Wishing to be a person with one heart and a white head is not separated, this is perhaps the most simple wish of every girl for love. From the princes and nobles to the peddlers and pawns, people's original intentions are no different. As a princess, Fasya's idea is more simple: she hopes to raise an eyebrow with her future husband who has only met once before marriage.
Fassya Foad
However, contrary to her wishes, Fasya ultimately did not get the marriage she had hoped for.
The role of the princess
One of the roles of the princess: marriage, which is the fate that every princess cannot escape.
In some European countries, royal princesses will not marry for life because they have not found a suitable marriage partner, or marriage negotiations have not been negotiated. But when the country needs you to marry, no one can escape. How many princesses died in the deep palaces of other countries, even if they were noble, after marrying into other countries, they fell into isolation. Catherine of Aragon, for example, was abandoned and imprisoned by Henry VIII when no one could stand up for her. Others died in the delivery bed, saying goodbye to the world at the age of ten. If the princess says that she has a relationship with the handsome officer next to her, she hopes that her parents will be able to achieve nothing. Don't think about it, you will definitely be beaten with a stick, this poor officer is about to be exiled... All in all, the princesses of Western countries, the myth of love is not much better than their counterparts in the East.
Fouad I
Fassya Fouad, the eldest daughter of King Fouad I of the Muhammad Ali dynasty of Egypt, was her eldest brother. Her mother, Nazli, was born in Egypt and was a beautiful woman with outstanding appearance. Fassyaqing was better than blue out of blue, with a pair of deep blue eyes, long black and thick hair, and a slender figure, and was a well-known beauty at that time. Beauty was a precious possession, and her father, Foyad I, in order to strengthen Egypt's ties with other countries, planned to marry her beautiful daughter into another royal family. However, after the First World War, a large number of royal families fell under the smoke, and the surviving nobles in Europe did not look up to an Egyptian princess, and Fouad I thought again, and chose a rich in-law for his daughter, the Iranian Pahlavi royal family.
Mother-in-law Nazli
Don't hear the royal family think that this regime has been circulating for a long time, in fact, the Iranian Pahlavi dynasty was established in 1925, when the founding king Reza Khan was in charge, and Fassiya's future husband was Crown Prince Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Crown Prince Muhammad, who has been deeply liked by his parents since he was a child, was made crown prince at the age of 6, although he is not very handsome, but he is also a dashing and charming figure. His father sent him to the West for education and was fluent in both English and French.
The wedding of Fassya and Muhammad
On March 15, 1939, Fassya and Muhammad were married in Egypt.
The mystery of marriage
Theoretically, Fassya and Muhammad were of equal status, and they were both handsome men and beautiful women, both educated in the West, and although they had only met once before marriage, the words of their parents' fate were normal in the past era. Such two couples who seem to be the best match in the eyes of outsiders have hardly sparked much love after marriage.
Fassya Foad
Fassya lived in a rich and comfortable family, did not suffer any hardships, had a delicate and innocent personality, and did not understand the world. She was born beautiful since she was a child, loved by her parents and brothers, and was not very good at human affection. When she was a girl, she was very fond of her personality, but it was difficult to marry someone. Educated in Switzerland, Fassya spoke Arabic and spoke to Muhammad in French. However, when she married far away into the Iranian royal family, she was at a loss in the Persian language environment. Although the Persian language had been raided for a period of time before marriage, but suddenly came to a foreign country, the unfamiliar environment and unfamiliar language, so that the unsociable Fassia fell into a bad situation.
Queen Taji Orr-Moluk
Her shyness, considered innocent at home, was seen as a small family in the Iranian royal family. Her liveliness, the delicacy of a little girl at home, has become a symbol of not being dignified and dignified here. Gonggong Reza Khan was a one-word tyrant, and his mother-in-law, Taji Or-Moluk, was the kind of mother who regarded her son as the flesh of her heart. She always chattered in front of her son about the shortcomings of Fasya, not being obedient enough to her husband, and not behaving well enough. Turning her back, she scolded Fassya for not taking her husband's heart. Fasya seemed to understand her mother-in-law's admonition, but she could feel the deep malice in her words.
Fassya and husband Muhammad
Despite Fassya's efforts to learn Persian, Empress Taj thought that the daughter-in-law was too much of a mune to be on the table and unworthy of her son, the proud son of heaven. The contradiction between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was enough to make Fasya distressed, plus a few sister-in-law who feared that the world would not be chaotic, and soon after marriage, her life in the Iranian royal family fell into difficulties.
Fasya and daughter Shahnauz
Fassya could communicate with Muhammad in French, but the crown prince seemed to have little interest in her, and the two had opposite hobbies and ideas, and the crown prince cheated when Fassya was pregnant with a child. Fasya was not unaware that her husband's coldness had hurt her very much, but she still tried to give birth to the child. This is a very beautiful daughter, but the husband's face is difficult to hide the disappointment, and when the Queen Taji and the tricky sister-in-law see this beautiful newborn princess Shahnac, their faces are directly perfunctory and unsafe. After only a few months, Empress Wang began to urge Fasya to get pregnant and give birth quickly, and she must give birth to a male fetus.
