Ali Vasib
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Ali Vâsib was the 41st Head of the Imperial House of Osman from 1977 - 1983.
He was born at Çırağan Palace
, Ortaköy, on 13 October 1903. He is the only son of Ahmed Nihad, 38th Head of the Imperial House of Osman, and H.H. Safiru Başhanımefendi. He is the great-grandson of Sultan Murad V
, 33rd Sovereign of the House of Osman. He attended Galatasaray and Harbiye Colleges in Istanbul and was Lieut. of Infantry in the Ottoman Army. He received the Collar of the Hanedan-ı-Ali-Osman and the Mecidi Nişan 1st class. He succeeded on the death of his cousin Mehmed Abdülaziz, as Head of the Imperial House of Osman on 19 January 1977, to become the fifth head of the Ottoman family in exile. Had he been the reigning Sultan, he would have been Sultan Ali I.
, by his wife, H.H. Gülnev Başhanımefendi, and grand-daughter of Sultan Mehmed V, 35th Sovereign of the House of Osman.
He died aged 80 at Alexandria, Egypt, 9 December 1983 from a stroke, and bur. there, subsequently reburied at Sultan Reşad Mausoleum, Eyüb. He was the first Ottoman prince ever to reach this age. On his death, the Monarchist League wrote “Prince Ali Vasib will be remembered as a man of great charm. His ease of manner and his gifts as a raconteur were the hallmarks of one of the last of the grands seigneurs of the Gotha.” He had issue, an only son who is the only Imperial Ottoman Prince whose mother is also an Imperial Ottoman Princess:
1) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu Efendi. born at Alexandria, Egypt 7 July 1940. educ. Victoria College, Alexandria, then London to become a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He married in London, 27 August 1966, (divoriced), H.H. Athena Joy Hanımefendi. (born in London, 9 March 1944), née, Christoforides. He has issue, three sons and one daughter.
a) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Orhan Murad Osmanoğlu Efendi. born at Henley-on-Thames, England, 26 December 1972, educ.Degree in Busıness Studies at Kingston Univ., London, has had a career in the IT industry and now works for a Property Holding Company. Married on the 17th of February, 2000, to H.H. Patricia Emine Hanımefendi née, Iotti. He has issue, two sons:
i) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Turan Cem Efendi. born in High Wycombe, England, 7 January 2004
ii) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Tamer Nihad Efendi. born in High Wycombe, England, 15 April 2006.
b) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Nihad Reşad Efendi. born at Reading, England, 17 September 1978. He died at Marlow, England, 19 December 1978 (bur. Brookwood, England).
c) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Selim Süleyman Osmanoğlu Efendi. born in High Wycombe, England, 15 December 1979. His education included a Degree in Business Studies at Kingston Univ., London and a Fellow of the Institute of Charters Insurers, as well as the Institute of Risk Management. He works for a multinational Insurance brokerage company. He married in Istanbul, 22 June 2003, to H.H. Alev Hanımefendi, née, Öcal. educ. Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. He has issue, one son:
i) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Batu Bayezid Efendi. born in Sidcup, England, 23 April 2008.
a) H.I.H. Princess Ayşe Gülnev Osmanoğlu Sultan. Born in Henley-on-Thames, England, 17 January 1971. Her education includes History and Politics at Exeter University and a Masters degree in Ottoman History at S.O.A.S. London. She is a founding director of a property investment and development company and researches and writes articles on Ottoman family history. She married on 27 August 1994, to H.H. Damad Nicholas Nelson Sutton (born on 18 August 1969). His education included Exeter University and Chartered Accountant, Dir. Property Holding Company. She has issue, four sons and one daughter:
i) H.H. Prince (Sultanzade) Maximilian Ali Beyefendi, Sutton. Born in London, 15 January 2000.
ii) H.H. Prince (Sultanzade) Cosmo Tarik Beyefendi, Sutton. Born in London, 10 September 2001.
iii) H.H. Prince (Sultanzade) Lysander Cengiz Beyefendi, Sutton. Born in London, 12 April 2003.
iv) H.H. Prince (Sultanzade) Ferdinand Ziya Beyefendi, Sutton. Born in Sussex, England, 26 July 2006.
ia) H.H. Princess Tatyana Aliye Hanımsultan, Sutton. Born in Sussex, England, 25 March 2005.
He was born at Çırağan Palace
Çiragan Palace
Çırağan Palace , a former Ottoman palace, is now a five-star hotel of the Kempinski Hotels chain. It is located on the European shore of the Bosporus between Beşiktaş and Ortaköy in Istanbul, Turkey.- History :...
, Ortaköy, on 13 October 1903. He is the only son of Ahmed Nihad, 38th Head of the Imperial House of Osman, and H.H. Safiru Başhanımefendi. He is the great-grandson of Sultan Murad V
Murad V
Murad V was the 33rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned from 30 May to 31 August 1876.He was born at Istanbul , Topkapı Palace. His father was Abdülmecid I...
, 33rd Sovereign of the House of Osman. He attended Galatasaray and Harbiye Colleges in Istanbul and was Lieut. of Infantry in the Ottoman Army. He received the Collar of the Hanedan-ı-Ali-Osman and the Mecidi Nişan 1st class. He succeeded on the death of his cousin Mehmed Abdülaziz, as Head of the Imperial House of Osman on 19 January 1977, to become the fifth head of the Ottoman family in exile. Had he been the reigning Sultan, he would have been Sultan Ali I.
