Abdulaziz was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was overthrown in a government coup. He was a son of Sultan Mahmud II and succeeded his brother Abdulmejid I in
Portrait by Abdullah Frères
A portrait of Sultan Abdülaziz (1869)
Sultan Abdulaziz during his visit to the United Kingdom in 1867.
Queen Victoria and Sultan Abdulaziz on the royal yacht HMY Victoria and Albert during the Sultan's visit to the United Kingdom in 1867.
Abdülmecid II or Abdul Mejid II, commonly known as Abdülmecid Efendi, was the last Ottoman caliph, the only caliph elected by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, and head of the Osmanoğlu family fr
Abdulaziz
…Şehzade Mehmed Selim (28 October 1866 - 21 October 1867) - with Dürrinev Kadın. Born and died in Dolmabahçe Palace, buried in Mahmud II mausoleum. Abdülmecid II (29 May 1868 - 23 August 1944) - with Hayranidil Kadin. He never became sultan due to the abolition of the Sultanate in 1922, and was the last caliph…
Portrait by Jean Pascal Sébah, 1923
Prince Abdülmecid and Dürrüşehvar
Abdülmecid Efendi on his route to be enthroned as Caliph
Abdülmecid Efendi being informed of his deposition as Caliph