Şehzade Abdurrahim Hayri

Şehzade Abdurrahim Hayri (Ottoman Turkish: شهزاده عبدالرحيم خيرى ;14 August 1894 – 1 January 1952) was an Ottoman prince, son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Peyveste Hanım.

Şehzade Abdurrahim Hayri
Born(1894-08-14)14 August 1894
Yıldız Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Died1 January 1952(1952-01-01) (aged 57)
Hôtel Saint Honoré, Paris, France
Burial
Bobigny cemetery, Paris
Spouse
    Emine Hanım
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1919; div. 1923)​
      Misalruh Hanım
      ​
      ​
      (m. 1923; his d. 1952)​
      Issue
      • Mihrişah Selçuk Sultan
      • Şehzade Mehmed Hairi
      Names
      Turkish: Şehzade Abdurrahim Hayri
      Ottoman Turkish: شهزاده عبد الرحيم خيرى
      DynastyOttoman
      FatherAbdul Hamid II
      MotherPeyveste Hanım
      ReligionSunni Islam
      Military career
      Allegiance Ottoman Empire
       German Empire
      Service/branch Ottoman Army
       Imperial German Army
      Years of service1914–1922 (active service)
      RankSee list

      Early life

      Şehzade Abdurrahim Hayri was born on 14 August 1894 in the Yıldız Palace.[1][2] His father was Sultan Abdul Hamid II, son of Abdulmejid I and Tirimüjgan Kadın, and his mother was Peyveste Hanım, daughter of Osman Bey Eymhaa[3] and Hesna Çaabalurhva.[4] He was the twelfth child and fifth son born to his father, and the only child of his mother. In 1899, he was circumcised together with Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin, son of Şehzade Mehmed Şevket and Şehzade Mehmed Abdülhalim, son of Şehzade Selim Süleyman.[5][6]

      At the overthrow of his father in 1909, the fifteen-year-old prince and his mother followed Abdul Hamid into exile at Thessaloniki. In 1910, the prince and his mother returned to Istanbul.[7][8][9] After Thessaloniki fell to Greece in 1912, Abdul Hamid also returned to Istanbul, and settled in the Beylerbeyi Palace, where he died in 1918.[10]

      Education and career

      After receiving education from the Palace School, Abdurrahim was enrolled in the Imperial School of Military Engineering in 1908. He was then enrolled in the Ottoman Military College in 1910, where he graduated in 1912.[7][11]

      Abdurrahim, along with other princes, Şehzade Mehmed Abdülhalim, son of Şehzade Selim Süleyman, Şehzade Osman Fuad, son of Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin, were sent to the Potsdam Military Academy as the guests of Kaiser Wilhelm II, where Şehzade Ömer Faruk, the son of Abdulmejid II, later joined them. The Kaiser had admitted these four princes into the Imperial Guard of Hussars, the personal guard regiment of the Kaiser.[12] Abdurrahim graduated from the Potsdam Military Academy, and served an artillery officer,[13] between the years 1914–1916,[11] at the court of Kaiser Wilhelm.[7]

      On 4 January 1917,[7] Abdurrahim along with Osman Fuad visited the troops for morale-boosting purposes. The two young princes visited the 15th Army Corps, sent to Galicia to fight with the Austrian troops against the Russians.[13] On 1 April 1917, he was appointed as the commander of the 17th Army Corps.[7]

      He saw an active service with the Ottoman army during First World War. He saw action in battles on both the Galician and Palestinian Fronts. His success on the Galician Front saw his promotion, before he was sent to Palestine, where his leadership saved artillery troops under his command from a British assault. As a result, he was awarded with the German Order of Merit, the only member of the Ottoman dynasty to earn this order in service.[14]

      On 28 August 1918, he serving as the head of the delegation visited Germany, Austria and Bulgaria. The purpose of the delegation was to convey the message of the enthronement of Sultan Mehmed VI.[7] On 19 October 1918, he was appointed to the headquarters of the general operations branch.[7] On 8 February 1922, he was appointed as the artillery transport inspector.[7] On 2 August 1922, he became the president of the World Competitions Preparation Society.[7]

