Safiye Sultan

Safiye (* 1550 Corfu, † 1618 in Istanbul) was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Murat III.

Probably Safiye was born as Sofie Baffo and just like their mother Nurbanu later kidnapped by pirates. It should have been the daughter of the Venetian governor of Corfu. It became the favorite of Prince Murat, who later became Sultan Murat III. Also, they ruled during the so-called Weiberherrschaft continue after his death, to her grandson Ahmet I. until her death in the harem had imprisoned after his accession in 1603. Your life partner and collaborator in government matters Esperanza Malchi 1600 was murdered in a mutiny of the palace guard. Safiye was a driving force in the diplomatic relations with Britain, too, had by Queen Elizabeth I, a lively correspondence.