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Duncan the Tall

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{{Infobox character
| arms = Dunk
| arms2 = Gallows Knight
| arms3 = Kingsguard
| title = Ser
| firstname = Duncan
| epithet = the Tall
| nametemplate = title/firstname/epithet
| image = Dunk.jpg
| image_caption = Dunk, by Amok © Roaring Studios
| Alias = Dunk{{Ref|THK}} Duncan the Tall{{Ref|THK}} Dunk the Lunk{{Ref|THK}} Dunk of Flea Bottom{{Ref|TSS}} Duncan the Dim{{Ref|TSS}} Ser Giant{{Ref|TMK}} The Gallows Knight{{Ref|TMK}} The Hanged Man{{Ref|TMK}}
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|THK}} [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|15}}
| Allegiance = [[House Osgrey]] [[House Targaryen]] [[Kingsguard]]
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|193}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Duncan the Tall|Duncan the Tall]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Birth = [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|THK}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|259}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|15}}
| Place_of_Death = [[Tragedy at Summerhall|Summerhall]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|15}}
| Spouse =
| Lover =
| Issue = At least one son or daughter{{Ref|ssm|1257}}
| coat-of-arms = A green shooting star above an elm tree proper on sunset{{Ref|THK}}<ref name="heraldry"/> (''Sunset, a shooting star vert above an elm tree proper'')
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (POV) ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (POV) ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (POV) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by = [[w:Peter Claffey|Peter Claffey]]
| TV_series = ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'': [[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}

'''Duncan the Tall''' was a [[knight]] during the reigns of Kings [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron II]], [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys I]], [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar I]], and [[Aegon V Targaryen]]. Raised as '''Dunk''' in [[Flea Bottom]], he became the squire of a [[hedge knight]], Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]]. Duncan then traveled the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as a hedge knight himself, with the young Prince Aegon, called "Egg", as his squire. The early exploits of "[[Dunk and Egg]]" are chronicled in ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', which collects ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'', ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'', and ''[[The Mystery Knight]]''. Duncan then served Aegon after he ascended the [[Iron Throne]], eventually becoming [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]] for Aegon V.

Duncan's personal arms were a green shooting star above an [[elm]] tree proper on sunset,{{Ref|THK}}<ref name="heraldry">The Citadel: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Other/1/ Heraldry - Houseless Hedge Knights]</ref> but he also briefly used, while competing as a [[mystery knight]] in a tournament, the sigil of an unknown knight, "a hanged man swinging grim and gray beneath a gallows tree."{{Ref|TMK}}

In the television adaptation ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', Duncan will be portrayed by [[Peter Claffey]].<ref>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/game-of-thrones-hedge-knight-dunk-and-egg-cast-1235867446/ Dunk and Egg cast] (April 5, 2024)</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Duncan the Tall|l1=Images of Duncan the Tall}}
Duncan was an inch shy of seven feet tall.{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TMK}} He had thick, shaggy hair which sun-streaked in the [[summer (season)|summer]].{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}} After the events at [[Standfast]] in {{Date|211}}, he had a dagger scar on his cheek.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}} Dunk was strong and quick,{{Ref|THK}} and was taught jousting and swordplay.{{Ref|THK}} He was better with a sword than with a lance,{{Ref|TMK}} and even better with an axe or mace.{{Ref|TSS}}

Duncan had a humble personality, and frequently thought of himself as thick-headed, recalling how Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan]] had often said, "Dunk the lunk, thick as a castle wall", and referred to him as "slow as an [[aurochs]]".{{Ref|THK}}

==History==
===Early life===
Duncan's earliest memories were of living as a street urchin in the [[Flea Bottom]] slums of [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|THK}} His closest friends went by the names of [[Ferret]], [[Rafe]], and [[Pudding]]. By his own admission, they were "little monsters" with Duncan, at the time still known as "Dunk", the worst of all.{{Ref|TMK}} Sometimes they would sell{{Ref|TSS}} or even dump{{Ref|TMK}} pieces of meat of dubious origin to the local pot shops that made the [[bowl of brown|bowls of brown]]. Dunk was an orphan{{Ref|THK}} who never knew either of his parents.{{Ref|TSS}} It may be that he is a [[bastard]].{{Ref|TSS}} He believed his father might have been a criminal, and once hoped to someday go to the [[north]] and eventually the [[Wall]], where he could perhaps meet some tall old man who looked like him.{{Ref|TSS}}

Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]], a [[hedge knight]], took Dunk as his new [[squire]] three or four years after the death of his previous squire, [[Roger of Pennytree]], during the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field|final battle]] of the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] in {{Date|196}}.{{Refn|group="N"|Duncan had been serving Ser Arlan since he was five or six years old, after the tourney at [[Storm's End]] in {{Date|200}},{{Ref|THK}} and was "no more than three or four" at the time of the Redgrass Field, in late {{Date|196}}, when Roger died.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}}}{{Ref|TSS}} He found the young Dunk, aged five or six,{{Ref|THK}} in King's Landing chasing a pig and took him on.{{Ref|TMK}} Arlan raised Dunk, and together they traveled all over Westeros, except the north.{{Ref|TSS}} Though they never visited [[Pennytree]], where Arlan was from,{{Ref|TMK}} they served Lord [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo Tyrell]] at [[Highgarden]] during one of the first few years that Dunk served Arlan,{{Ref|THK}} visited [[King's Landing]] in {{Date|205}},{{Ref|TMK}} served [[Lord Florent]] for half a year and joined [[Lord Dondarrion (father of Manfred)|Lord Dondarrion]] in the hunt for the [[Vulture King (Daeron II)|Vulture King]], both in {{Date|206}},{{Ref|THK}} and visited [[Lannisport]] in {{Date|208}},{{Ref|THK}} amongst other places. As well, Duncan accompanied Arlan when he was one of several [[knight]]s hired by a Dornish merchant who wanted to travel from [[Lannisport]] to the [[Prince's Pass]] in [[Dorne]].{{Ref|TSS}}

Dunk learned sword-fighting from Ser Arlan,{{Ref|THK}} though he still recalls his fighting experience from Flea Bottom as well.{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TSS}} Ever since the first time that Arlan had let Duncan hold a sword, Duncan had dreamt of becoming a knight of the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TMK}}

Dunk was not sure exactly how old he was because he grew up as an abandoned orphan in the streets of King's Landing, and his unusually large height from a young age made it difficult to guess. By 209 AC he loosely thought he must be about 16 or 17 years old, which would place his birth somewhere between 191 to 193 AC.{{Ref|THK}}

===Tourney at Ashford Meadow===
[[File:Dunk and Egg by Even Mehl Amundsen.jpg|thumb|Dunk and [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], by Even Mehl Amundsen ©]]
In {{Date|209}}, a [[tourney]] was to be held at [[Ashford]] in the [[Reach]]. Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] died on the way to the castle, however, and after Dunk had buried the [[hedge knight]], he decided to compete in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in Arlan's stead. At an inn along the way, Dunk met a [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|drunken man]] who claimed to have dreamed about him, and who became distraught at the sight of him. Dunk also met a bald-headed boy who begged Dunk to be allowed to become his [[squire]] when Duncan left. Duncan refused, left, and shortly thereafter arrived at Ashford. Duncan made camp, and that evening discovered the bald boy from the inn at his camp. When the boy assumed that Dunk's name was short for Duncan, Dunk agreed, calling himself Ser Duncan the Tall, for his height and because it sounded powerful. The boy claimed to be called "Egg" and said he came from [[King's Landing]], causing Dunk to believe the boy was an orphan from [[Flea Bottom]], just like he had been. Because he did not have a squire, Dunk accepted Egg as his squire for the duration of the tourney. That night, in their camp under an elm tree, Dunk saw a green [[astronomy|falling star]], which he believed was lucky.{{Ref|THK}}

Once at the tourney grounds, Duncan was forced to sell [[Sweetfoot]], one of his [[horse]]s, and Arlan's old [[armor]], in order to buy armor of his own from [[Steely Pate]]. He met a puppeteer named [[Tanselle]], who was performing at a stall on the tourney grounds. The day after Dunk's arrival, he went to register for the tourney, which required [[knighthood]] to participate. Identifying himself as Ser Duncan the Tall, Dunk told [[Plummer]], [[Lord Ashford]]'s steward, how Arlan had knighted him before his death. Several of his thoughts and actions, as well as other facts, however, suggest that his tale is not completely true.{{Refn|group="N"|name=knighthood|There is a con report{{Ref|ssm|1307}} with a paraphrased statement by Martin, confirming that Duncan had not been knighted by Ser Arlan. Besides this [[So Spake Martin|SSM]], other indications have been laid out by readers. Immediately after burying Arlan, Duncan considers finding another knight to squire for,{{Ref|THK}} which is at odds with his supposed new-made knighthood. Duncan also becomes uncomfortable at several occasions when his knighting is brought up, such as when Lady [[Rohanne Webber]] asks if he was knighted by Ser Arlan, and Duncan looks at his feet while saying "No one else was like to do it."{{Ref|TSS}} Duncan is extremely hesitant to knight [[Raymun Fossoway|another young squire]], feeling both relieved and guilty when [[Lyonel Baratheon|another]] steps in to knight the boy.{{Ref|THK}} Lastly, Duncan admits to himself that "He knew what it was like to want something so badly that you would tell a monstrous lie just to get near it."{{Ref|THK}} Readers have suspected that this refers to his lie about his knighthood.}} Plummer suggested that Duncan find someone to vouch for him and return the next day. Unable to find anyone, Duncan returned to the castle the next day, where he accidentally interrupted Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]] and Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]], who were occupied with the missing Princes [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]] and [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon]], two of Maekar's sons. After Duncan explained his problem to the princes, Baelor recalled jousting against Arlan years before, and vouched for Duncan, allowing his participation. Since Dunk's shield displayed the winged chalice arms of the late Ser Arlan, Baelor said he could not bear the sigil himself, as he was not Arlan's trueborn son. Dunk paid Tanselle to paint over the shield with a new design, a green shooting star above an elm tree at sunset; a sunset because Ser Arlan liked them, an elm for the tree by his camp, and a shooting star for the lucky one he had seen.{{Ref|THK}}

When Tanselle was attacked by Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]], Duncan rushed to her defense, attacking the prince in the process. When Aerion's guards intervened, Egg protected Duncan from further harm by revealing his identity as Prince Aegon. Duncan was arrested and brought to the castle, where Prince Baelor informed him how Prince Daeron had claimed to his father that the missing Aegon had been kidnapped by a robber knight, while Aerion was twisting the puppeteer story into treason. Due to the lies of both Aerion and Daeron, Maekar became furious with Duncan. Baelor was forced to allow Aerion a trial, and Aerion demanded a [[trial of seven]].{{Ref|THK}}

With help from Aegon, Duncan found six allies: Ser [[Robyn Rhysling]], Ser [[Humfrey Hardyng]], Lord [[Lyonel Baratheon]], Ser [[Humfrey Beesbury]], the newly-knighted [[Raymun Fossoway]], and Prince Baelor. Aerion was supported by Daeron, Maekar, Ser [[Steffon Fossoway]], Ser [[Willem Wylde]], Ser [[Donnel of Duskendale]], and Ser [[Roland Crakehall (Kingsguard)]], the latter three being knights of the [[Kingsguard]]. To his surprise, Duncan discovered that the [[smallfolk]] supported him, as he had remembered his vows as a knight{{Ref|THK}} ("protecting the weak and defending the innocent"){{Ref|ACOK|32}}{{Ref|ACOK|52}}{{Ref|ADWD|27}} by protecting Tanselle. During the combat, Duncan eventually found himself facing Aerion one on one, and he managed to best Aerion by using his strength and his fighting skills from Flea Bottom. Duncan forced Aerion to yield. As Daeron had already faked his defeat—as he had promised Duncan the day before—Duncan was declared cleared free of all charges.{{Ref|THK}}

Humfrey Beesbury was slain in the fighting, and Humfrey Hardyng died from his wounds in the night. Prince Baelor was mortally wounded as well by his own brother, Prince Maekar, leaving Duncan feeling extremely guilty. Maekar offered Duncan a place at [[Summerhall]] so his son Aegon could squire for Duncan. While Duncan agreed to take the prince as his squire, he insisted on remaining a hedge knight, convinced it would teach Egg humility. Maekar agreed.{{Ref|THK}}

===On the road===
[[File:Marc Simonetti DunkEggtravels.jpg|thumb|Duncan and [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon]] traveling, by Marc Simonetti ©]]
Duncan and Aegon traveled to [[Dorne]], passing through the [[Prince's Pass]] and eventually reaching [[Vaith]], where Duncan accidentally insulted Lady [[Cassella Vaith]], the first highborn woman he had ever met. During the crossing of the desert, Duncan's horse [[Chestnut]] died,{{Ref|TSS}} and he and Aegon had to ride double on [[Thunder (horse)|Thunder]].{{Ref|TSS}} While in {{Date|209}} and {{Date|210}} the [[Great Spring Sickness]] ran its course through Westeros, Duncan and Aegon were able to avoid encountering this plague as they were in Dorne, one of the two places where the plague had not come.{{Ref|TSS}}

Duncan and Aegon took a poleboat down the [[Greenblood]] to [[Planky Town]], where they took passage on the galleas ''[[White Lady]]'' to [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}} Aboard the ship, Duncan had his first experience of combat at sea when he helped repel some raiders.{{Ref|TMK}} In Oldtown, Aegon's brother [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] measured Duncan, and found he was an inch short of seven feet.{{Ref|TSS}}

At some point, Duncan and Aegon were gifted a mule, [[Maester (mule)|Maester]], by one of Aegon's brothers,{{Ref|TSS}} presumably Aemon.<ref group="N" name=Maester>The mule was almost certainly given by Aemon, as its name is "Maester", and Aegon and Duncan have been mentioned to have visited with Aemon in Oldtown, whereas no mention is made of Aegon encountering his brother Daeron, while his brother Aerion is still in Lys. If Aemon gave Dunk the mule, it was in Oldtown, sometime after they visited Vaith.</ref>

===Service at Standfast===
Duncan and Aegon took service with Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]], a poor and broken [[landed knight]], at [[Standfast]] in the [[Reach]]. Also employed was Ser [[Bennis of the Brown Shield]], an old acquaintance of Duncan from his time with Arlan. Duncan and Bennis discovered that peasants of the widowed [[Rohanne Webber]], [[Lady of Coldmoat]] had dammed the [[Chequy Water]]. Bennis provoked Rohanne by cutting the cheek of one of her peasants. Duncan and Bennis began training a small levy of peasants for Eustace.

