Ethnicity Greek Name Ayse Sultan | Spouse(s) Ahmed III | |
Full Name Iona Theodora Loverdos Born c. 1682 Katerini Died c. 1747
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire Resting place located inside the tomb of Turhan Hatice Sultan, at Yeni Mosque in Eminonu, Istanbul Known for Valide sultan
(1739–1747) , Haseki Sultan Religion Greek Orthodox Christian, subsequently converted to Islam after her capture | ||
Ayse Hanim Haseki Sultan or Ayse Hanim Sultan (c. 1682 - 1747) nee Iona was a concubine of Greek origin of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III and mother of Sehzade Abdullah, Fatma Sultan and Sehzade Mehmed of Ottoman Empire.
Biography
Early life is unknown. It is said that she was the daughter of a priest originally named Iona Theodora Loverdos. While she was very young Iona had been captured by Turkish pirates, was enslaved and then sent to Istanbul and around the age of thirteen years in 1695 the young girl entered the imperial harem. After she converted to Islam she was renamed Ayse. She had three children and after the death of Saliha Sultan in 1739 Ayse Sultan achieved the title of Valide Sultan for her stepson and sultan Mahmud I. She died in 1747 at Topkapi Palace and was buried inside the tomb of Turhan Hatice Valide Sultan, in Yeni Mosque, Fatih.