Seniye Hanımsultan

Seniye Hanımsultan was born on 3 October 1843.^[1] Her father was Ahmed Fethi Pasha, son of Rodoslu Hafız Ahmed Agha^[2] and Saliha Hanım,^[3] and her mother was Atiye Sultan, daughter of Sultan Mahmud II and Pervizfelek Kadın.^[4][5] She had a full sister, Feride Hanımsultan, three years younger than her. She also had five paternal half-siblings, brothers Mehmed Besim Bey and Damat Mahmud Celaleddin Pasha, who married Cemile Sultan, daughter of Sultan Abdulmejid I, and sisters, Ferdane Hanım, Saliha Yeğane Hanım and Emine Güzide Hanım.^[6][7]

After their mother's death in 1850, Seniye and Feride came of the possession of their mother's palace in Emirgan, while Atiye's palace in Arnavutköy was allocated for the guests, who visited the empire. Later their palace in Emirgan was given to the governor of Egypt, and the two of them were allocated to the villa of Rıza Pasha. Later the two of them came of the possession of the palace in Arnavutköy.^[8]

In 1860, she married Hüseyin Hüsnü Pasha,^[9] son of Mustafa Nuri Pasha^[10] in the Eyüp Palace. They had a son.^[11] She was widowed at his death in 1899.^[9] In 1912, the "Hilal-i Ahmer Centre for Women" was organized within the "Ottoman Hilal-i Ahmer Association", a foundation established in 1877 to provide medical care in Istanbul and surrounding communities.^[12] As a member of the foundation, Seniye was obliged to give the foundation 1500 kuruş every year.^[13]

Seniye died on 10 December 1913, and was buried in Yahya Efendi Cemetery, Istanbul.^[8][14]

By her marriage, Seniye Hanımsultan had a son:

• Abdülkemir Paşah. He had two daughters, Fahire Hanim and Radiye Hanim.