Hümaşah Sultan (daughter of Şehzade Mehmed)
Hümaşah Sultan (; born 1543) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Şehzade Mehmed (1521–1543) and the granddaughter of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire, and his favourite consort and legal wife Hurrem Sultan. Life. Early years. Hümaşah was born in Manisa in 1543, where her father served as sanjakbey. She was his only child. Following his death in 1543, she was taken under the care of her grandmother and moved to Istanbul. Like her cousin Ayşe Sultan, she was reportedly beloved by their grandfather, with whom she kept correspondence. Hümaşah, her cousin , and her aunt Mihrimah Sultan would all imitate the communication style ushered in by her grandmother Hurrem, whose letters to the Sultan are known for their colourfulness, charm, and smoothness. In 1563, she gave her cousin Şehzade Murad (future Sultan Murad III) a concubine that would go on to be Safiye Sultan. She is regarded by historian Mustafa Çağatay Uluçay as amongst the most influential women of Suleiman's reign. Marriages. Hümaşah married three times. Her first husband was Ferhad Pasha. He had previously served as second Kapıcıbaşı. In 1553, he became the Agha of the Janissaries. In 1557-8 , he was made the governor of Kastamonu Sanjak, and in 1564, he was made the third vizier. The marriage took place in about 1566/7 in the Old Palace. The then grand vizier, in compliance with the law, walked on foot to the corner of the Old Palace with a scepter in his hand. Their palace was located in the precincts of the Old Palace and Bayezid II Mosque. The two together had fours son and five daughters, including Fatma Sultan and Hatice Sultan. Hümaşah was widowed at Ferhad's death on 6 February 1575. On 25 August 1575, six months  after the death of Ferhad Pasha, Hümaşah married Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha. The two together had one son, Sultanzade Abdülbaki Bey. She was widowed at his death on 7 August 1580. After his death, Hümaşah married the governor of Shahrizor Eyalet, Mehmed Pasha, the brother of the grand vizier Damat Ibrahim Pasha. He died in August 1592. Death. Upon her death, she was buried alongside her father and uncle, Şehzade Cihangir, in Şehzade Mosque. She had a provision made, supported by "vakfs", that is, charitable foundations, so that the Quran would be read for the sake of her soul. Issue . The princess' marriage to Ferhad Pasha produced four sons and five daughters, including: With Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha, she had one son: