Back Valide Sultan ALS السلطانة الأم Arabic Validə sultan Azerbaijani Валиде султан Bulgarian ওয়ালিদায়ে সুলতান Bengali/Bangla Valide Sultan Breton Valide sultan Catalan Valide sultan Czech Valide Sultan German Βαλιδέ σουλτάνα Greek
| Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire | |
|---|---|
| Style | Valide Sultan |
| Residence | |
| Formation | 30 September 1520 |
| First holder | Hafsa Sultan |
| Final holder | Rahime Perestu Sultan |
| Abolished | 1 November 1922 |
Valide Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: والده سلطان, lit. "Sultana mother") was the title held by the mother of a ruling sultan of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans first formally used the title in the 16th century as an epithet of Hafsa Sultan (died 1534), mother of Sultan Suleyman I (r. 1520–1566), superseding the previous epithets of Valide Hatun (lady mother), mehd-i ulya ("cradle of the great").[1] or "the nacre of the pearl of the sultanate".[2]
Normally, the living mother of a reigning sultan held this title. Those mothers who died before their sons' accession to the throne never received the title of valide sultan. In special cases sisters, grandmothers and stepmothers of a reigning sultan assumed the title and/or the functions valide sultan.
- ^ Davis, Fanny (1986). "The Valide". The Ottoman Lady: A Social History from 1718 to 1918. ISBN 0-313-24811-7.
- ^ Peirce, Leslie P., The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire, Oxford University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-19-508677-5 (paperback)
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