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| '''Fawkia of Egypt''' ({{Langx|ar|فوقية}}; 6 October 1897 – 9 February 1974) was an Egyptian princess who became Countess of Adix-Dellmensingen through her marriage to Count Wladimir of Adix-Dellmensingen. | '''Fawkia of Egypt''' ({{Langx|ar|فوقية}}; 6 October 1897 – 9 February 1974) was an Egyptian princess who became Countess of Adix-Dellmensingen through her marriage to Count Wladimir of Adix-Dellmensingen. | ||
| == Early life == | == Early life == | ||
| Princess Fawkia was born on 6 October 1897 at the ] in Cairo, Egypt. She was the only daughter of prince ] and ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=أمين |first=زكي، سانحة |url=https://books.google.com |
Princess Fawkia was born on 6 October 1897 at the ] in Cairo, Egypt. She was the only daughter of prince ] and ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=أمين |first=زكي، سانحة |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k8ArAAAAYAAJ&q=%22%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9+%D9%81%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9%22|title=ذكريات طبيبة عراقية |date=2005 |publisher=دار الحكمة، |isbn=978-1-904923-15-2 |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6corM3TP2awC&q=%22princess+Fawkia%22 |title=Great Britain and the East |date=1946 |language=en}}</ref> Her elder brother had died in July that year.<ref>{{Cite book |last=صالحين |first=إسلام |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qHszEQAAQBAJ&pg=PA76 |title=علب المخمل |date=2024-01-01 |publisher=عصير الكتب للترجمة والنشر والتوزيع |isbn=978-977-992-376-5 |pages=76 |language=ar |trans-title=Velvet Boxes}}</ref> Her parents divorced in 1898 and Fawkia was left in the care of her father.<ref>{{Cite book |last=بك |first=عزيز خانكي |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fDssEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT106 |title=طرائف تاريخية |date=2021-05-01 |publisher=وكالة الصحافة العربية |language=ar |trans-title=Historical Anecdotes}}</ref> She had five half-siblings from her father's side and six half-siblings on her mother's side.<ref>{{Cite book |last=طارق |first=حبيب، |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FWlJAQAAIAAJ |title=ملك وثلاثة رؤساء: شهادات واعترافات أكثر من ٧٠ شخصية ارتبطت بحكام مصر |date=2010 |publisher=دار الشروق |isbn=978-977-09-2676-5 |pages=13 |language=ar |trans-title=A King and Three Presidents: Testimonies and Confessions of More Than 70 Personalities Associated with Egypt’s Rulers}}</ref> She acquired the title of ''Her ]'' on 11 October 1917.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Buḥayrī |first=Kawthar ʻAbd al-Salām |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bcAPAAAAYAAJ |title=ماذن دير مواس |date=1980 |publisher=مكتبة الآداب للنشر والتوزيع |isbn=978-977-729-408-9 |pages=174 |language=ar |trans-title=Minarets of Deir Mawas}}</ref> When her father became king of Egypt in 1922, Fawkia became a royal princess with the style of ''Her Royal Highness.''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tābiʻī |first=Muḥammad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-P4bAAAAMAAJ |title=مصر ما قبل الثورة: من اسرار الساسة والسياسيين |date=1978 |publisher=دار المعارف، |pages=21 |language=ar |trans-title=Egypt before the revolution: secrets of politicians and politicians}}</ref> | ||
| == Marriage == | == Marriage == | ||
| Fawkia married the Egyptian diplomat ] at the ] in Cairo on 13 May 1919.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com |
Fawkia married the Egyptian diplomat ] at the ] in Cairo on 13 May 1919.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TBFyAAAAMAAJ |title=Uktūbar |date=1996 |publisher=Muåssasat Uktūbar al-Ṣaḥafīyah |volume=20 |pages=52 |language=ar}}</ref> The couple settled in a ] palace in ]. They had one child, Ahmed Fakhry Bey, who married ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Loftis |first=Larry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JzNcEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA172 |title=The Princess Spy: The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones |date=March 2022 |publisher=] |isbn=978-1-9821-4387-9 |pages=172 |language=en}}</ref> After her husband was appointed as the Egyptian ambassador of France, They moved to ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=ياسر |first=ثابت، |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EOhFAQAAIAAJ |title=جرائم العاطفة في مصر النازفة |date=2009 |publisher=الدار العربية للعلوم ناشرون |isbn=978-9953-87-761-7 |pages=43 |language=ar |trans-title=Crimes of Passion in Bleeding Egypt}}</ref> | ||
