TURKEY

The Imperial House of Osman
GENEALOGY
1909 - 1918 H.M. Sultan Muhammad V
Rashad Khan Ghazi , 35th Sovereign of the
House of Osman, Sultan of Sultans, Khan of Khans,
Commander of the Faithful and Successor of the Prophet of
the Lord of the Universe, Protector of the Holy Cities of
Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, Emperor of the three Cities
of Constantinople, Adrianople and Bursa, and of the
Cities of Damascus and Cairo, of all Azerbaijan, of the
Magris, of Barka, of Kairuan, of Aleppo, of Arabic Iraq
and of Ajim, of Basra, of El Hasa, of Dilen, of Raka, of
Mosul, of Parthia, of Diyarbakir, of Cicilia, of the
Vilayets of Erzurum, of Sivas, of Adana, of Karaman, Van,
of Barbary, of Abyssinia, of Tunisia, of Tripoli, of
Damascus, of Cyprus, of Rhodes, of Candia, of the Vilayet
of the Morea, of the Marmara Sea, the Black Sea and also
its coasts, of Anatolia, of Rumelia, Baghdad, Kurdistan,
Greece, Turkistan, Tartary, Circassia, of the two regions
of Kabarda, of Georgia, of the plain of Kypshak, of the
whole country of the Tartars, of Kefa and of all the
neighbouring countries, of Bosnia and its dependencies,
of the City and Fort of Belgrade, of the Vilayet of
Serbia, with all the castles, forts and cities, of all
Albania, of all Iflak and Bogdania, as well as all the
dependencies and borders, and many others countries and
cities. b. at the Old Ciragan Palace,
Constantinople, 2nd November 1844, educ.
privately. Became Vali Ahad (Heir Apparent) 31st
August 1876. Succeeded on the deposition of his elder
half-brother, 24th April 1909. Girded with the
sword at the Great Mosque of Eyub, 27th April
1909. Field Marshal-General Prussian Army, 27/1/1916. Rcvd:
Knt. of the Orders of St Alexander of Bulgaria
(21.3.1910), Black Eagle with collar of Prussia
(31.8.1911), Carol I with collar of Rumania, and St
Andrew, St Stanislav, St Anne 1st class and St
Vladimir 1st class of Russia, GC of the Orders
of the Legion of Honour of France (16.6.1909), White
Eagle of Serbia (1909), Legion of Honour of France,
Leopold of Belgium (mil. 1914), St Stephen of Hungary
(1914), and Maria Theresa of Austria (1918), and the
Order of the Agdas of Persia. m. (first) at the
Ortakoy Palace, 30th September 1872, H.H.
Qamuraz Bash Kadin Effendi (b. at Ganja,
Caucasus, 5th March 1855; d. at
Curuchashme, Constantinople, 30th April 1921).
m. (second) at the Vali Ahad's Palace,
Ortakoy, 10th October 1876, Durr-i-Adana Kadin
Effendi (b. at Kars, Caucasus, 16th
May 1860; d. at the Valida-Bagi Koshku,
Constantinople, 17th October 1909), styled 2nd
Kadin Effendi from 27th April 1909. m.
(third) at the Vali Ahad's Palace, Ortakoy, 4th
April 1887, Mihrangis Kadin Effendi (b. at
Adarpazari, 15th October 1869; d. at
Alexandria, 12th December 1938), styled 2nd
Kadin Effendi from 17th October 1909. m.
(fourth) 1888, Naz-Parvar Kadin Effendi (b.
