Orhan Murad Osmanoğlu

Orhan Murad Osmanoğlu
H.I.H. Prince Orhan Murad
Spouse H.H. Patricia Emine Hanımefendi
Issue H.I.H. Prince Turan Cem
H.I.H. Prince Tamer Nihad
House House of Osman
Father H.I.H. Prince Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu
Mother H.H. Athena Joy Hanımefendi
Born 26 December 1972
Henley, England

Orhan Murad Osmanoğlu (H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Orhan Murad Efendi)[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] was born in Henley-on-Thames, England on 26 December 1972. He is the eldest son of H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu and his wife Athena Joy Vassib née, Christoforides. He is the great-great-great-grandson of H.I.M. Sultan Murad V, 33rd Sovereign of the House of Osman through his grandfather H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Ali Vasıb Efendi, 41st Head of the Imperial House of Osman, and also the great-great-grandson of H.I.M. Sultan Mehmed V Reşad Han Gazi, 35th Sovereign of the House of Osman (the former ruling house of the historical Ottoman Empire), through his grandmother H.I.H. Princess Emine Mükbile Sultan.

Marriage and children

On 17 February 2000, Prince Murad Efendi married Brazilian Patricia Iotti. On marriage, Patricia adopted the name Emine and was granted the style of Her Highness. Her full title is H.H. Patricia Emine Hanımefendi. They have two sons; H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Turan Cem Efendi who was born in High Wycombe, England, on 7 January 2004 and H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Tamer Nihad Efendi born in High Wycombe, England, 15 April 2006.

Life

Prince Murad Efendi attended the Royal Grammar School at High Wycombe[8] and holds a degree in Business Studies from the University of London, He lives with his family in Buckinghamshire, and works for a software development company.

Family Tree

Showing the line of descent from the founder of the Ottoman dynasty to present day through the male descendants of Sultan Murad V

References

  1. ↑ Almanach de Gotha (184th ed.). Almanach de Gotha. 2000. pp. 365, 912–915.
  2. ↑ "Hayatta Olan Şehzadeler". Foundation of the Ottoman Dynasty. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Burke's Royal Families of the World (2 ed.). Burke's Peerage. 1980. p. 247.
  4. ↑ "Current Living Şehzades". Official Ottoman Family Website. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  5. ↑ İbrahim Pazan (15 September 2009). "Osmanoğullarının yeni reisi Osman Bayezid Efendi". Netgazete. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Osmanlı Hanedanı vakıf çatısı altında toplanıyor". Sabah. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  7. ↑ Line of succession to the Ottoman throne
  8. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/orhanmurad.osmanoglu

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