Mihrimah Sultan
Mihrimah Sultan (* around 1522 in Istanbul ; † January 25, 1578 ibid) was an Ottoman princess and the daughter of Suleyman I and Roxelane . She was one of the most influential Ottoman princesses.
Life
Mihrimah was born as the only daughter of Roxelane. At the end of 1539 she was married to the later Grand Vizier Riistem Pascha .
Like her mother, she wrote letters to Sigismund II August , the King of Poland . After the death of her father, she lent her brother Selim II 50,000 gold ducats, thus showing her political power. She was not only a princess, but also served as a symbolic valid sultan to her younger brother Selim II (usually the living mother of the ruling Ottoman sultan). In Ottoman Turkey , the Valide Sultan traditionally had access to significant economic resources and major architectural projects. Mihrimah's most famous foundations were the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Edirnekapı) and the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Üsküdar) , both designed by their father Sinan's chief architect . As the daughter of Suleyman I, she received 600 Akçe the day she retired in the old palace. No princess had ever received such a sum.
She died in Istanbul on January 25, 1578 and was buried in the Suleymaniye Mosque complex .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ekrem Buğra Ekinci: Notable life of Mihrimah Sultan in Daily Sabah March 10, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mihrimah Sultan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ottoman princess |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1522 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1578 |
| Place of death | Istanbul |