Fahriye Sultan

Ottoman princess
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroOttoman princess
isNoble Princess
Gender
Female
Death1656
The details

Biography

Fahri Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: فخری سلطان, "honorary"; died c. 1679), was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Murad III (reign 1574–1595) of the Ottoman Empire.

In 1595 her father died and her brother, Mehmed III ascended to the throne. She then settled in the old palace. Her first husband was Sofu Bayram Pasha. She was widowed at his death in 1632.

During the reign of sultan Murad IV, her stipend was 430 aspers a day. She is known to receive gifts from the Ragusans from the 1640s all up until the late 1670s. However, once she was deliberately overlooked for reasons unknown, likely driven by a reduction in public spending. After waiting a year, she instructed her kethüda to inquire with the ambassadors about why their predecessors didn't provide her entitled privileges. When the ambassadors showed no inclination to rectify the situation, she sought the intervention of the grand vizier, sending a copy to Caboga, the Ragusan ambassador. The outcome remains uncertain.

Her second husband was Deli Dilaver Pasha. She was widowed at his death in 1668.

In popular culture

In the 2015 TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, Fahri Sultan is portrayed by Turkish actress Gülcan Arslan.

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