Dürrüşehvar Hanım


Dürrüşehvar Hanım was the adopted daughter of Sultan Abdul Hamid I of the Ottoman Empire.

Early life

Ayşe Dürrüşehvar Hanım was born in 1767 in Istanbul. She was adopted by Abdul Hamid I when he was still a prince. Since it was forbidden for princes from Ahmed I to have children before their accession to the throne. It means that she was to be killed. However, Abdul Hamid managed to take her out of Istanbul and hide her in safe place until he ascended the throne.

Marriage

When her father ascended the throne in 1774, she was taken back to Istanbul. Where Abdul Hamid told everyone that she is his daughter.
Some years later, her father married her to Damat Ahmed Nazif Bey. They marriage was held in Istanbul. From this marriage Zeynep and Atiyeullah Hanımsultan were born.
Ayşe Dürrüşehvar lived a happy life until her father's death. In 1789, her husband was executed by Selim III when he became the Sultan, and she was widowed by his death. Like the princess of her generation she didn't remarried.
Dürrüşehvar was responsible for transporting Nakşidil Sultan to Topkapı Palace as she became the new Valide Sultan.

Death

Ayşe Dürrüşehvar Hanım died in 1826 in her palace in Kuruçeşme and was buried the mausoleum of Nakşidil Sultan Mausoleum, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.

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