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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 died in the July of the same year. Her parents divorced in 1898 and Fawkia was left in the care of her father. She had 5 half-siblings from her father's side and 6 half- siblings on her mother's side. She acquired the title of Her sultanic highness in 11th October 1917. Her father later became king of Egypt in 1922, making Fawkia a royal princess with the style of Her Royal Highness.

Marriage

Fawkia married the Egyptian diplomat Mahmoud Fakhry Pasha at the Bustan Palace, Cairo in 13th May 1919. The couple settled in a beautiful 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“ was a school built in Cairo 1931, named after Fawkia, but was 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

• Nazli Sabri
• Ferial Qadin

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• 20th-century Egyptian women
• 20th-century Egyptian people
• 1897 births
• 1974 deaths
• Daughters of kings
• Daughters of sultans
• Egyptian Muslims
• Muhammad Ali dynasty princesses