Since Eustace refused to travel to [[Coldmoat]], Duncan went to the castle to try to reason with Lady Webber. Though sexual tension charged their meeting, Rohanne refused Duncan and told him about Eustace's support of [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]] during the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion|Blackfyre Rebellion]]. Shocked by the revelation, Duncan attempted to leave Eustace's service, but a fire in the nearby woods caused him to suspect that Rohanne had already started her campaign against Eustace.{{Ref|TSS}}

Duncan knew that the battle was a lost cause. He disbanded Eustace's meager levies, but promised to be by his side when he faced Rohanne. Meeting with her forces, Duncan cut his own cheek, claiming he was the one who attacked Rohanne's peasant. Lady Webber and Ser Eustance refused to back down, however, and they decided upon [[trial by combat]]. Duncan represented the elderly Eustace, and Rohanne's champion was her overbearing [[castellan]], Ser [[Lucas Inchfield]]. Duncan's wrestling ability compensated for his lack of swordsmanship, and he managed to kill Lucas Longinch, though Duncan received major wounds himself and almost drowned in the stream in which they had been fighting.{{Ref|TSS}}

After recuperating, Duncan discovered that Eustace and Rohanne had settled their differences and decided to marry. Duncan felt rejected, but was confronted by Rohanne shortly before he left. He took one kiss from Rohanne and cut off a length of her signature braid as a keepsake, after which he and Aegon took their leave.{{Ref|TSS}}

===Wedding Tourney at Whitewalls===
[[File:The mystery knight by grr martin by marcsimonetti.jpg|thumb|Duncan as a [[mystery knight]], with his squire, [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon]], by Marc Simonetti ©]]
Duncan and Aegon traveled to the [[riverlands]], where they visited [[Stoney Sept]]. Though they had been on their way to take up service with Lord [[Beron Stark]] against the [[ironborn]] on the [[north]]ern coast, they changed their destination after a chance meeting on the road. They encountered a group led by [[Gormon Peake]], [[Lord of Starpike]], Lord [[Alyn Cockshaw]], and a hedge knight named Ser [[Daemon II Blackfyre|John the Fiddler]]. The latter invited Duncan to attend the wedding of [[Ambrose Butterwell]], [[Lord of Whitewalls]] to [[Lady Frey (wife of Ambrose Butterwell)|the daughter]] of [[Lord Frey]], [[Lord of the Crossing]], stating that the victor's prize at the celebratory [[wedding tourney at Whitewalls]] was to be a [[dragon egg]]. Though the company traveled on without him, Duncan decided to go as well, and he befriended the fellow hedge knights Ser [[Kyle the Cat]], Ser [[Maynard Plumm]], and Ser [[Glendon Ball]] on his way to [[Whitewalls]].{{Ref|TMK}}

At Whitewalls, Aegon became suspicious about the intentions of the wedding, and he informed Duncan that the majority of the nobles present had fought for [[House Blackfyre]] during the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion|Blackfyre Rebellion]]. Duncan later had an encounter with John the Fiddler, who told him that Duncan had appeared to him in a dream in which Duncan had worn the all white armor of the [[Kingsguard]]. The Fiddler said his dreams always came true, stating that he had dreamed his brothers dead once, and though they had not believed him, they had died. The Fiddler also informed Duncan that he had dreamed about a [[dragon]] hatching from an egg at Whitewalls.{{Ref|TMK}}

Duncan entered the joust as the Gallows Knight, a [[mystery knight]] named for the hanged man sigil on his shield, which he had bought to replace the one destroyed by the Longinch but had not had time to have painted with his own arms. Duncan was defeated in his first tilt by Ser [[Uthor Underleaf]], who confessed that someone had attempted to bribe him to kill Duncan in the final tilt. Whilst searching for Aegon, Duncan ran into Glendon, who had been far more successful than Duncan during the tourney, and invited him to come north after the tourney, which Glendon declined. Glendon told Duncan that Lord Peake had offered him a place at [[Starpike]], on the condition that Glendon would let the Fiddler win. Glendon had refused, angering Gormon. Duncan next ran into the Fiddler, and began to realize John's true identity, as well as that the tourney had been rigged as to make the Fiddler victorious.{{Ref|TMK}}

Lord Peake accused Glendon Ball of stealing the dragon egg, and the youth was imprisoned. When Duncan attempted to intervene, Alyn Cockshaw pulled him back, telling Duncan to follow him, if he wanted to find Aegon. Alyn attempted to kill Duncan out of jealousy for the attention the Fiddler had shown Duncan. Though injured, Duncan threw Alyn down a well to drown, an action witnessed by Maynard Plumm. Maynard helped Duncan see to his injuries and informed him of Aegon's location.{{Ref|TMK}}

Aegon falsely told Lord Butterwell that he and Duncan were spies sent to investigate the tournament and that his father, Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]], was on his way with an army. Frightened, Ambrose pled for his innocence. Ser [[Tommard Heddle]] attempted to seize Aegon in the sept, but was slain by Duncan in the combat that ensued. Duncan ordered Aegon to ride for [[Maidenpool]], and he confronted the Fiddler, calling him by his true name, [[Daemon II Blackfyre|Daemon]]. Duncan accused Lord Peake of bribing the contestants in Daemon's favor, and of falsely charging Glendon with the theft of the dragon egg. Furious about the accusations, Daemon challenged Glendon with a joust as a means of [[trial by combat]].{{Ref|TMK}}

Glendon defeated Daemon Blackfyre easily early the next morning, and moments later a loyalist army led by Lord [[Brynden Rivers]], the [[Hand of the King]], arrived at Whitewalls. Daemon was arrested, and those who had supported him executed or punished, causing the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]] to be suppressed before it had even begun. Lord Brynden allowed Duncan and Aegon to continue their travels, and hinted as to how the dragon's egg had been stolen, leading Duncan to realize the involvement of the [[dwarf]]s who had performed at the wedding.{{Ref|TSS}}

===Later life===
[[File:Duncan Lyonel.jpg|thumb|350px|Ser Duncan the Tall fighting Lord [[Lyonel Baratheon]] in a [[trial by combat]], as depicted by Chase Stone in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
An unknown amount of time after Whitewalls, Duncan and Aegon visited [[Winterfell]].<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: ''[https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2014/04/15/dunk-and-egg/ Dunk and Egg]'' (April 15, 2014)</ref>

Presumably in honor of Duncan, Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] named his firstborn son and heir [[Duncan Targaryen|Duncan]]. When asked in 2000, however, [[George R. R. Martin]] refused to answer.{{Ref|ssm|1105}} Prince Duncan was called "Duncan the Small".{{Ref|ASOS|67}}

In late {{Date|233}}, after Aegon had ascended the throne as [[Aegon V Targaryen]], Duncan escorted the king's brother, Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], to [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]], where Aemon was going to join the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|AFFC|15}}

Duncan eventually joined the [[Kingsguard]]. While it is unknown when exactly he took his vows, the first known mention of him as a Kingsguard knight is in {{Date|236}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|15}}

In {{Date|236}}, Ser Duncan fought in the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]] and personally slew [[Daemon III Blackfyre]], the [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyre Pretender]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|15}}

In {{Date|239}}, when Prince [[Duncan Targaryen]] broke his betrothal to Lord [[Lyonel Baratheon]]'s daughter and married a commonborn girl known as [[Jenny of Oldstones]] instead, the enraged Lyonel renounced his fealty to the [[Iron Throne]]. Duncan served as King Aegon V's champion in the [[trial by combat]], in which he bested Lyonel, thereby ending his short rebellion.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|15}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|8|4}}

In {{Date|252}} or {{Date|253}} Duncan, by then [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], participated in a [[winter tourney at King's Landing]], where he was defeated by a sixteen-year-old [[Barristan Selmy]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}}

In {{Date|259}}, Duncan perished along with King Aegon V and Prince Duncan, among others, in the [[tragedy of Summerhall]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Duncan}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|15}} Little is known about the events of the tragedy, but it seems that the Lord Commander's valor saved some of the survivors from dying in the great fire that consumed [[Summerhall]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|15}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
While in the Round Room of [[White Sword Tower]], Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] admires previous men who served as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], including Duncan. He also reads Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]'s entry in the [[White Book]], which states Barristan defeated Duncan during the [[winter tourney at King's Landing]] in which Barristan had participated as a [[mystery knight]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
For unknown reasons, a shield with Dunk's original arms came to reside in the armory of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] at [[Evenfall Hall]]. While at [[Duskendale]], Selwyn's daughter, [[Brienne Tarth|Brienne]], remembering the arms, has them painted on her shield so she can travel the [[crownlands]] and [[riverlands]] incognito.{{Ref|AFFC|9}}

Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] relates that when he joined the [[Night's Watch]], his brother [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]] insisted that Ser Duncan accompany him to [[Eastwatch]].{{Ref|AFFC|15}} Aemon also dreams of his youth in [[Oldtown]], a time when he was drinking at the [[Quill and Tankard]] with Egg and "that big knight he served".{{Ref|AFFC|26}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
While in the [[cave of the three-eyed crow]], [[Bran Stark]] has visions of the past looking through the [[heart tree]] in the [[godswood of Winterfell]]. Among the visions is a slender brown-haired girl kissing a knight as tall as [[Hodor]],{{Ref|ADWD|34}} possibly Duncan.

==Steeds==
At the time of the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'', Dunk owned three horses which he had inherited from Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]]:
*[[Thunder (horse)|Thunder]], a destrier
*[[Chestnut]], a stot which died between ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' and ''[[The Sworn Sword]]''{{Ref|TSS}}
*[[Sweetfoot]], a female palfrey which he sold so he could buy armor and a greathelm.{{Ref|THK}}

As his adventures progressed, Duncan acquired:
*[[Maester (mule)|Maester]], a mule he received as a gift from one of Egg's brothers,{{Ref|TSS}} presumably Aemon<ref group="N" name=Maester/>
*[[Rain (horse)|Rain]],{{Ref|TMK}} a palfrey he received as a gift from [[Rohanne Webber]].{{Ref|TSS}}

==Progeny==
[[George R. R. Martin]] has stated that readers have met a descendant of Dunk in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.{{Ref|ssm|1257}} He later stated that he gave a strong hint to Dunk's descendant in ''[[A Feast for Crows]]''.{{Ref|ssm|1363}} Given that in ''A Feast for Crows'', [[Brienne of Tarth|Brienne]] recalls finding a shield with Dunk's sigil in the armories of [[Tarth]],{{Ref|AFFC|9}} it was widely speculated but not confirmed that she is descended from Duncan the Tall. However, in 2016 at Balticon, Martin confirmed Brienne's descent, stating that the exact relationship between Duncan and Brienne would be "revealed in time".<ref>The Wertzone: [http://thewertzone.blogspot.nl/2016/05/george-rr-martin-confirms-game-of.html George R.R. Martin confirms GAME OF THRONES/SONG OF ICE AND FIRE fan theory] (May 29, 2016)</ref>

==Quotes by Duncan==
[[File:Dunk first still from AKOTSK.png|thumb|400px|Peter Claffey as Duncan the Tall in HBO's ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'']]
{{Quote|'''Egg''': If you took me, I could squire for you. 
'''Dunk''': I have no need of a squire. 
'''Egg''': Every [[knight]] needs a squire. You look as though you need one more than most. 
'''Dunk''' And you look as though you need a clout in the ear, it seems to me.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]] and Dunk}}

{{Quote|'''Egg''': I have never heard of any Ser Duncan the Tall. 
'''Dunk''': Do you know every [[knight]] in the [[Seven Kingdoms]], then? 
'''Egg''': The good ones. 
'''Dunk''': I'm as good as any. After [[tourney at Ashford Meadow|the tourney]], they'll all know that.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]] and Dunk}}

{{Quote|'''Duncan''': The old man, Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan]], he used to say I was thick as a castle wall and slow as an [[aurochs]]. 
'''Baelor''': And strong as an aurochs, by the look of you.{{Ref|THK}}|Duncan and [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|'''Duncan''': What color paint do you have? 
'''Tanselle''': I can mix paints to make any color you want. 
'''Duncan''': The field should be the color of sunset. [[Arlan of Pennytree|The old man]] liked sunsets. And the device... 
'''Egg''': An elm tree. A big elm tree, like the one by the pool, with a brown trunk and green branches. 
'''Duncan''': Yes. That would serve. An elm tree... but with a [[astronomy|shooting star]] above.{{Ref|THK}}|Duncan, [[Tanselle]], and [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]]}}

{{Quote|'''Duncan''': What am I to [[smallfolk|them]]? 
'''Pate''': A [[knight]] who remembered his vows.{{ref|THK}}|Duncan and [[Steely Pate]]}}

{{Quote|[[Oak]] and [[iron]], guard me well, or else I'm dead and doomed to hell.{{Ref|THK}}|thoughts of Duncan}}

