Ayşe Gülnev Osmanoğlu

Ayşe Gülnev Osmanoğlu
Born (1971-01-17) 17 January 1971
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Spouse Nicholas Sutton
Issue Sultanzade Maximilian Ali Sutton
Sultanzade Cosmo Tarik Sutton
Sultanzade Lysander Cengiz Sutton
Tatyana Aliye Hanımsultan Sutton
Sultanzade Ferdinand Ziya Sutton
House Imperial House of Osman
Father Şehzade Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu
Mother Athena Joy Hanım
Religion Islam

Ayşe Gülnev Osmanoğlu[1][2] (born 17 January 1971) is a member of the Osmanoğlu family. They are descended from the Sultans who ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 until the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. Ayşe is a descendant of Sultan Murad V, 33rd sovereign of the House of Osman and Sultan Mehmed V, the 35th sovereign of the House of Osman.

Biography

Ayşe was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, on 17 January 1971. She is the only daughter of Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu and his wife Athena Joy Hanım. Athena was born Athena Christoforides in London on 9 March 1944. Ayşe is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Sultan Murad V, 33rd sovereign of the House of Osman through her grandfather Ali Vâsib, the 41st Head of the Imperial House of Osman, and also the great-great-granddaughter of Sultan Mehmed V, the 35th sovereign of the House of Osman, through her grandmother Emine Mükbile. Her father Osman Selaheddin is the only Ottoman prince whose parents are both descendants of the Imperial Ottoman Dynasty. Ayşe has three younger brothers: Şehzade Orhan Murad Osmanoğlu (b. 1972), Şehzade Nihat Reshad Osmanoğlu (b. 1978 - d. 1978) and Şehzade Selim Süleyman Osmanoğlu (b. 1979)

Ayşe holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics from Exeter University and a master's degree in Ottoman History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.

Ayşe married Nicholas Sutton (born 18 August 1969) on 27 August 1994; on their marriage he gained the title of Damat ("bridegroom" to the Ottoman dynasty) and the honorific His Highness. Together they have five children, four sons and one daughter:

Ayşe lives in Sussex, England, with her family and spends the summers near Bodrum, Turkey.[3][4] She is a director of property investment and development companies, and writes and researches historical pieces[5] on Ottoman history. She co-wrote the historical background to Memoirs of an Ottoman Prince, which is a biography of her grandfather Ali Vâsib.

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

Bibliography

References

  1. Almanach de Gotha (184th ed.). Almanach de Gotha. 2000. pp. 365, 912–915
  2. Burke's Royal Families of the World (2 ed.). Burke's Peerage. 1980. p. 248
  3. http://mobil.stargazete.com/n97/pazar/cocukken-de-5-bebegim-vardi-haber-289537.htm
  4. "İNGİLİZ KÜLTÜRÜ OSMANLI İZLERİNİ SİLEMEMİŞ - TURİZMİN SESİ - Güncel Turizm Haberleri -Turizm - Seyahat - Gezi - Gastronomi -". www.turizminsesi.com.
  5. "The centenary of the Ottoman entry into the First World War". www.hurriyetdailynews.com.

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