House Baratheon of Dragonstone
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| House Baratheon of Dragonstone | |
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| Coat of arms | a crowned stag enclosed within a red heart surrounded by a blaze of orange fire on a field of sun yellow |
| Seat | Dragonstone |
| Current Lord | Stannis I |
| Region | the Crownlands |
| Title | Lord of Dragonstone |
| Heir | Shireen Baratheon |
| Overlord | None; sovereign (disputed by House Baratheon of King's Landing) |
| Founder | Stannis Baratheon |
| Founded | 285 AL |
House Baratheon of Dragonstone is a cadet branch of House Baratheon of Storm's End. Its seat is Dragonstone, an island that sits off the mainland to the northeast of King's Landing. Its founder and current head is King Stannis I, who seized the island at the end of Robert's Rebellion. Originally, Stannis used the crowned stag of the Baratheons, but during the War of the Five Kings, he took for his personal banner a crowned stag enclosed within a red heart surrounded by a blaze of orange fire on a field of sun yellow.[1] By the time of the Battle of Castle Black he has apparently joined this with the traditional banner of House Baratheon, a black stag on "a sheet of beaten gold". [2]
History
It was formed in 283 Al after the War of the Usurper when the new king, Robert I, named his younger brother, Stannis, Prince of Dragonstone.[3] Stannis took the title as a slight, since he would have preferred the richer lands of Storm's End, the ancestral Baratheon castle, but Robert wanted a strong leader in the old seat of House Targaryen. Around 287, Lord Stannis took Selyse Florent to wife. During the Greyjoy Rebellion of 289, Stannis, as Robert's Master of Ships, led the Baratheon fleets to victory in the Battle of Fair Isle. Since then Stannis and Selyse have conceived their daughter, Shireen, although their marriage remains loveless.
Recent Events
Stannis was the first to suspect that Queen Cersei's children were not also Robert's. While investigating the matter with the Hand of the King, Lord Jon Arryn, Stannis agreed to foster Jon's son Robin on Dragonstone. Neither this nor the moment of revealing the information to Robert came, however: Lord Arryn was poisoned and Stannis retreated to Dragonstone to call his banners. Before he could return to King's Landing, Robert too was dead, and the realm poised for war. Sending letters throughout the realm, Stannis proclaimed himself the rightful king over the queen's baseborn abominations. Although the poor lands of Dragonstone allowed for little support for his claim, the religion and magic of Melisandre of Asshai has given focus to Stannis' cause, allowing for the assassination of his brother Renly I and the defection of most of his bannerhouses. The red religion has become a point of conflict among the House's sworn swords and lords bannermen, with its supporters and fervent believers labeled Queen's Men, and those who cleave to the Faith of the Seven called King's Men. The House's subsequent contest against House Baratheon of King's Landing was denied in the Battle of the Blackwater, forcing Stannis to retreat. The support of Selyse's family, House Florent, has been important for Stannis, but he resents their meddling. He has since traveled to the Wall and won the Battle of Castle Black, beginning his campaign to win the North. The Iron Throne's forces have taken Dragonstone, and the Golden Company threatens Storm's End. He currently is assaulting Winterfell, held by House Bolton, while Queen Selyse remains at the Wall, where she engages in marrying her knights to various wildlings.
The Baratheon of Dragonstone House at the end of the third century
The known Baratheons of Dragonstone during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- King Stannis I, self-proclaimed King of Westeros.
- Queen Selyse of House Florent, his wife.
- Princess Shireen Baratheon, his only child.
- Queen Selyse of House Florent, his wife.
Household
The King's main household:
- Lady Melisandre of Asshai, called the Red Woman, a priestess of R'hllor, his main counselor. Currently at Castle Black.
- Lord Davos Seaworth, called the 'Onion Knight', now the 'Onion Lord', and 'Davos Shorthand', Lord of the Rainwood, Admiral of the Narrow Sea, and Hand of the King. Believed dead, actually en route to Skagos on a mission for Lord Wyman Manderly.
- His wife, Marya, at Cape Wrath.
- {Dale}, captain of the Wraith; {Allard}, captain of the Lady Marya; {Matthos}, second of Black Betha; {Maric}, oarmaster of Fury; Davos' sons. Perished at the Battle of the Blackwater.
- Devan, his oldest living son, squire to King Stannis, currently at Castle Black.
- Stannis and Steffon, his youngest sons. Currently at Cape Wrath.
- {Bryen Farring}, squire to King Stannis. Succumbed to cold and hunger in the march to Winterfell.
- Patchface, also called 'Patches', a lackwit fool and former slave from Volantis. Princess Shireen's companion. Currently at Castle Black.
The King's captives and guests:
- Mance Rayder, the King-Beyond-the-Wall, King Stannis' captive. Supposedly imprisoned at Winterfell.
- Dalla, his late wife. Died in childbirth
- Val, the 'Wildling Princess', Dalla's sister, also a prisoner.
- The 'Wildling prince', his yet unnamed son. Smuggled to safety under orders of Jon Snow. Currently at Oldtown.
- Prince Theon Greyjoy, called 'Theon Turncloak', a captive of King Stannis.
- Princess Asha Greyjoy, also a captive of King Stannis.
- Qarl, called 'Qarl the Maid', and Tristifer Botley. Captive alongside Asha.
- Tycho Nestoris, an emmisary of the Iron Bank of Braavos, en rout back to the Wall.
- 'Arya Stark', actually Jeyne Poole, rescued from Winterfell.
The King's knights and sworn swords marching to Winterfell:
- Lord Robin Peasebury, Lord of Poddingfield, Ser Richard Horpe, Ser Godry Farring, called 'Giantslayer', Ser Clayton Suggs and Ser Corliss Penny, Queen's Men accompanying Stannis on the march to Winterfell.