| In the French capital, she met Count Wladimir of Adix-Dellmensingen, a captain in the ]. After her divorce, she married Wladimir in 1938 in Paris. The Count converted to ], taking the name Farouk bin Abdullah.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Egypt13 |url=https://www.royalark.net/Egypt/egypt13.htm |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=royalark.net}}</ref> | In the French capital, she met Count Wladimir of Adix-Dellmensingen, a captain in the ]. After her divorce, she married Wladimir in 1938 in Paris. The Count converted to ], taking the name Farouk bin Abdullah.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Egypt13 |url=https://www.royalark.net/Egypt/egypt13.htm |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=royalark.net}}</ref> | ||
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| She died at the Dolder Hotel on 8 February 1974 at the age of 76. Her second husband had died the previous year.<ref name=":0" /> | She died at the Dolder Hotel on 8 February 1974 at the age of 76. Her second husband had died the previous year.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| == Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
| Princess Fawkia Secondary School, named in her honor, was built in ] in 1931.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com |
Princess Fawkia Secondary School, named in her honor, was built in ] in 1931.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aFXNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA483 |title=المفتطف |date=1937 |publisher=د.ن.، |page=483 |language=ar |trans-title=The Excerpt}}</ref> It was later renamed to Orman Secondary School for Girls.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vGgMAQAAMAAJ |title=ذاكرة عربية للقرن ٠٠٩١-٠٠٠٢ |date=2000 |publisher=المركز العربي للمعلومات، |pages=410 |language=ar |trans-title=Arab Memory of the 20th century}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Shinnāwī |first=Muḥammad al-Saʻīd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5m4NAAAAIAAJ |title=نجوم الإذاعة والتلفزيون |date=1982 |publisher=م.الس. الشناوي، |pages=50 |language=ar |trans-title=Radio and TV stars}}</ref> The ] Hospital, which was established by the Health Authority in Rawd al-Farag, in ], was named after Fawkia.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=حسين |first1=مروة علي |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=je48DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT176 |title=نساء الأسرة العلوية ودورهن في المجتمع المصري |last2=الشروق |first2=دار |publisher=دار الشروق |year=2015 |isbn=978-977-09-3351-0 |language=ar |trans-title=Women of the Alawite family and their role in Egyptian society}}</ref> | ||
| == Honours == | == Honours == | ||
| * {{flag|Egypt|1922}}: ] (30 February 1930)<ref>{{Cite book | |
* {{flag|Egypt|1922}}: ] (30 February 1930)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=حسين |first1=مروة علي |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=je48DwAAQBAJ&dq=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9+%D9%81%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9+%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86&pg=PT26 |title=نساء الأسرة العلوية ودورهن في المجتمع المصري |last2=الشروق |first2=دار |date=2015 |publisher=دار الشروق |isbn=978-977-09-3351-0 |language=ar}}</ref> | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
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Princess of Egypt| Fawkia فوقية | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Egypt Countess of Adix-Dellmensingen | |
| Born | 6 October 1897 Saffron Palace, Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 9 February 1974 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Burial | Al-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo, Egypt |
| Spouse |
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| Issue | Ahmad Fakhry Bey |
| House | Muhammad Ali Dynasty |
| Father | Fuad I |
| Mother | Shivakiar Ibrahim |
Fawkia of Egypt (Arabic: فوقية; 6 October 1897 – 9 February 1974) was an Egyptian princess who became Countess of Adix-Dellmensingen through her marriage to Count Wladimir of Adix-Dellmensingen.
Early life
Princess Fawkia was born on 6 October 1897 at the Saffron Palace in Cairo, Egypt. She was the only daughter of prince Ahmed Fuad and princess Shivakiar. Her elder brother had died in July that year. Her parents divorced in 1898 and Fawkia was left in the care of her father. She had five half-siblings from her father's side and six half-siblings on her mother's side. She acquired the title of Her Sultanic Highness on 11 October 1917. When her father became king of Egypt in 1922, Fawkia became a royal princess with the style of Her Royal Highness.
