Şehzade Ali Vasib

Şehzade Ali Vâsib
Şehzade Ali Vâsib
Head of the Osmanoğlu family
Term	19 January 1977 – 9 December 1983
Predecessor	Şehzade Mehmed Abdulaziz
Successor	Şehzade Mehmed Orhan
Born	13 October 1903; Çırağan Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	9 December 1983 (aged 80); Alexandria, Egypt Buried East Side Cemetery, Nice France
Spouse	Mukbile Sultan (m. 1931)
Issue	Şehzade Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu
House	Ottoman
Father	Ahmed Nihad
Mother	Safiru Hanım

Şehzade Ali Vâsib Efendi (also Ali Vasib Osmanoğlu; 13 October 1903 – 9 December 1983) was an Ottoman prince. From 1977 to his death in 1983, he was the 41st head of the Imperial House of Osman, the Ottoman royal dynasty.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Early life

Vâsib was born on 13 October 1903 in Çırağan Palace. He belonged to the family of the former Ottoman sultan Murad V, which was confined to the palace until Murad's death in 1904. His father was Ahmed Nihad, only son of Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin and Naziknaz Hanım. His mother was Safiru Hanım. Ali Vâsib was very attached to Şayan Kadın, his paternal grandfather's third consort, who chose to stay at Çırağan Palace even after Murad's death. Vâsib called her "third grandmother" and often went to see her.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Vâsib was educated at the Galatasaray and Harbiye Colleges in Istanbul. He attained the rank of Lieutenant in the Ottoman army infantry. He achieved the "Collar of the Hanedan-ı-Ali-Osman" and the "Mecidi Nişan", 1st Class.^{[citation needed]}

Marriage

On 30 November 1931 Vâsib married his half second cousin once removed Mukbile Sultan, the only daughter of Şehzade Ömer Hilmi, at the Ruhl Hotel in Nice, France. Mukbile was the granddaughter of Sultan Mehmed V (half-brother of Sultan Murad V, great-grandfather of Vâsib). The couple had one son, Şehzade Osman Selaheddin Vâsib Osmanoğlu, born on 7 July 1940), a chartered accountant. He married Athena Joy Christoforides; they have three sons and one daughter and grandchildren.^[8]^[9]

Exile

After the formation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 and the abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate and the Caliphate in the following year, Vâsib and other members of his family were forced into exile.^[10] They left Istanbul from Sirkeci railway station. Vâsib lived in Budapest for a few months, before settling in Nice, France. Other family members moved to the South of France and to Italy, including Vahideddin (Mehmed VI), who went to San Remo, and Abdulmecid (Vâsib's cousin and the last Caliph), who went to Nice after a short time in Switzerland.^{[citation needed]}

French passports

The travel documents issued by the Turkish Republic to the members of the House of Osman on their exile were valid for only one year. Vâsib intervened with the French government to obtain passports for them. Vâsib made contact with the French minister Count Castellane through General Toulouse and his son, Captain Toulouse, who was a friend. The French passports listed the family as having Ottoman nationality and acknowledged their imperial titles.^{[citation needed]}

Alexandria

In January 1935, Vâsib moved to Alexandria, Egypt with his wife and her family. For the next 18 years, Vâsib was the Director of the Antoniadis Palace, which served to accommodate foreign heads of state and dignitaries visiting Alexandria.^{[citation needed]}

Later years

Vâsib was permitted to return to Turkey in 1974. From that time he visited annually. He lived with his wife in a humble rented flat in the old part of the city, near Sultan Ahmed Square. Vâsib's memoirs have been published in Turkish. Vâsib's son, Osman Selaheddin, transcribed the work from Ottoman Turkish script to present-day Turkish script.^{[citation needed]}

Succession

On 19 January 1977, following the death of his cousin, Şehzade Mehmed Abdulaziz, Vâsib became head of the House of Osman. Had Vâsib become the reigning sultan, he would have been "Sultan Ali I".

