Born in Ukraine, and also known as Alksandra (Roxelana). She was the daughter of Ukrainian priests. She became a favorite slave of Suleyman I and later his wife. She gave birth to six children and had a great influence in the Ottoman Empire. She took part in the destruction of the Suleyman’s first son Mustafa spreading rumors about his involvement in a conspiracy against the sultan. Her son Selim became emperor after the death of Suleyman.
Contemporary sources do not contain information about her childhood and are limited only to mention that she is originally from the Ukraine. According to the Polish poet Samuel Twardowski Hürrem was born in the 17th century in the town of Rohatyn today in western Ukraine. 1520 she was captured by Crimean Tartars and sold into slavery. First in Kaffa and then in Istanbul, where she was selected for the harem of Sultan Suleyman.
She very quickly gained favor with the sultan and put on a jealousy of her rivals. Her influence on the Sultan will quickly become legendary. She gave birth to five children, and contrary to a 200-year tradition Suleyman released her from slavery and made her his wife. It has strengthened her position in the palace, which ultimately led to her son Selim inheriting the empire after the death of Suleyman.
Suleyman allowed her to stay with him in the palace until his death in violation of the tradition that the sultan sons with their mothers go to manage remote provinces. Hürrem was also his adviser on foreign and domestic policy.
She died on 14.04.1558 and was buried in a grave next to the Suleyman.
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