where was she born?
Safavid Empire
Teresa Sampsonia
Teresa was born in 1589 into a noble Orthodox Christian Circassian family in the Safavid Empire,
who was teresa sampsonia? A noblewoman of the Safavid Empire of Iran
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Teresa Sampsonia [SEP] Early life and marriage
Teresa was born in 1589 into a noble Orthodox Christian Circassian family in the Safavid Empire, ruled at the time by Shah Abbas the Great. She was named Sampsonia at birth. The daughter of Ismail Khan, a brother-in-law of the King, she grew up in Isfahan in the Iranian royal court as a reportedly beautiful, accomplished horsewoman who enjoyed embroidery and painting. Robert Shirley was an English adventurer who was sent to the Safavids, after a Persian embassy was sent to Europe, to forge an alliance against the neighbouring Ottoman Empire, rivals of the Safavids. During his attendance at court, Teresa met him and fell in love.