Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi (born Joseph Anthelme Sève; 17 May 1788 – 12 March 1860), was a French-born Egyptian military commander.
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| Birth name | Joseph Anthelme Sève |
| Born | 17 May 1788[1] Lyon, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 12 March 1860 (aged 71) Cairo, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Buried | Old Cairo, Egypt |
| Allegiance |  First French Empire (until 1815) Egypt Eyalet |
| Battles/wars | |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Myriam Hanem |
| Children | Asmaa, Nazli, Mohamed, and Zuhra |
| Relations | Nazli Sabri (great-granddaughter) |
Biography
editJoseph Anthelme Sève was born in Lyon to Anthelme Sève and Antoinette Juillet Sève.[2] He became a sailor.[3] Later he joined the army of Napoleon Bonaparte. He fought at the battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo.[3] After the war ended in 1815, he resigned from Napoleon's Army and worked as a merchant.
At this time, Muhammad Ali Pasha, also known as Muhammad Ali of Egypt, was recruiting European officers to train his newly formed military on modern warfare and soldierly discipline. Sève travelled to Egypt, changed his name and converted to Islam.[2] He was placed in charge of the new soldiers' school at Aswan, now the Egyptian Military Academy.
Marriage and children
editHe married a Greek woman, Maria Myriam Hanem, with whom he had four children:[4][5][6] Asmaa al-Faransawi, Nazli al-Faransawi, Mohamed al-Faransawi, and Zuhra al-Faransawi.[7] One of his great-granddaughters was Queen Nazli,[5] wife of King Fuad, and mother of King Farouk.[6]
Death
editHis tomb is in Old Cairo, and the body of his wife is buried nearby.[4]
Legacy
editThere is a statue of him in the Egyptian National Military Museum inside the Cairo Citadel and a bust at the Préfecture in Lyon, France.
References
edit- ^ Stéphane Bachès (2009). Dictionaire historique de Lyon. p. 1225.
- ^ a b Mara (2023-08-25). "Suleiman al Faransawi - Joseph Anthelme Seve". MARA HOUSE LUXOR. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ a b George Young (2002). Egypt from the Napoleonic Wars Down to Cromer and Allenby. Gorgias Press LLC. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-931956-88-8. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ a b Rodenbeck, John (1993). Cairo. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. p. 143. ISBN 9780395664315.
Born in Lyon in 1788 and originally known in France as Anthelme Seve, Sulayman Pasha ... In the building nearby is interred the body of Lady Maryam, Sulayman Pasha's wife, a beautiful Greek whom the young and dashing colonel had rescued...
- ^ a b Mostyn, Trevor (2006). Egypt's Belle Époque: Cairo and the Age of the Hedonists. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. pp. 27–28. ISBN 9781845112400.
Sulaiman Pasha made an eccentric figure ... Born in Lyon in 1788, he lived to the age of seventy-two with his favourite Greek mistress, dying in Cairo on 12 March 1860. His daughter, Nazli Hanem, married Muhammad Sherif Pasha, who was to become an important prime minister under Ismail. Their granddaughter, the beautiful, domineering Nazli Sabri, was to marry King Fouad and give birth to the last of the dynasty, King Farouk.
- ^ a b "Weekend Nostalgia". The Middle East Journal. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ Soliman-Pacha, colonel Sève, généralissime des armées égyptiennes; ou, Histoire des guerres de l'egypte de 1820 à 1860
External links
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- (in French) Biography
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