Kintyra of Wayrest

Kintrya Septim, also called Kintyra of Wayrest, is a princess of the Septim dynasty.

Biography
Kintyra Septim was born in Skyrim in 3E 248. A scion of the Septim dynasty, she descended from Jolethe, daughter of Emperor Magnus, who succeeded her infamous brother Pelagius the Mad as ruler of Solitude in 3E 145. As such, Kintyra hailed from Nordic royalty as well as the ruling imperial dynasty.

In 3E 247, the year before her birth, Kintyra's uncle was elected Emperor Cephorus II by the Elder Council. As a reward for his loyalty in the ensuing civil war, her father Antiochus was granted the Kingdom of Wayrest. Kintyra, born into a peripheral branch of the imperial family, was now Princess of Wayrest and niece of the reigning Emperor. The young princess was, therefore, perhaps the most eligible bride in Tamriel. To consolidate his rule the Emperor utilised this eligibility to betroth his niece to a succession of no fewer than seven suitors, including the Jarl of Whiterun and King of Sentinel.

At length Kintyra was promised to Prince Charles (styled Count of Westmore), heir to the wealthy Archduke Louis VI of Glorinel. The princess, nurturing queenly aspirations, had little enthusiasm for this affiance. Obediently, however, she assented and was wed to the prince in the summer of 3E 275, at the age of 27. Kintyra thereafter assumed the title of Countess of Westmore, although she continued to be addressed as Princess of Wayrest. Charles's dissolute lifestyle, which he was unwilling to renounce, precluded any affection between the couple. On the birth of their son Louis in 3E 276, Kintyra vowed never to share her husband's bed again.

In the autumn of 3E 278, the Count of Westmore succumbed to infected rat bites sustained following a night of debauchery. Now Dowager Countess of Westmore, Kintyra affected a widow's grief despite feeling little regret over her husband's passing. At thirty, the emperor's first cousin remained an eligible bride; suitors bided their time for the appropriate period of mourning to pass. The princess, however, had no intention of leaving Glorinel. Her father-in-law, Archduke Louis VI, faltered when investing a new Count of Westmore (which traditional designated the heir to the throne).

Kintyra's letter to the emperor, imploring her cousin to coerce the Archduke, was ultimately unnecessary when the Archduke eventually granted the countship to her son, the young Louis. His succession, however, was plainly insecure; Kintyra's former brother-in-law Prince Francois presented an alternative (and potentially more attractive) candidate to the archducal throne.