Anne of Hanthamaya, Eadien Empress

Anne of Hanthamaya (8 January 655-10 January 714), or Anne de Hafra, was Eadien empress consort from her marriage to Kratmaung I in 674 until her husband's death, however, due to the absence of Empress Axia, she pursued to act as the first lady in her brother-in-law Isatal I's court.

Life
By conversion of the astrolabe drawn in her tomb, Anne was born on 8 January 655, as the second or third daughter of Itisham de Hafra, Duke of Hanthamaya and his wife Ratana d'Emment.

Daughter of a powerful figure, Anne's sister Ceisivey was selected as the fiancée of Crown Prince Kratmaung by his father, Emperor Henther III. Before the wedding held, the emperor died, then Kratmaung I was crowned, whose new reform greatly enraged Itisham, therefore Itisham refused to marry his daughter to Kratmaung I despite Empress mother Hentherine's request.

Kratmaung I turned to pursue Roxana of Bekinla and Mauline di Samana, but both failed in the end, and his reform also faced many problems. The young emperor had to seek help from Itisham and allied him. To repair their relationship, Kratmaung proposed to one of Itisham's daughters, and as his former fiancée Ceisivey was already married, Ceisivey's sister Anne was chosen.

In August 674, Anne and Kratmaung I married in Le Palaice del Suriya-Sacré, and Anne was crowned Eadien empress there after 1 year and 9 months. Shortly after the coronation, Kratmaung I expelled his mother Hentherine because he believed that he was haunted by his brother Chandra's ghost, who was persecuted to death by Hentherine. But some historians predicted Hentherine's exile may be partly caused by Anne and Itisham in expanding their power.

No child born after marriage for many years, both Kratmaung and Anne had no hope to produce an heir of their own, thus Kratmaung I confirmed his younger brother Isatal as the heir-presumptive. Anne began to collect money as she worried her future life as a dowager. She had an exclusive room in the palace to store up golds, silvers, jades, pearls, diamonds and many other forms of wealth, and it was said until her husband's death, jewlleries she put in the room almost touched the ceilling.

When Isatal I was crowned, Anne was requested to stay in the court as Isatal's wife Axia was busy to fight for lands with Maharapura for her son. Anne, acting as de facto empress during Isatal I's reign, lived lavishly in her entire life. She also remained a good relationship with Isatal's son Alan, future Alan II, and took care of him like a mother sometimes.

Upon Alan II's coronation, she retired to Nanwa, where she ordered to build a palace to live, which would develop to the Minor Etong Palace in the following centuries. She died there in 714, and was buried in the Imperial Northern Garden in Pharimaula.