Ertuğrul Osman
| Ertuğrul Osman | |
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| Prince of the Ottoman Empire | |
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| Head of the House of Osman | |
| Term | 12 March 1994 – 23 September 2009 |
| Predecessor | Mehmed Orhan |
| Successor | Bayezid Osman |
| Born |
18 August 1912 Yıldız Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Now Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Died | 23 September 2009 (aged 97) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Spouse | Gulda Twerskoy Zeynep Tarzi |
| House | Imperial House of Osman |
| Father | Prince Mehmed Burhaneddin |
| Mother | Aliye Melek Nazlıyar Hanım Efendi |
Ertuğrul Osman (Ottoman Turkish: ارطغرل عثمان), also known as Osman Ertuğrul Osmanoğlu with a surname as required by the Turkish Republic (18 August 1912 – 23 September 2009), was an Imperial Prince (or Shahzada) of the Ottoman Empire and the 43rd Head of the Imperial House of Osman from 1994 until his death. Had the Ottoman Empire not been dissolved and succeeded by the Republic of Turkey, he would have become caliph and Grand Sultan Osman V. He was also known as Grand Sultan Ertuğrul II in reference to Ertuğrul, the father of Osman I.
Until the abolition of the monarchy on 1 November 1922, Osman was addressed as His Imperial Highness Shahzade Ertuğrul Osman Efendi Hazretleri, Imperial Prince of the Ottoman Empire. He is known as "the Last Ottoman" or "the Last Ottoman Emperor" by the Turkish society.
Osman was born on 18 August 1912 in Constantinople (now Istanbul). He was the youngest son of Prince Mehmed Burhaneddin (Yıldız Palace, 19 December 1885 – New York City, United States, 15 June 1949) and buried in Damascus). His father served as a Captain of the Ottoman Army. From 1914 to 1919 his father was crown prince and titular king of Albania by his marriage to his first wife, Aliye Melek Nazlıyar (Adapazarı, 13 October 1892 – Ankara, 31 August 1976), daughter of Huseyin Bey. They married at Nişantaşı, Nişantaşı Palace, Pera (today Beyoğlu) on 7 June 1909 and divorced in 1919. Osman's paternal grandparents were Sultan Abdul Hamid II and his fourth wife.
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