Margaery Tyrell

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Margaery Tyrell is the only daughter of Mace Tyrell and his wife, Alerie Tyrell. She is an intelligent and shrewd young woman, very much the protégé of her cunning grandmother, Olenna Tyrell.

Appearance

She is very beautiful, with softly curling brown hair, brown eyes and a slender yet shapely figure.

History

Margaery was first married to Renly Baratheon, as a pledge of the Tyrell's support for his claim to the Iron Throne. When he was killed, the Tyrells allied with the Lannisters, wedding Margaery to King Joffrey Baratheon. After Joffrey was poisoned at their wedding feast, Margaery was wed yet again, this time to Joffrey's younger brother Tommen Baratheon, a little boy who was then crowned king. In the months after their marriage, Cersei Lannister schemed to dispose of Margaery and the Tyrells, taking advantage of Margaery's claim to still be a maid despite her marriage to Renly. This claim may or may not be true; Margaery's maidenhead was confirmed to have been ruptured by a Septa who inspected her, but Cersei noted that highborn girls often have their maidenheads broken by horseback-riding.

While Tommen's queen, Margaery did much to curry favor with the populace. She visited local markets to buying fresh fruits, breads and fish, ordered dresses from many local seamstresses, and made great public shows of charity, all while travelling with a bright and colorful retinue. Margaery suggested several activities for Tommen in an effort to shape him into a successful ruler, such as riding in sight of his subjects and observing sessions of the small council. Cersei forbade all of Margaery's suggestions. Later, Margaery recognized the military threat created by the ironmen invasion of the Shield Islands, and was incredulous at Cersei's lack of understanding.

Cersei accused Margaery of adultery and treason, lining up an impressive, if untrue, array of conspirators and evidence; Margaery was arrested and imprisoned to await trial by the Faith at the Great Sept of Baelor. While in custody, she confronted Cersei, revealing that she knew that Cersei was behind the accusations and wanted to remove her from a position of influence, perhaps by arranging for her death. Later, one of Cersei's key witnesses revealed her plots under torture, and Cersei soon found herself sharing Margaery's plight. Their fate is unknown.

Retinue

Margaery was accompanied by a train of ladies when she arrived in King's Landing to become Joffrey's queen consort, most of whom are either her relatives, or the daughters of her father's bannermen, some of whom would be her ladies-in-waiting.

References and Sources

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at House Tyrell.
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