Zeynep Sultan (; "''gemstone, precious stone''" and "''defender''"; 8 April 1714 – 25 March 1774) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Sultan

Ahmed III Ahmed III (, ''Aḥmed-i sālis''; was sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of sultan Mehmed IV (r. 1648–1687). His mother was Gülnuş Sultan, originally named Evmania Voria, who was an ethnic Greek. He was born at Hacıoğlu Pazarcık, ...

Birth

Zeynep Sultan was born in the 8 April 1714 in the Topkapı Palace. Her father was Sultan

First marriage

In 1728, Zeynep Sultan married (Küçük) Mustafa Pasha, the nephew of the grand vezir

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, and the second head of the royal stables at the time. The wedding ceremony took place at the Topkapı Palace. On 8 December Zeynep's trousseau was sent to her palace known as ''Kıbleli Palace'' and the next day the wedding procession took place. Together, they had a son.

Second marriage

After the death of Mustafa Pasha in 1764, Zeynep Sultan in 1765 married Melek Mehmed Pasha, who had previously served as the grand admiral of the Ottoman fleet, during the reign of her half-brother

Mustafa III Mustafa III (; ''Muṣṭafā-yi sālis''; 28 January 1717 – 21 January 1774) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III (1703–30), and his consort Mihrişah Kadın. He was succeeded b ...

. Melek Mehmed Pasha served as the

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for two times and was made grand vizier in 1792.

Issue

By her first marriage, Zeynep had a son: * Sultanzade Yüsuf Bey (1732 - 1765)

Charities

In 1769, Zeynep Sultan endowed a mosque at Eminönü known as "Ruh-i Sultaniye Mosque". A school and a fountain build near the mosque is also part of the foundation. Today it is called Zeynep Sultan Mosque.

Death

Zeynep Sultan died on 25 March 1774 and was buried in her own mosque located at Eminönü.

Ancestry

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeynep Sultan 1714 births 1774 deaths 18th-century Ottoman princesses Daughters of Ahmed III