Issue Fehime Sultan Spouse Murad V (m. 1874) | Religion Sunni Islam Children Fehime Sultan | |
Tenure 30 May 1876 - 31 August 1876 Born c. 1869
Batumi, Georgia ( 1869 ) Burial Bostan Iskelesi, Istanbul Died 3 December 1903, Çırağan Palace, Istanbul, Turkey House Ottoman dynasty (by marriage) Similar Murad V, Fehime Sultan, Şevkefza Kadın, Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin, Abdulmejid I | ||
Meyliservet Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: میل ثروت قادین; c. 1869 - 3 December 1903) was the Empress consort of Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire.
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Early life
Born in 1869 in Batumi, Meyliservet was a Circassian. She had an elder sister, who was the wife of the ambassador to Rome. Her sister took her with her to Italy, and provided her with an excellent education. She learned several languages. After remaining in Italy for more than eight years, the two sisters returned to Istanbul where they lived a lonely life. Meyliservet’s sister came to know of Refia Sultan. Her sister took Meyliservet along with her to the Princess. While there Meyliservet liked the palace life so much that she decided that she would not leave. Refia Sultan took Meyliservet into the palace and had her provided with special training.
Marriage
Some months went by, the holidays came around, and Şehzade Murad who at the time was the Crown Prince, called at his sister’s villa in order to pay his respects. Meyliservet waited upon Murad, and caught his eye. Princess Refia sent Meyliservet forthwith to the apartments of the Heir. She married Murad on 8 June 1874 at the Dolmabahçe Palace. She was designated the Princess and was given the rank of Fourth Consort (دردنجی میل ثروت خانم). On 2 July 1875, she gave birth to her only child, Princess Fehime Sultan.
After Sultan Abdülaziz's deposition in 1876, Şehzade Murad ascended the throne as Murad V. Meyliservet was designated the Empress and was given the rank of Fourth Primary Consort (دردنجی میل ثروت قادین). Murad reigned for three months, and was deposed because of his alleged mental instability. His half brother Sultan Abdul Hamid II ascended the throne. He confined Murad, his family and whole of his entourage in the Çırağan Palace located at Beşiktaş. Meyliservet and her one year old daughter also followed Murad into confinement.
Death
Meyliservet Kadın died of a short illness at the Çırağan Palace on 9 December 1903, and was buried at the Bostan Iskelesi.