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      • Roxolana, or 'Hurrem Sultan', was a 16th-century Ukrainian woman who made an unprecedented career from harem slave and concubine to legal wife and advisor of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566).
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  2. May 9, 2024 · Roxelana (born c. 1505, Rohatyn, Poland [now in Ukraine]—died April 1558, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]) was a Slavic woman who was forced into concubinage and later became the wife of the Ottoman sultan Süleyman the Magnificent.

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    Hürrem Sultan (Turkish pronunciation: [hyɾˈɾæm suɫˈtan]; Ottoman Turkish: حرّم سلطان; "the joyful one"; c. 1504 – 15 April 1558), also known as Roxelana (Ukrainian: Роксолана, romanized: Roksolana), was the chief consort and legal wife of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

  4. Dec 12, 2017 · In this episode, we explore the life and times of Roxelana, also known as Hürrem Sultan, a slave girl who became chief consort and then legal wife of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I (r. 1520-1566).

  5. Born (probably) Aleksandra Lisowska around 1504 in the town of Rogatin, near Lvov; died on April 15, 1558, in Constantinople; daughter (probably) of a Ruthenian priest; mother unknown; married Suleiman or Suleyman the Magnificent, Ottoman sultan (r. 1520–1566), in 1530; children—five: sons Mehmed; Selim II, Ottoman sultan (r. 1566–1574 ...

  6. May 4, 2019 · Roxelana, portrayed by Meryem Uzerli in the Turkish drama Magnificent Century Rumors began to flow that Roxelana had bewitched the sultan and caused him to stray from his duty. She would also gain the animosity of the Janissaries (military troops) who were extremely loyal to Suleimans first son, Mustafa.

  7. Jan 10, 2022 · Insignia of Suleiman the Magnificent, 16th century, via the Metropolitan Museum The young Ruthenian slave acquired two new names once she entered the royal household. One of these names was “Roxelana”, meaning “maid from Ruthenia”, and was given to her by some Venetian ambassadors. Her other name was the one by which history best ...

  8. Dec 15, 2017 · Damn, Girl-Hurrem Sultan, or Roxelana Hurrem, sometimes known as Roxelana¹, was born Aleksandra or Anastasia Lisowska in Podolia Ukraine, which was then part of the Polish Kingdom. Not much is known about Hurrem's early life, however it is generally accepted that she was the daughter of an Orthodox Priest, and was carried off as a slave by ...

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