{{Quote|'''Rohanne''': Did you come to [[knighthood]] on some battlefield, Ser Duncan? Your speech suggests that you were not born of noble blood, if you will forgive my saying so. 
'''Duncan''': A [[hedge knight]] named Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] took me on to squire for him when I was just a boy. He taught me chivalry and the arts of war. 
'''Rohanne''': And this same Ser Arlan knighted you? 
'''Duncan''': No one else was like to do it.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Rohanne Webber]] and Duncan}}

{{Quote|'''Rohanne''': If you were better born, I'd marry you. 
'''Duncan''': Aye, m'lady. And if pigs had wings and scales and breathed flame, they'd be as good as [[dragon]]s.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Rohanne Webber]] and Duncan}}

==Quotes about Duncan==
{{Quote|'''Maekar''': Brother, have you taken leave of your senses? This man attacked [[Aerion Targaryen|my son]]. 
'''Baelor''': This man protected [[Tanselle|the weak]], as every [[true knight]] must. Let [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]] determine if he was right or wrong.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]] and [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Dunk the lunk, [[Arlan of Pennytree|Pennytree]] used to call you. I recall. Lunks shouldn't try and think, their heads is too bloody thick for such.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Bennis of the Brown Shield]] to Duncan}}

{{Quote|I [[dreams|dreamed]] that you were all in white from head to heel, with a long pale cloak flowing from those broad shoulders. You were a White Sword, ser, a Sworn Brother of the [[Kingsguard]], the greatest knight in all the [[Seven Kingdoms]], and you lived for no other purpose but to guard and serve and please your king.{{Ref|TMK}}|[[Daemon II Blackfyre|John the Fiddler]] to Duncan}}

{{Quote|Think on my offer, ser. The snail may leave a trail of slime behind him, but a little slime will do a man no harm… whilst if you dance with [[House Targaryen|dragons]], you must expect to burn.{{Ref|TMK}}|[[Uthor Underleaf]] to Duncan}}

==Notes==
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Peake Uprising

2024-06-17T07:18:01Z

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|place = [[Starpike]]
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The '''Peake Uprising''' was a rebellion by [[House Peake]] against [[House Targaryen]] in {{date|233}}. It is notable for the death in battle of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

==History==
[[House Peake]] were loyal supporters of [[House Blackfyre]], but they lost [[Dunstonbury]] and [[Whitegrove]] in the aftermath of the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] and Lord [[Gormon Peake]] was executed in the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]].{{ref|TMK}} The Peakes rose against the [[Iron Throne]] during the reign of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]], leading the king to suppress the rebellion in the [[Dornish Marches]] himself.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

Maekar, [[Robert Reyne]] of [[Castamere]], and [[Tywald Lannister]], the young heir of [[Casterly Rock]], died during the conclusive battle, the [[Storming of Starpike]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}<ref name=sample>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref>

==Aftermath==
[[Roger Reyne]], the new [[Lord of Castamere]], slaughtered seven Peakes after Starpike, while Maekar's death led to political chaos.<ref name=sample/> His fourth son was eventually crowned [[Aegon V Targaryen]] after a [[Great Council]].

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Pisswater prince

2022-11-25T18:48:54Z

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{{Infobox character
| nickname = Pisswater prince
| image = [[File:Elias_last_moments.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption = Princess [[Elia Martell]]'s last moments - © Achen089 Elia may be holding the tanner's son who had been swapped with Prince Aegon by [[Varys]]
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| Place_of_Birth = [[King's Landing]]
| Date_of_Birth = c. {{Date|282}}
| Place_of_Death = [[King's Landing]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|283}}
| Books = ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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'''"Pisswater prince"''' is the moniker that [[Tyrion Lannister]] gives the nameless tanner's son from [[Pisswater Bend]] who, according to [[Illyrio Mopatis]], was swapped with Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]] when he was an infant.{{Ref|ADWD|22}}

==History==
His mother died birthing him and his father sold him to Lord [[Varys]] for a jug of [[wine|Arbor gold]]—his father had other sons but had never tasted Arbor gold. Varys gave the pisswater prince to Princess [[Elia Martell]] and carried Aegon away for his own safety.{{Ref|ADWD|22}}

During the [[Sack of King's Landing]], Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] scaled [[Maegor's Holdfast]]{{Ref|aSoS|11}} and entered the nursery of the infant Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], son of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], and killed the baby present by dashing the boy's head against a wall.{{Ref|aGoT|3}}{{Ref|aGoT|64}}{{ref|aGoT|12}}{{Ref|aGoT|30}}{{Ref|aSoS|70}} He then raped Elia, his hands still covered with the blood of the murdered baby.{{Ref|aGoT|30}}{{Ref|aCoK|17}}{{Ref|aSoS|70}}

After the boy was dead, Varys smuggled Aegon across the [[narrow sea]] to his ally, Magister [[Illyrio Mopatis]] of [[Pentos]].{{Ref|aDwD|22}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Travelling down the [[Rhoyne]] aboard the ''[[Shy Maid]]'', [[Tyrion Lannister]] manages to puzzle out that Young Griff might in fact be [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], although he has not managed to figure out how he managed to survive the events following the [[Battle of the Trident]]. Aegon discloses to Tyrion that as an infant he was swapped with a tanner’s son from Pisswater Bend.{{Ref|ADWD|22}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The girl had been recognizably the Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]], but the boy ... a faceless horror of bone and brain and gore. None of us looked long. [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] said that it was Prince Aegon and we took him at his word.{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|thoughts of [[Kevan Lannister]]}}

==See Also==
{{main|Aegon Targaryen/Theories}}

==References==
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Harlan Tyrell

2022-11-06T11:24:53Z

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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appendix) [[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix)
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'''Harlen Tyrell''',{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} also spelled '''Harlan''',{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}} was a member of [[House Tyrell]] and [[High Steward of Highgarden|High Steward]] of [[Highgarden]]. He was the first to rule the [[Reach]] as Lord of Highgarden after the [[War of Conquest]].

==History==
Harlen Tyrell served as the [[High Steward of Highgarden|steward]] to [[Mern IX Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]], at the time of [[Aegon's Conquest]]. After King Mern IX died at the [[Field of Fire]], King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] marched on [[Highgarden]], where Harlen yielded up the castle without a fight, pledging his support to Aegon. For this, Aegon named him [[Lord of Highgarden]] and gave him dominion over the [[Reach]] as [[Lord Paramount of the Mander]] and [[Warden of the South]],{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} despite the fact that the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] could only claim descent from [[Garth Greenhand]] through the female line, while other houses, with older and more distinguished lineages, had closer blood ties to the now-extinct [[House Gardener]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}}

Harlen's elevation to Lord of Highgarden caused a number of his bannermen to voice their resentment, who bitterly compained about having to serve an "upjumped steward". However, their complaints were of no avail. Maester [[Yandel]] speculates that Harlen Tyrell had been chosen as the new Lord of Highgarden by Aegon I because they had not taken up arms against the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]], whereas the [[House Oakheart|Oakhearts]], the [[House Florent|Florents]], the [[House Rowan|Rowans]], the [[House Peake|Peakes]], and the [[House Redwyne|Redwynes]] had marched beside King Mern IX.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}}

Harlen served the Targaryens loyally and proved able in his lordship of the Reach. He marched south in {{Date|4}} beside the Targaryens in the [[First Dornish War]], and fought with King Aegon I against the Dornish mountain lords in the [[Prince's Pass]]. He next marched his army to [[Hellholt]], but lost many to thirst and exposure to the sun on the way.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} After the Targaryens had claimed [[Sunspear]], Harlen was placed in charge of putting down revolts. In {{Date|5}}, when Dorne rebelled, Harlen marched with his garrison from Hellholt, aiming to conquer [[Vaith]] and retake Sunspear. However, he vanished with his entire army in the sands of Dorne, never to be found again.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} Harlen was succeeded by his son [[Theo Tyrell|Theo]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}}

==References==
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Aemond Targaryen

2022-10-03T17:50:32Z

Anumaril: grammatical correction

{{Distinguish|Aemon Targaryen}}

{{Infobox character
| Character_name = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|right]] Aemond Targaryen [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|left]]
| image = [[File:Aemond-HL-S5.png|300px]]
| image_caption = Aemond Targaryen, as depicted in ''[[Game of Thrones]]: Histories & Lore''.
| Alias = Aemond One-Eye Aemond the Kinslayer
| Title = [[Prince]] [[Protector of the Realm]] [[Regent|Prince Regent]]
| Allegiance = [[House Targaryen]] [[Greens]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|110}}
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Place_of_Death = the [[Gods Eye]]
| Father = [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
| Mother = [[Alicent Hightower]]
| Spouse = [[Alys Rivers]] (allegedly)
| Issue = Alleged son
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by = Ewan Mitchell Leo Ashton (young)
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]]
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Prince '''Aemond Targaryen''', also known as '''Aemond One-Eye'''{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} and '''Aemond the Kinslayer''',{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} was a member of [[House Targaryen]]. He was the second son of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] by his second wife, Queen [[Alicent Hightower]], and the younger brother of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|ADWD|8}} Like his siblings, Aemond was a [[dragonrider]], and rode the [[dragon]] [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Aemond is portrayed by Ewan Mitchell and Leo Ashton (young).<ref>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon/cast-and-characters House of the Dragon Cast & Characters]</ref><ref>WarnerMedia Pressroom: [https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/na/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions House of the Dragon | Character Descriptions]</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
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At birth, Aemond was said to be half the size his older brother, [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]], had been, though he was twice as fierce. At the age of ten, Aemond lost his right eye during a fight with his nephew [[Lucerys Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Subsequently Aemond took to putting a [[sapphire]] in place of the missing eye.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} Aemond was also known to wear an eye patch over his sapphire eye at times, apparently when he was in open court and did not want to frighten [[Nobility|noble]] ladies with his scars (such as when he was in the [[Round Hall]] of [[Storm's End]] with [[Borros Baratheon]]'s [[Elenda Baratheon|wife]] and [[Four Storms|daughters]]).{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}

As a child, Aemond was bold, wild, willful, hot-tempered and unforgiving, and grew to be a proficient and dangerous swordsman.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} As a young man, Aemond wore nightblack armor, chased with gold.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

==History==
===Early life===
Aemond was born in {{Date|110}} to King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] and his second wife, Queen [[Alicent Hightower]]. He had two older sisters, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]], Viserys's daughter by his first wife, and [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]], and an older brother, [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]]. Aemond would later also have a younger brother, [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}

The births of Aemond and his older brother Aegon were the cause of some strife at the court of Viserys I. The king had named Rhaenyra, his only surviving child by his first marriage, his official heir in {{Date|105}}, but refused to change the order of succession after the birth of two healthy sons. This eventually led to the rise of the "[[greens|queen's party]]" at the royal court, as opposed to the "[[blacks|princess's party]]". Additionally, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], the younger brother of King Viserys and Aemond's uncle, was said to be notably cool towards Aemond and Aegon, as their births had pushed him back even further in the line of succession as well.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

The enmity between Aemond's mother, Alicent, and older half-sister, Rhaenyra, was passed on to their children. Aemond and his siblings became bitter rivals to Rhaenyra's three sons, Princes [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]], [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] and [[Joffrey Velaryon]], resenting them for stealing their birthright, the [[Iron Throne]]. The time the six boys were forced to spend together (e.g. attending feasts, sometimes training together at arms or studying under the same [[Maesters|maester]]) only caused to increase this dislike.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In {{Date|120}}, when Aemond was ten years old, his brother-in-law, Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]], died. Aemond accompanied his parents and siblings to [[Driftmark]] to attend Laenor's funeral. King Viserys had suggested traveling to [[Dragonstone]] after the funeral, and informed Aemond, who out of all his siblings was the only one yet without a dragon of his own, that he could claim a [[dragon egg]] or [[dragon|hatchling]] on Dragonstone for his own, if he was "bold enough". Annoyed by his father's comment, Aemond resolved to claim [[Vhagar]], the eldest of the dragons, who had recently become riderless with the death of [[Laena Velaryon]]. Vhagar was present on Driftmark, and Aemond, who knew that his parents would not allow him near the dragon, went to make his attempt in secret.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Aemond was caught by his three-year-old nephew, Prince Joffrey. In an attempt to keep him quiet, Aemond slapped and threatened the younger boy, before shoving him into a pile of dragon droppings. When Joffrey began to yell, Aemond climbed on top of Vhagar's back. The dragon broke free of her chains, and Aemond flew two circles before landing.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Joffrey, however, had alarmed his two older siblings, Jacaerys and Lucerys Velaryon. The four boys fought with wooden training swords, until Aemond called his nephews "[[House Strong|Strongs]]". Jacaerys, old enough to understand the insult, attacked Aemond again. When Aemond gained the upper hand and began to beat Jacaerys savagely, Lucerys drew his dagger and slashed at Aemond's face, taking out his right eye. After the incident, Queen Alicent called for Lucerys to lose an eye as penance, which King Viserys refused, while Princess Rhaenyra demanded that Aemond was questioned, "sharply", until he revealed where he heard her sons being described as "Strongs"—as naming them such was suggesting they were bastards, and therefore that Rhaenyra was guilty of high treason by sleeping with Ser [[Harwin Strong]]. Forced by his father, Aemond eventually admitted hearing the name from his brother, Prince Aegon.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

While he was an unforgiving person, Aemond would later say that he considered losing an eye to be a fair trade in exchange for obtaining Vhagar. Despite the loss of his eye, Aemond developed into a dangerous swordsman under the guidance of Ser [[Criston Cole]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

On the first day of {{Date|127}}, King Viserys held a feast to celebrate the return of his health. After the king had left the feast, Aemond toasted his three Velaryon nephews, speaking of their appearance, mocking them as "three strong boys".{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===The Dance of the Dragons===
[[File:Deaths of Lucerys and Arrax.jpg|thumb|350px|The deaths of Prince Lucerys and Arrax, as depicted by Chase Stone in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]

