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Şehzade Ali Vâsib
Head of the Osmanoğlu family
Term	19 January 1977 – 9 December 1983
Predecessor	Şehzade Mehmed Abdulaziz
Successor	Şehzade Mehmed Orhan
Born	13 October 1903 Çırağan Palace, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	9 December 1983(1983-12-09) (aged 80) Alexandria, Egypt
Burial	East Side Cemetery, Nice, France
Spouse	Mukbile Sultan ​(m. 1931)​
Issue	Şehzade Osman Selaheddin Osmanoğlu
House	Ottoman
Father	Ahmed Nihad
Mother	Safiru Hanım
Religion	Sunni Islam

Şehzade Ali Vâsib Efendi (also Ali Vasib Osmanoğlu; 13 October 1903 – 9 December 1983) was an Ottoman prince. From 1977 to his death in 1983, he was the 41st head of the Imperial House of Osman, the Ottoman royal dynasty.

Early life

Vâsib was born on 13 October 1903 in Çırağan Palace, one year before their ordeal in the Çırağan came to an end in 1904. His father was Ahmed Nihad, only son of Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin and Naziknaz Hanm. His mother was Safiru Hanım. Ali Vasib was very attached to Şayan Kadın, his paternal grandfather's third consort, who chose to stay at Çırağan Palace even after Murad's death. Vasib called her "third grandmother" and often went to see her.

Vasib was educated at the Galatasaray and Harbiye Colleges in Istanbul. He attained the rank of Lieutenant in the Ottoman army infantry. He achieved the "Collar of the Hanedan-ı-Ali-Osman" and the "Mecidi Nişan", 1st Class.

Marriage

On 30 November 1931, Vâsib married his half second cousin once removed Mukbile Sultan at the Ruhl Hotel in Nice, France, the only daughter of Şehzade Ömer Hilmi. Mukbile was the granddaughter of Sultan Mehmed V (half-brother of Sultan Murad V, great-grandfather of Vasib). The couple had one son, Şehzade Osman Selaheddin Vâsib Osmanoğlu, born on 7 July 1940), a chartered accountant. He married Athena Joy Christoforides; they have three sons and one daughter and grandchildren.

Exile

After the formation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 and the abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate and the Caliphate in the following year, Vasib and other members of his family were forced into exile. They left Istanbul from Sirkeci railway station. Vasib lived in Budapest for a few months, before settling in Nice, France. Other family members moved to the South of France and to Italy, including Vahideddin, (Mehmed VI) who went to San Remo; and Abdulmecid, (Vasib's cousin and the last Caliph) to Nice, after a short time in Switzerland.

French passports

The travel documents issued by the Turkish Republic to the members of the House of Osman on their exile were valid for only one year. Vasib intervened with the French government to obtain passports for them. Vasib made contact with the French minister, Count Castellane through General Toulouse and his son, Captain Toulouse, who was a friend. The French passports listed the family as having Ottoman nationality and acknowledged their imperial titles.

Alexandria

In January 1935, Vasib moved to Alexandria, Egypt with his wife and her family. For the next 18 years, Vasib was the Director of the Antoniadis Palace, which served to accommodate foreign heads of state and dignitaries visiting Alexandria.

Later years

Vasib was permitted to return to Turkey in 1974. From that time, he visited annually and his wife lived in a humble rented flat in the old part of the city near Sultan Ahmed Square. Vasib's memoirs have been published in Turkish. Vasib's son, Osman Selaheddin, transcribed the work from Ottoman Turkish script to present-day Turkish script.

Succession

On 19 January 1977, following the death of his cousin, Şehzade Mehmed Abdulaziz, Vasib became head of the House of Osman. Had Vâsib become the reigning sultan, he would have been "Sultan Ali I".

Death

On 9 December 1983, in Alexandria, Vasib died from a stroke. He was 80. He was buried in Alexandria and later his remains were moved to Sultan Mehmed V Reşad Mausoleum, Eyüp. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living Ottoman prince. On his death, the Monarchist League wrote: "Prince Ali Vasib will be remembered as a man of great charm. His ease of manner and his gifts as a raconteur were the hallmarks of one of the last of the grands seigneurs of the Gotha."

Issue

By his wife, Şehzade Ali Vasib had an only son:

• Şehzade Osman Selaheddin Vasib Osmanoğlu (b. 7 July 1940). Married to Athena Joy Christophorides, they have three sons and one daughter:
  • Ayşe Gülnev Sultan Osmanoğlu (b. 17 January 1971, England). She is an authoress of historical novels about Ottoman dynasty, like The Gilded Cage on the Bosphorus. She married Nicholas Sutton on 27 August 1994 and has five children:
    • Sultanzade Max Ali Sutton (b. 5 January 2000, London)
    • Sultanzade Cosmo Tarik Sutton (b. 10 September 2001, London)
    • Sultanzade Lysander Gengiz Sutton (b. 12 April 2003, London)
    • Tatyana Aliye Beyefendi Sutton (b. 2005)
    • Sultanzade Ferdinand Ziya Beyefendi Sutton (b. 26 July 2006)
  • Şehzade Orhan Murad Osmanoğlu (b. 26 December 1972, England). He married Patricia Emine Iotti on 18 February 2001. They have two sons:
    • Şehzade Turan Cem Osmanoğlu (b. 7 January 2004, England)
    • Şehzade Tamer Nihad Osmanoğlu (b. 2006)
  • Şehzade Nihad Reşad Osmanoğlu (b. 17 September 1978 - 19 December 1978, England).
  • Şehzade Selim Süleyman Osmanoğlu (b. 15 December 1979). On 22 June 2003 in Istanbul he married Alev Öcal. They have two children:
    • Şehzade Batu Bayezid Osmanoğlu (b. 2008)
    • Esma Emira Osmanoğlu (b. 2015)

