Emily Ruete

Emily Ruete
Sayyida of Zanzibar and Oman
Emily Ruete in traditional clothes as Princess of Zanzibar
BornSalama bint Said
30 August 1844
Zanzibar
Died29 February 1924(1924-02-29) (aged 79)
Jena, Germany
SpouseRudolph Heinrich Ruete
IssueHeinrich Ruete
Antonie Brandeis
Rudolph Said-Ruete
Rosalie Troemer
DynastyAl Said
FatherSayyid Said bin Sultan Al-Busaid
MotherJilfidan
ReligionIslam, Catholicism

Emily Ruete (30 August 1844 – 29 February 1924),[1] born in Zanzibar as Sayyida Salama bint Said (Arabic: سالمة بنت سعيد), also called Salmé,[2] was a Princess of Zanzibar and Oman. She was the youngest of the 36 children of Said bin Sultan, Sultan of the Omani Empire. She is the author of Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar.

  1. ^ Said-Ruete, Emilie (1 January 1993). An Arabian Princess Between Two Worlds: Memoirs, Letters Home, Sequels to the Memoirs: Syrian Customs and Usages. BRILL. ISBN 9004096159 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Sayyida is a title for a lady of higher rank, especially from the progeny of the prophet Mohamed; Salmé is a (shorter) nickname for Salama.

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