Mezidemestan Kadın
Sixth consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II
Mezidemestan Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: مزیدمستان قادین, "merry woman", also Mezide Kadın; born Kadriye Kamile Merve Mikanba; 3 March 1869 – 21 January 1909) was the sixth consort of Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire.
Early life
Mezidemestan Kadın was born in 1869, as Kadriye Kamile Merve Mikanba. She was a member of Abkhazian noble family Mikanba. Her father was Kaymat Bey Mikanba. She had been brought to Istanbul when she was young, where she was entrusted to the entourage of Sultan Murad V, Abdülhamid II's older half-brother. Here her name according to the custom of the Ottoman court was changed to Mezidemestan. She was known for her extreme shyness. Emine Nazikeda Hanım, who became consort of Sultan Mehmed VI, Abdülhamid II's younger half-brother, was her niece.
Marriage
Mezidimestan married Abdul Hamid on 2 February 1885 at the Yıldız Palace. She was given the title of "Fifth Kadın".
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