Life
Ali Vasib spent his first year in Çırağan Palace, Ortaköy in Istanbul. The Palace served as an enforced residence to his great-grandfather Sultan Mehmed V, who had been deposed in 1876, and replaced by his brother, Sultan Abdülhamid. The restrictions imposed on the former Sultan extended to his entire family, and were not lifted until his death in 1904. Ali Vasib lived in Istanbul until March 1924, when aged 21 years old he was forced to leave his homeland following the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923 and the aboliton of the Ottoman Sultanate and the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924. Like all other members of the Imperial family, he left Istanbul from Sirkeci Train Station and first went to Budapest. He lived here for a few months, before settling in Nice, France. As the former Ottoman Sultan Mehmed VI Vahideddin, had settled in San Remo, many members of the family had congregated to the South of France. After living in Switzerland for a short time, his cousin, the last Caliph Abdulmecid, also moved to Nice. The travel documents issued by the Turkish Republic to the Ottoman family on their exile were only valid for one year. Therefore, by 1925 members of the family were no longer able to travel, and it was due to the intervention of Ali Vasib that the family received courtesy passports from the French Government. Having approached his close friend, Captain Toulouse, the son of General Toulouse, this was made possible through the latter’s contact in the French Ministry, Count Castellane. The passports issued by the French Government referred to members of the family as being of Ottoman nationality and acknowledged their imperial titles. It was in Nice on 24 April 1931 that Ali Vasib married his distant cousin Emine Mükbile at the Ruhl Hotel. In January 1935 he moved to Alexandria, Egypt with his wife and her family. He worked for 18 years as the director of the Antoniadis Palace, which was used to house foreign heads of state and dignitaries during their stay in Alexandria. Once permitted to return to Turkey in 1974, after 50 years in exile, he visited Istanbul annually, and his wife rented a humble flat in the old part of the city near Sultan Ahmed Square. His memoirs have been published in Turkish where they became popular. They were transcribed from the Arabic script to the Latin script and edited by his son Osman Selaheddin. They give an interesting insight into the life of an Ottoman prince during the twilight years of the Ottoman Empire, and the hardships and difficulties faced by the Imperial family during their long exile.Marriage and issue
He married at Nice, France, 30 November 1931 Emine Mükbile (b. at Dolmabahçe Palace, 17 September 1911; d. at Istanbul, 21 May 1995), only daughter of Colonel Ömer HilmiÖmer Hilmi
-Marriages:m. H.H. Hadice Firdevs Gülnev Başhanımefendi Yıldız Palace, 3 October 1910, . She died aged 29 from Spanish influenza, following an epidemic of the disease...
, by his wife, H.H. Gülnev Başhanımefendi, and grand-daughter of Sultan Mehmed V, 35th Sovereign of the House of Osman.
He died aged 80 at Alexandria, Egypt, 9 December 1983 from a stroke, and bur. there, subsequently reburied at Sultan Reşad Mausoleum, Eyüb. He was the first Ottoman prince ever to reach this age. On his death, the Monarchist League wrote “Prince Ali Vasib will be remembered as a man of great charm. His ease of manner and his gifts as a raconteur were the hallmarks of one of the last of the grands seigneurs of the Gotha.” He had issue, an only son who is the only Imperial Ottoman Prince whose mother is also an Imperial Ottoman Princess:
1) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu Efendi. born at Alexandria, Egypt 7 July 1940. educ. Victoria College, Alexandria, then London to become a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He married in London, 27 August 1966, (divoriced), H.H. Athena Joy Hanımefendi. (born in London, 9 March 1944), née, Christoforides. He has issue, three sons and one daughter.
a) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Orhan Murad Osmanoğlu Efendi. born at Henley-on-Thames, England, 26 December 1972, educ.Degree in Busıness Studies at Kingston Univ., London, has had a career in the IT industry and now works for a Property Holding Company. Married on the 17th of February, 2000, to H.H. Patricia Emine Hanımefendi née, Iotti. He has issue, two sons:
i) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Turan Cem Efendi. born in High Wycombe, England, 7 January 2004
ii) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Tamer Nihad Efendi. born in High Wycombe, England, 15 April 2006.
b) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Nihad Reşad Efendi. born at Reading, England, 17 September 1978. He died at Marlow, England, 19 December 1978 (bur. Brookwood, England).
c) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Selim Süleyman Osmanoğlu Efendi. born in High Wycombe, England, 15 December 1979. His education included a Degree in Business Studies at Kingston Univ., London and a Fellow of the Institute of Charters Insurers, as well as the Institute of Risk Management. He works for a multinational Insurance brokerage company. He married in Istanbul, 22 June 2003, to H.H. Alev Hanımefendi, née, Öcal. educ. Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. He has issue, one son:
i) H.I.H. Prince (Şehzade) Batu Bayezid Efendi. born in Sidcup, England, 23 April 2008.
a) H.I.H. Princess Ayşe Gülnev Osmanoğlu Sultan. Born in Henley-on-Thames, England, 17 January 1971. Her education includes History and Politics at Exeter University and a Masters degree in Ottoman History at S.O.A.S. London. She is a founding director of a property investment and development company and researches and writes articles on Ottoman family history. She married on 27 August 1994, to H.H. Damad Nicholas Nelson Sutton (born on 18 August 1969). His education included Exeter University and Chartered Accountant, Dir. Property Holding Company. She has issue, four sons and one daughter:
i) H.H. Prince (Sultanzade) Maximilian Ali Beyefendi, Sutton. Born in London, 15 January 2000.
ii) H.H. Prince (Sultanzade) Cosmo Tarik Beyefendi, Sutton. Born in London, 10 September 2001.
iii) H.H. Prince (Sultanzade) Lysander Cengiz Beyefendi, Sutton. Born in London, 12 April 2003.
iv) H.H. Prince (Sultanzade) Ferdinand Ziya Beyefendi, Sutton. Born in Sussex, England, 26 July 2006.
ia) H.H. Princess Tatyana Aliye Hanımsultan, Sutton. Born in Sussex, England, 25 March 2005.
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