In {{Date|129}}, when Aemond was nineteen years old, his father, King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] died. Aemond's older brother was crowned King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], despite their older sister [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] having been Viserys's chosen heir, starting the war of succession known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Aegon's supporters realized that Rhaenyra would likely resist Aegon's coronation. As the previous [[Lord of Storm's End]], [[Boremund Baratheon]], had been a supporter of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], Rhaenyra's mother-in-law and one of her supporters, the [[greens]] feared that Lord [[Borros Baratheon]], the new lord, might side with Rhaenyra as well. Aemond was sent to [[Storm's End]] to convince Lord Borros to support Aegon by promising to marry one of his daughters.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

While Aemond was at Storm's End, Lord Borros received a visit from Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]], who had come to speak on behalf of Rhaenyra. Aemond attempted to provoke Lucerys, who ignored his uncle. When Aemond threatened Lucerys, stating he owed him an eye, Borros refused to allow them to fight under his roof. Borros's men restrained Aemond, allowing Lucerys to leave the hall and take off on his dragon, [[Arrax]]. When Borros's daughter [[Maris Baratheon|Maris]] taunted Aemond, asking him if Lucerys had removed his balls as well as his eye, Aemond became enraged. When he asked Borros' leave, Borros told Aemond that he had no say about what Aemond did while not underneath Borros's roof, and allowed him to depart the [[Round Hall]]. Aemond mounted [[Vhagar]] and pursued his nephew, avenging the loss of his eye by killing Lucerys and Arrax. [[Mushroom]] claims Aemond located the boy's corpse and removed both of his eyes to present them to Lady Maris on a bed of seaweed.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} Aemond was known thereafter as a [[kinslayer]] among his enemies. Though his mother and [[Otto Hightower|grandfather]] despaired when they had learned of his actions, his elder brother, King Aegon II, was pleased and threw a great feast in Aemond's honor.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}

[[File:Daemon vs Aemond.jpg|thumb|350px|Battle Above the Gods Eye, Daemon killing Aemond, as depicted by Douglas Wheatley in ''[[Fire & Blood]]'']]

Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] swore to avenge Lucerys, promising his wife Rhaenyra "a son for a son". Contacting [[Mysaria]], Daemon arranged for [[Blood and Cheese]] to kill Aegon II's son [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]], which drove the child's mother [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]] slowly mad, eliminating her as a dragonrider.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}

Aemond joined his brother and Ser [[Criston Cole]] in the [[battle at Rook's Rest]], where the two brothers slew Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] and her dragon, [[Meleys]]. While Aemond and Vhagar remained unhurt, Aegon was severely wounded. Aemond ruled in his stead as [[Regent|Prince Regent]] and [[Protector of the Realm]] for a year while Aegon recovered. He took up the iron and ruby crown of [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]], and was said to have stated that it looked better on himself than it ever did on Aegon.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

As Prince Regent, Aemond gathered an army together with Ser Criston Cole, the [[Hand of the King]]. They [[Aemond's march on Harrenhal|marched]] against Prince Daemon at [[Harrenhal]], but during their march [[Fall of King's Landing|King's Landing fell]] to Rhaenyra and Daemon. After recapturing Harrenhal, Aemond ordered the deaths of Ser [[Simon Strong]] and his kin. [[Alys Rivers]] was spared, however, and became Aemond's bedmate. Alys prevented Aemond from strangling the squire who informed Harrenhal of the [[greens]]' defeat in the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]]. Aemond and Criston Cole split up, with Aemond taking Vhagar to burn numerous black-aligned settlements throughout the [[riverlands]]. Lady [[Sabitha Frey]] seized Harrenhal and Alys, but Aemond eventually returned to rescue his lover.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Prince Daemon and the [[dragonseed]] [[Nettles]] searched for Aemond and Vhagar throughout the riverlands, but were unable to find them. Eventually, Daemon travelled to Harrenhal, challenged Aemond, and waited for thirteen days with [[Caraxes]] by his side until Aemond arrived with a pregnant Alys. On the twenty-second day of the fifth month of {{Date|130}}, Aemond and Daemon, mounted on their dragons, engaged in the [[Battle Above the Gods Eye]]. The duel ended with the two dragons crashing to the floor while Prince Daemon stabbed Aemond in his eye with the [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Dark Sister]]. Aemond's body, chained to Vhagar's saddle, sank into the lake. His body (along with Vhagar's skull) was recovered years later, with Dark Sister still through his eye-socket.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

During the [[regency of Aegon III]], Aemond's bedmate Alys Rivers ruled Harrenhal as a "witch queen". When Ser [[Regis Groves]] and Ser [[Damon Darry]] demanded her submission, Alys claimed that she was Aemond's widow and presented a young boy as their trueborn son and the rightful king.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

==Quotes==
===Quotes by Aemond===
{{Quote|I have never known any one so [[House Strong|strong]] as my sweet nephews, so let us drain our cups to these three strong boys.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}|Aemond mocks his nephews [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]], [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]], and [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]].}}

===Quotes about Aemond===
{{Quote|You only lost one eye, how could you be so blind?{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}|[[Otto Hightower]] to Aemond}}

==Family==
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Reach

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[[File:The Reach.png|300px|thumb|The Reach with the major strongholds]]

The '''Reach''' is one of the constituent regions of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] on the continent of [[Westeros]]. It was formerly a sovereign nation ruled by the [[Kings of the Reach]] before [[Aegon's Conquest]]. It is the second-largest of the kingdoms behind the [[north]] and is considered the most fertile and heavily-populated part of Westeros.

The Reach is considered the home of [[knight|chivalry]] in Westeros. It is the place where knighthood is looked upon with the greatest reverence and esteemed the most. It is also the place where the rules for [[tourney]]s are the most stringent and managed.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/P240/ Tourney Rules], April 29, 1999</ref>

The Reach is ruled from the castle of [[Highgarden]] by [[House Tyrell]]. Notable houses have included [[House Ashford|Ashford]], [[House Caswell|Caswell]], [[House Crane|Crane]], [[House Florent|Florent]], [[House Fossoway|Fossoway]], [[House Gardener|Gardener]], [[House Hightower|Hightower]], [[House Merryweather|Merryweather]], [[House Mullendore|Mullendore]], [[House Oakheart|Oakheart]], [[House Redwyne|Redwyne]], [[House Rowan|Rowan]], [[House Tarly|Tarly]], and [[House Vyrwel|Vyrwel]].{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}} Noble [[Bastardy|bastards]] born in the Reach are given the surname Flowers.

==Geography==
The Reach is the most fertile part of Westeros and has numerous and well-populated villages and towns. The [[Sunset Sea]] is found to the west, while the hills of the [[westerlands]] are to the northwest and the [[Blackwater Rush]] of the [[riverlands]] is to the north. The Reach borders the [[crownlands]] to the northeast, while to the east and southeast are the [[stormlands]] and their [[Dornish Marches]]. South of the Reach are the [[Red Mountains]] of [[Dorne]] and the [[Summer Sea]]. The [[Roseroad]] links [[Oldtown]] with [[King's Landing]] by way of Highgarden, while the [[Ocean Road]] links Highgarden with [[Lannisport]].{{ref|TLOIAF}}

The Reach is watered by the immense river [[Mander]] and its tributaries, including the [[Blueburn]] and the [[Cockleswhent]]. The [[Reach proper]] is centered around the Mander.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}} Oldtown is located at the mouth of the [[Honeywine]]. The region also includes several islands, including the [[Shield Islands]] near the mouth of the Mander and the [[Arbor]] south of the [[Whispering Sound]] and the [[Redwyne Straits]].

==People and Economy==
{{see also|:Category:Places in the Reach}}
[[File:Oldtown.jpg|thumb|350px|right|[[Oldtown]] by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The Reach is the second wealthiest region in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] behind the [[westerlands]], but it is the most fertile region. Among the products it produces are melons, [[fireplum]]s, peaches, apples, and grapes.{{ref|AGOT|4}} The Arbor is said to make the finest of rich [[wine]]s, from reds{{ref|TMK}} to a golden vintage.{{ref|ACOK|60}} Woodharps made in Oldtown are highly sought after.{{ref|ACOK|11}} Bride and groom traditionally exchange gifts on the morning of their wedding in the Reach.{{ref|ASOS|59}}

Before [[Aegon's Conquest]], the golden [[Currency|coins]] of the Reach were known as hands. They still exist in some number, with each hand coin roughly half the value of a dragon coin.{{Ref|aFfC|15}}

Notable locations include:
* [[Highgarden]], the castle and seat of [[House Tyrell]], the [[Lords Paramount of the Mander]].
* [[Oldtown]], the most prominent city in the Reach. It is the oldest city in Westeros, home to the [[Hightower]] and the [[maesters]]' [[Citadel]], and its [[Starry Sept]] was the previous seat of the [[Faith of the Seven]].
* [[Ashford]], a market town.
* [[Tumbleton]], a market town.
* [[Cuy]], a town.

==Military strength==
While [[Petyr Baelish]] describes the [[military strength]] of the Reach to be fifty thousand swords,{{ref|ACOK|36}} the Tyrells can field at least some seventy thousand soldiers.{{ref|ASOS|38}} Of their bannermen, [[House Florent]] can field two thousand men at best,{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} while [[House Hightower]], at least during {{Date|129}}-{{Date|131}}, was able to field much more than nine thousand men.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Plate armor is commonly used in the Reach.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Yet_More_Questions Yet More Questions] July 22, 2001</ref>

The naval strength of the Reach is made up mostly out of the [[Redwyne fleet]] of the [[Arbor]], which contains two hundred warships.{{ref|AFFC|32}} Further naval strength can be found at the [[Shield Islands]],{{Ref|AFFC|29}} and the coastal lords.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Lannister_Fleet The Lannister Fleet], September 26, 1999</ref>

==History==
===House Gardener===
[[File:Zippo514 Highgarden.jpg|350px|thumb|[[Highgarden]] by Zippo514 ©]]

The beginnings of the Reach can be traced back to [[Garth Greenhand]], the legendary High King of the [[First Men]] who lived in the [[Age of Heroes]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}} The royal line of [[House Gardener]] of [[Highgarden]] claimed descent from Garth as do many current houses in the region.{{Ref|aGoT|62}}{{Ref|aSoS|67}} What is now the [[Ravenry]] of the [[Citadel]] is said to have been a pirate stronghold during the [[Age of Heroes]].{{ref|AFFC|44}} Beginning from the [[Reach proper]], the Gardener [[Kings of the Reach]] expanded north to [[Old Oak]], [[Red Lake]], and [[Goldengrove]], and south to [[Oldtown]], the [[Arbor]], and [[Horn Hill]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: The Gardener Kings}}

The Reach is the home of mythical warriors and knights such as [[Serwyn of the Mirror Shield]], [[Davos the Dragonslayer]], [[Roland of the Horn]], and the [[Knight Without Armor]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: The Gardener Kings}}

The Reach is the heart of the chivalric tradition in the Seven Kingdoms, the place where knighthood is most universally esteemed. [[Tourney]]s here have the most elaborate and varied rules, and are the most likely to be held for [[knight]]s only. The greatest champions of the Reach became knights in the [[Order of the Green Hand]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Highgarden}} [[House Peake]] expelled [[House Manderly]] from the Reach during the reign of King [[Perceon III Gardener]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}}

[[Dornishmen]] have warred against the Reach for thousands of years; rivalries include the feud between [[House Oakheart]] and [[House Dayne]].{{ref|AFFC|21}} Ser [[Wilbert Osgrey]] fell defending against an invasion of the Reach by [[Lancel IV Lannister]], [[King of the Rock]].{{ref|TSS}} The Kings of the Reach also warred with the [[Storm Kings]] of [[House Durrandon]], gradually conquering land from the western [[stormlands]]. However, King [[Garse VII Gardener]] was slain by King [[Argilac Durrandon]] in the [[Battle of Summerfield]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The [[Dornish Marches]], the lands just north of the [[Red Mountains]] of [[Dorne]], have long been disputed. The lords of Highgarden count [[Defender of the Marches]] amongst their titles,{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}} although most of the [[marcher lords]] now owe allegiance to [[House Baratheon]] of the stormlands.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands}}

===House Tyrell===
[[File:T Jedruszek wardensofthereach.jpg|350px|thumb|Wardens of the Reach by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
During [[Aegon's Conquest]], King [[Mern IX Gardener]] led the army of the Reach against the invading [[House Targaryen]], but he was killed at the [[Field of Fire]] and his line was ended. [[House Tyrell]], the stewards of the Gardeners, surrendered Highgarden to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]]. They were rewarded with both the castle and the title of [[Lord Paramount of the Mander]]. The [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] and Lord [[Manfred Hightower (Aegon's Conquest)|Manfred Hightower]] did not oppose Aegon when he approached [[Oldtown]], increasing the new king's legitimacy.{{ref|AFFC|28}} Rather than remain independent, the Reach became part of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] ruled by the [[Iron Throne]].

