
Hurrem Sultan ( Empress Roxelana )
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When horam was 32, her mother in law died. The most powerful woman in the empire was gone. Almost immediately, a sort of loke. granted horem her freedom and then ally and legally married her. In yet another in this series of unprecedented moves, hurem was given status over royal women by blood,. without being the sultan's mother. She was called the heseki sultan, which means the king's favorite. Her title also meant queen consort. And although they couldn't see her face, the knowledge of her progress from palace to palace became a sight to see.
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