Anru Keuto

Anru Keuto 안루 그도
Princess Keuto in Daxia
Princess of Metzetta
Born	1892 Imperial Household Hospital, Hanzeong, Metzetta
Died	1961
Spouse	Hongli
Issue	Rui, Puru, Kosei
House	House of Anru
Father	Anru Ingun-Hu
Religion	Chulcheo

Anru Keuto (1892-1961) was a princess of Metzetta and, after marring His Joyful Majesty Hongli became Royal Consort of Daxia for a time though she was later forced to renounce this title. She was the seventh child of Emperor Ingun-Hu and had 3 children of her own with Hongli. While famously beautiful in her youth she notoriously became a recluse after returning from Daxia.

Early Life

Princess Keuto was born in the Imperial Household Hospital in Hanzeong. She showed an interest in flower arranging and pottery during her private studies but was not academically gifted by any means. Following the First Great War her father sought to improve relations with Daxia, a nation he saw as a volatile wildcard (an assessment which would prove to be prescient) and arranged for Keuto, considered to be his most beautiful daughter, to marry the heir apparent Hongli; a suggestion she resisted at first but relented to when it became clear she had no say in the matter.

Marriage and children

Keuto arrived in Mirzak in 1815 and married Hongli that same year in the Palace of Columns. Her husband, a notorious womanizer, often neglected to bring her to social events so he could speak freely with beautiful women while she remained in her imperial residence raising their children; Rui (1917-1948), Puru (1920-1962) and Kosei (1922-1997).

In 1946 her husband was ousted from power by Dai Hanjian during the Glorious Revolt and placed under house arrest with their son Rui. Keuto and her two daughters were exiled back to Metzetta after renouncing any claims to power or nobility in Daxia. Hongli and Rui died in 1948 and did not see her again once she left the country.

Return to Metzetta

Keuto returned home in 1946 to find her father had passed away and been replaced by Emperor Jan-Hu, news of which Hongli had neglected to pass on to her. Her experiences during her arranged marriage and witnessing the beginnings of the Glorious Revolt had left her shaken and she became a hermit, leaving home only to visit the temple and pray on special days and accepting few visitors. Princess (and eventual Empress) Seunsi was her most frequent visitor and confidant in these years. Her daughters lived with her and provided the everyday company she needed but she never made a public appearance after returning home. While well looked-after she seldom smiled or spoke. Her daughter Puru was similarly affected and stayed as close to her mother as possible, remaining childless and staying out of the public eye. Her youngest daughter Kosei faired better and eventually had a son.

Death

Keuto died at home in 1961 from lung cancer after years spent inhaling second-hand smoke and leaded petroleum fumes in Daxia. Her daughter Puru died a few years later.