1870; d. at Istanbul, 1930), styled 4th
Kadin Effendi from 27th April 1909, and
3rd Kadin Effendi from 17th
October 1909. m. (fifth) Dil-Firib Kadin
Effendi (b. 1890; m. (second, 1925, Dr
Bey, and d. at Istanbul, 1953),
styled Bash Iqbal from 27th April 1909,
and 4th Kadin Effendi from 17th
October 1909. He d. from heart failure, at the
Yildiz Palace, 3rd July 1918 (bur. at
the Great Mosque at Eyub), having had issue, three sons
and one daughter:
1918 -
1922 H.I.M.
Sultan Muhammad Khan VI, 36th Sovereign of the
House of Osman, Sultan of Sultans, Khan of Khans,
Commander of the Faithful and Successor of the Prophet of
the Lord of the Universe, Protector of the Holy Cities of
Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, Emperor of the three Cities
of Constantinople, Adrianople and Bursa, and of the
Cities of Damascus and Cairo, of all Azerbaijan, of the
Magris, of Barka, of Kairuan, of Aleppo, of Arabic Iraq
and of Ajim, of Basra, of El Hasa, of Dilen, of Raka, of
Mosul, of Parthia, of Diyarbakir, of Cicilia, of the
Vilayets of Erzurum, of Sivas, of Adana, of Karaman, Van,
of Barbary, of Abyssinia, of Tunisia, of Tripoli, of
Damascus, of Cyprus, of Rhodes, of Candia, of the Vilayet
of the Morea, of the Marmara Sea, the Black Sea and also
its coasts, of Anatolia, of Rumelia, Baghdad, Kurdistan,
Greece, Turkistan, Tartary, Circassia, of the two regions
of Kabarda, of Georgia, of the plain of Kypshak, of the
whole country of the Tartars, of Kefa and of all the
neighbouring countries, of Bosnia and its dependencies,
of the City and Fort of Belgrade, of the Vilayet of
Serbia, with all the castles, forts and cities, of all
Albania, of all Iflak and Bogdania, as well as all the
dependencies and borders, and many others countries and
cities. b. at the Dolma Bahche Palace, 2nd
February 1861, educ. privately. Became Vali
Ahad (Heir Apparent) 1st February 1916.
Succeeded 3rd July 1918. Girded with the sword
at the Great Mosque of Ey�b. Deposed as temporal Sultan
by the Turkish Nationalist Assembly at Ankara, 1st
November 1922 and went into exile at San Remo, 18th
November 1922. Rcvd: Knt. Order of the Black Eagle
of Prussia, GC of the Orders of St Stephen of Hungary
(1917), and the Crown of Wurtemburg (1918), and the Order
of the Taj-i-Iran of Persia (1.9.1919). Field
Marshal-General, Prussian Army 6/9/1918. m.
(first) at the Ortakoy Palace, 8th June 1885,
H.H. Amina Nazikada Bash Kadin Effendi (b.
at Szuchum, Abhkasia, 9th October 1866; d.
at Ma'adi, Cairo, 1944), of the princely Circassian
family of Marjim-Abaza. m. (second) at the
Chengelkoy Palace, Bosphorus, 8th July 1905 (div.
17th November 1909), H.H. Inshira Khanum
Effendi (b. at Batum, 10th July
1887; d. at Cairo, 10th June 1930). m.
(third) at the Chengelkoy Palace, Bosphorus, 25th
April 1911, H.H. Shadiya Muvadat 2nd Kadin
Effendi (b. at Adarpazari, 12th
October 1893; m. second, at Alexandria, Egypt, 2nd
May 1932 (div. 28th February 1936),
Sakir Bey, son of Basri Bey, and d.
at the Chengelkoy Palace, Bosphorus, 1951). m.
(fourth) at Dolma Bahche Palace, Constantinople, 20th
June 1918 (div. at San Remo, 20th May
1924), H.H. Navara Khanum Effendi (b. at
Adarpazari, 4th May 1901). m. (fifth)
at the Yildiz Palace, 1st September 1921, H.H.
Nimat Navzad Khanum Effendi (b. at
Constantinople, 2nd March 1902; m.
second, 1928, Erdek
, and d. after 1985),
daughter of a Palace gardener. He d. from heart
failure, at San Remo, Italy, 15th May 1926 (bur.
Sultan Selim Mosque, Damascus), having had issue, one son
and three daughters:Copyright�Christopher Buyers, December 2000 - April 2003