[1][2] Prince Sahle Selassie was married in 1959 to Princess Mahisente Habte Mariam, the daughter of Dejazmach Habte Mariam Gabre-Igziabiher, the heir to the old Oromo kingdom of Leqa Naqamte in Welega Province, and later served as governor of Welega province.

They had a son, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie,[3] who currently is the President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia.

It was believed that the movie indirectly questioned the fast pace of development, and the strains it caused on rural society, and was thus unflattering to the policies of the Imperial government.

[citation needed] Prince Sahle Selassie died in 1962, months after the death of his mother Empress Menen Asfaw.

[4] He was survived by his wife and his son Prince Ermias, and was buried in the crypt of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa.