Rahime Perestu Sultan
Wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Rahime Perestu, the title is Sultan, and there is no family name.
Rahime Perestu Sultan[1] (Ottoman Turkish: پرستو قادین, "mercy" and "swallow"; c. 1830 – c. 1906), also known as Rahime Perestu Kadın, was the first legal wife of Sultan Abdulmejid I of the Ottoman Empire. She was given the title and position of Valide sultan (Queen mother) when Abdul Hamid II, her adopted son, ascended the throne in 1876 making her the last valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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Rahime Perestu Sultan | |||||
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Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
Tenure | 31 August 1876 – c. 1906 | ||||
Predecessor | Şevkefza Sultan | ||||
Successor | Title abolished | ||||
Born | Rahime Hanim c. 1830 Circassia | ||||
Died | c. 1906(1906-00-00) (aged 75–76) Maçka Palace, Maçka, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||||
Burial | Mihrişah Sultan Complex, Eyüp, Istanbul | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Adopted Cemile Sultan Abdülhamid II | ||||
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Mother | Esma Sultan (adoptive) | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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