Controversial issues from the life of the Hungarian-originated consort of the last khedive of Egypt and Sudan
Few know that Abbas Helmy Pasha, the last khedive of Egypt and Sudan, had a Hungarian consort, Countess May Trk Szendri, who was known as Djavidan Hanum after her marriage and conversion to Islam.Their love-based marriage and life, full of hardships and trials, provoked many speculations and, as a result, led to misconceptions about May.
Authors
- Zoltán Prantner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9739-9748)
- Abdallah Abdel-Ati Al-Nagga
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eruditio-Educatio
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36007/eruedu.2025.2.063-077
- Primary Topic
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00