Connebetha of Salin

Connebetha of Salin (Eadien: Connebeth; 11 March 915-9 June 943), Queen consort of Sayamati, was the only survived child of Diagar II, Duke of Salin, and his first wife Anne Manrez.

Life
Lebinande II was too inconsolable to marry again when he lost his beloved wife Kalantha Mihadela, but he was forced to have a new wife by the situation of no heir. He gave plenary power on this issue to his chief advisor, Belfante La Safa. La Safa finally chose Connebetha, a princess from Salin, to continue the friendly policy of Sayamati towards the Eadien empire.

On 2 August 932, the wedding held in a small town Trusa, two days later, Lebinande II and Connebetha entered Fwabosi. The wedding was huge, but the king showed no happiness. Connebetha knew the king's love towards his first wife Kalantha, so she didn't live in the queen's chamber before, but chose another residence instead. Lebinande II appreciated Connebetha's thoughtfulness. Although he couldn't love Connebetha like loving Kalantha, he well respected his new wife. In 936, Lebinande II ordered to build a new queen's chamber for Connebetha. On 13 September 937, after giving birth to her first child, Connebetha was crowned in Urgen.

Connebetha did not have a son, but only two daughters, and even these two died in their infancy. Many historians thought it was because of gene, as Connebetha's mother died young and her siblings with low survival rate.

On 9 June 943, pregnant Connebetha suffered miscarriage owing to the violent jolting of the carriage in the travel to Maha Prajna Temple, and the queen herself died in lack of curing and nursing after miscarriage. The High Priest of Maha Prajna Temple said that the queen was called by the god so she died during the pilgrimage, thus she was buried in the temple instead of El Bahal, and priests in the temple chant for her through the night for 21 days.