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the Reach was split between the [[greens]] and the [[blacks]], with the [[House Hightower|Hightowers]] providing much of the support for the greens (along with the [[House Redwyne|Redwynes]]), but with the [[House Rowan|Rowans]], [[House Tarly|Tarlys]], [[House Costayne|Costaynes]], [[House Mullendore|Mullendores]], and [[House Grimm|Grimms]] supporting the blacks. The [[Battle on the Honeywine]] and [[First Battle of Tumbleton|First]] and [[Second Battle of Tumbleton|Second Tumbleton]] were fought in the Reach.{{ref|TPATQ}}

In the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], several of [[Daemon I Blackfyre]]'s greatest supporters were men of the Reach, including Ser [[Quentyn Ball]] and Lord [[Gormon Peake]], while others supported [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{ref|TSS}} The Reach suffered from a terrible drought in {{date|211}}.{{ref|TSS}} The [[ironborn]] have not raided the Reach since the time of [[Dagon Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]].{{ref|AFFC|32}}

[[Robert's Rebellion]] saw the Reach provide much of the pro-Targaryen strength. Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] led the van of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] to victory against Lord [[Robert Baratheon]] in the [[Battle of Ashford]].{{ref|ASOS|19}} After Ashford, Mace led the unsuccessful [[siege of Storm's End]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:T Jedruszek HighgardensFinest.jpg|thumb|350px|Highgarden's Finest by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
With the death of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and the ascension of his supposed son, [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], Lord [[Renly Baratheon]] and Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] flee [[King's Landing]] for [[Highgarden]], where Renly weds [[Margaery Tyrell]] and claims the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
The lords of the Reach join the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] in declaring for Renly, aside from the neutral [[House Redwyne|Redwynes]].{{ref|ACOK|17}} Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] closes the [[roseroad]] and Renly holds a [[melee at Bitterbridge]] during his slow march on King's Landing.{{ref|ACOK|22}}

Some lords join [[Stannis Baratheon]] after Renly's [[siege of Storm's End (299)|death at Storm's End]],{{ref|ACOK|36}} although there is [[fighting at Bitterbridge]] between [[House Florent|Florents]] and [[House Tarly|Tarlys]].{{ref|ACOK|44}} Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] hurries from King's Landing to Bitterbridge to meet with Ser [[Loras Tyrell]],{{ref|ACOK|36}} continuing on to [[Highgarden]] to negotiate with Mace and [[Olenna Tyrell]].{{ref|ASOS|68}} The Tyrells join with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] to defeat Stannis in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{ref|ACOK|62}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Hundreds of wayns deliver food from the Reach to King's Landing.{{ref|ASOS|4}} The lords of the Reach provide much of the [[Iron Throne]]'s manpower, under the uneasy alliance between Houses [[House Lannister|Lannister]] and Tyrell.{{ref|ASOS|4}}{{ref|ASOS|19}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Olenna returns to Highgarden, while Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]] marches on [[Brightwater Keep]] to claim it from the Florents.{{ref|AFFC|12}}

The Reach remains untouched by the war until the [[taking of the Shields]] by [[Euron Greyjoy]], [[King of the Isles and the North]].{{ref|AFFC|29}} The [[ironborn]] raiders then [[Invasion of the Arbor|invade the Arbor]], [[Battle on the Whispering Sound|attack Whispering Sound]], and sail up the [[Mander]].{{ref|AFFC|36}}{{ref|AFFC|45}} Ser [[Baelor Hightower|Baelor]] and Ser [[Gunthor Hightower]] lead the defense of [[Oldtown]],{{ref|AFFC|45}} while Garlan Tyrell gathers men to retake the Shields.{{ref|AFFC|32}}

[[Samwell Tarly]] sails on ''[[Cinnamon Wind]]'' from [[Braavos]] to Oldtown to study at the [[Citadel]]. Archmaester [[Marwyn]] departs Oldtown for [[Slaver's Bay]] after hearing Sam's story.{{ref|AFFC|45}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
With the Reach preoccupied with the ironborn, [[Obara Sand]] wants [[Doran Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]], to attack the Reach as well.{{ref|ADWD|38}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Paolopuggionigrowingambition.jpg|thumb|350px|Growing Ambition by Paolo Puggioni © Fantasy Flight Games]]
{{Quote|You need to come south. You need a taste of summer before it flees. In [[Highgarden]] there are fields of golden roses that stretch away as far as the eye can see. The fruits are so ripe they explode in your mouth—melons, peaches, [[fireplum]]s, you've never tasted such sweetness.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|He was a man of the Reach, and the [[Dornishmen|Dornish]] were his ancient foes, as the tapestries at [[Old Oak]] bore witness.{{ref|AFFC|13}}|thoughts of [[Arys Oakheart]]}}

{{quote|'''Nute''': What [[House Tyrell|rose]] can harm the [[ironborn|krakens of the deep]]? We have [[taking of the Shields|taken their shields]] from them, and smashed them all to pieces. Who will protect them now? 
'''Rodrik''': [[Highgarden]]. Soon enough all the power of the Reach will be marshaled against us, Barber, and then you may learn that some roses have [[steel]] thorns.{{ref|AFFC|29}}|[[Nute the Barber]] and [[Rodrik Harlaw]]}}

{{quote|Even after a century, [[Golden Company|some of us]] still have friends in the Reach. The power of [[Highgarden]] may not be what [[Mace Tyrell]] imagines.{{ref|ADWD|24}}|[[Laswell Peake]] to [[Harry Strickland]]}}

==Houses==
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[[File:House Ambrose.svg|30px]] [[House Ambrose]] 
[[File:House Appleton.svg|30px]] [[House Appleton]] of [[Appleton]] 
[[File:House Ashford.svg|30px]] [[House Ashford]] of [[Ashford]] 
[[File:House Ball.svg|30px]] [[House Ball]] 
[[File:House Beesbury.svg|30px]] [[House Beesbury]] of [[Honeyholt]] 
[[File:House Blackbar.svg|30px]] [[House Blackbar]] of [[Bandallon]] 
[[File:House Bridges.svg|30px]] [[House Bridges]] 
[[File:House Bulwer.svg|30px]] [[House Bulwer]] of [[Blackcrown]] 
[[File:House Bushy.svg|30px]] [[House Bushy]] 
[[File:House Caswell.svg|30px]] [[House Caswell]] of [[Bitterbridge]] 
[[File:House Chester.svg|30px]] [[House Chester]] of [[Greenshield]] 
[[File:House Cockshaw.svg|30px]] [[House Cockshaw]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Conklyn]] 
[[File:House Cordwayner.svg|30px]] [[House Cordwayner]] of [[Hammerhal]] 
[[File:House Costayne.svg|30px]] [[House Costayne]] of the [[Three Towers]] 
[[File:House Crane.svg|30px]] [[House Crane]] of [[Red Lake]] 
[[File:House Cuy.svg|30px]] [[House Cuy]] of [[Sunhouse]] 
[[File:Dunn.png|30px]] [[House Dunn]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Durwell]] 
[[File:House Florent.svg|30px]] [[House Florent]] of [[Brightwater Keep]] 
[[File:House Footly.svg|30px]] [[House Footly]] of [[Tumbleton]] 
[[File:House Fossoway.svg|30px]] [[House Fossoway of Cider Hall|House Fossoway]] of [[Cider Hall]] 
[[File:House Fossoway (New Barrel).svg|30px]] [[House Fossoway of New Barrel|House Fossoway]] of [[New Barrel]] 
[[File:House Gardener.svg|30px]] [[House Gardener]] of [[Highgarden]] 
[[File:House Graceford.svg|30px]] [[House Graceford]] of [[Holyhall]] 
[[File:House Graves.svg|30px]] [[House Graves]] 
[[File:House Grimm.svg|30px]] [[House Grimm]] of [[Greyshield]] 
[[File:House Hastwyck.svg|30px]] [[House Hastwyck]] 
[[File:House Hewett.svg|30px]] [[House Hewett]] of [[Oakenshield]] 
[[File:House Hightower.svg|30px]] [[House Hightower]] of the [[Hightower]] 
[[File:Hunt.png|30px]] [[House Hunt]] 
[[File:House Hutcheson.svg|30px]] [[House Hutcheson]] 
[[File:House Inchfield.svg|30px]] [[House Inchfield]] 
[[File:House Kidwell.svg|30px]] [[House Kidwell]] 
[[File:House Leygood.svg|30px]] [[House Leygood]] 
[[File:House Lowther.svg|30px]] [[House Lowther]] 
[[File:House Lyberr.svg|30px]] [[House Lyberr]]''' 
[[File:House Manderly.svg|30px]] [[House Manderly]] of [[Dunstonbury]] 
[[File:House Meadows.svg|30px]] [[House Meadows]] of [[Grassy Vale]] 
[[File:House Merryweather.svg|30px]] [[House Merryweather]] of [[Longtable]] 
[[File:House Middlebury.svg|30px]] [[House Middlebury]] 
[[File:House Mullendore.svg|30px]] [[House Mullendore]] of [[Uplands]] 
[[File:House Norcross.svg|30px]] [[House Norcross]] 
[[File:House Norridge.svg|30px]] [[House Norridge]] 
[[File:House Oakheart.svg|30px]] [[House Oakheart]] of [[Old Oak]] 
[[File:House Oldflowers.svg|30px]] [[House Oldflowers]] 
[[File:House Orme.svg|30px]] [[House Orme]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Osgrey of Leafy Lake|House Osgrey]] of [[Leafy Lake]] 
[[File:House Osgrey.svg|30px]] [[House Osgrey]] of [[Standfast]] 
[[File:House Peake.svg|30px]] [[House Peake]] of [[Starpike]] 
[[File:House Pommingham.svg|30px]] [[House Pommingham]]''' 
[[File:House Redding.svg|30px]] [[House Redding]] 
[[File:House Redwyne.svg|30px]] [[House Redwyne]] of the [[Arbor]] 
[[File:House Rhysling.svg|30px]] [[House Rhysling]] 
[[File:House Risley.svg|30px]] [[House Risley]] of [[Risley Glade]] 
[[File:House Rowan.svg|30px]] [[House Rowan]] of [[Goldengrove]] 
[[File:House Roxton.svg|30px]] [[House Roxton]] of the [[Ring]] 
[[File:House Serry.svg|30px]] [[House Serry]] of [[Southshield]] 
[[File:House Shermer.svg|30px]] [[House Shermer]] of [[Smithyton]] 
[[File:House Sloane.svg|30px]] [[House Sloane]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Stackhouse]] 
[[File:House Tarly.svg|30px]] [[House Tarly]] of [[Horn Hill]] 
[[File:House Tyrell.svg|30px]] [[House Tyrell]] of [[Highgarden]] 
[[File:House Tyrell (Garlan).svg|30px]] [[House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep|House Tyrell]] of [[Brightwater Keep]] 
[[File:House Uffering.svg|30px]] [[House Uffering]] 
[[File:House Varner.svg|30px]] [[House Varner]] 
[[File:House Vyrwel.svg|30px]] [[House Vyrwel]] of [[Darkdell]] 
[[File:House Webber.svg|30px]] [[House Webber]] of [[Coldmoat]] 
[[File:House Westbrook.svg|30px]] [[House Westbrook]] 
[[File:House Willum.svg|30px]] [[House Willum]] 
[[File:House Woodwright.svg|30px]] [[House Woodwright]] 
[[File:House Wythers.svg|30px]] [[House Wythers]] 
[[File:House Yelshire.svg|30px]] [[House Yelshire]] 
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{{Hatnote|For the ship, see [[Sea Snake]]. For the planned television series, see [[The Sea Snake]]. For the first Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, see [[Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)]]. For the supporter of Stannis Baratheon, see [[Corliss Penny]].}}

{{Infobox character
| Character_name = [[File:House Velaryon.svg|50px|left]] Corlys Velaryon [[File:House Velaryon.svg|50px|right]]
| image = [[File: Z37tvql2m6m71.png|350px]]
| image_caption = Art by Eve Venture from Unseen Westeros exhibition.
| Alias = The Sea Snake The Snake{{ref|FAB| Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} [[Lord of the Tides]] [[Master of Driftmark]] [[Lord admiral]] [[Master of ships]] [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]] [[Regent|Lord Regent]] Captain of the ''[[Cod Queen]]'' Captain of the ''[[Summer Maid]]'' Captain of the ''[[Ice Wolf]]'' Captain of the ''[[Sea Snake]]''
| Predecessor = [[Manfryd Redwyne]] (master of ships) [[Otto Hightower]] (Hand of the King)
| Successor = [[Alyn Velaryon]] (Lord of the Tides) [[Cregan Stark]] (Hand of the King)
| Allegiance = [[House Velaryon]] [[Blacks]] (formerly) [[Greens]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Father = 
| Mother =
| Spouse = Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| Lover = [[Marilda of Hull]] (rumored){{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
| Issue = [[Laena Velaryon]] [[Laenor Velaryon]] [[Addam Velaryon]] (rumored) [[Alyn Velaryon]] (rumored)
| Place_of_Birth = [[Driftmark]]{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|53}}{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}
| Place_of_Death = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|132}} (aged 79){{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = [[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]]
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}

'''Corlys Velaryon''', known as '''the Sea Snake''', was a fabled [[Lord of the Tides]], [[Master of Driftmark|Master]] of [[Driftmark]], and head of [[House Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken}} He was the husband of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]. During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], he became [[Hand of the King|Hand]] to Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', he is portrayed by [[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]].

