| Nurbanu Sultan | |||||
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 Nurbanu Sultan's burial procession, Ottoman miniature | |||||
| Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
| Tenure | 15 December 1574 – 7 December 1583 | ||||
| Predecessor | Ayşe Hafsa Sultan | ||||
| Successor | Safiye Sultan | ||||
| Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Imperial Consort) | |||||
| Tenure | 7 September 1566 – 15 December 1574 | ||||
| Predecessor | Hürrem Sultan | ||||
| Successor | Safiye Sultan | ||||
| Born | Cecilia Venier-Baffo or Rachel or Kalē Kartanou c. 1525–1527 Paros, Cyclades Islands, or Corfu, Republic of Venice? | ||||
| Died | 7 December 1583 (aged 56–58) Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | ||||
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| Religion | Sunni Islam, previously Roman Catholic or Jewish or Greek Orthodox | ||||
Nurbanu Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: نور بانو سلطان, "queen of light"; c. 1525/1527[1] – 7 December 1583) was Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the legal wife of Sultan Selim II (reign 1566–1574), as well as Valide Sultan (Sultana mother) as the mother of Sultan Murad III (reign 1574–1583). She was one of the most prominent figures during the time of the Sultanate of Women. Conflicting theories describe her as of Venetian, Jewish[2] or Greek[3] origin. Her birth name may have been Cecilia Venier-Baffo,[4] Rachel[5] or Kalē Kartanou.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
EIwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Stanford J. Shaw, History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey, Volume 1, p. 178, at Google Books
- ^ a b Arbel, Benjamin, Nur Banu (c. 1530-1583): A Venetian Sultana?, Turcica, 24 (1992), pp. 241-259.
- ^ Godfrey Goodwin, The Private World of Ottoman Women, Saqi Book, ISBN 0-86356-745-2, ISBN 3-631-36808-9, 2001. page 128,
- ^ Valeria Heuberger, Geneviève Humbert, Geneviève Humbert-Knitel, Elisabeth Vyslonzil, Cultures in Colors, page 68. ISBN 3-631-36808-9, 2001