Servetsezâ Kadınefendi
| Servetseza Kadın ثروت سزا قادين |
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| Empress consort of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
| Tenure | 2 July 1839– 25 June 1861 | ||||||||
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c. 1823 Maykop, Russian Empire |
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| Died | 25 September 1878 (aged 54–55) Kabataş Palace, Kabataş, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
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| Burial | Yavuz Selim Mosque, Istanbul | ||||||||
| Spouse | Abdülmecid I | ||||||||
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Adoptive: Fatma Sultan Refia Sultan Mehmed V |
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| House | House of Temruko (by birth) House of Osman (by marriage) |
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| Father | Prince Mansur Temruko | ||||||||
| Mother | Princess Dadeshkeliani | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
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Turkish: Servetseza Kadın English: Sarwatsaza Qadin Ottoman Turkish: ثروت سزا قادين |
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| Merhume ve Mağfurun-leha Cennetmekan Firdevs-i aşiyan Devletlü Ismetlü Baş Servetseza Kadın Efendi Hazretleri |
Servetseza Kadın (c. 1823 – 25 September 1878; Ottoman Turkish: ثروت سزا قادين) was the Empress consort of Sultan Abdülmecid I of the Ottoman Empire.
Empress Servetseza Kadın was born in the Temruko dynasty, in Maykop Russia. She belonged to the Kabarday clan of Circassia. Her actual name is unknown. Her father was Prince Mansur Temruko and her mother belonged to the Principality of Dadeshkeliani. She had two brothers, Prince Andok Bey (died 1886) and Prince Süleyman Bey (died 1896), and a sister Princess Fatma Şemsfer Hanım (died 1855).
In 1838 Servetseza left her city of birth and reached Istanbul. She became a Lady-in-waiting to Sultan Abdul Hamid I's daughter, Mahmud's half sister, Princess Esma Sultan. Sultan Mahmud II's eldest son, Abülmecid ascended the throne, after his death on 2 July 1839. Princess Esma Sultan selected Servetseza as a consort for her nephew, the new Sultan, Abdülmecid. Servetseza married him in 1839 and became the Empress consort. She was granted the rank of Chief consort under the title "Baş Servetseza Kadın" (باش ثروت سزا قادین; "Servetseza" meaning "Worthy of riches"). Her marriage to Abdülmecid strengthened the relations between the two dynasties. He also made her sister, Fatma Şemsfer Hanım, hazinedar of the Imperial Harem. The Harem had felt the utmost of jealousy towards Servetseza and had written ditties against her, pointing to her shrewish nature. She was an intelligent and a well cultured lady, and was described an interesting and accomplished woman, but not extraordinary for extra charms. The future Empress Dürrünev Kadın, consort of Prince Şehzade Abdülaziz (the future Sultan Abdülaziz), was a Lady-in-waiting to her.
Servetseza remained childless. After Empress Gülcemal Kadın's death in 1851, Princess Fatma Sultan, Princess Refia Sultan and Prince Şehzade Mehmed Reşad (future Mehmed V) were enrusted in her care. When Empress mother Bezmiâlem Sultan died in 1853, Servetseza was placed incharge of Abdülmecid's harem. Upon this occasion, Empress Şevkefza Kadın took courage of Servetseza Kadın's affection for heir Prince Şehzade Mehmed Murad (future Sultan Murad V) and Abdülmecid's wish to see his son as the next Sultan, and rose in opposition to Empress dowager Pertevniyal Sultan and her son Prince Şehzade Abdülaziz.
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