Suleiman was married to his sister: she became the sultan’s chosen one

Attentive viewers noticed that in the “Magnificent Century” Mahidevran was called Haseki, although this title was thought to have been invented specifically for Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska. It meant that the woman is the legal wife of the ruler.

But there is another version: Mahidevran was also Suleiman’s wife. The series showed how Valide resented the Sultan’s marriage to Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska, as legal marriage was allegedly not allowed for his title. However, the sovereign’s mother was only ashamed of the origin of his chosen one – she was a slave, and it was really impossible to marry them. Aisha Hafsa Sultan herself was the wife of Selim I, the father of Suleiman.

Valide was of high birth – she was the daughter of a Crimean prince. She also had a cousin who had a daughter, Mahidevran. From this it becomes clear why Valide treated the girl so well.

Mahidevran was not the padishah’s concubine. There is a version that she was his legal wife. Even if it wasn’t, Mahidevran’s position in the palace was higher than that of other girls from the harem as she was of noble descent. For example, Suleiman had a relationship with his cousin, who later gave birth to his first child, Mustafa, writes kp.ru.

Picture source: frame from the series “The Magnificent Century”

Author: Anna Skvortsova