Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin
Son of Sultan Mehmed Mourad V
Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Efendi (Ottoman Turkish: شہزادہ محمد صلاح الدین; 5 August 1861 – 29 April 1915) was an Ottoman prince, the only surviving son of Sultan Murad V, and his second consort Reftarıdil Kadın.
Early life
Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin was born on 5 August 1861 in the Dolmabahçe Palace, in Beşiktaş. His father was Sultan Murad V, son of Sultan Abdulmejid I and Şevkefza Kadın, and his mother was Reftarıdil Kadın. He was the eldest child, and only survived son of his father, and the only child of his mother. His birth violated the rules of the time, which required Ottoman princes not to have children before ascending the throne, but Murad got an exception from his uncle Sultan Abdülaziz, who had once done the same and didn't care much for that rule. Later, Murad had four other children before he became Sultan: Şehzade Süleyman, Şehzade Seyfeddin, Hatice Sultan and Fehime Sultan.
After Abdulmejid's death in 1861, and the ascension of his brother Sultan Abdulaziz to the throne, Murad became the crown prince. His family lived in a mansion in Kurbağalıdere, which was allocated to him by Abdulaziz. They spent their winters in the crown princes apartments located in the Dolmabahçe Palace and the Nisbetiye Mansion.
Selaheddin was circumcised in 1870.
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