==Appearance and Character==
By the of age seven-and-thirty, Corlys was hailed as the greatest seafarer the [[Seven Kingdoms]] had ever known.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Corlys was said to be as brilliant as he was restless, and as adventurous as he was ambitious. Though he accomplished much and more in life, he was seldom satisfied.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Corlys was known to be intractable, even in old age.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} He was remembered as wise in peace and valiant in war.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} He was a proud man.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] thought him arrogant.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

During his elder years, Corlys liked to say that he was clinging to life "like a drowning sailor clinging to the wreckage of a sunken ship".{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

==History==
===Early life===
Corlys was born in {{Date|53}} at [[Driftmark]] to the eldest son of Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]] (possibly [[Corwyn Velaryon]]) and his lady wife.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}} He was [[named after]] his great-granduncle, Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)|Corlys Velaryon]], who served King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] as the first [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}

Corlys took to the sea at a young age, first crossing the [[narrow sea]] to [[Pentos]] with an uncle when he was only six. Corlys would make such voyages every year that followed, working on the ships as a member of the crew. According to the captains he served under, they had never seen such a natural sailor as Corlys. He became a captain himself at the age of sixteen, when he sailed the ''[[Cod Queen]]'' from [[Driftmark]] to [[Dragonstone]] and back.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} By the age of twenty-three, Corlys was already a celebrated mariner.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} Corlys sailed to [[Oldtown]], [[Lannisport]], [[Lordsport]], [[Lys]], [[Tyrosh]], Pentos, and [[Myr]]. He sailed the ''[[Summer Maid]]'' to [[Volantis]] and the [[Summer Isles]], and he took ''Ice Wolf'' to [[Braavos]], [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]], [[Hardhome]], [[Lorath]], and the [[Port of Ibben]]. He also took ''Ice Wolf'' [[beyond the Wall]], but was unsuccessful in finding a northerly route in the [[Shivering Sea]] around [[Westeros]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Corlys was [[knight]]ed at some point.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Corlys sailed aboard his ''[[Sea Snake]]'', a ship he designed and built, on nine great voyages to [[Essos]]. During his first voyage, he sailed beyond the [[Jade Gates]] at [[Qarth]] to [[Yi Ti]] and [[Leng]]. Corlys returned with treasures like silk, spice, and [[jade]], doubling the wealth of [[House Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} His second voyage took him to [[Asshai]], where he "lost his love and half his crew", according to the stories. At Asshai, Corlys also saw a ship docked in the harbor that he believed to have been the ''[[Sun Chaser]]'' of [[Elissa Farman]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} Corlys's third voyage led to him becoming the first Westerosi to navigate the [[Thousand Islands]] in the Shivering Sea and visit [[Nefer]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Nefer}} in [[N'ghai]] and [[Mossovy]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

During his ninth voyage on ''Sea Snake'', Corlys filled the ship's hold with gold and bought twenty more ships at Qarth, loading them with spices, [[elephants]], and silk. Only fourteen ships reached Driftmark and all the elephants died, but Corlys became vastly wealthy from the venture.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} He took his nickname "Sea Snake" from his famous ship. Corlys's expeditions on the ''Sea Snake'' have been described by Maester [[Mathis]] in his book ''[[The Nine Voyages]]''.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

===Lord of the Tides===
Ser Corlys became head of [[House Velaryon]] and [[Lord of the Tides]] after the death of his grandsire. Richer than Lords [[House Lannister|Lannister]] or [[House Hightower|Hightower]] through his expeditions, Lord Corlys used his great wealth to construct a new seat, [[High Tide]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} where he stored his eastern treasures. The towns of [[Hull]] and [[Spicetown]] sprang up and drew trade away from [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In {{Date|90}}, Corlys married the sixteen-year old Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], the only child of Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]], who in turn was the eldest son of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. Two years later, Corlys sailed his [[Velaryon fleet|fleet]] to [[Tarth]], to aid Prince Aemon in fighting the [[Myr]]ish exiles who had invaded the island. Shortly before they left, Corlys's wife announced she was pregnant. During the campaign, Prince Aemon died, leading King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] to appoint a new heir to the throne. He chose his second son [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]] over Aemon's only heir, Rhaenys, thereby also passing over Corlys and Rhaenys's unborn child. Furious over this decision, Corlys gave up his admiralty and his place on the king's [[small council]] and returned to [[Driftmark]] with his wife.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

In late {{Date|92}},<ref group="N">Earlier editions of ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' mentioned Rhaenys learning of her pregnancy in early 92 AC and giving birth to Laena in 93 AC. Later editions of ''Fire & Blood'' corrected Laena’s birth to late in the year 92 AC.</ref> Rhaenys gave birth to a daughter, [[Laena Velaryon|Laena]]. A son, [[Laenor Velaryon|Laenor]], followed in {{Date|94}}.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} When Prince Baelon died in {{Date|101}}, King Jaehaerys I's succession became unclear again, and reports reached the court that Corlys was gathering ships and men to defend the rights of his son.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} When the king declared a [[Great Council]] would be held at [[Harrenhal]] to settle the succession, Corlys and his wife traveled there, using their wealth and influence to try and persuade the lords present to vote for Laenor, after Rhaenys and Laena had been passed over once again on account of their sex. Corlys's fame, reputation, and wealth did much to support Laenor's claim, but in the end, Baelon's son [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys]] received the majority of the votes, and was named [[Prince of Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

Following the death of Queen [[Aemma Arryn]], in {{Date|105}}, [[Grand Maester]] [[Runciter]] suggested to King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] that he take Corlys's twelve-year-old daughter, Laena, to wife. King Viserys, however, chose [[Alicent Hightower]]. Angered by the third time his wife and children had been scorned by [[House Targaryen]], Corlys and his family did not attend the wedding in {{Date|106}}.{{Ref|TRP}} Instead, he made an alliance with Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], King Viserys's younger brother, equally angered by the king's marriage. Corlys had suffered from the [[Triarchy]]'s rule over the [[Stepstones]], and together with Daemon was determined to conquer the Stepstones for themselves. The fighting began in {{Date|106}}, with Daemon leading their army and Corlys leading their fleet. They won many victories in the first few years, and by {{Date|109}} all but two of the islands and the waters in between were firmly under their control. When Daemon declared himself [[King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea]], Corlys placed the crown upon his brow.{{Ref|TRP}} No further involvement of Corlys in the conflicts have been reported after {{Date|109}}.

In {{Date|113}}, King Viserys I and his [[small council]] began discussions concerning a betrothal for Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], Viserys's heir. They eventually agreed on Corlys's son, Laenor. Laenor and Rhaenyra were married in {{Date|114}}. When Rhaenyra gave birth late that same year, Corlys overruled his son's wish and insisted that the child would be given a traditional Velaryon name. The boy was named [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]].{{Ref|TRP}} Two more sons, [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]], in {{Date|115}}, and [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]], in {{Date|117}}, would follow.{{Ref|TRP}}

By {{Date|115}}, Corlys's daughter Laena had been betrothed for nearly a decade to the son of a former [[Sealord of Braavos]]. After the Sealord had died, the son had proven to be a wastrel and a fool, who lost all of his family's wealth and power, after which he turned up on Driftmark. Corlys lacked a graceful way to break the betrothal, but was unwilling to let the marriage occur, and had thus repeatedly postponed the wedding over the years. When Prince Daemon Targaryen arrived on Driftmark and asked for Laena's hand in marriage, Corlys thus agreed. Daemon mocked the late Sealord's son until the latter demanded a duel, in which he was slain by Daemon. A fortnight later, Corlys saw Laena and Daemon wed.{{Ref|TRP}} Through this marriage, Corlys would have two more grandchildren: the twin girls [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], born in {{Date|116}}.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In the first few days of {{Date|120}}, Corlys's daughter Laena died several days after giving birth to her third child, who had died within an hour after birth. His son, Laenor, died not long after, stabbed to death by Ser [[Qarl Correy]] while attending a fair in [[Spicetown]]. That same year, Lord [[Lyonel Strong]] and his son, Ser [[Harwin Strong|Harwin]], died during a fire at Harrenhal. While there are many stories concerning this fire, the court fool [[Mushroom]] claims Corlys had been involved in the fire, as revenge on Harwin cuckolding his son.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

When Corlys fell ill with a sudden fever in {{Date|126}}, the issue of the succession of [[Driftmark]] arose. As both of his children were dead, according to law Laenor's eldest son Jacaerys stood to inherit. However, Jacaerys, as the eldest son to the [[Princess of Dragonstone]], already stood to inherit the [[Iron Throne]] after his mother, and as such, Corlys was being urged by Rhaenyra to name her second son by Laenor, Lucerys, as his heir. However, the eldest of Corlys's six nephews, Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]], insisted that he should be proclaimed heir, insisting that Rhaenyra's three sons by Laenor had in truth been fathered by the late Ser Harwin Strong. When Prince Daemon seized and executed Vaemond, Vaemond's wife, children, and siblings fled to King's Landing, where they were [[Silent five|punished]] by King Viserys I for repeating the rumors regarding the paternity of Rhaenyra's eldest children.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} By {{Date|129}}, Corlys had recovered from his illness.

===Dance of the Dragons===
When King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] died in early {{Date|129}}, and the king's eldest son [[Aegon II Targaryen]] ascended the throne, passing over Viserys's appointed heir [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]], Corlys traveled to [[Dragonstone]] to lend his support in the struggle to his former daughter-in-law. He sat on [[black council|Rhaenyra's council]] and was the greatest lord to pledge his strength to her cause. More than half of Rhaenyra's army was made up of men sworn to [[House Velaryon]]. Corlys's fleets also gave the [[blacks]] superiority at sea.{{Ref|tpatq}}

When Lord [[Bartimos Celtigar]] urged Rhaenyra to reduce King's Landing to ash and bone, Corlys strongly opposed the idea, telling him "we want to rule the city, not burn it to the ground".{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}{{Ref|tpatq}} Corlys's fleet closed off the [[Gullet]] and sailed back and forth from Dragonstone and [[Driftmark]], blocking all ships from entering or leaving [[Blackwater Bay]] and thereby choking off trade to and from King's Landing. Corlys was on Dragonstone when the black council learned of the death of [[Lucerys Velaryon]], and together with his wife was able to prevent Lucerys's younger brother [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]] from mounting his own [[dragon]] to extract vengeance for his brother's death.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} According to [[Mushroom]], while Rhaenyra was so griefsick over Lucerys's death, command of the war council was given to Corlys and his wife [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]]. When Rhaenys flew to [[Rook's Rest]] to give aid to Lord [[House Staunton|Staunton]], who was besieged by the forces of Aegon II, she fell in [[Battle at Rook's Rest|battle]] against King Aegon II and [[Sunfyre]], and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] and [[Vhagar]]. When news of Rhaenys's death reached Dragonstone, Corlys blamed Rhaenyra for Rhaenys's death, as she had forbidden her sons from accompanying Rhaenys. Corlys was brought back into the fold when Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] named him [[Hand of the Queen]]. Together, they planned an assault on [[King's Landing]]. For his plan, Jacaerys offered lands, riches and knighthood to anyone who could mount one of the riderless dragons. The fifteen-year-old [[Addam Velaryon|Addam of Hull]] managed to claim [[Seasmoke]], formerly ridden by Corlys's late son Laenor. Addam's mother [[Marilda of Hull|Marilda]] proclaimed that Addam and his younger brother [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]] had both been fathered by Laenor, and, apparently accepting this fact, Corlys petitioned Rhaenyra to legitimize them both, naming Addam his new heir.{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Marilda's claim regarding the parentage of her sons was considered remarkable by many, due to the rumors concerning Laenor's sexuality. The court fool [[Mushroom]], however, suggests in his ''[[The Testimony of Mushroom|Testimony]]'' that Addam and Alyn had both been fathered by Corlys himself, and that he had kept them far from court whilst his wife was still alive, but took the opportunity, after her death, to acknowledge them after a fashion.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Late in {{Date|129}}, the Velaryon blockade in the [[Gullet]] was eventually broken by the [[Triarchy]] in the [[battle of the Gullet]]. During the battle, the Velaryon fleet lost one third of its strength, while sixty-two out of the ninety ships of the Triarchy were destroyed. The survivors of the Triarchy sacked [[High Tide]] and put it to the torch, destroying all of the treasures Corlys had gathered in the east. [[Spicetown]] was destroyed as well.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In {{Date|130}}, Corlys's shpis closed off [[Blackwater Bay]] when Rhaenyra [[fall of King's Landing|took King's Landing]]. Though Rhaenyra's forces were victorious in the [[Butcher's Ball]], the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]] resulted in a loss for the blacks. King Aegon II and his two younger children were missing, Prince Aemond was terrorizing the [[riverlands]] with [[Vhagar]], and Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s host, with Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]] and his dragon [[Tessarion]], was slowly advancing on the city. With these threats in mind, Lord Corlys suggested to Rhaenyra that she should offer pardons to Lord [[Borros Baratheon]], [[Ormund Hightower]] and [[House Lannister]], send Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] and Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]] to the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], make Aegon II's daughter [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]] Corlys's ward, and to marry her to [[Aegon III Targaryen|her own son Aegon]] in due time, while allowing her half-brothers to [[Night's Watch|take the black]]. Rhaenyra, however, insisted that her half-brothers had broken their vows before, and that the vows of the Night's Watch would mean little to them. Prince Daemon proposed to destroy both [[House Lannister]] and [[House Baratheon]], and granting their seats to [[Ulf White]] and [[Hugh Hammer]], two of the four [[dragonseeds]], but Corlys, horrified by this suggestion, insisted that half of the Westerosi lords would turn against them if they were to destroy two ancient and noble houses.{{Ref|tpatq}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

After the [[Two Betrayers]] went over to Aegon II's side during the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]], Lord Corlys spoke in defense of the two remaining dragonseeds, [[Nettles]] and [[Addam Velaryon]]. He remarked that Addam and Alyn were "true heirs" and worthy of Driftmark, and that [[Nettles]] had fought valiantly in the [[Battle in the Gullet]]. His protests were in vain, however, and Rhaenyra commanded Ser [[Luthor Largent]] to arrest Addam in the [[Dragonpit]]. Corlys warned Addam, who made his escape on Seasmoke's back. Confronted by an angry Ser Luthor, Corlys did not deny the accusations of treachery. Corlys was bound and beaten before he was taken down into the [[Red Keep]]'s dungeons and thrown into a [[black cell]] to await trial and execution.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}{{Ref|TPATQ}}

When it became known that Corlys had been arrested, his men, who made up half of Rhaenyra's forces at King's Landing, began to abandon Rhaenyra by the hundreds. Those who remained could not be trusted. Some of Corlys's men joined the mob in [[Cobbler's Square]] that had gathered for the [[Riot of King's Landing (Dance of the Dragons)|riot of King's Landing]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|TPATQ}} Others attempted to scale the walls and free him,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} and yet others fled the city.{{Ref|TPATQ}} Two of lord Corlys' sworn swords, Ser [[Denys Woodwright]] and Ser [[Thoron True]], attempted to cut their way to the dungeons to release their liege but their plan was betrayed to Lady [[Mysaria]] by a whore Thoron had been bedding. Both men were hanged and Lord Corlys remained imprisoned.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Rhaenyra was eventually forced to [[Flight to Dragonstone|flee]] the city. According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], Corlys was released from the dungeons together with the other prisoners by the men of Ser [[Perkin the Flea]], when they took the Red Keep to install [[Trystane Truefyre]] on the Iron Throne.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} However, according to Maester [[Yandel]], Corlys was only released when King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s men took the city back.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] and Lord [[Larys Strong]] offered Corlys a full pardon, in exchange for his support of King Aegon II. Corlys, however, made demands of his own, insisting that all who had fought for Rhaenyra should be pardoned, that his granddaughter [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] should be released immediately, and that [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] and Princess Jaehaera should be wed and be proclaimed Aegon II's joint heirs. Although Queen Alicent was outraged by the proposals, Lord Larys Strong convinced her to accept the terms, and Corlys swore his loyalty to Aegon II. King Aegon II, however, was less willing to heed Corlys's counsel, and when the king insisted on ending Rhaenyra's line, either by making Aegon the Younger a [[eunuch]] or by having him [[Night's Watch|take the black]], and Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] argued for Aegon the Younger's immediate execution a horrified Corlys accused them of being "fools, liars, and oathbreakers" and stormed out. Lord Larys Strong afterwards went to Corlys to bring him back on the council, and together they secretly plotted to end the war. Following the defeat of Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] at the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]], with an army of [[riverlands|rivermen]] near the city, and a second host, led by Lord [[Cregan Stark]], coming down the [[kingsroad]], Corlys advised Aegon II to join the [[Night's Watch]]. The king refused, but was poisoned soon after, thereby ending the war.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

===Reign of Aegon III===
Following the death of [[Aegon II Targaryen]], Corlys sent envoys to [[Casterly Rock]], [[Storm's End]] and [[Oldtown]], who had been Aegon II's main supporters, suing for peace. When Lord [[Cregan Stark]] arrived in [[King's Landing]], he took power over the court and, insisting that the poisoners of Aegon II were punished, had twenty-two men arrested, including Corlys. This time became known as the [[Hour of the Wolf]]. Corlys was spared a trial. Instead, he was freed thanks to an edict of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] that [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] had persuaded him to issue. [[Alysanne Blackwood]] promised Lord Cregan her hand in marriage if he would honor the edict, which he did.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

Corlys served as one of the [[regent]]s for [[Aegon III Targaryen]] during from {{Date|131}} until his death in {{Date|132}}. Corlys was regarded as the most powerful of the regents. When he died of old age on the sixth day of
the third moon of {{Date|132}},{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} at the age of seventy-nine, his body was placed beneath the [[Iron Throne]] for a week.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} [[Marilda of Hull]] and her son, [[Alyn Velaryon]], sailed Corlys's remains to [[Driftmark]] on ''[[Mermaid's Kiss]]''. Corlys was then buried at sea east of Dragonstone on his ancient ''[[Sea Snake]]''. When the ship sank, the [[Cannibal]] allegedly flew overheard in salute.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

==Legacy==
After Corlys's death, his grandson and chosen heir, [[Alyn Velaryon]], and his granddaughter, [[Baela Targaryen]], hastily married in order to avoid Aegon III's regents to choose a husband for her without her consent. When Baela became pregnant, Alyn wished to name the child after Corlys. The child turned out to be a girl, however, and was instead named [[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|Laena]] after [[Laena Velaryon|Corlys's daughter]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==Quotes by Corlys==
{{Quote|Mayhaps [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]] have preserved me for this fight.{{Ref|tpatq}}|Corlys at the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]}}

{{Quote|My knees are old and stiff and do not bend easy.{{Ref|FAB| Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}|Corlys setting his terms to the [[green council]] at the end of [[Dance of the Dragons]]}}

==Quotes about Corlys==
{{Quote|Seventy-nine years of age, he had served four kings and a [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|queen]], sailed to the ends of the earth, raised [[House Velaryon]] to unprecedented levels of wealth and power, married a [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|princess]] who might have been a queen, fathered [[dragonrider|dragonriders]], built towns and fleets, proved his valor in times of [[Dance of the Dragons|war]] and his wisdom in times of peace. The [[Seven Kingdoms]] would never see his like again.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

==Family==
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==Notes==
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==References==
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[[es:Corlys Velaryon]]
[[fr:Corlys Velaryon]]
[[ru:Корлис Веларион]]

Corlys Velaryon

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Anumaril: There's precedent on the wiki for putting "(formerly)" on allegiance entries that later changed for the character. In the case of Corlys, that would be for the Blacks as he switched sides towards the end of the war.

{{Hatnote|For the ship, see [[Sea Snake]]. For the planned television series, see [[The Sea Snake]]. For the first Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, see [[Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)]]. For the supporter of Stannis Baratheon, see [[Corliss Penny]].}}

{{Infobox character
| Character_name = [[File:House Velaryon.svg|50px|left]] Corlys Velaryon [[File:House Velaryon.svg|50px|right]]
| image = [[File: Z37tvql2m6m71.png|350px]]
| image_caption = Art by Eve Venture from Unseen Westeros exhibition.
| Alias = The Sea Snake The Snake{{ref|FAB| Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} [[Lord of the Tides]] [[Master of Driftmark]] [[Lord admiral]] [[Master of ships]] [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]] [[Regent|Lord Regent]] Captain of the ''[[Cod Queen]]'' Captain of the ''[[Summer Maid]]'' Captain of the ''[[Ice Wolf]]'' Captain of the ''[[Sea Snake]]''
| Predecessor = [[Manfryd Redwyne]] (master of ships) [[Otto Hightower]] (Hand of the King)
| Successor = [[Alyn Velaryon]] (Lord of the Tides) [[Cregan Stark]] (Hand of the King)
| Allegiance = [[House Velaryon]] [[Blacks]](formerly) [[Greens]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Father = 
| Mother =
| Spouse = Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| Lover = [[Marilda of Hull]] (rumored){{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
| Issue = [[Laena Velaryon]] [[Laenor Velaryon]] [[Addam Velaryon]] (rumored) [[Alyn Velaryon]] (rumored)
| Place_of_Birth = [[Driftmark]]{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|53}}{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}
| Place_of_Death = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|132}} (aged 79){{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = [[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]]
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}

'''Corlys Velaryon''', known as '''the Sea Snake''', was a fabled [[Lord of the Tides]], [[Master of Driftmark|Master]] of [[Driftmark]], and head of [[House Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken}} He was the husband of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]. During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], he became [[Hand of the King|Hand]] to Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', he is portrayed by [[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]].

==Appearance and Character==
By the of age seven-and-thirty, Corlys was hailed as the greatest seafarer the [[Seven Kingdoms]] had ever known.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Corlys was said to be as brilliant as he was restless, and as adventurous as he was ambitious. Though he accomplished much and more in life, he was seldom satisfied.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Corlys was known to be intractable, even in old age.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} He was remembered as wise in peace and valiant in war.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} He was a proud man.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] thought him arrogant.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

During his elder years, Corlys liked to say that he was clinging to life "like a drowning sailor clinging to the wreckage of a sunken ship".{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

==History==
===Early life===
Corlys was born in {{Date|53}} at [[Driftmark]] to the eldest son of Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]] (possibly [[Corwyn Velaryon]]) and his lady wife.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}} He was [[named after]] his great-granduncle, Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)|Corlys Velaryon]], who served King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] as the first [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}

Corlys took to the sea at a young age, first crossing the [[narrow sea]] to [[Pentos]] with an uncle when he was only six. Corlys would make such voyages every year that followed, working on the ships as a member of the crew. According to the captains he served under, they had never seen such a natural sailor as Corlys. He became a captain himself at the age of sixteen, when he sailed the ''[[Cod Queen]]'' from [[Driftmark]] to [[Dragonstone]] and back.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} By the age of twenty-three, Corlys was already a celebrated mariner.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} Corlys sailed to [[Oldtown]], [[Lannisport]], [[Lordsport]], [[Lys]], [[Tyrosh]], Pentos, and [[Myr]]. He sailed the ''[[Summer Maid]]'' to [[Volantis]] and the [[Summer Isles]], and he took ''Ice Wolf'' to [[Braavos]], [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]], [[Hardhome]], [[Lorath]], and the [[Port of Ibben]]. He also took ''Ice Wolf'' [[beyond the Wall]], but was unsuccessful in finding a northerly route in the [[Shivering Sea]] around [[Westeros]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Corlys was [[knight]]ed at some point.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Corlys sailed aboard his ''[[Sea Snake]]'', a ship he designed and built, on nine great voyages to [[Essos]]. During his first voyage, he sailed beyond the [[Jade Gates]] at [[Qarth]] to [[Yi Ti]] and [[Leng]]. Corlys returned with treasures like silk, spice, and [[jade]], doubling the wealth of [[House Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} His second voyage took him to [[Asshai]], where he "lost his love and half his crew", according to the stories. At Asshai, Corlys also saw a ship docked in the harbor that he believed to have been the ''[[Sun Chaser]]'' of [[Elissa Farman]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} Corlys's third voyage led to him becoming the first Westerosi to navigate the [[Thousand Islands]] in the Shivering Sea and visit [[Nefer]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Nefer}} in [[N'ghai]] and [[Mossovy]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

During his ninth voyage on ''Sea Snake'', Corlys filled the ship's hold with gold and bought twenty more ships at Qarth, loading them with spices, [[elephants]], and silk. Only fourteen ships reached Driftmark and all the elephants died, but Corlys became vastly wealthy from the venture.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} He took his nickname "Sea Snake" from his famous ship. Corlys's expeditions on the ''Sea Snake'' have been described by Maester [[Mathis]] in his book ''[[The Nine Voyages]]''.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

===Lord of the Tides===
Ser Corlys became head of [[House Velaryon]] and [[Lord of the Tides]] after the death of his grandsire. Richer than Lords [[House Lannister|Lannister]] or [[House Hightower|Hightower]] through his expeditions, Lord Corlys used his great wealth to construct a new seat, [[High Tide]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} where he stored his eastern treasures. The towns of [[Hull]] and [[Spicetown]] sprang up and drew trade away from [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In {{Date|90}}, Corlys married the sixteen-year old Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], the only child of Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]], who in turn was the eldest son of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. Two years later, Corlys sailed his [[Velaryon fleet|fleet]] to [[Tarth]], to aid Prince Aemon in fighting the [[Myr]]ish exiles who had invaded the island. Shortly before they left, Corlys's wife announced she was pregnant. During the campaign, Prince Aemon died, leading King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] to appoint a new heir to the throne. He chose his second son [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]] over Aemon's only heir, Rhaenys, thereby also passing over Corlys and Rhaenys's unborn child. Furious over this decision, Corlys gave up his admiralty and his place on the king's [[small council]] and returned to [[Driftmark]] with his wife.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

In late {{Date|92}},<ref group="N">Earlier editions of ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' mentioned Rhaenys learning of her pregnancy in early 92 AC and giving birth to Laena in 93 AC. Later editions of ''Fire & Blood'' corrected Laena’s birth to late in the year 92 AC.</ref> Rhaenys gave birth to a daughter, [[Laena Velaryon|Laena]]. A son, [[Laenor Velaryon|Laenor]], followed in {{Date|94}}.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} When Prince Baelon died in {{Date|101}}, King Jaehaerys I's succession became unclear again, and reports reached the court that Corlys was gathering ships and men to defend the rights of his son.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} When the king declared a [[Great Council]] would be held at [[Harrenhal]] to settle the succession, Corlys and his wife traveled there, using their wealth and influence to try and persuade the lords present to vote for Laenor, after Rhaenys and Laena had been passed over once again on account of their sex. Corlys's fame, reputation, and wealth did much to support Laenor's claim, but in the end, Baelon's son [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys]] received the majority of the votes, and was named [[Prince of Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

Following the death of Queen [[Aemma Arryn]], in {{Date|105}}, [[Grand Maester]] [[Runciter]] suggested to King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] that he take Corlys's twelve-year-old daughter, Laena, to wife. King Viserys, however, chose [[Alicent Hightower]]. Angered by the third time his wife and children had been scorned by [[House Targaryen]], Corlys and his family did not attend the wedding in {{Date|106}}.{{Ref|TRP}} Instead, he made an alliance with Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], King Viserys's younger brother, equally angered by the king's marriage. Corlys had suffered from the [[Triarchy]]'s rule over the [[Stepstones]], and together with Daemon was determined to conquer the Stepstones for themselves. The fighting began in {{Date|106}}, with Daemon leading their army and Corlys leading their fleet. They won many victories in the first few years, and by {{Date|109}} all but two of the islands and the waters in between were firmly under their control. When Daemon declared himself [[King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea]], Corlys placed the crown upon his brow.{{Ref|TRP}} No further involvement of Corlys in the conflicts have been reported after {{Date|109}}.

