When is Mehmed II's birthday?

Mehmed II's birthday is March 30. He was born on March 30, 1432 in Edirne, Turkey.

Who shares a birthday with Mehmed II?

Famous people who share Mehmed II's March 30 birthday include Vincent van Gogh, Francisco Goya, Céline Dion, Paul Verlaine and Moshe ben Maimon.

Royalty · Literature · 1432–1481

Mehmed II — Age & Birthday

Born: 30 March 1432 · Died: 3 May 1481 · Age at death: 49

How old was Mehmed II when he died?

Mehmed II died aged 49. He was born on 30 March 1432 and died on 3 May 1481.

Ottoman sultan known as the Conqueror, who captured Constantinople in 1453 and ended the Byzantine Empire

Did you know?He was a talented linguist who was fluent in several languages, including Turkish, Greek, Arabic, Persian, and Latin.

Quick facts

Date of birth30 March 1432
Date of death3 May 1481
Age at death49
NationalityOttoman
BirthplaceEdirne, Turkey
Occupationmonarch, poet, sultan

Editor's Take:

Mehmed II became one of history's great conquerors before he was 22. In 1453 he besieged Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire for over a thousand years. He used giant cannon and even dragged ships overland into the Golden Horn. When the city fell, he made it the new Ottoman capital. He rebuilt it and invited people of many faiths to settle there. He was a patron of scholars and artists. His conquests stretched from the Balkans to Anatolia. Turks call him Fatih, the Conqueror.

Key Milestones

1451: Sultan – accession
1453: Constantinople – conquered
1459: Topkapı – palace
1461: Trebizond – taken

Mehmed II (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثانى, romanized: Meḥemmed-i s̱ānī; Turkish: II. Mehmed, pronounced; 30 March 1432 – 3 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (Ottoman Turkish: ابو الفتح, romanized: Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit.

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Mehmed II: The Conqueror of Constantinople

Ottoman sultan, 1432–1481

Mehmed II was born in Edirne on 30 March 1432.

He became sultan in 1451.

He took Constantinople on 29 May 1453.

He built Topkapı Palace.

Career highlights

1451Sultan: accession
1453Constantinople: conquered
1459Topkapı: palace
1461Trebizond: taken
1480Otranto: landing

Did you know?He had his portrait painted by Gentile Bellini.

Age at death: 49
Years since death: 545

Family

Father: Murad II
Mother: Hüma Hatun
Spouses: Anna Komnene, Sittişah Mükrime Hatun
Children: Bayezid II, Cem Sultan, Gevherhan Hatun, Şehzade Mustafa

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When is Mehmed II's birthday?: Mehmed II's birthday is March 30. He was born on March 30, 1432 in Edirne, Turkey.
How old was Mehmed II when he died?: Mehmed II died on May 3, 1481, aged 49.
Who shares a birthday with Mehmed II?: Famous people who share Mehmed II's March 30 birthday include Vincent van Gogh, Francisco Goya, Céline Dion, Paul Verlaine and Moshe ben Maimon.

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