Süleiman can't take his eyes off Alexandra during the entirety of her seductive dance, and he invites her to spend the night with him the next evening. Many concubines, including Alexandra, are chosen to dance for him at the order of Ibrahim Agha (Later Ibrahim Paşa) as Süleiman's favorites.
The next evening, there is a big celebration in Süleiman's honor. The plan works, and Süleiman is intrigued by her. While he was walking past the harem, she suddenly calls out his name and then faints in his arms. The next day, Hürrem, taking in Nigar's words, takes a drastic step to capture the attention of Süleiman. If she wins his heart, and gives him a son, she will rule the world as a Sultana. But Nigar Hatun (one of the main Harem leaders) explains to Alexandra that all of them arrived as slaves, and if Alexandra behaves herself and does as she is told, she will be summoned by the Sultan. Wanting to die in order to reunite with her dead family and fiancé. In the beginning, Alexandra is inconsolable, and miserable in her fate. She attacked many rivals who ever came close to Sultan Süleiman. You will make me Valide Sultana, and rule over the world.”Hürrem was brutal, territorial, and fierce. When Şehzade Mehmed was born, she vowed to Mehmed with pride and conviction "My Şehzade, you will become the Padishah. Mainly Hürrem was a power hungry woman who seduced Sultan Süleiman, and loved him in order to earn more power. And luckily, they were sent for Süleiman's harem. In the 1520s Crimean Tatars captured her during one of their frequent raids into this region, took her as a slave (first selling her to the Crimean city of Kaffa, a major center of the slave trade, then to Constantinople) and selected her and her friend from her old village, Maria. She was the daughter of a Ruthenian Orthodox priest and his wife and her native language was Ruthenian, a precursor to Ukrainian. In her reign, the people once believed that she was a witch, as she seduced Sultan Süleiman and was strong in politics.Īlexandra Lisowska was born on 1502 in the town of Rohatyn, in the land of Ruthenia, then occupied by Poland. She achieved power and influenced the politics of the Ottoman Empire through her husband, and played an active role in state affairs. She was the first "Haseki Sultana" (chief consort of the Sultan.) Mahidevran Hatun was never given the title Haseki Sultana. She was the mother of his 5 children: Şehzade Mehmed, Mihrimah Sultana, Şehzade Selim, Şehzade Bayezid and Şehzade Çihangir. Blue/grey Hürrem Sultana (1502-1558) also known as Alexandra Lisowska, was the favorite, chief consort and legal wife of Süleiman the Magnificent.