Şehzade Mehmed
| Şehzade Mehmed | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Esmehan Baharnaz Sultan |
| Issue | Hümaşah Sultan |
| House | House of Osman |
| Father | Suleiman the Magnificent |
| Mother | Hürrem Sultan |
| Born |
c.1521 Ottoman Empire |
| Died |
1543 (aged c. 22) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Religion | Islam |
Şehzade Mehmed (1521–1543) was the first son of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and Hürrem Sultan. He was assigned to rule in Manisa after his brother Şehzade Mustafa was sent to Amasya from there.
Biography
Historians say that Şehzade Mehmed was very much like his older half-brother, Şehzade Mustafa. He looked up to him as his role model, and had a good relationship with him since their childhood. Şehzade Mehmed participated in his father's successful Esztergom campaign (Siege of Esztergom).
There are different opinions about Mehmed's death. According to some historians, he died from smallpox. According to another opinion, he died a natural death. According to yet others, he was murdered under the command of Mahidevran Sultan, who saw him as a huge threat to become Sultan after his father ahead of her son Mustafa.
After his son's death, Suleiman the Magnificent had the famed imperial architect Mimar Sinan build the Şehzade Mosque in Istanbul to commemorate Mehmed.
Mehmed's only child was Hümaşah Sultan, born to his wife, Esmehan Baharnaz Sultan.
See also
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman dynasty
- Ottoman family tree
- Line of succession to the Ottoman throne
- List of the mothers of the Ottoman Sultans
- List of consorts of the Ottoman Sultans
- Ottoman Emperors family tree (simplified)
Further reading
- Peirce, Leslie P., The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire, Oxford University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-19-508677-5 (paperback).
- Yavuz Bahadıroğlu, Resimli Osmanlı Tarihi, Nesil Yayınları (Ottoman History with Illustrations, Nesil Publications), 15th Ed., 2009, ISBN 978-975-269-299-2 (Hardcover).