Baelor I
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| Reign | 161 AL - 171 AL |
|---|---|
| Othertitles | King of the Seven Kingdoms, the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men |
| Full Name | Baelor I Targaryen The First of His Name |
| Predecessor | Daeron I |
| Successor | Viserys II |
| Queen | Rhaena Elaena Daena the Defiant |
| Royal House | House Targaryen |
| Father | Aegon III |
| Mother | Unknown of House Velaryon |
| Date Of Birth | after 143 AL |
| Date Of Death | 171 AL |
Baelor I known as the Beloved and the Blessed was the ninth Targaryen king to reign on the Iron Throne. Known for his piety, Baelor was a septon as well as a king. He was the second son of Aegon III and ruled after the death of his brother Daeron I. The Great Sept of Baelor in King's Landing features a statue of him.
[edit] Biography
Some remember Baelor as a great and holy man, given to deep prayer and fasting to experience religious visions, and honor him for his contributions to the Faith, including the construction of the Great Sept in King's Landing. Others regard him as a weak, simpering fool, prone to hallucinations and bad decisions brought about by excessive zealotry.
Upon Daeron's death, Baelor is said to have walked the Boneway barefoot to make peace with Dorne. It is also said that he saved his cousin Aemon the Dragonknight from a snake pit, where he was bitten many times by the vipers whose vemon could not kill him because of his faith in the Seven; this tale may simply be a metaphorical version of his visit to Dorne, referring to Dorne itself as a "snake pit," and the Dornish, "vipers."
Baelor earned the contempt of his nobles by forcing a lord to wash the feet of a leper, and making an eight year old boy High Septon. He tried to replace all the ravens with doves, and confined his sisters, Rhaena, Elaena, and Daena Targaryen, to whom he was married in the Maidenvault so they did not tempt him with carnal thoughts. Baelor starved himself to death by prolonged fasting to cleanse himself of lust.
