ottomanladies: Wedded wives of the Ottoman Sultans “[I]t is unclear whether an Ottoman prince underw

ottomanladies: Wedded wives of the Ottoman Sultans “[I]t is unclear whether an Ottoman prince underwent a wedding ceremony with a woman he took as a concubine or, if he acceded to the throne, whom he elevated to the rank of Kadın. The subject of weddings with imperial concubines requires further study, but given the present state of our knowledge we can say that until the mid-nineteenth century, such marriages formed the exceedingly rare exception in the House of Osman. […] After the mid-nineteenth century, however, marriages with concubines became more frequent as part of the Ottoman monarchy’s increasing adoption of European royal practice.” – Douglas Scott Brookes, The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem *I stopped at Abdülmecid I, as it is not clear if subsequent weddings had the same value as these above or if they were just ceremonies to welcome the new concubine in the harem -- source link

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