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Also known as Evmania Voria, Gülnuş Emetullah Sultan

Haseki Sultan of Mehmed IV, mother and Valide Sultan of Mustafa II and Ahmed III.

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1987-04-24
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Key facts

Tenure
6 February 1695 – 6 November 1715
Predecessor
Saliha Dilaşub Sultan
Successor
Saliha Sultan
Born
Evmania Voria or Eugenie , c. 1642 , Rethymno , Crete , Republic of Venice
Died
6 November 1715 (1715-11-06) (aged 72–73), Constantinople , Ottoman Empire (present day Istanbul , Turkey )
Burial
Yeni Valide Mosque , Istanbul
Consort of
Mehmed IV
Issue
Hatice Sultan Mustafa II Ayşe Sultan Ahmed III Ümmugülsüm Sultan Fatma Emetullah Sultan

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Encyclopedic overview

HouseOttoman ReligionSunni Islam (converted) Greek Orthodox (birth)

Emetullah Rabia Gülnuş Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: گلنوش امت الله رابعه سلطان; c.1642 – 6 November 1715) was the chief consort of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV, Haseki sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1664 to 1687, the mother of Ottoman sultans Mustafa II and Ahmed III, and the Valide sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1715. She was one of the prominent figures during the era of the Sultanate of Women which spanned for nearly 200 years and ended with her death in 1715. She is considered to be the last powerful imperial consort and Valide sultan in Ottoman history.

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