Famous Turkish Empresses & Queens

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Hurrem Sultan
(Queen)
Hurrem Sultan
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Birthdate: 1502 AD
Birthplace: Rohatyn, Ukraine
Died: April 15, 1558
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Theodora
(Empress Consort of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 548)
Theodora
3
Birthdate: 0500 AD
Birthplace: Paphlagonia
Died: June 28, 0548

Theodora was an Eastern Roman empress who was married to Emperor Justinian. She was one of Justinian's chief advisers; she had a strong influence on Justinian. A saint in the Oriental Orthodox Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, Theodora is commemorated on 28 June. Over the years, she has been the subject of several books, films, and video games.

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Nurbanu Sultan
(Sultan Selim II)
Nurbanu Sultan
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Birthdate: 1525 AD
Died: December 7, 1583
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 4 
Turhan Sultan
(Politician)
Turhan Sultan
3
Birthdate: 1627 AD
Birthplace: Slobodskaya Ukraina
Died: August 4, 1683
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Pulcheria
(Eastern Roman empress (25 August 450 – July 453))
Pulcheria
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Birthdate: January 19, 0399
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Died: June 30, 0453
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Irene Doukaina
(Empress)
Irene Doukaina
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Birthdate: 1066 AD
Birthplace: Constantinople, Turkey
Died: February 19, 1138
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Eudocia Macrembolitissa
(Byzantine Empress and a 2-Time Regent)
Eudocia Macrembolitissa
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Birthdate: 1021 AD
Birthplace: Constantinople, Turkey
Died: 1096 AD

Byzantine empress of the 11th century, Eudocia Macrembolitissa was initially married to emperor Constantine X Doukas and then to military general Romanos IV Diogenes. She was also a 2-time regent. After her son Michael took over as Emperor Michael VII, she retired to a convent and became a nun.