Mihrimah Sultan (daughter of Suleiman I)
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Portrait by Cristofano dell'Altissimo titled Cameria Solimani, 1541 | |||||
| Born | 1522 Old Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Died | 25 January 1578 (aged 55–56) Old Palace, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||||
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| Issue | Ayşe Hümaşah Sultan Sultanzade Osman Bey | ||||
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| Dynasty | Ottoman | ||||
| Father | Suleiman the Magnificent | ||||
| Mother | Hürrem Sultan | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Mihrimah Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: مهرماه سلطان, "sun and moon" or "light of the moon", Turkish pronunciation: [mihɾiˈmah suɫˈtan]; 1522 – 25 January 1578) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent and his wife, Hürrem Sultan. She was the most powerful imperial princess in Ottoman history according to historian Mustafa Selaniki, who described her as the greatest and most respected princess and a prominent figure in the so-called Sultanate of Women.