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Hurrem Sultan

1502 - 1558

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Hürrem Sultan (Turkish: [hyɾˈɾæm suɫˈtan]; Ottoman Turkish: خرّم سلطان, lit. 'the joyful one'; c. 1505– 15 April 1558), also known as Roxelana (Ukrainian: Роксолана, romanized: Roksolana), was the chief consort, the first Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the legal wife of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and the mother of Suleiman's successor Selim II. She became one of the most powerful and influential women in Ottoman history, and the first of a series of prominent Ottoman women who reigned during the period known as the Sultanate of Women. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hurrem Sultan is the 144th most popular politician (down from 86th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ukrainian Politician.

Hurrem Sultan was most famous for being the wife of Suleiman the Magnificent. She was also known for her beauty and power.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hurrem Sultan ranks 144 out of 19,576. Before her are Boris Yeltsin, Heinrich Himmler, Tiberius, Harald Hardrada, George W. Bush, and Philip II of Spain. After her are Hassanal Bolkiah, Hulagu Khan, Murad II, Louis XVIII of France, Sulla, and Claudius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1502, Hurrem Sultan ranks 1. After her are Pope Gregory XIII, Atahualpa, John III of Portugal, La Malinche, Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Miguel López de Legazpi, Thomas Tallis, Pedro Nunes, Heinrich Aldegrever, and Otto Henry, Elector Palatine. Among people deceased in 1558, Hurrem Sultan ranks 3. Before her are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Mary I of England. After her are Mary of Hungary, Eleanor of Austria, Julius Caesar Scaliger, Clément Janequin, Robert Recorde, Johannes Bugenhagen, Reginald Pole, Francisco de Sá de Miranda, and Anna van Egmont.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Hurrem Sultan ranks 3 out of 1,365. Before her are Leon Trotsky (1879), and Leonid Brezhnev (1906). After her are Nikolai Gogol (1809), Golda Meir (1898), Edgar de Wahl (1867), Sergei Prokofiev (1891), Viktor Yanukovych (1950), John III Sobieski (1629), Stefania Turkewich (1898), Stepan Bandera (1909), and Volodymyr Zelensky (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine

Among politicians born in Ukraine, Hurrem Sultan ranks 3. Before her are Leon Trotsky (1879), and Leonid Brezhnev (1906). After her are Golda Meir (1898), Viktor Yanukovych (1950), John III Sobieski (1629), Stepan Bandera (1909), Volodymyr Zelensky (1978), Hafsa Sultan (1479), Viktor Yushchenko (1954), Leonid Kuchma (1938), and Ivan Mazepa (1639).

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