Abdulmejid II was the last Caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty and the 37th Head of the Ottoman Imperial House from 1922 to 1924. He was the son of Sultan Abdülaziz and his wife, Hayranidil Kadın.
He was educated privately. According to custom, Abdulmecid was confined to the palace until he was forty. On July 4, 1918, his first cousin Mehmed VI became Sultan and Abdulmecid II was named Crown Prince. Following the deposition of his cousin on 1 November 1922, the Sultanate was abolished, but on November 18, 1922, the Crown Prince was elected Caliph by the Turkish National Assembly at Ankara. He established himself in Constantinople on November 24, 1922. On March 3, 1924, six months after the foundation of the Turkish Republic, the Ottoman Caliphate was abolished and the Ottoman dynasty was deposed and expelled from Turkey.
Abdülmecid II died at his house in the Boulevard Suchet, Paris on August 23, 1944. His death coincided with the Liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation. He was buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia by the order of King Saud of Saudi Arabia.
He was educated privately. According to custom, Abdulmecid was confined to the palace until he was forty. On July 4, 1918, his first cousin Mehmed VI became Sultan and Abdulmecid II was named Crown Prince. Following the deposition of his cousin on 1 November 1922, the Sultanate was abolished, but on November 18, 1922, the Crown Prince was elected Caliph by the Turkish National Assembly at Ankara. He established himself in Constantinople on November 24, 1922. On March 3, 1924, six months after the foundation of the Turkish Republic, the Ottoman Caliphate was abolished and the Ottoman dynasty was deposed and expelled from Turkey.
Abdülmecid II died at his house in the Boulevard Suchet, Paris on August 23, 1944. His death coincided with the Liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation. He was buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia by the order of King Saud of Saudi Arabia.
Abdulmejid II was the last Caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty and the 37th Head of the Ottoman Imperial House from 1922 to 1924. He was the son of Sultan Abdülaziz and his wife, Hayranidil Kadın.
He was educated privately. According to custom, Abdulmecid was confined to the palace until he was forty. On July 4, 1918, his first cousin Mehmed VI became Sultan and Abdulmecid II was named Crown Prince. Following the deposition of his cousin on 1 November 1922, the Sultanate was abolished, but on November 18, 1922, the Crown Prince was elected Caliph by the Turkish National Assembly at Ankara. He established himself in Constantinople on November 24, 1922. On March 3, 1924, six months after the foundation of the Turkish Republic, the Ottoman Caliphate was abolished and the Ottoman dynasty was deposed and expelled from Turkey.
Abdülmecid II died at his house in the Boulevard Suchet, Paris on August 23, 1944. His death coincided with the Liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation. He was buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia by the order of King Saud of Saudi Arabia.
He was educated privately. According to custom, Abdulmecid was confined to the palace until he was forty. On July 4, 1918, his first cousin Mehmed VI became Sultan and Abdulmecid II was named Crown Prince. Following the deposition of his cousin on 1 November 1922, the Sultanate was abolished, but on November 18, 1922, the Crown Prince was elected Caliph by the Turkish National Assembly at Ankara. He established himself in Constantinople on November 24, 1922. On March 3, 1924, six months after the foundation of the Turkish Republic, the Ottoman Caliphate was abolished and the Ottoman dynasty was deposed and expelled from Turkey.
Abdülmecid II died at his house in the Boulevard Suchet, Paris on August 23, 1944. His death coincided with the Liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation. He was buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia by the order of King Saud of Saudi Arabia.
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