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Hürrem Sultan (Turkish: [hyɾˈɾæm suɫˈtan]; Ottoman Turkish: خرّم سلطان, "the joyful one"; c. 1504 – 15 April 1558), also known as Roxelana (Ukrainian: Роксолана, romanized: Roksolana), was the chief consort, the first Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the legal wife of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and the mother of Suleiman's successor Selim II.
Suleiman I (Ottoman Turkish: سليمان اول, romanized: Süleyman-ı Evvel; Turkish: I. Süleyman, pronounced; 6 November 1494 – 6 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in Western Europe and Suleiman the Lawgiver (Ottoman Turkish: قانونى سلطان سليمان, romanized: Ḳānūnī Sulṭān Süleymān) in his Ottoman realm, was the longest-reigning sultan ...
Şehzade Mehmed was born in 1521 [2] in the Old Palace, during Suleiman's campaign to Belgrade. His birth was celebrated in the camp with sacrifices and distribution of alms. [3] His mother was Hürrem Sultan, [4] [5] an Orthodox priest's daughter. [6] In 1533 or 1534, his mother, Hurrem, was freed and became Suleiman's legal wife. [7]
Suleiman I: Şehzade Mehmed, Mihrimah Sultan, Selim II, Şehzade Abdullah, Şehzade Bayezid, and Şehzade Cihangir: 15 April 1558 Mihrimah Sultan: 1522 The only daughter of Suleiman I and Hürrem Sultan, and wife of Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasha: Ayşe Hümaşah Sultan, Sultanzade Osman Bey 25 January 1578 Nurbanu Sultan: c. 1525 /1527 Selim II
In this time, the title "Haseki Sultan" was created and used for the legal wife or Chief Consort of the Ottoman Sultan. For example, Hafsa Sultan, Suleiman's mother and first valide sultan, and Hürrem Sultan, Suleiman's legal wife and first haseki sultan. This usage underlines the Ottoman conception of sovereign power as family prerogative. [1]
Despite initial reluctance from Bayezid, efforts to ease tensions included offering positions to Bayezid's family members and household, aiming to defuse hostility and mistrust. [23] In September, Suleiman reassigned his sons, sending Selim to Konya and Bayezid to Amasya. Letters ensued, with Bayezid expressing discontent and seeking new ...
Suleiman-Shah (died 1161), Sultan of the Great Seljuq Empire; Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (died 1086), founder of the Sultanate of Rum; Süleyman Pasha (son of Orhan) (died 1357), Ottoman prince and commander; Süleyman Çelebi (1377–1411), de facto Ottoman ruler during the interregnum; Suleiman the Magnificent (1494–1566), also known as Suleiman I
Mihrimah was born in Constantinople on 1522 [9] [10] during the reign of her father, Suleiman the Magnificent. Her mother was Hürrem Sultan, [9] [11] [10] an Orthodox priest's daughter, [12] who was the Sultan's concubine but was freed in 1533 or 1534 and became Suleyman's legal wife. [13]