OfGeorgian origin,[3] Shehret Feza married Isma'il Pasha, as his first wife, before his accession to the throne.[4][5] She gave birth to two daughters, PrincessTawhida Hanim (died 1888) born in 1850, followed by Princess Fatima Hanim (died 1920), born in 1853.[6][7][8]
After Isma'il's accession to the throne in 1863, she was given the title of "First Princess",[4] a position at which she remained throughout his entire reign, until his deposition in 1879.[6] In Egypt she was known asBuyuk Hanim or Great Lady.[9] She mostly wore traditional Ottoman garments, featuring a few western details.[1]
AfterJamal Nur Qadin's death in 1876, her son, Prince Ali Jamal Pasha was bought up and cared for by Shehret Feza, for whom he never felt more than mildly affectionate gratitude.[10]
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^Cuno, Kenneth M. (April 1, 2015).Modernizing Marriage: Family, Ideology, and Law in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Egypt. Syracuse University Press. p. 33.ISBN978-0-815-65316-5.