Officially, Abdul Hamid II had only four legal wives and many additional concubines (of which eight were his favourite), but he is falsely ascribed as having twelve wives.[57][58][59][60]
First marriage and descendant
He was first married to Abkhazian Nazikeda Kadın (c. 1850 - Yıldız Palace, Constantinople, 11 April 1895) at the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul in 1863. Abkhazian Nazikeda Kadin was the daughter of Prince Arzakan Bey Tsanba and his wife Princess Esma Klıç.[60] Together, they had one daughter:
Ulviye Sultan (1868 - 5 October 1875)
Second marriage and descendants
Following his first marriage, he married his relative Natukhai Bedrifelek Kadın (4 January 1851 - 6 February 1930) in Istanbul on 15 November 1868. She was the daughter of Prince Kerzedzh Mehmed Bey and his wife Princess İnal-lpa Faruhan Hanım.[60] Abdul Hamid II's descendants with Natukhai Bedrifelek Kadin by their three children
His third marriage to Circassian Nurefsun Kadın (c. 1851 - 1915) began at the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul in 1868 and ended in divorce in 1878, without issue. Circassian Nurefsun Kadin was a lady formerly in the household of Khedive Isma'il Pasha and Sultan Abdülaziz.
His fourth marriage was to Kabardian Bidar Kadın (Caucasus, 5 May 1858 - Erenköy, Asia Minor, 1 January 1918), daughter of Prince Ibrahim Bey Talustan by his wife Princess Şahika İffet Hanım Lortkipanidze, at Constantinople, Yıldız Palace, on 2 September 1875. Together, they had two children
He married fifth at Constantinople, Yıldız Palace, on 10 April 1883 to Georgian Dilpesend Kadın (Tbilisi, 16 January 1865 - Constantinople, Yıldız Palace, 5 October 1903), adoptive daughter of Tiryal Hanım, wife of Sultan Mahmud II, and had one daughter
He married sixth at Constantinople, Yıldız Palace, on 2 January 1885 to Abkhazian Mezide Mestan Kadın (Ganja, 3 March 1869 - Constantinople, Yıldız Palace, 21 January 1909), daughter of Kaymat Bey Mikanba by his wife Princess Feryal Hanım Marşania,[60] and had one son
Seventh marriage and descendants
He married seventh at Constantinople, Yıldız Palace, 20 November 1885 to Abkhazian Emsalinur Kadın (Tbilisi, 2 January 1866 - Nişantaşı, 1950, buried in Yahya Efendi Mosque), daughter of Ömer Bey Kaya by his wife Selime Hanım, and had one daughter
Eighth marriage and descendants
He married eighth at Constantinople, Yıldız Palace, 12 January 1886 to Abkhazian at Constantinople Müşfika Kadın (Hopa, Caucasus, 10 December 1867 - Istanbul, 16 July 1961), daughter of Gazi Şehid Mahmud Bey Ağır by his wife Emine Hanım,[60] and had one daughter
Ninth marriage and descendants
He married ninth at Constantinople, Yıldız Palace, 31 August 1890 to Abkhazian Sazkar Hanım (İstinye,