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Mihrimah Sultan

1522 - 1578

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Mihrimah Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: مهرماه سلطان; Turkish pronunciation: [mihɾiˈmah suɫˈtan]; 1522 – 25 January 1578) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent and his wife, Hürrem Sultan. She was the most powerful imperial princess in Ottoman history according to historian Mustafa Selaniki, who described her as the greatest and most respected princess and a prominent figure in the so-called Sultanate of Women. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mihrimah Sultan is the 17th most popular companion (down from 10th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 39th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Companion.

Mihrimah Sultan was the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent and Hürrem Sultan. She was one of the most powerful and influential women in Ottoman history. She was also a poet, a patron of the arts, and a political figure.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Mihrimah Sultan ranks 17 out of 784. Before her are Mary of Teck, Theodora, Imelda Marcos, Eva Braun, Aspasia, and Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma. After her are Madame de Pompadour, Nurbanu Sultan, Klara Hitler, Catherine of Valois, Anne Hathaway, and Maud of Wales.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1522, Mihrimah Sultan ranks 1. After her are Şehzade Mehmed, Margaret of Parma, Ulisse Aldrovandi, Lodovico Ferrari, Eleanor of Toledo, Sen no Rikyū, Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Joachim du Bellay, Catherine of Ricci, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, and Shibata Katsuie. Among people deceased in 1578, Mihrimah Sultan ranks 1. After her are Sebastian of Portugal, John of Austria, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Uesugi Kenshin, Margaret Douglas, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Sebastiano Venier, Pierre Lescot, Giovanni Battista Moroni, and Giulio Clovio.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mihrimah Sultan ranks 44 out of 1,347. Before her are Heraclius (575), Luke the Evangelist (31), Mehmed IV (1642), Saint Timothy (17), Mehmed I (1386), and Mimar Sinan (1490). After her are Epictetus (50), Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), John Chrysostom (349), Alp Arslan (1029), and Şehzade Mustafa (1515).

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Among COMPANIONS In Türkiye

Among companions born in Türkiye, Mihrimah Sultan ranks 3. Before her are Helena (250), and Aspasia (-470). After her are Antinous (111), Malhun Hatun (1350), Pulcheria (399), Hecuba (null), Gülfem Hatun (1500), Agnes of Antioch (1153), Hümaşah Sultan (1540), Kaya Sultan (1633), and Maria Laskarina (1206).

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