Fatma Sultan (daughter of Mehmed IV)
Fatma Sultan was the youngest daughter of Mehmed IV and Gülnuş Sultan.She was the sister of Sultans Mustafa II and Ahmed III.
| Fatma Sultan | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1680 Edirne Palace, Edirne, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 6 December 1700 (aged 19–20) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | Mausoleum of Turhan Sultan, New Mosque, Eminönü, Istanbul |
| Spouse | Çerkes Ibrahim Pasha
(m. 1695; died 1697)Topal Yusuf Pasha
(m. 1698; died 1700) |
| Issue | Rukiye Hanimsultan and Safiye Hanimsultan |
| Dynasty | Ottoman |
| Father | Mehmed IV |
| Mother | Gülnuş Sultan |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
First marriage
It is believed that she was born around 1680 in the Edirne Palace. Her brother Mustafa II married her in September 1695 to Çerkes Ibrahim Pasha. After the marriage, the pasha received the rank of deputy of Silistre. He was executed by order of the sultan in February 1697 for arbitrariness and oppression of the people in his province.
In this marriage, the daughter Rukiye Hanim-sultana (1697-1720) was born, who was married in 1709 to Küçük Osman Pasha, who after her death married EmetulLah Sultana, the daughter of Mustafa II.
Second marriage
A year after the execution of Fatma's husband, the Sultan decided to marry her to Topal Yusuf Pasha, who received the rank of vizier and a year after his marriage became the deputy of Diyarbakir .
The daughter Safiye Hanim-sultana[1] (1700-1710) was born in the marriage, who died young.
Death
Fatma Sultan died on December 6, 1700, from tuberculosis, or according to other sources, postpartum complications. During the funeral, she was accompanied by a procession of statesmen together with her husband. She was buried in the Turhan Sultan Mosque, next to her father.
References
- Sicil-i Osmani I, s. 51