Overview
Jeshm Afet Hanim (; ; died 11 November 1907) was the Princess consort of Khedive Isma'il Pasha of Egypt. She was the adoptive mother of the future Sultana of Egypt Melek Tourhan.
Life
Jeshm Afet married Isma'il Pasha as his third wife just after his accession to the throne in 1863. She was given the title of "Third Princess", a position at which she remained throughout his entire reign, until his deposition in 1879. In Egypt she was known as Kutschuk Hanim or Little Lady. She mostly wore traditional Ottoman garments, featuring a few western details.
In 1869, she met with the Princess of Wales Alexandra of Denmark, when the latter visited Istanbul with her husband Prince of Wales Edward (future Edward VII).
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