Osman III

Template:Ottoman Succession box Osman III or Othman III^[1] (Ottoman Turkish: عثمان ثالث ‘Osmān-i sālis) (January 2/3, 1699 – January 30/October 30, 1757) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 to 1757.^[2]

The younger brother of Mahmud I (1730–54) and son of Mustafa II (1695–1703) and Valide Sultan Saliha Sabkati, born at Edirne Palace, Osman III was a generally insignificant prince. His brief reign is notable for a rising intolerance of non-Muslims (Christians and Jews being required to wear distinctive clothes or badges) and for a fire in Istanbul.

Audience of French ambassador Charles de Vergennes with Sultan Osman III in 1755.

Osman III lived most of his life as a prisoner in the Palace, and so upon becoming Sultan he had some behavioral peculiarities. Unlike previous Sultans, he hated music, and sent all musicians out of the palace. Also living in the "kafes", the palace prison in the "harem" which was the part of the palace containing women's quarters, he grew a dislike for women's companionship. Therefore he would wear iron shoes in order to not cross paths with any women, and by wearing such shoes they could hear him approach and disperse. He died at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul. He married Layla, without issue.

References

^ Rosse (1859). An Index of Dates: Comprehending the Principal Facts in the Chronology and History of the World, from the Earliest to the Present Time. Original from Harvard University: H. G. Bohn. p. 654. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)Text not available
^ Constable and co, ltd (1829). Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications, CHAPTER XV OTHMAN III TWENTY FIFTH REIGN H 1168 A.D. 1754. Original from Oxford University: Constable and co, ltd. p. 260. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

Regnal titles
Osman III House of Osman Born: January 2, 1699 Died: October 30, 1757
Preceded by Mahmud I	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Dec 13, 1754 - Oct 30, 1757	Succeeded by Mustafa III
Sunni Islam titles
Preceded by Mahmud I	Caliph of Islam Dec 13, 1754 - Oct 30, 1757	Succeeded by Mustafa III

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[Rosse-1] Rosse (1859). An Index of Dates: Comprehending the Principal Facts in the Chronology and History of the World, from the Earliest to the Present Time. Original from Harvard University: H. G. Bohn. p. 654. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)Text not available

[Constable-2] Constable and co, ltd (1829). Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications, CHAPTER XV OTHMAN III TWENTY FIFTH REIGN H 1168 A.D. 1754. Original from Oxford University: Constable and co, ltd. p. 260. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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v t e Ottoman sultans / caliphs
Dynasty Family tree (detailed) Family tree (simplified) Line of succession
Osman I Orhan Murad I Bayezid I Interregnum (İsa Çelebi, Süleyman Çelebi, Musa Çelebi) Mehmed I Mustafa Çelebi Murad II Mehmed II Murad II Mehmed II Bayezid II Cem Sultan Selim I^§ Suleiman I Selim II Murad III Mehmed III Ahmed I Mustafa I Osman II Mustafa I Murad IV Ibrahim Mehmed IV Suleiman II Ahmed II Mustafa II Ahmed III Mahmud I Osman III Mustafa III Abdul Hamid I Selim III Mustafa IV Mahmud II Abdulmejid I Abdulaziz Murad V Abdul Hamid II Mehmed V Mehmed VI Abdulmejid II^§§
^§ First Ottoman caliph • ^§§ Caliph only Category Related templates: Heads of the Osmanoğlu family Valide sultans