Death

On 9 December 1983, in Alexandria, Vâsib died from a stroke. He was 80. He was buried in Alexandria. His remains were subsequently moved to Sultan Mehmed V Reşad Mausoleum, Eyüp. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living Ottoman prince. On his death, the Monarchist League wrote: "Prince Ali Vâsib 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."^{[citation needed]}

Issue

By his wife, Şehzade Ali Vâsib had an only son:

Şehzade Osman Selaheddin Vasib Osmanoğlu (b. 7 July 1940). Married to Athena Joy Christophorides, they have one daughter and three sons:
- Ayşe Gülnev Sultan Osmanoğlu (b. 17 January 1971, England). She is the author of historical novels about the Ottoman dynasty, such as The Gilded Cage on the Bosphorus. She married Nicholas Sutton on 27 August 1994 and has three children:
  - Sultanzade Max Ali Sutton (b. 5 January 2000, London)
  - Sultanzade Cosmo Tarik Sutton (b. 10 September 2001, London)
  - Sultanzade Lysander Gengiz Sutton (b. 12 April 2003, London)
- Şehzade Orhan Murad Osmanoğlu (b. 26 December 1972, England). He married Patricia Emine Iotti on 18 February 2001. They have two sons:
  - Şehzade Turan Cem Osmanoğlu (b. 7 January 2004, England)
  - Şehzade Tamer Nihad Osmanoğlu (b. 2006)
- Şehzade Nihad Reşad Osmanoğlu (b. 17 September 1978 - 19 December 1978, England).
- Şehzade Selim Süleyman Osmanoğlu (b. 15 December 1979). On 22 June 2003 in Istanbul he married Alev Öcal. They had a son:
  - Şehzade Batu Bayezid Osmanoğlu (b. 2008)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Şehzade Ali Vasib

8. Murad V

4. Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin

9. Reftarıdil Kadın

2. Şehzade Ahmed Nihad

5. Naziknaz Hanım

1. Ali Vâsib

3. Safiru Hanım

References

^ Almanach de Gotha, 184th edition, p. 365, 912–915. Almanach de Gotha. (2000).
^ Burke's royal families of the world. Second edition. p. 247. Burke's peerage. (1980).
^ [1] "The Ottoman empire". History Files.
^ [2] Official website of the immediate living descendants of the Ottoman dynasty. Accessed 20 July 2012.
^ [3] Genealogy of Ali Vâsib.
^ "List of Persons". Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008. Genealogy of Turkish royalty. Accessed 20 July 2012.
^ [4] Family history of Mahmud II Retrieved 20 July 2012.
^ "BİR ŞEHZADENİN HATIRATI: VATAN VE MENFADA GÖRDÜKLERİM VE İŞİTTİKLERİM (3. HAMUR) - bir şehzadenin hatıratı: Vatan ve menfada gördüklerim ve işittiklerim (3. Hamur)". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011. kitap.antoloji.com. Accessed 20 July 2011.
^ Bir Şehzadenin Hâtırâtı. Osmanoğlu, Osman Selaheddin. Yapı Kredi Yayınları. (2003) Turkey. ISBN 975-08-0878-9 OCLC 469568294.
^ [5] Renaming of Constantinople to Istanbul, 1930. Accessed 20 July 2012.

External links

Heirs of Europe, Turkey. Retrieved 2019-06-09.

Şehzade Ali Vasib House of Osman Born: 13 October 1903 Died: 9 December 1983
Preceded by Mehmed Abdulaziz	Head of the Osmanoğlu family 19 January 1977 – 9 December 1983	Succeeded by Mehmed Orhan

[1] Almanach de Gotha, 184th edition, p. 365, 912–915. Almanach de Gotha. (2000).

[2] Burke's royal families of the world. Second edition. p. 247. Burke's peerage. (1980).

[3] [1] "The Ottoman empire". History Files.

[4] [2] Official website of the immediate living descendants of the Ottoman dynasty. Accessed 20 July 2012.

[5] [3] Genealogy of Ali Vâsib.

[6] "List of Persons". Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008. Genealogy of Turkish royalty. Accessed 20 July 2012.

[7] [4] Family history of Mahmud II Retrieved 20 July 2012.

[8] "BİR ŞEHZADENİN HATIRATI: VATAN VE MENFADA GÖRDÜKLERİM VE İŞİTTİKLERİM (3. HAMUR) - bir şehzadenin hatıratı: Vatan ve menfada gördüklerim ve işittiklerim (3. Hamur)". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011. kitap.antoloji.com. Accessed 20 July 2011.

[9] Bir Şehzadenin Hâtırâtı. Osmanoğlu, Osman Selaheddin. Yapı Kredi Yayınları. (2003) Turkey. ISBN 975-08-0878-9 OCLC 469568294.

[10] [5] Renaming of Constantinople to Istanbul, 1930. Accessed 20 July 2012.

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