in 1873 his ethnic Turkish kinswoman, Emina Ilhamy, with whom he lived very happily. She was his only wife and Tewfik was a strong advocate of monogamy. When Tewfik ascended the throne , he closed the harem quarters in the imperial palace , and sold all of his father's female slaves to slave markets. Death He died on 7 January 1892, at the Helwan Palace near Cairo, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Abbas II. Issue By his wife he had the following children: Abbas Hilmi II Pasha, Khedive of Egypt; Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik (Kubba Palace, Cairo, 9 November 1875Lausanne, Switzerland, 18 March 1955, and buried in Khedive Tawfik Mausoleum, Kait Bey, Cairo); Princess Nazli Hanim (11 April 1877Cairo, 1879); Princess Fakhr un-nisa Khadija Hanim (Cairo, 21 May 1880Helwan, 22 February 1951); Princess Nimatullah Hanim (Cairo, 23 October 1882Nice, France, 1965, and buried there at the cimetière de Caucade). Honours Knight of the Order of the Iron Crown, 1st Class, 1868 Order of Honour, Imtiyaz Medal, 1868 Order of the Osmans, Nishan-i-Osmania, 1868 Order of Nobility, 1868 Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa, 17 December 1868 Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle, 29 January 1870 Grand Cross of the House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis, 5 February 1875 Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India, 3 May 1875 Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Kalākaua I, 1881 Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, 1886 Grand Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph, 1886 Honorary Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (civil division), 21 June 1887 Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, 1890 Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur, 1890 Knight of the Order of the Seraphim, 18 April 1891 Notes References External links 1852 births 1892 deaths Egyptian Muslims Egyptian Freemasons 19th-century Egyptian monarchs 19th-century prime ministers of Egypt Muhammad Ali dynasty Khedives of Egypt People of the 'Urabi revolt Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Honorary Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Recipients of the Imtiyaz Medal Grand Crosses of the Order of Vasa Grand Crosses of the Order of Franz Joseph Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Order of