Fatma Sultan (daughter of Selim I)
| Fatma Sultan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1500 Trabzon, Ottoman Empire |
| Died |
1573 (aged 73) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | Kara Ahmed Pasha Türbe |
| Spouse |
Mustafa Pasha Kara Ahmed Pasha Hadım İbrahim Pasha |
| House | House of Osman |
| Father | Selim I |
| Mother | Ayşe Hafsa Sultan |
| Religion | Islam |
Fatma Sultan (1500–1573) (Ottoman Turkish: فاطمہ سلطان) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Selim I and Ayşe Hafsa Sultan. She was the sister of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.
Biography
She was previously married to Mustafa Pasha, the governor of Antioch where she was living until their divorce. Then, she came to the Topkapi Palace, with Huricihan Sultan (the daughter of Hatice Sultan) She was married to Kara Ahmed Pasha, who was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire between 1553 and 1555, they had two girls.
After the death of Kara Ahmed Pasha, she went to live in Bursa but returned to the imperial Palace after the death of Suleiman I.
She is known for her rivalry with Roxelana because when Fatma Sultan came to Istanbul in 1544, she had a higher rank than Roxelana or Mihrimah Sultan because she was Suleiman I's maternal sister and enjoyed a great power and was also known for her funny caracter as the Sultana of happiness.
She, Mahidevran Sultan, Hatice Sultan and Gulfem Hatun are known as responsible of the death of Roxelana.
She died in 1572 and was burried in Selim I's tomb.
Depictions in literature and popular culture
In the TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Fatma Sultan is played by Turkish actress Meltem Cumbul.
See also
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).
