Abbas II of Egypt
Abbas Helmy II (also known as ʿAbbās Ḥilmī Pāshā, Egyptian Arabic: عباس حلمي باشا) (14 July 1874 – 19 December 1944) was the last Khedive of Egypt and the Sudan, ruling from 8 January 1892 to 19 December 1914. In 1914, after the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in World War I, the nationalist Khedive was removed by the British, then ruling Egypt, in favour of his more pro-British uncle, Hussein Kamel, marking the de jure end of Egypt's four-century era as a province of the Ottoman Empire, which had begun in 1517.
Abbas II Helmy | |
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Abbas II in 1909 | |
Khedive of Egypt and Sudan | |
Reign | 8 January 1892 – 19(20)(21) December 1914 |
Predecessor | Tewfik I |
Successor | Hussein Kamel I (as Sultan of Egypt) |
Born | 14 July 1874 Alexandria, Egypt |
Died | 19 December 1944 70) Geneva, Switzerland | (aged
Burial | Qubbat Afandina, Cairo |
Spouse | |
Issue | Princess Emine Helmy Princess Atiye Helmy Princess Fethiye Helmy Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim Princess Lutfiya Shavkat Prince Muhammed Abdel Kader |
House | Alawiyya |
Father | Tewfik I |
Mother | Emina Ilhamy |
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