Burhaneddin Cem
Burhaneddin Cem | |
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Prince of the Ottoman Empire | |
Heir apparent of the House of Osman | |
Term | 12 March 1994 – 31 October 2008 |
Born |
Beşiktaş, Istanbul,[1][2] Ottoman Empire | 2 February 1920
Died |
31 October 2008 88) New York City, United States | (aged
Spouse | Irene Starosselskaya |
Issue |
Nilüfer Sultan Şehzade Selim Efendi |
House | Imperial House of Osman |
Father | Prince Ibrahim Tevfik |
Mother | Hadice Sadiye Hanim |
Religion | Islam |
Prince Burhaneddin Cem Efendi (February 2, 1920, Beşiktaş, Istanbul – October 31, 2008, New York City, United States)[3] was the heir apparent to the headship of the Ottoman dynasty. He was born at Beşiktaş, Istanbul as the son of Prince Ibrahim Tevfik (1874–1931) and his fourth wife Hadice Sadiye Hanim (1898–1986). Prince Burhaneddin was a descendant of Sultan Abdülmecid I. He married Irene Starosselskaya of Russian–Georgian noble descent (born 1928) and had two children, Nilüfer Sultan (born 1953) and Şehzade Selim Efendi (1955).[4]
References
- ↑ The Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol.7, Edited by Hugh Chisholm, (1911), 3; Istanbul, the capital of the Turkish Empire...
- ↑ Britannica, Istanbul:When the Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923, the capital was moved to Ankara, and Constantinople was officially renamed Istanbul in 1930.
- ↑ GENEALOGICAL NEWS 2008 - Deaths Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Şehzades:Imperial Princes
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