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Valide Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: والده سلطان, lit."Sultana mother") was the title held by the mother of a ruling sultan of the Ottoman Empire.The Ottomans first formally used the title in the 16th century as an epithet of Hafsa Sultan (died 1534), mother of Sultan Suleyman I (r.
This list is distinct from the list of Valide Sultans of the Ottoman Empire. Valide Sultan was the title of the mother of the reigning sultan. The mothers who died before their sons' accession to throne, never assumed the title of Valide Sultan like Hürrem, Muazzez, Mihrişah, [1] [2] and Şermi. [3]
Valide Sultan: The title borne by the "legal mother" of a reigning Sultan from the 16th century. Vizier: bearer of the burden, i.e. Minister. Vizier-i-Azam: Grand Vizier, the title borne by the incumbent Prime Minister. The office entitled the holder to the personal title of Pasha together the style of His Highness.
The valide sultan (sultana mother) of the Ottoman Empire. By the beginning of the 16th century, the title sultan was carried by both men and women of the Ottoman dynasty and was replacing other titles by which prominent members of the imperial family had been known (notably khatun for women and bey for men). This usage underlines the Ottoman ...
Safiye Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: صفیه سلطان, "the pure one"; c. 1550 – post 1619 [a]) was the Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Sultan Murad III and Valide Sultan as the mother of Mehmed III. Safiye was one of the eminent figures during the era known as the Sultanate of Women.
During the early years of Suleiman's reign, Hafsa emerged as a dominant female influence in his life, as evidenced by her son's granting of the title "Valide Sultan" (Mother Sultan) to her, making her the first person in Ottoman history to bear the title of sultana despite not having royal blood. Although her letters carried formal chancery ...
Although this was a time when imperial women held unprecedented power, they were not without opponents. In 1582, a grand vizier openly expressed his anger at a valide sultan's presence in the council. In 1599, the Shaykh al-Islām complained about the valide's involvement in government affairs, especially in appointments and dismissals. In 1640 ...
After Abdul Hamid II ascended the throne in 1876, she was given the position of Valide Sultan, title due to the mother of the Sultan, by him, and headed the harem. Perestu was the first woman to have this title without being the Sultan's biological mother, and the last woman in history to bear it, since both Mehmed V and Mehmed VI , the last ...