Roxelana

Hürrem Haseki Sultan (Turkish pronunciation: [hyɾˈɾem haseˈci suɫˈtaːn]) (Ottoman Turkish: خرم سلطان, c. 1500 – 15 April 1558) (née Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska, Ukrainian: Олександра Анастасія Лісовська), also known as Roxelana, was the wife and haseki sultan of Suleiman the Magnificent and mother of Şehzade Mehmed, Mihrimah Sultan, Sultan Selim II, Şehzade Bayezid and Şehzade Cihangir of the Ottoman Empire. She was one of the most powerful women in Ottoman history and a prominent figure during the era known as the Sultanate of Women. She achieved power and influenced the politics of the Ottoman Empire through her husband and played an active role in state affairs of the Empire.
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