Elfrida Korlat

Princess Elfrida Korlat (762 BE - 774 BE) was a mid-century Yutemond princess and the daughter of Octavia I, the second queen and empress of Korlat.
After the deaths of her niece, Augusta in and her daughter Elfrida, Octavia became reclusive and aloof. In 774 BE she retired to Texan and removed herself from Yutemond and left administration largely in the hands of her ambitious guard prefect Alocceius.
It is said that Elfrida was "much more favoured," at court by her mother and that her elder sister, Ulpia may have started a war of succession should she have succeeded Octavia. According to Lucretius, when she died of an unknown illness in 783 BE, it was said that Octavia's wail "shook the foundations of the state itself."
== History ==
Elfrida was the most favoured daughter of Octavia Korlat, according to Lucretius her mother favoured her over her elder sister and even considered her as her successor, skipping over Ulpia II in her favour.
Elfrida died of illness in the year 774 BE at the age of 12, according to Lucretius she died of some sort of fever while others speculate that she was poisoned by her older sister, Ulpia on the account that she was a threat to her succession.
== Aftermath of death ==
The death of Elfrida elevated Accoleius, at least in the eyes of Octavia, who thereafter referred to him as his Socius Laborum (Partner of my labours). Octavia had statues of Accoleius erected throughout the city, and Accoleius became more and more visible as Octavia began to withdraw from the Yutemond state altogether. Finally, with Octavia’s withdrawal in 804 BE, Accoleius was left in charge of the entire state mechanism and the city of the Empress’ Eternity in Yutemond.
The affairs of Accoleius and the final years of treason trials permanently damaged Octavia’s image and reputation. After Accoleius’ fall, Octavia withdrawal from Yutemond was complete; the empire continued to run under the inertia of the bureaucracy established by Ulpia, rather than through the leadership of the First State Citizen. Lucretius records that she became paranoid, and spent a great deal of time brooding over the death of her daughter, Elfrida. During this period there was a short invasion by Lewen, and incursions on Yutemond territories by Reovell and Feilerion tribes.
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