Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin

Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin
Born(1891-03-01)1 March 1891
Yıldız Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(now Istanbul, Turkey)
Died18 November 1947(1947-11-18) (aged 56)
Beirut, Lebanon
Spouse
Destaviz Hanım
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(m. 1913)​
Issue
  • Şehzade Mahmud Hüsameddin
  • Şehzade Süleyman Saadeddin
Names
Turkish: Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin
Ottoman Turkish: شهزاده محمد جمال الدین
DynastyOttoman
FatherŞehzade Mehmed Şevket
MotherFatma Ruyinaz Hanım
ReligionSunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Service / branch Ottoman Army
Years of service1915–1922 (active service)
RankSee list

Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin Efendi (Ottoman Turkish: شهزادہ محمد جمال الدین; 1 March 1891 – 18 November 1947) was an Ottoman prince, the son of Şehzade Mehmed Şevket and the grandson of Sultan Abdulaziz.

Early life

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Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin was born on 1 March 1891 in the Yıldız Palace. His father was Şehzade Mehmed Şevket, son of Sultan Abdulaziz and Neşerek Kadın, and his mother was Fatma Ruyinaz Hanım. He was only child of his parents. His father died when he was eight.[1] In 1899, he was circumcised together with Şehzade Abdurrahim Hayri, son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Şehzade Mehmed Abdülhalim, son of Şehzade Selim Süleyman.[2][3]

Military career

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Cemaleddin worked on the Libyan Front. He carried out guerrilla activities against the British in Egypt.[4] He saw an active service during the First World War.[5] He participated in the war with the rank of major general and fought on various fronts. He first served on the Gallipoli Front.[5] He fought in the landing at Seddülbahir in 1915. There he fell ill and was withdrawn from the service.[4]

He was then appointed as Commander of the training camps of the 3rd Army, where he stayed for two years. After the conquest of Batumi in April 1918, which was given to the Ottoman Empire under the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March 1918, leading to the entry of Turkish troops the following month. Celameddin was sent there, where he served under Wehib Pasha. In his memoirs, Wehib Pasha mentioned the prince's conduct and abilities extremely positively.[5]

During the Armistice period, he traveled around Rumelia and the Black Sea coast as the head of the Advisory Committee.[6] He played a role in suppressing the Revolt of Ahmet Anzavur. Kâzım Karabekir mentions Cemaleddin in his diaries. Cemaleddin was an idealist soldier, and did not like the state of the officers.[4] By 1918, he was serving as honorary aide-de-camp to the Sultan.[7]

Cemaleddin, who had won the hearts of the soldiers and the people with his kindness and honest treatment, wanted to go to Anatolia, but the presence of a popular and powerful prince at the beginning of the resistance movement was not accepted by the Ankara government. However, at the end of 1919, the Ankara government thought of declaring him as the regent of the Ottoman Empire and Sheikh Sünûsî as Shaykh al-Islām.[4] However, in the light of information received from Kâzım Karabekir, it was decided that he could not be made the regent.[8]

Personal life

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His only wife was married Cemile Destaviz Hanım. She was born on 13 August 1895 in Batumi, Adjara. They married on 2 March 1913 in the Ortaköy Palace. She was the mother of Şehzade Mahmud Hüsameddin, born on 1 September 1916 and Şehzade Süleyman Saadeddin, born on 20 November 1917.[9][10]

Exile and death

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At the exile of the Imperial family in March 1924, Cemaleddin and his family settled in Beirut, Lebanon,[11] where he died on 18 November 1947.[9]

Honours

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Styles of
Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin
Reference styleHis Imperial Highness
Spoken styleYour Imperial Highness

Military appointments

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Military ranks and army appointments

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  • c. 1915: Major General of the Infantry, Ottoman Army

Honorary appointments

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  • c. 1918: Aide-de-Camp to the Sultan

Issue

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Name Birth Death Notes
Şehzade Mahmud Hüsameddin 1 September 1916 7 August 1966 Born in Ortaköy Palace; Died unmarried in Beirut, Lebanon;
Şehzade Süleyman Saadeddin 20 November 1917 8 May 1995 Born in Ortaköy Palace; Married Lamia Baba Saoui (born 1930 in Beirut, Lebanon) on 1 April 1956 in Beirut, Lebanon, and had three children, one son (Sultanzade Orhan Sleiman, born on 16 July 1959, Beirut. Married Rita Eid on 2003) and two daughters (Perihan Sleiman Hanımsultan, born 2 October 1963, Beirut; and Gülhan Sleiman Hanımsultan, born 30 January 1968, Beirut); Died in Saudi Arabia;

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Reşad, Ekrem; Osman, Ferid (1911). Musavver nevsâl-i Osmanî. p. 59.
  2. ^ Osmanoğlu, A. (1984). Babam Sultan Abdülhamid: hatıralarım. Selçuk Yayınları. p. 73.
  3. ^ SUNAY, Serap (2017-12-01). ""SÛR-I HÜMAYUN" DEFTERİNE GÖRE 19. YÜZYIL SARAY DÜĞÜNLERİNE DAİR BİR DEĞERLENDİRME". Balıkesir Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 20 (38): 327–342. doi:10.31795/baunsobed.645121. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  4. ^ a b c d Ekinci, Ekrem Buğra (18 March 2019). "CEPHEDE ŞEHZÂDELER". ekrembugraekinci.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  5. ^ a b c Glencross, M.; Rowbotham, J. (2018). Monarchies and the Great War. Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy. Springer International Publishing. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-3-319-89515-4.
  6. ^ EFE, İsmail (2016-02-20). "MÜTAREKE DÖNEMİ ASAYİŞ SORUNLARI VE ÇARE OLARAK DÜŞÜNÜLEN NASİHAT HEYETLERİ". Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi (in Turkish). 6 (1): 229–248. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Salnâme-i Devlet-i Âliyye-i Osmanîyye, 1333-1334 Sene-i Maliye, 68. Sene. Hilal Matbaası. 1918. pp. 66–67.
  8. ^ Ekinci, Ekrem Buğra (12 July 2021). "SON PADİŞAH'IN AYAĞI ALTINDAN KAYAN TAHT". ekrembugraekinci.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  9. ^ a b Adra, Jamil (2005). Genealogy of the Imperial Ottoman Family 2005. p. 16.
  10. ^ Kırpık, Cevdet (2010-04-01). "Hanedân-ı Saltanat Nizamnâmesi ve Uygulanması". Belleten (in Turkish). 74 (269): 181–226. doi:10.37879/belleten.2010.181. S2CID 245293965. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  11. ^ Ekinci, Ekrem Buğra (16 November 2020). "LÜBNAN'DA SON OSMANLILAR". ekrembugraekinci.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
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