| Emily Ruete | |
|---|---|
| Sayyida of Zanzibar and Oman | |
,_Princess_of_Zanzibar.jpg) Emily Ruete in traditional clothes as Princess of Zanzibar | |
| Born | Sayyida Salama bint Said Al Said 30 August 1844 Zanzibar |
| Died | 29 February 1924 (aged 79) Jena, Germany |
| Spouse | Rudolph Heinrich Ruete |
| Issue | Heinrich Ruete Antonie Brandeis Rudolph Said-Ruete Rosalie Troemer |
| Dynasty | Al Said |
| Father | Sayyid Said bin Sultan Al-Busaid |
| Mother | Jilfidan |
| Religion | Ibadi Islam, later Roman Catholicism |
Emily Ruete (born Sayyida Salama bint Said Al Said, Arabic: سلامة بنت سعيد آل سعيد; 30 August 1844 – 29 February 1924),[1] was a Princess of Zanzibar and Oman. She was the youngest of the 36 children of Said bin Sultan, Sultan of the Omani Empire. She is the author of Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar.
- ^ Said-Ruete, Emilie (1 January 1993). An Arabian Princess Between Two Worlds: Memoirs, Letters Home, Sequels to the Memoirs: Syrian Customs and Usages. BRILL. ISBN 9004096159 – via Google Books.