Mademoiselle Louise de La Vallière and Hürrem Sultan were two influential women who left their mark on history. La Vallière, a French noblewoman, was the mistress of King Louis XIV, while Hürrem Sultan, also known as Roxelana, was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.
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How Hurrem Sultan changed the Ottoman Empire
Hurrem Sultan or Hürrem Sultan (1502 – 1558), also known as Roxelana (Ukrainian ‘the Ruthenian one,’) was the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent’s chief consort.
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