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Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin (son of Abdul Hamid II)
Summary
Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin Efendi (شهزاده محمد برهان الدين; 19 December 1885 – 15 June 1949) was a titular King of Albania, an Ottoman prince, son of Sultan Abdul Hamid II and Mezidemestan Kadın.
Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin was born on 19 December 1885 in the Yıldız Palace. His father was Sultan Abdul Hamid II and his mother was Mezidemestan Kadın, daughter of Kaymat Mikanba. He was only the child of his mother. Abdul Hamid named him in the memory of his decreased half-brother, Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin. Burhaneddin's circumcision took place in 1891, together with his half-brothers, Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir, and Şehzade Ahmed Nuri.
In June 1890, aged four, Burhaneddin was enlisted in the navy by his father. He was assigned the Ottoman ironclad Orhaniye. In salutations processions, he and Şehzade Ibrahim Tevfik saluted in navy uniforms in front of naval regiment. On 18 June 1893, aged seven, he was given the rank of lieutenant commander. The same year, he composed the naval anthem. On 6 February 1916, during the World War I, he was given the rank of lieutenant commander. On 29 July 1918, he was promoted to the rank of captain.
In 1903, on the visit of Kaiser Wilhelm II's sons Wilhelm, German Crown Prince and Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia. Abdul Hamid appointed Burhaneddin, and minister of foreign affairs Tevfik Pasha to welcome the princes. Burhaneddin welcomed the princes and Tevfik performed the duty of translations during the visit. In October 1915, he visited Vienna, and stayed there in Bristol Hotel until the end of 1921.
Besides formal education, Burhaneddin was taught music and arts. He played violoncello. For a while he was the favorite son of Abdülhamid II, so much so that was thought the Sultan could circumvent the law and make him crown prince. He had been allocated a villa on the grounds of the Yıldız Palace. He also owned a mansion in Yeniköy.
His first wife was Emine Nurbanu Hidayet Hanım. She was born in 1891. Her father was Prince Mehmed Refik Bey Achba, and her mother was Princess Mahşeref Hanım Emkhaa.
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