şehzade
Sign in to savethumb|right|Costume of a Şehzade Şehzade () is the Ottoman form of the Persian title Shahzadeh, and refers to the male descendants of an Ottoman sovereign in the male line. This title is equivalent to "prince of the blood imperial" in English.
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- Origin
- Usage in Ottoman royalty
- Ottoman Crown Prince
- Education
- Struggle for the throne and fratricide
- Feminine equivalent
- Example of imperial princes (şehzade)
- See also
- References
thumb|right|Costume of a Şehzade Şehzade () is the Ottoman form of the Persian title Shahzadeh, and refers to the male descendants of an Ottoman sovereign in the male line. This title is equivalent to "prince of the blood imperial" in English.
== Origin == Şehzade derives from the Persian word shahzadeh or shahzada. In the realm of a shah (or shahanshah), a prince or princess of the blood was logically called shahzada, the term being derived from "shah" using the Persian patronymic suffix -zādeh or -zada, meaning "son of", "daughter of", "descendant of", or "born of". However, the precise full styles can differ in the court traditions of each monarchy.