Elyene of Eadien, Queen of Ransuei

Élyène Anne de Hafra (24 August 1119-16 October 1173), was a Balish princess who later married René I, the first king of Ransuei, thus she was the first queen consort of Ransuei called "mother of Ransuei". Elyene was the eldest daughter of Shawekki de Hafra, Duke of Pasaan, whose father Nanjamin was the younger brother of Emperor Minsi III, which meant Elyene had a great possibility to succeed the throne in the last years of the Hafra dynasty. After the downfall of Hafra, she self-claimed to be Eadien Empress as she was the first heiress to the Balish throne at that time. She tried to restore the Hafra dynasty and attempted to use her marriage to achieve the goal. She was married to René d'Este, Duke of Basnoi, then suggested her husband to crown himself the king, which gave great impetus to make Basnoi and other regions owned by her and her husband a unified kingdom, known as Kingdom of Ransuei. Although she failed to restore the Hafra empire and seize the imperial throne, she still became one of the most powerful people in the 12th century.

Early life
Elyene was the eldest daughter of Shawekki, Duke of Pasaan, who was the nephew of Emperor Minsi III. Her mother was Shawekki's second wife, Manarella of Hullijeau, daughter of a powerful nobleman. She had two sisters, Madhri, later married to Chandra IV of Janviera, and Orajta, later married to Henther II of Aguilette. She also had a illegitimacy brother, Isatal (born to Shawekki's mistress Catherine Hawnings), who would be one of the strongest supporters of her in the long-term political struggle, and be granted Count of Inmey to be the ancestors of all rulers of Inmey since the 12th century.

Elyene had a great possibility to succeed the throne in the last years of the Hafra dynasty. Thusuaye I had 3 legitimated sons, Thusuaye the Crown Prince, Menshan Maya of Thiwarik, and Suriya of Hadon, among whom Suriya of Hadon and his descendants were deprived of right of inheritance due to treason, while other two princes and their descendants could succeed the throne. Elyene was the only survived descendant of Menshan Maya after the death of Emperor Hsinpalay V in 1136, so she became the third in line to the imperial throne just after Kratmaung III the Youth, and Atula of Eadien.