A falling apart marriage
Fortunately, Fassya did not conceive a child in the following years. The husband has another new love, the mother-in-law has a cold eyebrow, and the sister-in-law goes around to provoke a fire, so she feels that she can't bear it. The empress dowager hinted in the circle of noblewomen that she was a hen who could not lay eggs, and held banquets in the palace all day, attracting the noble ladies who were excited by spring to surround the king. And when Fassya cried to Muhammad, the king either let her exchange her sincerity for the queen's sincerity, or impatiently left directly, without the slightest pity for Fasya, and she spent her life in the deep palace of Iran.
Fassya Foad
In the fifth year of her marriage, Fasya became very thin and mentally ill, and she only barely showed her face when facing her daughter Shahnatz. Because she was childless and spoiled, the slightly bearded attendants around Empress Taji could make a face for Fassya, not to mention her pampered sister-in-law. Once, when the sister-in-law humiliated Fasya in public for not being able to have children, Fasya couldn't help but stand up and go back: "I have never seen a sister-in-law who always cares about the affairs of her brother-in-law's room." Annoyed, the little sister-in-law picked up the vase and smashed Fasya, and there was a circle of attendants around her, but none of them intervened to stop it.
Fassya and sister-in-law
Fasya was completely chilled, and the vase woke her up. Instead of waiting for King Mohammed to appear, she went directly to the Egyptian embassy in Tehran. Watching the golden princess being tortured like this for several years, the embassy staff could not bear it. They asked Fassya to stay in the embassy and contacted King Farouq I of Egypt. By this time Fasya's father had died, and although Farouk I was unreliable in every sense, his heart was sincere for his sister. He sent his sister Fassya back to Egypt and told the Iranian royal family that the reason was to return to China to recuperate.
The sister-in-law injured his sister-in-law, and such a story was not good to hear, and Muhammad had to let him go and let his wife leave Iran and return to Egypt.
Farouq I
When she saw Fassya, the Queen Consort of Egypt, Naziri, couldn't believe that the thin and pitiful woman in front of her was her beautiful daughter. However, for 5 years, Fascia's face could no longer see the bright smile that had once been bright. His brother Farouq I was so angry that he listened to Fassya and proposed to Iran the dissolution of the marriage.
Fassya with her husband and daughter
Divorce is not so easy today, let alone 80 years ago. King Mohammed, who had previously turned a blind eye to his wife, actively mediated with the Egyptian government and repeatedly pleaded with Fassiyah to return to Iran. In the name of his daughter Shahnaz, he proposed reconciliation to his wife. But many years of fire pit career made Fasya completely cold, and she was once naïve and simple, thinking that her husband was her dependence. But it turned out that this was not the case, he did not love himself, and did not do even a little bit of protection.
Fassya with her husband and daughter
In front of her mother and brother, Fassya firmly demanded a divorce, and she did not want to return to the cage, and there was only one way to die. Fortunately, Fassya's mother and brother were willing to support her. Egypt continued to pressure Iran, and the divorce tug-of-war was entangled for 3 years, and finally the two countries could only issue a statement for the reason of friendly relations: "The climate in the Iranian region has seriously affected the health of Empress Fassya, so the marriage between Queen Fassya and King Pahlavi has broken down." The two have a daughter, and custody of the daughter goes to the father. ”
Fassya Foad
However, there is a faint news in Iran that Fassya has lost her fertility and has been abandoned.
Remarry by yourself
In 1949, Fasya, who had cultivated her body, finally met the right person. Ishmael, from an aristocratic family, graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, England, held important positions in the Egyptian government department, and is now a colonel in the Egyptian Army. Because the nobles were in contact with each other, Fassya and Ismail were distant cousins. Ismail is tall and handsome, has also studied abroad, and has a good conversation with Fassya, and more importantly, his eyes when he looks at the princess are full of tender love.
Fassya and her second husband Ismail
This time, she was married to the right person, her husband was very affectionate with her, although she no longer had the title of queen, but this kind of peaceful and happy life was what Fasya wanted. Leaving the oppressive environment and having a confidant, Fassya and her husband Ismail hugged each other for three years, breaking the rumor that she could not have children, and it was also a slap in the face of the Iranian royal family.
Fassya Foad
But two years later, Egypt was in turmoil, and in 1952, royal rule was overthrown and almost all members of the royal family went into exile, except Fassia. She and her husband moved out of the royal palace and from Cairo to a villa in the seaside city of Alexandria, living simply and comfortably.
Fassya with her second husband and two children
Although both were aristocrats, both had a good reputation in Egypt. It is generally believed that the princess and her husband are a well-educated and courteous person, unlike the nobles in the fish and meat village. Ismail lost his official position, but with the wealth accumulated over the generations, the two lived well.
Fassya's daughter Shahnauz
Of course, Fasya did not forget her eldest daughter Shahnauz, and after the situation had stabilized, she resumed visiting her eldest daughter. This Iranian princess inherited the good looks of her parents and was unusually beautiful. Ismail and Fassya have been together for more than 40 years, and they have always been pampered and loyal to their wives, and this love can be regarded as only envying mandarin ducks.
Ismail died in 1994. Fasya lived to 2013 at the age of 91.
Fassya on the cover of LIFE magazine
Fassya was a woman of great femininity, and Cecil Beaton, a well-known photographer in the UK, marveled at her beauty and called her "the Venus of Asia". Fassya's life has been smooth, except for six years in Iran, she has always been a pampered woman. What I want to admire is her courage, the courage to say no to the unfortunate marriage, the courage to break free of the cage. If she can't save herself, then no one can save her. Fortunately, Fassya rebelled, and she left the wrong person and ushered in a new life.