Marriage
Fawkia married the Egyptian diplomat Mahmoud Fakhry Pasha at the Bustan Palace in Cairo on 13 May 1919. The couple settled in a Rococo palace in Dokki. They had one child, Ahmed Fakhry Bey, who married Gloria Guinness. After her husband was appointed as the Egyptian ambassador of France, They moved to Paris.
In the French capital, she met Count Wladimir of Adix-Dellmensingen, a captain in the Russian Imperial Army infantry. After her divorce, she married Wladimir in 1938 in Paris. The Count converted to Islam, taking the name Farouk bin Abdullah.
Later life
After the Egyptian Revolution, Fawkia settled permanently in Switzerland, where she lived practically secluded in the Dolder Hotel. Her last public appearance was at the funeral of King Farouk in 1965, in Rome.
She died at the Dolder Hotel on 8 February 1974 at the age of 76. Her second husband had died the previous year.
Legacy
Princess Fawkia Secondary School, named in her honor, was built in Cairo in 1931. It was later renamed to Orman Secondary School for Girls. The Ophthalmology Hospital, which was established by the Health Authority in Rawd al-Farag, in Cairo, was named after Fawkia.
Honours
Egypt: Decoration of al-Kamal in brilliants (30 February 1930)
See also
References
- أمين, زكي، سانحة (2005). ذكريات طبيبة عراقية (in Arabic). دار الحكمة،. ISBN 978-1-904923-15-2.
- Great Britain and the East. 1946.
- صالحين, إسلام (2024-01-01). علب المخمل [Velvet Boxes] (in Arabic). عصير الكتب للترجمة والنشر والتوزيع. p. 76. ISBN 978-977-992-376-5.
- بك, عزيز خانكي (2021-05-01). طرائف تاريخية [Historical Anecdotes] (in Arabic). وكالة الصحافة العربية.
- طارق, حبيب، (2010). ملك وثلاثة رؤساء: شهادات واعترافات أكثر من ٧٠ شخصية ارتبطت بحكام مصر [A King and Three Presidents: Testimonies and Confessions of More Than 70 Personalities Associated with Egypt’s Rulers] (in Arabic). دار الشروق. p. 13. ISBN 978-977-09-2676-5.
- Buḥayrī, Kawthar ʻAbd al-Salām (1980). ماذن دير مواس [Minarets of Deir Mawas] (in Arabic). مكتبة الآداب للنشر والتوزيع. p. 174. ISBN 978-977-729-408-9.
- Tābiʻī, Muḥammad (1978). مصر ما قبل الثورة: من اسرار الساسة والسياسيين [Egypt before the revolution: secrets of politicians and politicians] (in Arabic). دار المعارف،. p. 21.
- Uktūbar (in Arabic). Vol. 20. Muåssasat Uktūbar al-Ṣaḥafīyah. 1996. p. 52.
- Loftis, Larry (March 2022). The Princess Spy: The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones. Simon and Schuster. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-9821-4387-9.
- ياسر, ثابت، (2009). جرائم العاطفة في مصر النازفة [Crimes of Passion in Bleeding Egypt] (in Arabic). الدار العربية للعلوم ناشرون. p. 43. ISBN 978-9953-87-761-7.
- "Egypt13". royalark.net. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Egypt13". www.royalark.net. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- المفتطف [The Excerpt] (in Arabic). د.ن.،. 1937. p. 483.
- ذاكرة عربية للقرن ٠٠٩١-٠٠٠٢ [Arab Memory of the 20th century] (in Arabic). المركز العربي للمعلومات،. 2000. p. 410.
- Shinnāwī, Muḥammad al-Saʻīd (1982). نجوم الإذاعة والتلفزيون [Radio and TV stars] (in Arabic). م.الس. الشناوي،. p. 50.
- حسين, مروة علي; الشروق, دار (2015). نساء الأسرة العلوية ودورهن في المجتمع المصري [Women of the Alawite family and their role in Egyptian society] (in Arabic). دار الشروق. ISBN 978-977-09-3351-0.
- حسين, مروة علي; الشروق, دار (2015). نساء الأسرة العلوية ودورهن في المجتمع المصري (in Arabic). دار الشروق. ISBN 978-977-09-3351-0.