- Ser Justin Massey, Queen's Man, escorting Tycho Nestoris to Castle Black.
- Lord {Harwood Fell}, Lord of Fellwood and a Queen's Man. Perished during the march to Winterfell.
- Ser Ormund Wylde and Ser Harys Cobb, knights sworn to King Stannis. Accompanying him on the March to Winterfell.
The King's knights and sworn swords at Castle Black:
- Ser Axell Florent, castellan of Dragonstone, uncle to Queen Selyse, self-appointed 'Hand of the Queen'.
- Ser Narbert Grandison, Ser Benethon Scales, Ser Dorden the Dour, Ser Malegorn of Redpool, Ser Lambert Whitewater, Ser Perkin Follard, Ser Brus Buckler, Queen's Men and sworn swords of Queen Selyse.
- Ser {Patrek of King's Mountain}, a Queen's Man and sworn sword of Queen Selyse. Killed by Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun
- Ser William Foxglove and Ser Humfrey Clifton, knights sworn to King Stannis.
- Morgan and Merrel, two drunken Queen's Men. Melisandre's guards.
The King's household at Dragonstone:
- Ser Rolland Storm, called 'the Bastard of Nightsong', Lord of Nightsong and Lord of the Marches, castellan of Dragonstone. Fate unknown following the Siege of Dragonstone.
- Maester {Cressen}, healer and tutor, an old man. Poisoned himself in an attempt to murder Melisandre.
- Maester Pylos, his young successor. Fate unknown.
- Lord {Alester Florent}, Lord of Brightwater Keep and Hand of the King, uncle to Queen Selyse. Imprisoned for treason and burned alive by Melisandre.
- {Jate Blackberry}, captain of the gate on Dragonstone. Killed at Blackwater.
- Ser {Hubard Rambton}, a knight sworn to Lord Sunglass. Killed defending the septry at Dragonstone from being burned
- {His three sons}. One killed alongside Ser Hubard, the remaining two burned alive by Queen Selyse.
- Septon Barre, keeper of the sept at Dragonstone. Imprisoned.
- "Porridge" and "Lamprey", two gaolers. Fate unknown.
The King's household at Storm's End:
- Ser Gilbert Farring, castellan of Storm's End.
- Lord Elwood Meadows, Ser Gilbert's second.
- Maester Jurne, Ser Gilbert's counselor and healer.
- Ser Lomas Estermont, the king's maternal uncle, garrisoned at Storm's End.
The King's Bannermen at their seats:
- Lord Monterys Velaryon, Lord of the Tides and Master of Driftmark, a boy of seven years.
- Lord Lucos Chyttering, called Little Lucos, a youth of seventeen.
- Lord Lester Morrigen, Lord of Crows Nest.
The King's Men across the Narrow Sea:
- Edric Storm, the King's nephew, bastard son of the late King Robert by Delena Florent. Smuggled for safety to the Free Cities. Currently in Lys.
- Ser Andrew Estermont, his cousin. Smuggled Edric Storm to the Free Cities.
- Ser Gerald Gower, Ser Triston of Tally Hill, Ser Omer Blackberry, Lewys, called 'Lewys the Fishwife', knights sworn to King Stannis. Edric's guards and protectors.
- Ser Andrew Estermont, his cousin. Smuggled Edric Storm to the Free Cities.
The King's imprisoned knights:
- Ser Parmen Crane, called 'Parmen the Purple', and Ser Erren Florent, the Queen's younger brother, both imprisoned at Highgarden.
Sellsails:
- Salladhor Saan, named Lord of Blackwater Bay and self-fashioned Prince of the Narrow Sea, a sellsail and master of a fleet of galleys. Abandoned Stannis' cause.
- Meizo Mahr a eunuch in Salladhor's service.
- Khorane Sathmantes, a Lyseni sellsail and captain of the Shayala's Dance
- Morosh, called 'Morosh the Myrman', a sellsail. Fate unknown.
References in the books
A Song of Ice and Fire
- Stannis was named Lord of Dragonstone after Robert took the throne.
- After Robert's death, Stannis declared himself King. He sent Davos Seaworth to seek support among the Stormlords but was rebuffed by all of them.
- Dragonstone is thinly peopled and does not have the resources Stannis needs to fight the Lannisters on his own.
- After the Battle of the Blackwater, Stannis's total strength was fifteen hundred men on Dragonstone (more than half of them Florents) and three hundred men at Storm's End.
Sworn houses
Sworn to Dragonstone
Bar Emmon of Sharp Point
Celtigar of Claw Isle[4]
Sunglass of Sweetport Sound[5]
Velaryon of Driftmark
The North
Clan Flint of the mountains
Clan Wull
Clan Burley
Clan Harclay
Clan Knott
Clan Liddle
Clan Norrey
Glover of Deepwood Motte
Mormont of Bear Island
Karstark of Karhold (treacherous)
Umber of Last Hearth (Mors Crowfood faction)
The Crownlands
Massey of Stonedance
Farring
Follard
Chyttering
The Stormlands
Seaworth of Cape Wrath
Horpe
Peasebury of Poddingfield
Fell of Fellwood
Wylde of Rain House
Grandison of Grandview
Morrigen of Crows Nest
Caron of Nightsong
Wensington
The Reach
References and Notes
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 31, Catelyn
- ↑ Chapter 74, Jon
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Prologue
- ↑ Ardrian Celtigar bent the knee to Joffrey I and remained in King's Landing
- ↑ Lord Sunglass was burned alive under Selyse Florent's orders. His brother and heir fled to Volantis
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