Her name indicates that she was from Cairhien, given the common Cairhienin ending -in preceded by a distinct consonant combination. Aloisia Nemosni, one of the oldest people alive and one of the Kin, may have been born during Nirelle's time on the Seat. Nirelle held the position for twenty-three years until her death in 419 NE. She was Suilin Escanda's successor and Ishara Nawan's predecessor. During her reign, Stedding Tsofu was relocated and repopulated.