Ancestry

See also

• Line of succession to the former Ottoman throne

References

1. Almanach de Gotha, 184th edition, p. 365, 912–915. Almanach de Gotha. (2000).
2. Burke's royal families of the world. Second edition. p. 247. Burke's peerage. (1980).
3. "The Ottoman empire". History Files.
4. Official website of the immediate living descendants of the Ottoman dynasty. Accessed 20 July 2012.
5. Genealogy of Ali Vasib.
6. "List of Persons". Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008. Genealogy of Turkish royalty. Accessed 20 July 2012.
7. Family history of Mahmud II Retrieved 20 July 2012.
8. "BİR ŞEHZADENİN HATIRATI: VATAN VE MENFADA GÖRDÜKLERİM VE İŞİTTİKLERİM (3. HAMUR) - bir şehzadenin hatıratı: Vatan ve menfada gördüklerim ve işittiklerim (3. Hamur)". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011. kitap.antoloji.com. Accessed 20 July 2011.
9. Bir Şehzadenin Hâtırâtı. Osmanoğlu, Osman Selaheddin. Yapı Kredi Yayınları. (2003) Turkey. ISBN 975-08-0878-9 OCLC 469568294.
10. Renaming of Constantinople to Istanbul, 1930. Accessed 20 July 2012.
11. https://www.thebeautyofnames.com/2016/03/the-children-of-princess-ayse-gulnev.html
12. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdffgieuz4t/
13. https://x.com/AyseGulnev/status/1816809414193717543
14. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdffgieuz4t/

External links

• Heirs of Europe, Turkey. Retrieved 2019-06-09.

v t e Heads of the House of Osman (Osmanoğlu family) (since 1922)
Mehmed VI (1922–1926) Abdulmejid II (1926–1944) Ahmed Nihad (1944–1954) Osman Fuad (1954–1973) Mehmed Abdulaziz (1973–1977) Ali Vasib (1977–1983) Mehmed Orhan (1983–1994) Ertuğrul Osman (1994–2009) Bayezid Osman (2009–2017) Dündar Ali Osman (2017–2021) Harun Osman (2021–present)
Ottoman dynasty

v t e Ottoman princes
1st generation	Alaeddin Pasha Orhan
2nd generation	Süleyman Pasha Murad I Şehzade Halil
3rd generation	Savcı Bey Yakub Çelebi Bayezid I
4th generation	Süleyman Çelebi İsa Çelebi Mehmed I Musa Çelebi Mustafa Çelebi
5th generation	Murad II Küçük Mustafa
6th generation	Mehmed II Orhan Çelebi
7th generation	Bayezid II Cem Sultan
8th generation	Şehzade Ahmet Şehzade Korkut Selim I Şehzade Abdullah Şehzade Mahmud Şehzade Murad
9th generation	Suleiman I Şehzade Murad Üveys Pasha
10th generation	Şehzade Mustafa Şehzade Mehmed Şehzade Abdullah Selim II Şehzade Bayezid Şehzade Cihangir
11th generation	Murad III
12th generation	Mehmed III Sultan Yahya
13th generation	Şehzade Mahmud Ahmed I Mustafa I
14th generation	Osman II Şehzade Mehmed Murad IV Şehzade Bayezid Şehzade Süleyman Şehzade Kasım Ibrahim
15th generation	Şehzade Ömer Mehmed IV Suleiman II Ahmed II
16th generation	Mustafa II Ahmed III
17th generation	Mahmud I Osman III Mustafa III Abdul Hamid I
18th generation	Selim III Mustafa IV Mahmud II Şehzade Selim
19th generation	Abdulmejid I Abdulaziz Mustafa Efendi
20th generation	Murad V Abdul Hamid II Mehmed V Şehzade Ahmed Kemaleddin Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin Şehzade Ahmed Nureddin Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin Şehzade Selim Süleyman Mehmed VI Şehzade Mahmud Celaleddin Abdulmejid II Şehzade Mehmed Şevket Şehzade Mehmed Seyfeddin
21st generation	Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin Şehzade Mehmed Selim Şehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin Şehzade Ibrahim Tevfik Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir Şehzade Mahmud Necmeddin Şehzade Ahmed Nuri Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin Şehzade Ömer Hilmi Şehzade Mehmed Cemaleddin Şehzade Abdurrahim Hayri Şehzade Mehmed Abdülhalim Şehzade Ömer Faruk Şehzade Ahmed Nureddin Mehmed Abdulaziz Şehzade Mahmud Şevket Şehzade Mehmed Şerafeddin Şehzade Ahmed Tevhid Şehzade Mehmed Abid Şehzade Mehmed Nizameddin Şehzade Mehmed Ertuğrul
22nd generation	Şehzade Ahmed Nihad Şehzade Osman Fuad Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkerim Mehmed Orhan Ertuğrul Osman Şehzade Mahmud Namık Bayezid Osman
23rd generation	Şehzade Ali Vasib Dündar Ali Osman Harun Osman

• 1903 births
• 1983 deaths
• People from Beşiktaş
• Heads of the Osmanoğlu family