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Prince of Dorne and Princess of Dorne are the titles used by the liege lords of Dorne, House Nymeros Martel of Sunspear.

History

For thousands of years Dorne was a patchwork of petty First Men and Andal kingdoms which included the Kings of the Torrentine, the Kings of Stone and Sky, and the High Kings of Dorne. Sailing on ten thousand ships, Princess Nymeria led the Rhoynar to southeastern Dorne. Nymeria married Lord Mors Martell of the Sandship, forming House Nymeros Martel, and the Rhoynar intermarried with the bannermen of Mors. Nymeria named her husband "Prince of Dorne", using the Rhoynish term instead of the Westerosi title of "king". The addition of Rhoynish power allowed the Martells to conquer Dorne in Nymeria's War, reducing the rival kings to vassals.[1]

Dorne successfully resisted House Targaryen during the War of Conquest and First Dornish War.[2][3] When Dorne was peacefully incorporated into the Seven Kingdoms during the reign of Daeron II Targaryen, the Dornishmen received concessions from the Iron Throne. Among these were the right to retain the Dornish royal title of prince, while the rulers of the other regions of the Seven Kingdoms had been reduced to lords during the War of Conquest.[4]

References and Notes

  1. The World of Ice & Fire, Ten Thousand Ships.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, The Conquest.
  3. The World of Ice & Fire, Dorne Against the Dragons.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, Daeron II.