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MariaAmaliaduchessadiParma

Joined 20 October 2020
Welcome to my page

Welcome to my Wikipedia page, I titled it "Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma" (Italian: MariaAmaliaduchessadiParma) because I love this historical character!

Portrait of Duchess Maria Amalia of Parma, my idol, by Alexander Roslin
  • Please note: Before you come to discuss with me, prepare an argument well. I will not listen to any personal opinions not supported by sources, in general.

Babel

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Babel

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My work here

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Pages I created

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Favorite pages

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My favorite pages I contribute to are:

Notes that are useful for me when editing

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Ottoman Dynasty's family tree

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Hafsa Sultan (née Princess of Crimea?), then Valide Sultan:


legend:

Sultan Murad IV's Hasekis

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  1. Haseki Ayşe Sultan (1614 ca. – 1680 ca.). Originally from Cephalonia.
  2. Haseki Şemsişah Sultan (1619 – 1698). Originally born as Princess Zilihan/Zilikhana Dadiani from Mingrelia, Georgia.

Sultan Ibrahim' Hasekis

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  1. BaşHaseki Turhan Sultan (1627 ca. – 4 August 1683), mother, Valide Sultan and Nâib-i-Saltanat (1651/1656) of the Empire. Originally named Naydia from Rus'.
  2. Haseki Saliha Dilaşub Sultan (1627 ca. – 4 December 1689), mother and Valide Sultan of the Empire. Originally named Ekaterina from Serbia (not confirmed).
  3. Haseki Hatice Muazzez Sultan (1626/27 ca. – 12 September 1687), mother and posthumous Valide Sultan of the Empire. Originally named Eva from Poland (not confirmed).
  4. Haseki Ayşe Sultan (? – 1675/1683). Originally born in the Tatar regions of the Empire.
  5. Haseki Mâhenver Sultan (? – ?). Originally born in the Circassian regions of the Empire.
  6. Haseki Saçbağı Sultan (1629 ca. – 1694). Originally named Leyla from North Caucasus (not confirmed).
  7. Haseki Şivekar Sultan (1627 ca. – 1693). Originally named Marija from Armenia.
  8. Haseki Telli Hümaşah Sultan (1630 ca. - after 1676). Originally from Georgia.

Mâhfirûz Valide Sultan

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As passionate about history, in particular Ottoman, I have done and continue to carry out a lot of research on the figure of Mâhfirûz Sultan, one of the wives of Sultan Ahmed I. Why do I do this? To dispel a false myth that wants this woman relegated to the margins of history.

Her background

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Mâhfirûz (or Mâhirûze, Mahfirûz, Mâh-firûz) was born between 1585 and 1590 ca. Regarding her origin, she was most likely Circassian.

Possibly, also a Princess: some identify her as Princess Hansuret Bikeç Alkasovna, member of the Çerkassy family, daughter of Prince Alkas Çerkassy. The claim that the Ottoman Sultans could not marry women belonging to other dynasties - or free foreign ladies, is absolutely untrue, as there are examples of the contrary.

Her time at the Imperial Court

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She was the first married wife, and thus Haseki. She was named as Mâhfirûz/Mâhfirûze or Mâhirûz/Mâhirûze. She was also the mother of the first born son of the Sultan, Prince Osman, in 1604. She bored then also other 5 or 6 children.

On this encyclopedia, many people edit her page without knowing her figure at all. There is nothing that should be more prohibited than disinformation. Those who have watched the show "Magnificent Century" are particularly accustomed to making this type of change based on a TV series.

Her future sons were named Bayezid, Huseyn and Süleyman. Her daughters were named as Hanzade, Hatice and Zeynep. Possibly, she was also the mother of Gevherhan and Mehmed, or if not, she may have taken care of their education instead.

She was banished several times at the Old Palace 'cause of her husband's second Haseki, Kösem, who was jealous of her status and wanted her first son Murad to ascend the throne, instead of the firstborn Osman.

We could open an entire paragraph on the rivalry that Kösem had with the first Haseki, but we will go off topic. Let's stay here.

As Valide

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Mâhfirûz was surely alive at the time of her son's installation as Sultan in 1618. She returned to the court. The claims of the lack of a Valide Sultan at that time is a fraud, cause the Daye Hatun of Osman II started acting as de facto Valide after 1620. Mâhfirûz was reportedly sick at the time, and left the court to recover in Eyüp, where she died, between 1620 and 1628.

The lack of documents regarding his figure at the time can be justified by the destruction of the official documents and the fact that she was no longer at court. Ambassadors reports lacked of informations at the time, cause they very often confused various concubines with others. There is no certainty in stating that Mâhfirûz was dead before her son's rise to power.

As Valide in Eyüp, she built monuments and other public facilities. Moreover she was a very religious woman. She was buried at Eyüp as per her wishes. Eyüp city's website list her death as occurred in 1628.

A portrait of Mahfiruz (the only one certain) is a depiction of the coronation of Osman II. She is carried in procession at Topkapi without the Ottoman veil that Imperial Ladies should have used. Those who say "no man could have painted a sultana because no foreigner had access to the harem" they do not calculate that an account of the event by someone else would have been sufficient to create a portrait, and that the Austrian Ambassador was allowed to attend the full ceremony.

The shameful thing is that special protection was needed to prevent anonymous vandals from coming to smear the page. One thing that is not accepted are claims that this woman can be lived after a certain period. Kösem fan or producers of imaginative story?

Documents: cited by me in a discussion at the subject's discussion page.

Knowing history means accepting even what you don't like and not dwelling on appearances, but studying to the end. Studying history does not mean exalting someone at the expense of others. To study history is to accept the fact that Kösem was not the most powerful authority in her husband's court. Please, if you don't like what you wrote, keep it to yourself. I am not interested in your insults, nor in your trying to convince me of something else. Maybe it's you who should change your mindset?

How the page should be

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Mâhfirûz Sultan
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Tenure26 February 1618 – 26 October 1620
PredecessorHalime Sultan
SuccessorHalime Sultan
Bornc. 1587
Circassia
Died26 October 1620(1620-10-26) (aged 32–33)
Eyüpsultan, Ottoman Empire
Burial
Eyüp Cemetery, Ottoman Empire
ReligionSunni islam
(converted)

Mâhfirûz Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: آشوب سلطان; c. 1587 - 26 October 1620), also known as Mâhfirûz Hatice Sultan or Mâhirûze Sultan, was the first Haseki Sultan of Sultan Ahmed I of the Ottoman Empire and mother and Valide Sultan to his firstborn son, Osman II.

A project I'm working on: Meylişah, wife of Osman II

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Information to be added soon.

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