Rabia Şermi Kadınefendi
| Rabia Şermi Kadınefendi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ida Kovacs 1698 Hungary |
| Died |
1732 Istanbul |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of Turhan Hatice Sultan in Yeni Mosque, Eminönü, Istanbul |
| Religion | Islam, previously Judaism |
| Spouse(s) | Ahmed III |
| Children | Abdul Hamid I |
Rabia Şermi Kadınefendi (née Ida) (ca. 1698 – 1732) was the wife of the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III and mother of Abdul Hamid I.
Râbi'a Şerm-î (Sharmî)[1] was born as Ida Kovacs in Hungary, initially the third and then the second Hungarian spouse of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III. She was the mother of Sultan Abdul Hamid I.[2] However, she was never Valide Sultan to her son because she died in 1732, forty-two years before Sultan Abdul Hamid I's accession to the Ottoman throne.[3] Her name "Şerm-î" "(Sharmî)" simply means "belonging to gift". All the remaining Ottoman Sultans are the descendants of Râbi'a Şerm-î (Sharmî) Kadın Effendi.
The burial place of Rabia Şermi is located inside the tomb of Turhan Hadice Valide Sultan, the mother of Sultan Mehmed IV, in Yeni Mosque, Eminönü, Istanbul.
See also
Further reading
- Peirce, Leslie P., The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire, Oxford University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-19-508677-5 (paperback).
- Yavuz Bahadıroğlu, Resimli Osmanlı Tarihi, Nesil Yayınları (Ottoman History with Illustrations, Nesil Publications), 15th Ed., 2009, ISBN 978-975-269-299-2 (Hardcover).
References
- ↑ "Consorts Of Ottoman Sultans (in Turkish)". Ottoman Web Page. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ↑ "Ottoman Research Foundation (in Turkish); reveals the results of recent investigations and announce her name as "Râbi'a Şerm-î (Sharmî) Kadın Efendi"". Ottoman Sultans Web Page. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ "Sultan Abdül Hamid I Khan". Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
