Celaleddin was born on 14 November 1862[1] in the Dolmabahçe Palace.[2] His father was Abdulaziz, son of Mahmud II and Pertevniyal Sultan, and his mother was Edadil Kadın.[1][3][4] He had a full sister, Emine Sultan, four years younger than him, who died in infancy. He was the favorite nephew of Adile Sultan, who had brought his parents together, and she wrote several poems to celebrate him.[4]
In 1863, at a young age, he was registered in the navy.[7] He was given the rank of sergeant and appointed to the First Division of Mahmudiye Imperial Galleons with three warehouses. In 1870, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander. In August 1872, a room was also allocated to him in the headquarters of the ministry of navy,[8] and a silver-plated sword was presented to him.[9] In September 1872, he visited Izmit.[9] In February 1872[10] or March 1873, he was promoted to captain. On 9 July 1873, he was promoted to rear admiral. On 23 December 1874, he was promoted to vice admiral.[9][10]
Personal life
His only wife was Neylan Ahu Hanım.[11] She was an Abkhazian from the Marshania princely family.[12] They did not have children.[11]
He had been allocated apartments in the Feriye Palace. He also owned a mansion known as "Bahçe Mansion".[13] He was a pianist and flautist by avocation.[14]
Later life and death
Abdulaziz was deposed by his ministers on 30 May 1876; his nephew Murad V became the Sultan.[15] He was transferred to Feriye Palace the next day.[16] Celaleddin followed him there.[17] On 4 June 1876,[18] Abdulaziz died under mysterious circumstances.[19]
^Adra, Jamil (2005). Genealogy of the Imperial Ottoman Family 2005. p. 16.
Sources
Brookes, Douglas Scott (2010). The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem. University of Texas Press. ISBN978-0-292-78335-5.
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