Joffrey Baratheon
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| Reign | 298 AL - 299 AL |
|---|---|
| Othertitles | King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men |
| Full Name | Joffrey of House Baratheon the First of His Name |
| Predecessor | Robert Baratheon |
| Successor | Tommen Baratheon |
| Heir | Tommen Baratheon |
| Queen | Margaery Tyrell |
| Dynasty | House Baratheon |
| Father | Robert Baratheon |
| Mother | Cersei Lannister |
| Date Of Death | 299 AL |
Joffrey Baratheon is the eldest of the royal Baratheon children, and Robert's heir. He is 12 years old at the beginning of the series. Joffrey is already strong-willed as a child and has an uncontrollable temper not unlike his mother's and an unchecked sadistic streak. Like his Lannister relatives, he is tall, blonde, and handsome.
[edit] History
Along with the rest of the royal family, Joffrey made the trip to Winterfell after Jon Arryn's death. There he began to court the pretty Sansa Stark, Eddard's daughter, to whom he was betrothed.
While at Winterfell, Joffrey hired an underling to murder the critically injured Bran Stark after hearing Robert mention that the boy should be mercifully killed. The attempt failed, and was later blamed on Tyrion Lannister, which furthered the growing enmity between Houses Stark and Lannister.
On the way from Winterfell to King's Landing, during a day Joffrey had spent riding with Sansa, he found Arya Stark and her friend Mycah, the butcher's boy, practicing sword fighting. Joffrey was drunk and provoked a fight with Mycah. In the fight, he was injured by Nymeria and later said before Robert's court that he had been attacked by Mycah and Nymeria. This resulted in the deaths of Mycah and Lady and earned Joffrey Arya's hatred.
Acting as the new Hand of the King, Eddard Stark discovered that Joffrey, along with his siblings, were actually bastards born of incest between Cersei and Jaime. Cersei protected her children's secret by arranging for Robert's death and then arresting Eddard. Joffrey took the Iron Throne as Robert's heir, and Sansa pleaded with him to spare her father's life. Joffrey gently promised Sansa that he would be merciful, but his mercy turned out to be Eddard Stark's quick public beheading before Sansa's own eyes. This rash act was against his family's wishes and was the major trigger that plunged Westeros into the devastating War of the Five Kings. Joffrey ruled with whim and caprice, proving difficult for even his mother to control. Sansa became imprisoned to his will, and he frequently had his guards beat her for his amusement. When he tried to have her stripped, his uncle Tyrion stopped him, and he never tried it again, although he was determined to eventually have Sansa in his bed whether he married her or not. His cruelty made him an unpopular king, and he was nearly killed in a riot sparked by his temper. Acting as his temporary Hand, only Tyrion stood up to Joffrey's authority, and Joffrey developed a special hatred for his uncle.
After House Tyrell allied itself to his reign, Joffrey discarded Sansa and married Margaery Tyrell, but decided that he would conduct an affair with Sansa later. During his wedding feast Joffrey drank poisoned wine and died while the entire court looked on. Cersei blamed the deed on Tyrion and his newly-wedded bride Sansa, but it is later hinted that the plot may have been orchestrated by Olenna Tyrell and Littlefinger.
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