Esmat Dowlatshahi
| Esmat Dowlatshahi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1904 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 24 July 1995 (aged 90–91) Tehran, Iran |
| Burial | Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, Tehran |
| Spouse | Reza Shah (m. 1923 – death 1944) Mohsen Rais |
| Issue | Abdul Reza Pahlavi Ahmad Reza Pahlavi Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi Fatimeh Pahlavi Hamid Reza Pahlavi |
| House | Qajar dynasty (by birth) Pahlavi dynasty (by marriage) |
| Father | Prince Gholam Ali Mirza Dowlatshahi |
Esmat Dowlatshahi (1904 – 24 July 1995) was an Iranian aristocrat and the fourth and last spouse of Reza Shah.
Early life
Dowlatshahi was born in 1904.[1][2] She was a member of the Qajar dynasty.[3] Her parents were cousins.[4] Her father was Gholam Ali Mirza "Mojalal Dowleh" Dowlatshahi (1878–1934).[5] Her mother was Mobtahedj-od-Dowleh, daughter of Ebtehadj Saltaneh and Abou Nasr Mirza "Hessam Saltaneh II".[4] Her paternal grandfather was Hessam-Saltaneh I.[4] She had two brothers and one sister.[6] Mehrangiz Dowlatshahi, member of the Majlis and Iranian ambassador, was her cousin.[7]
Marriage
Princess Esmat Dowlatshahi and Reza Shah wed in 1923.[7][8] She was his fourth, last and favourite wife.[9][10] Reza Shah was the minister of war when they married.[7] From this marriage five children were born: Abdul Reza, Ahmad Reza, Mahmoud Reza, Fatimeh and Hamid Reza Pahlavi.[3] When Dowlatshahi's husband became Shah of Iran in 1925, she became queen consort,[2] which she held until 1941 when her husband was deposed.
Dowlatshahi and Reza Shah lived in the Marble palace in Tehran with their children.[9] She accompanied her husband to Mauritius who exiled there in September 1941, and returned to Iran after a few months.[11] Following Reza Shah's death, Dowlatshahi married Mohsen Rais.[12]
Later life and death
Dowlatshahi stayed in Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.[11] She died on 24 July 1995.[13] She was buried in the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, Tehran.[14]
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