      Personal life

      Engagement to Naciye Sultan

      In 1908, when Abdurrahim came of age of marriage, his father decided he would marry Naciye Sultan, daughter of Şehzade Selim Süleyman. However, Naciye and her family were not told of this decision. When they came to know about the decision, Naciye's parents opposed it, as Naciye was only twelve years old, at that time. However, her father couldn't oppose his brother, and was obliged to accept it, and so Naciye was engaged to Abdurrahim.[15]

      In 1909, after the engagement, Naciye Sultan's elder half-brother, Şehzade Mehmed Abdülhalim received a letter, which said that Abdülhalim will be killed if the engagement is not broken off.[16] Abdülhalim's mother, İkbal Hanım, informed Sultan Mehmed V about this situation, after which the Sultan ordered the first secretary Halid Ziya Bey to carry out an investigation. It turned out that Abdülhalim himself wrote this letter as he opposed this engagement.[17] After the incident, Sultan Mehmed broke of the engagement,[18] and engaged Naciye to Enver Pasha.[19]

      Marriages

      Abdurrahim's first wife was Nebile Emine Hanım, daughter of Egyptian prince Abbas Halim Pasha.[20][21] She was born on 1 June 1899. They married on 4 June 1919 in the Nişantaşı Palace. She was mother of Mihrişah Selçuk Sultan born on 14 April 1920.[22][23][24] Emine Hanım's sister, Kerime Hanım married Şehzade Osman Fuad, son of Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin.[20][21] The two divorced in 1923.[23][24] She died on 6 February 1979, and was buried in Karacaahmet Cemetery.[23]

      Abdurrahim's second wife was his maternal first cousin, Feride Mihrişah Misalruh Hanım. She was born in 1901. They married on 2 September 1923, after Abdurrahim's divorce from Emine. In 1925, she gave birth to Şehzade Mehmed Hairi. After Abdurrahim's death in 1952, she and her son settled in Mantes-la-Jolie. She died in 1955,[7] and was buried in Bobigny cemetery, Paris.[25]

      Personal interests

      Abdurrahim was an artist and a musician. He received his musical education from Aranda Pasha and maestro-composer Edgar Manas, who performed the orchestration of Turkish national anthem. He played various instruments like piano, mandolin and cello. He used to paint landscapes by using charcoal and pastels. In 1900, he made the oil painting of Italian prince, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy when he visited Istanbul as heir to the throne. In 1910, he visited Istanbul secondly as a king, and presented Abdurrahim with a silver pen to express his gratitude by appreciating the gift of prince's oil painting.[24]

      Life in exile and death

      At the exile of imperial family in March 1924, Abdurrahim, his wife, mother, daughter and aunt first settled in Vienna. After living in Vienna, they went to Rome. At last, they settled in Paris, France. His mother had sold her mansion in Şişli, and from the money she received, they lived a comfortable life in an apartment on Mourad Boulevard.[7][24]

      In 1940, his only daughter, Mihrişah married Egyptian diplomat Ahmet Râtib Bey and went to live in Cairo.[7] After his mother's death in 1944, the prince, had no money. He sold his house and settled in Hotel Saint-Honoré in Paris. His sister, Şadiye Sultan, came to live in the hotel, and took a room adjacent to his.[7]

      At length after suffering from depression and financial difficulties, Abdurrahim committed suicide on 1 January 1952 at the age of fifty-seven by consuming excessive amount of morphine. He was buried in Bobigny cemetery.[7][22][24]

      Honours
      Ottoman honours
      Foreign honours

      Military appointments
      Military ranks and appointments
      • 1914 – 1916: Artillery Officer, Imperial German Army

      Issue
      NameBirthDeathNotes
      By Nebile Emine Hanım (married 4 June 1919 – divorced 1923; 1 June 1899 – 6 February 1979)
      Mihrişah Selçuk Sultan 14 April 1920[23] 11 May 1980[23] born in Nişantaşı Palace;[23] married twice, and had issue, one sons, and two daughters;[23] died in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, and buried in Cairo, Egypt[23]
      By Feride Mihrişah Misalruh Hanım (married 2 September 1923; 1901 – 1955)
      Şehzade Mehmed Hairi 1925[7] 1970s[7] born in Paris, France;[7] married a French lady;[7] died of cancer in Paris, France[7]

      Ancestry

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