Şehzade Mehmed - the son of Suleiman the Magnificent.Biography it known to the general public, not least because of the palace intrigues of his mother, Slav Hjurrem.Yes, the same concubines Suleiman I, who know in our country (and the rest of Europe) under the name Roksolana.In addition, Şehzade Mehmed - son Suleiman, whose biography has also become widely known in recent years thanks to the popular television series "The Magnificent Century".Whatever it was, the name of the hero of the Turkish history of today's hearing.And I'm sure many of us have wondered, and who was also the prototype of a character who is great to beat in the famous TV series?
Mehmed, son of Suleiman.Biography early age and origin
Şehzade was the son of one of the greatest Ottoman sultans since its heyday and concubines with Ukrainian roots, which became a favorite of the governor.Anastasia-Alexander (according to different versions of historians) occurred comes from a peasant family of an Orthodox priest from the village Rohatyn, that in modern Western Ukraine.Between 1517 and 1520 she was taken prisoner during one of the Tatar invasions, and a little later appears in the harem of Suleiman.There she was given the name Hjurrem.Roxolans called it one of the Ottoman ambassadors at the Turkish court.Very soon she becomes the favorite concubine of the Sultan, and in 1521 Mehmed born son Suleiman.Biography boys from an early age is committed intrigue and violence.The fact that his mother was the first wife of the ruler.Moreover, he was not his first son.However, Roksolana, being an ambitious woman who has done much to ensure that it was her son became the next heir to the throne.For years Hjurrem conflict with the rest of the wives of the sultan, especially Mahidevran that affected the upbringing and early life of her son.
Mehmed, son of Suleiman.Biography: Sultan's governor
When Mehmed the young age of 20 (in 1541), Sultan suddenly shifts from the post of governor of the city of Manisa, his first son, Mustafa, and appoint instead Mehmed.The Turkish tradition of preparing successors in this way learned the skills of administration, performing the duties of the governor in smaller provinces.Even in medieval Europe, this practice was very common.Position in Manisa governor traditionally considered in the Ottoman Empire unofficial site of the future heir to the throne.Therefore, the act of his father probably means that it is now regarded as Mehmed Sultan future.However, this was destined to happen.After just two years Şehzade died from an unknown illness.The most popular version, come down to the present day, it points to smallpox.Moreover, very serious suggestion that it could infect Mahidervan, one of the concubines of the Sultan, who lost the competition for his mother's heart Mehmed, Roksolana.However, the son of Sultan Suleyman Mehmet, whose biography was so short, had to leave behind a daughter, to live a long life in the palace of the dynasty.It is also interesting to note that Roxolana yet achieved its not Mehmed and her youngest son, Selim, was the next ruler of the empire.
