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'''Bethany Bracken''' was a member of [[House Bracken]]. She became King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]'s seventh mistress.<ref>Amok's Forum, May 22, 2008 [http://web.archive.org/web/20081228040634/http://amokanet.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=51/ Amok's Site]</ref>
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Lady '''Bethany Bracken''' was a member of [[House Bracken]]. She became [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon the Unworthy]]'s seventh mistress.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Bethany was groomed by her [[Lord Bracken|father]] and [[Barba Bracken|sister]] expressly to win the king’s favor and displace [[Melissa Blackwood|Missy Blackwood]]. In {{date|177}}, she caught Aegon’s eye as he visited at [[Stone Hedge]] to see his bastard son, [[Aegor Rivers|Aegor]]. By now, the king was fat and foul-tempered, but Bethany delighted him, and he took her back with him to [[King’s Landing]]. Bethany found his royal embraces distressing and for comfort, she turned to a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]], Ser [[Terrence Toyne]]. The pair was discovered abed by Aegon himself in {{date|178}}. Ser Terrence was tortured to death and both Bethany and her father were executed.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon IV}}
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[[Barba Bracken]] was King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]'s fifth mistress, and her father, [[Lord Bracken]], had been his [[Hand of the King|Hand]], but they were sent away in {{date|172}} and [[Melissa Blackwood]] had become Aegon's mistress. Barba and her father groomed her younger sister, Bethany, expressly to win the king's favor and displace Melissa Blackwood as his mistress.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
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In {{date|177}}, Bethany caught Aegon's eye when he visited [[Stone Hedge]] to see his and Barba's [[bastard]] son, [[Aegor Rivers]]. By then, the king was fat and foul-tempered, but Bethany delighted him, and he took her back with him to [[King's Landing]]. However, Bethany found Aegon's embraces distressing, and for comfort she turned to a handsome [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]], Ser [[Terrence Toyne]].{{ref|adwd|24}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} The pair was discovered abed by Aegon himself in {{date|178}}.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Even though they proclaimed their love,{{Ref|aSoS|16}}{{Ref|aFfC|13}} Bethany was forced to watch while Terrence was dismembered piece by piece.{{Ref|aFfC|17}} Both Bethany and her father were then executed.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
Bethany was the daughter of [[Lord Bracken]] and the younger sister of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon IV]]'s former mistress [[Barba Bracken]].
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==References and Notes==
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==References==
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Revision as of 15:50, 7 September 2018

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Bethany Bracken
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Bethany Bracken, by Magali Villeneuve, as depicted in The World of Ice & Fire

Title Lady
Allegiance House Bracken
Culture Rivermen
Born 156 AC or later[1]
Died 178 AC
Books

Lady Bethany Bracken was a member of House Bracken. She became Aegon the Unworthy's seventh mistress.

History

Barba Bracken was King Aegon IV Targaryen's fifth mistress, and her father, Lord Bracken, had been his Hand, but they were sent away in 172 AC and Melissa Blackwood had become Aegon's mistress. Barba and her father groomed her younger sister, Bethany, expressly to win the king's favor and displace Melissa Blackwood as his mistress.[2]

In 177 AC, Bethany caught Aegon's eye when he visited Stone Hedge to see his and Barba's bastard son, Aegor Rivers. By then, the king was fat and foul-tempered, but Bethany delighted him, and he took her back with him to King's Landing. However, Bethany found Aegon's embraces distressing, and for comfort she turned to a handsome knight of the Kingsguard, Ser Terrence Toyne.[3][2] The pair was discovered abed by Aegon himself in 178 AC.[2] Even though they proclaimed their love,[4][5] Bethany was forced to watch while Terrence was dismembered piece by piece.[6] Both Bethany and her father were then executed.[2]

Family

 
 
Lord
Bracken
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barba
 
Aegon IV
Targaryen
 
Bethany
 
Lord
Bracken
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aegor
Rivers
 
Calla
Blackfyre
 
 
 
Eldest son
 
Otho
 
 


References

  1. See the Bethany Bracken calculation.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV.
  3. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 24, The Lost Lord.
  4. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 16, Sansa II.
  5. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight.
  6. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 17, Cersei IV.