Arianne Martell
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| Title: | Princess of Dorne |
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| Allegiance: | House Martell |
| Culture: | Dorne |
| Place of birth: | Sunspear |
| Book(s): | A Feast for Crows |
Arianne Martell is the eldest daughter of the ruling Prince of Dorne, Prince Doran of House Martell, and his consort, Mellario of Norvos. According to Dornish practice, she is the Heiress of Sunspear, and the future ruling Princess of Dorne. Despite her beauty and high station, Arianne is still unmarried at the age of 23. She is calculating, adventurous and fierce-tempered. When she sees something she desires, she strives to obtain it at all costs. Arianne has a clique of courtiers and confidants who accompany her, including Sylva Santagar and Ser Gerold Dayne. She is also extremely close with her cousins, the Sand Snakes, especially Tyene Sand.
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She has long been dissatisfied with her father and his style of rule, thinking him weak and vacillating. As heiress to Sunspear, she was permitted to hold the titular governance of Dorne when her father was absent at the Water Gardens, although prior to Oberyn's death, he was accounted the true reigning power.
Despite her claims that she lost her virginity to the Bastard of Godsgrace[1], Arianne expected a marriage match that befit her rank as a high lord's heiress. Instead, Doran publicly entertained suits from various elderly lords such as Lord Walder Frey and forbade more attractive matches to high-ranking heirs such as Ser Edmure Tully and Willas Tyrell. Doran's apparently humble marriage plans for her, coupled with the vague misinformation put out by him regarding Quentyn's location, brought Arianne to the conclusion that her father intended to pass her birthright to Quentyn Martell.
The death of Oberyn in King's Landing spurred Arianne to take action, believing her father would not. Arianne schemed to crown Myrcella Baratheon under the laws of Dorne following Joffrey Baratheon's death, knowing that would precipitate a war. She seduced Ser Arys Oakheart, a knight of the Kingsguard and Myrcella's sworn shield, convincing him to aid and abet her with the promise that once Myrcella was crowned queen, she would permit them to marry. The plan was foiled, and Arys was killed.
She was imprisoned by her father in a pleasantly appointed tower cell. Forbidden contact with the outside world and attended by servants who would not speak to her, she began a hunger strike. Eventually, a weakened Arianne was brought to her father and she confronted him with her beliefs. After learning of her belief that he intended to deny her her inheritance, he revealed that he did not entertain serious suits for her hand from acceptable mates because he had planned in secret for her to wed Viserys Targaryen, the uncrowned Targaryen king, as part of his overarching scheme to wreak vengeance on House Lannister.
Appearance
She is beautiful, with olive skin, large dark eyes, and hair that is a spill of glossy black ringlets. Favoring her mother, she is short, standing at five foot two and buxom.[2]
Family
| Lady of Dorne | Lewyn Martell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doran | Mellario of Norvos | Mors | Olyvar | Elia | Rhaegar Targaryen | Various women | Oberyn the Red Viper | Ellaria Sand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arianne | Rhaenys | Obara Sand | Loreza Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quentyn | Aegon | Nymeria Sand | Obella Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trystane | Tyene Sand | Dorea Sand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarella Sand | Elia Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References and Sources
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 2, Captain of the Guards
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