Myrcella Baratheon

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Princes Myrcella Baratheon is the second oldest of the royal Baratheon children. She is delicate, beautiful and courteous. For her age, she displays courage, a strong will, and high intelligence. She is eight at the beginning of the series.

Like her siblings, Myrcella is the product of incest between Cersei and Jaime Lannister. She was sent to Dorne as part of an agreement with House Martell to ensure their support of Joffrey during the War of Five Kings. She is betrothed to marry Prince Trystane Martell when they come of age, and by all reports the two get along well. Myrcella took a link to the spicy food of Dorne and quickly learned Cyavasse, a game. She now beats Trystane more than he does her.

[edit] Arianne's Coup

To get revenge on the Lannisters for the death of Elia Martell and Oberyn Martell Arianne Martell schemed to make Myrcella queen of the Seven Kingdoms after Joffrey's death. According to Dornish law an elder sister inherits before her younger brother, so that would have made Myrcella the rightfull queen. But as Dornish law applies only in Dorne and not in the succession rules of the Seven Kingdoms most people would not see her as the legitimate ruler.

Arianne and a small group of friends traveled with Myrcella from Sunspear through the desert When they came at their destination the guardsmen of Doran Martell were waiting for them. It turned out that their conspiracy was betrayed. Myrcella's guard, Arys_Oakheart attacked the guardsman but was killed by their captain. During the chaos Ser Gerold Dayne attempted to kill Myrcella to force Doran Martell in a war against the Lannisters. He failed to kill her but Myrcella lost an ear and received a hideous facial scar.

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