şadıka Hanımsultan, Aliye Hanımsultan, all of whom died in infancy.[4][5][6] She had an older half-brother, Mahmud Edhem Pasha, who married Sultan Abdulmejid I's daughter, Refia Sultan,[1] and an older half-sister, Hatice Hanım.[7] She took her piano lessons from Turkish composer, poet and writer Leyla Saz.[8]
On 10 June 1865,[9] she was betrothed to Ahmed Rıfat Bey, son of Mehmed Kani Pasha.[10] However, six months later the engagement was broken off. According to one source, Kani Pasha, who was known for his arrogance, didn't want to present an expensive gift to the princess.[9] According to another source, she was in love with Ali Rıza Bey, son of İşkodralı Mustafa Şerif Pasha.[9] After the engagement was broken off, Ahmed Rıfat Bey's military service was terminated. He was then sent to Saint Petersburg.[9]
On 17 April 1866, she married Ali Rıza Bey.[11] The wedding took place on 22 April 1866 in the Kuruçeşme Palace.[12] The couple were given a villa in Çamlıca as their residence.[13] She had two sons and a daughter, but all died in infancy, and several miscarriages.[14] After her father's death in 1868, she built a convent (tekke) near his mausoleum in Eyüp.[15]
She died of tuberculosis on 26 July 1869, and was buried in the mausoleum of her father.[7][9]
