Ertuğrul Osman Royalty
Ertuğrul Osman (Ottoman Turkish: ارطغرل عثمان), also known as Osman Ertuğrul Osmanoğlu with a surname as required by the Turkish Republic (18 August 1912 – 23 September 2009), was an Imperial Prince of the Ottoman Empire and the 43rd Head of the Imperial House of Osman from 1994 until his death. Had the Ottoman Empire not been dissolved and succeeded by the Republic of Turkey, he would have become sultan and caliph as Osman V. He was also known as Sultan Ertugrul II in reference to Ertuğrul, the father of Osman I.Until the abolition of the monarchy on 1 November 1922, Osman was addressed as His Imperial Highness Shahzade Ertuğrul Osman Efendi Hazretleri, Imperial Prince of the Ottoman Empire.He was regarded by Turks as the "last Ottoman".
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| From | 1994 |
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| To | 2009 |
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