| Nazli Sabri/Mary Elizabeth after her baptism | |||||
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Sultana Nazli's coronation as Queen Nazli
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| Sultana of Egypt[1] | |||||
| Tenure | 26 May 1919 – 15 March 1922 | ||||
| Queen consort of Egypt | |||||
| Tenure | 15 March 1922 – 28 April 1936 | ||||
| Born | 25 June 1894 Alexandria, Khedivate of Egypt |
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| Died | 29 May 1978 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Burial | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States | ||||
| Spouse | Khalil Sabri (m. 1918-div. 1918) Fuad I (m. 1919-wid. 1936) |
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| Issue | Farouk I Princess Fawzia Princess Faiza Princess Faika Princess Fathia |
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| House | House of Muhammad Ali (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Abdul Rahman Sabri Pasha | ||||
| Mother | Tawfika Sharif | ||||
| Religion | Catholicism, (conversion from Sunni Islam) | ||||
Nazli Sabri(Arabic: نزلي صبري / نازلى صبرى; Turkish: Nazlı Sabri; 25 June 1894 – 29 May 1978) was Queen of Egypt from 1919 to 1936 as the second wife of King Fuad.
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Early life[edit]
Nazli was born on 25 June 1894.[2] Her father was Abdur Rahim Sabri Pasha,[3] minister of agriculture and governor of Cairo, and her mother was Tawfika Khanum Sharif. Nazli had a brother, Sherif Sabri Pasha, and a sister.[3]
She was the maternal granddaughter of Major General Muhammad Sharif Pasha, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, who was of Turkish origin.[4] She was also a great-granddaughter of the French-born officer Suleiman Pasha.[5]
Nazli first went to the Lycée de la Mère-de-Dieu in Cairo, and later to the Collège Notre-Dame de Sion in Alexandria. Following the death of her mother, she and her sister went to Paris, France, for two years. After returning, she married an Egyptian aristocrat, but soon she divorced.[6] Then she had an affair with Saeed Zaghloul, nephew of nationalist leader Saad Zaghloul.[6] She was almost engaged to him.[6] However, both men left Egypt following the 1919 revolution.[6]
Marriage to Fuad[edit]
The Sultan of Egypt, Fuad I first saw Nazli at an opera performance.[6] On 12 May 1919, Fuad proposed to her, although he was 25 years her senior. On 24 May 1919 Nazli married Sultan Fuad I at Bustan Palace, Cairo. It was the second marriage for both Nazli and Fuad.[6] She later moved to the haramlek in the Abbasiya Palace. She was under pressure from her husband to produce a son, and was warned that she would stay in the haramlek if she did not do so. After the birth of their only son, Farouk, she was allowed to move into Koubbeh Palace with her husband. When Fuad's title was altered to King, she was given the title of Queen. She then had four daughters: Fawzia, Faiza, Faika, and Fathiya.
Restricted to the palace throughout most of Fuad's reign, Queen Nazli was nonetheless allowed to attend opera performances, flower shows, and other ladies-only cultural events. It was said that whenever the royal couple fought, she was slapped by the king and confined to her suite for weeks. It was also said that she tried to commit suicide by overdosing on aspirin. She accompanied the king during part of his four-month tour of Europe in 1927, and was much fêted in France because of her French ancestry. With the inauguration of Parliament in 1924, she was among the royal attendees at the opening ceremony, seated in a special section of the guest gallery.
Later years[edit]
Following the death of King Fuad in 1936, her son Farouk became the new King of Egypt, and she became the Queen Mother. Her brother Sherif Sabri Pasha served on the three-member Regency Council that was formed during Farouk's minority.in 1946, Nazli left Egypt and went to the United States because of health problems.
Her son deprived her of her rights and titles in Egypt on 1 August 1950 because of her daughter Princess Fathia's marriage to Riyad Ghali Effendi, a Copt, against the King's wishes, even though Riyad Ghali converted to Islam. In 1965, Nazli attended the funeral of her son, Farouk, in Rome.[6]
In 1976, she sent a request to then President Anwar Sadat to give her and Princess Fathia Egyptian passports and right of return to Egypt. Eventually she settled in the US, due to her painful illness. She died on 29 May 1978 in Los Angeles, California.[7]
Legacy[edit]
Queen Nazli possessed one of the largest jewelry collections in the world.[citation needed]
In 2008, Rawia Rashed published a book about Queen Nazli, titled Nazli, Malika Fi El Manfa (Nazli, A Queen in Exile).[6] Based on this book, an Egyptian TV series provided an account for the life of Queen Nazli, Queen in Exile, starring Egyptian actress Nadia Al Jundi in 2010.[8]
Titles and styles[edit]
| Royal styles of Queen Nazli of Egypt |
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| Reference style | Her Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
| Alternative style | Hanem |
- 26 May 1919 – 15 March 1922: Her Gloriness The Sultana (French: Sa Hautesse la Sultane; Arabic: عظمة السلطانة)[9]
- 15 March 1922 – 20 January 1938: Her Majesty The Queen (French: Sa Majesté la Reine; Arabic: جلالة الملكة)[1]
- 20 January 1938 – 8 August 1950: Her Majesty The Queen Mother (French: Sa Majesté la Reine Mere; Arabic: جلالة الملكة الام)[10]
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Nazli and her father Abdul Rahman Sabri Pasha
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Official birthday picture
Honours[edit]
Decoration of Al Kamal in brilliants (Egypt, 1917).[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rizk, Yunan Labib (13–19 April 2006). "A palace wedding". Al-Ahram Weekly (790). Retrieved 27 February 2010.
... Britain granted the rulers among the family the title of sultan, a naming that was also applied to their wives.
- ^ Samir Raafat (March 2005). "Women whose husbands ruled the realm" (PDF). Egyptian Europe Organization. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ a b Hassan Hassan (1 January 2000). In the House of Muhammad Ali: A Family Album, 1805-1952. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-977-424-554-1. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ Goldschmidt, Arthur (2000). Biographical dictionary of modern Egypt. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 191. ISBN 1-55587-229-8.
- ^ "Weekend Nostalgia". The Middle East Journal. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ahmed Maged (6 February 2008). "Revealing book on Queen Nazli depicts her tragic life in exile". Daily News Egypt (Cairo). Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "Nazli". A Bit of History. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "Nadia Al Jundi fails". Albawaba. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ الملك فؤاد الأول أول أمير مصري يتزوج من الشعب وعلى منواله نسج الملك فاروق الأول [King Fuad I, the First Egyptian Prince to Marry a Commoner, and King Farouk I Follows in His Footsteps] (Reprint). Al Sabah (in Arabic): 29. 20 January 1938. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "King Farouk Strips Queen Nazli of Title". Daily Record (Ellensburg, WA) 41 (29): 4. 8 August 1950. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ The Muhammad 'Ali Dynasty Royal Ark
- 6 . عودة، تيسير ، « اَلمَملَكَة اَلمَصريَة » ، چاپ دمنهور، سال 1959
Bibliography[edit]
- Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1980). "The Royal House of Egypt". Burke's Royal Families of the World. Volume II: Africa & the Middle East. London: Burke's Peerage. pp. 20–37. ISBN 978-0-85011-029-6. OCLC 18496936.
External links[edit]
- Egyptian Royalty by Ahmed S. Kamel, Hassan Kamel Kelisli-Morali, Georges Soliman and Magda Malek.
- L'Egypte D'Antan... Egypt in Bygone Days by Max Karkegi.
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