Hamide Nermin Nezahat Sultan was born on 27 January 1923 in the Uskudar Palace.
10 Facts About Nermin Sultan
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Nermin Sultan developed bone tuberculosis from a young age which remained throughout her life.
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At the exile of the imperial family in March 1924, Nermin settled in Nice, France with her grandmother Naime Sultan, because she argued that the couple were too young and inexperienced to care for the daughter.
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Nermin Sultan's parents settled in Egypt, where they divorced in 1928.
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Matisse requested Nermin Sultan to become model for his painting, therefore in 1942 the painting Odalisque Au Fauteuil Noir was published after Nermin Sultan's consent.
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Nermin Sultan was engaged in Albania, however her fiance was executed by Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha.
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Nermin Sultan begin to live with her father in the Zamalek district.
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Nermin Sultan got a job in United Nations and provided social counselling to the refugees.
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Nermin Sultan became penniless after her father's death, and remained bedridden until her death.
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Nermin Sultan died on 7 November 1998 at a local hospital's ward at the age of seventy five and was buried there.