Fatma Neslişah
| Fatma Neslişah | |
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| Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire Princess of Egypt |
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| Born |
4 February 1921 Istanbul, Nişantaşı, Nişantaşı Palace, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1 April 2012 (aged 91) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Burial | Aşiyan Asri Cemetery |
| Spouse | Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim |
| Issue |
Prince Abbas Hilmi Princess İkbal |
| House | Imperial House of Osman |
| Father | Prince Şehzade Omer Faruk |
| Mother | Princess Rukiye Sabiha Sultan |
| Religion | Islam |
Princess Fatma Neslişah Sultan (Osmanoğlu) (fully Devletlu İsmetlu Fatma Neslişah Sultan Aliyyetü'ş-Şân Hazretleri; 4 February 1921 – 2 April 2012) was a granddaughter of the last Ottoman Caliph Abdülmecid II and his first wife, Şehsuvar Kadın and granddaughter of the last Ottoman Sultan Mehmed VI and his first wife, Nazikeda Kadın. She was the daughter of Prince Şehzade Omer Faruk Efendi (1898–1969/1971) and his first wife and cousin Princess Rukiye Sabiha Sultan (1894–1971).
She grew up in Nice, France, after being exiled since she was 3 years old, when the Imperial House of Osman left Istanbul in accordance with Republican regulations and laws.
In 1940, Fatma Neslişah married Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim, son of Egypt's last khedive Abbas Hilmi II. She thus also became Princess of Egypt by marriage. Two years earlier, Abdel Moneim, heir to a US$50,000,000 fortune, had obtained permission from his second cousin King Farouk of Egypt to marry Princess Myzejen (1909–1969), sister of King Zog I of Albania. However, the marriage never took place and Prince Abdel Moneim married Neslişah instead. When the Egyptian Free Officers Movement deposed King Farouk in the July 1952 Revolution, they chose Prince Abdel Moneim to serve as chairman of the three-member Regency Body established to assume the powers of Farouk's newly enthroned infant son Fuad II. The Regency Body was dissolved on 7 September 1952, and Abdel Moneim was appointed as sole Prince regent. In the absence of a Queen consort, Neslişah de facto served as such by virtue of her position as the wife of the Prince regent. Her few official appearances during her husband's regency focused on charity work. Like the royal consorts who preceded her, she attended sporting events such as polo matches and the international tennis tournament final.
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