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[[File:The Great Bastards by Jota Saraiva.jpg|thumb|right|450px|The Great Bastards by Jota Saraiva ©]]
The '''Great Bastards''' was the nickname used to refer to the sons and daughters of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] sired on [[Nobility|noblewomen]].

The Great Bastards were [[Bastardy|legitimized]] by Aegon while on his deathbed.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

===The Great Bastards===
* [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]], born to Princess [[Daena Targaryen]] in {{Date|170}}, later in life known as ''Daemon I Blackfyre''.
* [[Aegor Rivers]], born to Lady [[Barba Bracken]] in {{Date|172}}, later in life known as ''Bittersteel''.
* [[Mya Rivers]], born to Lady [[Melissa Blackwood]] in {{Date|172}} or {{Date|173}}.
* [[Gwenys Rivers]], born to Lady Melissa Blackwood in {{Date|173}} or {{Date|174}}.
* [[Brynden Rivers]], born to Lady Melissa Blackwood in {{Date|175}}, later in life known as ''Bloodraven''.
* [[Shiera Seastar|Shiera]], born to Lady [[Serenei of Lys]] in {{Date|178|184}}, later in life known as ''Shiera Seastar''.
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Others characters could be part of the Great Bastards as well, such as:
* [[Bellenora Otherys]] (b. {{Date|161|170}}), [[Narha Otherys]] (b. {{Date|162|171}}), and [[Balerion Otherys]] (b. {{Date|163|172}}), the [[bastards]] of Aegon IV by [[Bellegere Otherys]]. Bellegere was the daughter of a son of a [[Sealord of Braavos]] and a [[Summer Islander]] princess.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}{{Ref|twow||[[Mercy (The Winds of Winter)|Mercy]]}} However, we currently do not know if her parents were married and thus if Bellegere herself can be counted as a noblewoman or not.
* [[Viserys Plumm]] (b. {{Date|176}} or {{Date|177}}) is rumored to be the son of Aegon by his cousin Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}
* Another rumor claims that Aegon had bastards with all three of [[Butterwell (Hand of the King)|Lord Butterwell]]'s daughters.{{Ref|TMK}}

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