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Sultan Abdülmecid, II

Male 1868 - 1944  (76 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Abdülmecid  
    Prefix Sultan 
    Suffix II 
    Birth 29 May 1868  Istanbul, Türkiye Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Sep 1944 
    Siblings 1 Sibling 
    Person ID I488463  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2009 

    Father Sultan Abdülaziz I,   b. 9 Feb 1830   d. 4 Jun 1876 (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Hayranidil,   b. 2 Nov 1846, Kars Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1898, Istanbul, Türkiye Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 21 Sep 1866  Istanbul, Türkiye Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F196112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Shehsuvar Bash,   b. 2 May 1881, Istanbul, Türkiye Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1945, Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1896  Istanbul, Türkiye Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Omer Faruk,   b. 27 Feb 1898   d. 28 Mar 1969 (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F294845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2009 

    Family 2 Hayrünissa,   b. 2 Mar 1876, Bandirma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1936, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 18 Jun 1902  Istanbul, Türkiye Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F294848  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2009 

    Family 3 Atiyye Mihisti,   b. 27 Jan 1892, Adapazari Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1964, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 16 Apr 1912  Istanbul, Türkiye Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Hadice Hayriye Ayshe Dürrühsehvar,   b. 26 Jan 1914, Istanbul, Türkiye Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 2006 (Age 92 years)
    Family ID F294849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2009 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 May 1868 - Istanbul, Türkiye Link to Google Earth
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    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Apr 1912 - Istanbul, Türkiye Link to Google Earth
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    • reigned 19 November 1922 - 3 March 1924) was the last Caliph of Islam from the Ottoman Dynasty , nominally the 37th Head of the Ottoman Imperial House from 1922 to 1944
      He was educated privately. On 4 July 1918 his first cousin Mehmed VI became Sultan and Abdul Mejid was named Crown Prince. Following the deposition of his cousin on November 1, 1922 the Sultanate was abolished. But on 19 November 1922 the Crown Prince was elected Caliph by the Turkish National Assembly at Ankara . He established himself in Istanbul , on 24 November 1922. On 3 March 1924 he was deposed and expelled from the shores of Turkey with the rest of his family. He was given the title of General of Ottoman Army and served as Chairman of the Ottoman Artist's Society. He is considered as one of the most important painters of late period Ottoman art. His paintings of the Harem, showing a modern musical gathering, and of a woman reading Goethe's Faust were displayed at an exhibition of Ottoman paintings in Vienna in 1918. His personal self-portrait can be seen at Istanbul Modern .
      On 23 August 1944 Abdul Mejid II died at his house in the Boulevard Suchet, Paris XVIe , France . He was buried at Medina , Saudi Arabia .



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