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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.
Roxelana, Suleiman's consort and Osmino (Cihangir)'s mother, was a central character in Bonarelli's play, but she is only alluded to in the opera. Migliavacca also changed the tragic ending. In the opera Suleiman recognizes his folly in believing Selim (Mustafa) to be a traitor and spares his life.
Roxelana is the 29-year-old (28 at the start of the series) leader of the all-female theater troupe, Lir Esnaf (Lyre Guild). ... Sultan Selim's son, and the betrothed ...
In a break with Ottoman tradition, Suleiman married a harem girl Roxelana, who became Hürrem Sultan; her intrigues as queen in the court and power over the Sultan have become as famous as Suleiman himself. Their son, Selim II, succeeded Suleiman following his death in 1566 after 46 years of rule. (Read more...
Selim I 1466–1520 Sultan r. 1512–1520 Caliph r. 1517–1520: Hürrem Sultan (Roxelana) Suleiman the Magnificent 1494–1566 Sultan and Caliph r. 1520–1566: Nurbanu Sultan: Selim II 1524–1574 Sultan and Caliph r. 1566–1574: Safiye Sultan: Murad III 1546–1595 Sultan and Caliph r. 1574–1595: Handan Sultan: Mehmed III 1566–1603 ...
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
The mausoleum for Suleiman himself was built after his death on the orders of his son and successor, Selim II, between 1566 and 1568. [1] Interior of the mosque in a 19th-century photograph. Marble spolia from various sites in Constantinople and other parts of the empire were reportedly gathered and shipped to the construction site.
[5] [6] He had four brothers, Şehzade Mehmed, Şehzade Selim (future Selim II), Şehzade Abdullah and Şehzade Cihangir, and a sister Mihrimah Sultan. [2] [3] Between 26 November and 8 December 1539, a ceremony was held and celebrating circumcision of Bayezid and his younger brother Cihangir. The entire city and palace were involved in the ...