In {{Date|113}}, King Viserys I and his [[small council]] began discussions concerning a betrothal for Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], Viserys's heir. They eventually agreed on Corlys's son, Laenor. Laenor and Rhaenyra were married in {{Date|114}}. When Rhaenyra gave birth late that same year, Corlys overruled his son's wish and insisted that the child would be given a traditional Velaryon name. The boy was named [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]].{{Ref|TRP}} Two more sons, [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]], in {{Date|115}}, and [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]], in {{Date|117}}, would follow.{{Ref|TRP}}

By {{Date|115}}, Corlys's daughter Laena had been betrothed for nearly a decade to the son of a former [[Sealord of Braavos]]. After the Sealord had died, the son had proven to be a wastrel and a fool, who lost all of his family's wealth and power, after which he turned up on Driftmark. Corlys lacked a graceful way to break the betrothal, but was unwilling to let the marriage occur, and had thus repeatedly postponed the wedding over the years. When Prince Daemon Targaryen arrived on Driftmark and asked for Laena's hand in marriage, Corlys thus agreed. Daemon mocked the late Sealord's son until the latter demanded a duel, in which he was slain by Daemon. A fortnight later, Corlys saw Laena and Daemon wed.{{Ref|TRP}} Through this marriage, Corlys would have two more grandchildren: the twin girls [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], born in {{Date|116}}.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In the first few days of {{Date|120}}, Corlys's daughter Laena died several days after giving birth to her third child, who had died within an hour after birth. His son, Laenor, died not long after, stabbed to death by Ser [[Qarl Correy]] while attending a fair in [[Spicetown]]. That same year, Lord [[Lyonel Strong]] and his son, Ser [[Harwin Strong|Harwin]], died during a fire at Harrenhal. While there are many stories concerning this fire, the court fool [[Mushroom]] claims Corlys had been involved in the fire, as revenge on Harwin cuckolding his son.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

When Corlys fell ill with a sudden fever in {{Date|126}}, the issue of the succession of [[Driftmark]] arose. As both of his children were dead, according to law Laenor's eldest son Jacaerys stood to inherit. However, Jacaerys, as the eldest son to the [[Princess of Dragonstone]], already stood to inherit the [[Iron Throne]] after his mother, and as such, Corlys was being urged by Rhaenyra to name her second son by Laenor, Lucerys, as his heir. However, the eldest of Corlys's six nephews, Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]], insisted that he should be proclaimed heir, insisting that Rhaenyra's three sons by Laenor had in truth been fathered by the late Ser Harwin Strong. When Prince Daemon seized and executed Vaemond, Vaemond's wife, children, and siblings fled to King's Landing, where they were [[Silent five|punished]] by King Viserys I for repeating the rumors regarding the paternity of Rhaenyra's eldest children.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} By {{Date|129}}, Corlys had recovered from his illness.

===Dance of the Dragons===
When King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] died in early {{Date|129}}, and the king's eldest son [[Aegon II Targaryen]] ascended the throne, passing over Viserys's appointed heir [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]], Corlys traveled to [[Dragonstone]] to lend his support in the struggle to his former daughter-in-law. He sat on [[black council|Rhaenyra's council]] and was the greatest lord to pledge his strength to her cause. More than half of Rhaenyra's army was made up of men sworn to [[House Velaryon]]. Corlys's fleets also gave the [[blacks]] superiority at sea.{{Ref|tpatq}}

When Lord [[Bartimos Celtigar]] urged Rhaenyra to reduce King's Landing to ash and bone, Corlys strongly opposed the idea, telling him "we want to rule the city, not burn it to the ground".{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}{{Ref|tpatq}} Corlys's fleet closed off the [[Gullet]] and sailed back and forth from Dragonstone and [[Driftmark]], blocking all ships from entering or leaving [[Blackwater Bay]] and thereby choking off trade to and from King's Landing. Corlys was on Dragonstone when the black council learned of the death of [[Lucerys Velaryon]], and together with his wife was able to prevent Lucerys's younger brother [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]] from mounting his own [[dragon]] to extract vengeance for his brother's death.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} According to [[Mushroom]], while Rhaenyra was so griefsick over Lucerys's death, command of the war council was given to Corlys and his wife [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]]. When Rhaenys flew to [[Rook's Rest]] to give aid to Lord [[House Staunton|Staunton]], who was besieged by the forces of Aegon II, she fell in [[Battle at Rook's Rest|battle]] against King Aegon II and [[Sunfyre]], and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] and [[Vhagar]]. When news of Rhaenys's death reached Dragonstone, Corlys blamed Rhaenyra for Rhaenys's death, as she had forbidden her sons from accompanying Rhaenys. Corlys was brought back into the fold when Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] named him [[Hand of the Queen]]. Together, they planned an assault on [[King's Landing]]. For his plan, Jacaerys offered lands, riches and knighthood to anyone who could mount one of the riderless dragons. The fifteen-year-old [[Addam Velaryon|Addam of Hull]] managed to claim [[Seasmoke]], formerly ridden by Corlys's late son Laenor. Addam's mother [[Marilda of Hull|Marilda]] proclaimed that Addam and his younger brother [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]] had both been fathered by Laenor, and, apparently accepting this fact, Corlys petitioned Rhaenyra to legitimize them both, naming Addam his new heir.{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Marilda's claim regarding the parentage of her sons was considered remarkable by many, due to the rumors concerning Laenor's sexuality. The court fool [[Mushroom]], however, suggests in his ''[[The Testimony of Mushroom|Testimony]]'' that Addam and Alyn had both been fathered by Corlys himself, and that he had kept them far from court whilst his wife was still alive, but took the opportunity, after her death, to acknowledge them after a fashion.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Late in {{Date|129}}, the Velaryon blockade in the [[Gullet]] was eventually broken by the [[Triarchy]] in the [[battle of the Gullet]]. During the battle, the Velaryon fleet lost one third of its strength, while sixty-two out of the ninety ships of the Triarchy were destroyed. The survivors of the Triarchy sacked [[High Tide]] and put it to the torch, destroying all of the treasures Corlys had gathered in the east. [[Spicetown]] was destroyed as well.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In {{Date|130}}, Corlys's shpis closed off [[Blackwater Bay]] when Rhaenyra [[fall of King's Landing|took King's Landing]]. Though Rhaenyra's forces were victorious in the [[Butcher's Ball]], the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]] resulted in a loss for the blacks. King Aegon II and his two younger children were missing, Prince Aemond was terrorizing the [[riverlands]] with [[Vhagar]], and Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s host, with Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]] and his dragon [[Tessarion]], was slowly advancing on the city. With these threats in mind, Lord Corlys suggested to Rhaenyra that she should offer pardons to Lord [[Borros Baratheon]], [[Ormund Hightower]] and [[House Lannister]], send Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] and Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]] to the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], make Aegon II's daughter [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]] Corlys's ward, and to marry her to [[Aegon III Targaryen|her own son Aegon]] in due time, while allowing her half-brothers to [[Night's Watch|take the black]]. Rhaenyra, however, insisted that her half-brothers had broken their vows before, and that the vows of the Night's Watch would mean little to them. Prince Daemon proposed to destroy both [[House Lannister]] and [[House Baratheon]], and granting their seats to [[Ulf White]] and [[Hugh Hammer]], two of the four [[dragonseeds]], but Corlys, horrified by this suggestion, insisted that half of the Westerosi lords would turn against them if they were to destroy two ancient and noble houses.{{Ref|tpatq}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

After the [[Two Betrayers]] went over to Aegon II's side during the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]], Lord Corlys spoke in defense of the two remaining dragonseeds, [[Nettles]] and [[Addam Velaryon]]. He remarked that Addam and Alyn were "true heirs" and worthy of Driftmark, and that [[Nettles]] had fought valiantly in the [[Battle in the Gullet]]. His protests were in vain, however, and Rhaenyra commanded Ser [[Luthor Largent]] to arrest Addam in the [[Dragonpit]]. Corlys warned Addam, who made his escape on Seasmoke's back. Confronted by an angry Ser Luthor, Corlys did not deny the accusations of treachery. Corlys was bound and beaten before he was taken down into the [[Red Keep]]'s dungeons and thrown into a [[black cell]] to await trial and execution.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}{{Ref|TPATQ}}

When it became known that Corlys had been arrested, his men, who made up half of Rhaenyra's forces at King's Landing, began to abandon Rhaenyra by the hundreds. Those who remained could not be trusted. Some of Corlys's men joined the mob in [[Cobbler's Square]] that had gathered for the [[Riot of King's Landing (Dance of the Dragons)|riot of King's Landing]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|TPATQ}} Others attempted to scale the walls and free him,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} and yet others fled the city.{{Ref|TPATQ}} Two of lord Corlys' sworn swords, Ser [[Denys Woodwright]] and Ser [[Thoron True]], attempted to cut their way to the dungeons to release their liege but their plan was betrayed to Lady [[Mysaria]] by a whore Thoron had been bedding. Both men were hanged and Lord Corlys remained imprisoned.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Rhaenyra was eventually forced to [[Flight to Dragonstone|flee]] the city. According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], Corlys was released from the dungeons together with the other prisoners by the men of Ser [[Perkin the Flea]], when they took the Red Keep to install [[Trystane Truefyre]] on the Iron Throne.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} However, according to Maester [[Yandel]], Corlys was only released when King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s men took the city back.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] and Lord [[Larys Strong]] offered Corlys a full pardon, in exchange for his support of King Aegon II. Corlys, however, made demands of his own, insisting that all who had fought for Rhaenyra should be pardoned, that his granddaughter [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] should be released immediately, and that [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] and Princess Jaehaera should be wed and be proclaimed Aegon II's joint heirs. Although Queen Alicent was outraged by the proposals, Lord Larys Strong convinced her to accept the terms, and Corlys swore his loyalty to Aegon II. King Aegon II, however, was less willing to heed Corlys's counsel, and when the king insisted on ending Rhaenyra's line, either by making Aegon the Younger a [[eunuch]] or by having him [[Night's Watch|take the black]], and Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] argued for Aegon the Younger's immediate execution a horrified Corlys accused them of being "fools, liars, and oathbreakers" and stormed out. Lord Larys Strong afterwards went to Corlys to bring him back on the council, and together they secretly plotted to end the war. Following the defeat of Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] at the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]], with an army of [[riverlands|rivermen]] near the city, and a second host, led by Lord [[Cregan Stark]], coming down the [[kingsroad]], Corlys advised Aegon II to join the [[Night's Watch]]. The king refused, but was poisoned soon after, thereby ending the war.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

===Reign of Aegon III===
Following the death of [[Aegon II Targaryen]], Corlys sent envoys to [[Casterly Rock]], [[Storm's End]] and [[Oldtown]], who had been Aegon II's main supporters, suing for peace. When Lord [[Cregan Stark]] arrived in [[King's Landing]], he took power over the court and, insisting that the poisoners of Aegon II were punished, had twenty-two men arrested, including Corlys. This time became known as the [[Hour of the Wolf]]. Corlys was spared a trial. Instead, he was freed thanks to an edict of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] that [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] had persuaded him to issue. [[Alysanne Blackwood]] promised Lord Cregan her hand in marriage if he would honor the edict, which he did.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

Corlys served as one of the [[regent]]s for [[Aegon III Targaryen]] during from {{Date|131}} until his death in {{Date|132}}. Corlys was regarded as the most powerful of the regents. When he died of old age on the sixth day of
the third moon of {{Date|132}},{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} at the age of seventy-nine, his body was placed beneath the [[Iron Throne]] for a week.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} [[Marilda of Hull]] and her son, [[Alyn Velaryon]], sailed Corlys's remains to [[Driftmark]] on ''[[Mermaid's Kiss]]''. Corlys was then buried at sea east of Dragonstone on his ancient ''[[Sea Snake]]''. When the ship sank, the [[Cannibal]] allegedly flew overheard in salute.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

==Legacy==
After Corlys's death, his grandson and chosen heir, [[Alyn Velaryon]], and his granddaughter, [[Baela Targaryen]], hastily married in order to avoid Aegon III's regents to choose a husband for her without her consent. When Baela became pregnant, Alyn wished to name the child after Corlys. The child turned out to be a girl, however, and was instead named [[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|Laena]] after [[Laena Velaryon|Corlys's daughter]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==Quotes by Corlys==
{{Quote|Mayhaps [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]] have preserved me for this fight.{{Ref|tpatq}}|Corlys at the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]}}

{{Quote|My knees are old and stiff and do not bend easy.{{Ref|FAB| Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}|Corlys setting his terms to the [[green council]] at the end of [[Dance of the Dragons]]}}

==Quotes about Corlys==
{{Quote|Seventy-nine years of age, he had served four kings and a [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|queen]], sailed to the ends of the earth, raised [[House Velaryon]] to unprecedented levels of wealth and power, married a [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|princess]] who might have been a queen, fathered [[dragonrider|dragonriders]], built towns and fleets, proved his valor in times of [[Dance of the Dragons|war]] and his wisdom in times of peace. The [[Seven Kingdoms]] would never see his like again.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

==Family==
{{Velaryon tree Dance}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
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{{Aegon II small council}}
{{Aegon III small council}}

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Aegon I Targaryen

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| image = [[File:AEGON I.jpg]]
| image_caption = Aegon the Conqueror by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok©]
| reign = {{Date|1}} - {{Date|37}}
| coronation = {{Date|-2}} ([[Aegon's coronations#Aegonfort|Aegonfort]]) {{Date|1}} ([[Aegon's coronations#Oldtown|Oldtown]])
| othertitles = Before/During the Conquest: [[Lord of Dragonstone]] [[King of All Westeros]] [[Shield of His People]]
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After the Conquest: [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Protector of the Realm]]
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| predecessor = None
| successor = King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
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| heir = Prince [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]]
| queen = Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
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| issue = King [[Aenys I Targaryen]] King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]
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| father = Lord [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]]
| mother = Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]]
| dateofbirth = {{Date|-27}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| placeofbirth = [[Dragonstone]]
| dateofdeath = {{Date|37}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} (aged 64){{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
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{{See homonyms | Aegon Targaryen}}

'''Aegon I Targaryen''', also known as '''Aegon the Conqueror''' and '''Aegon the Dragon''', was the first [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and king on the [[Iron Throne]], having conquered six of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] during [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]]. The [[dragonlord]] was the founder of the ruling [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dynasty of [[Westeros]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Aegon I Targaryen|l1=Images of Aegon I Targaryen}}
Aegon was tall, broad-shouldered and powerful in appearance, with [[purple eyes]] and short-cut silver-gold hair. He was very charismatic and commanding. During [[Aegon's Conquest|his Conquest]] he typically wore a shirt of black scales into battle and wielded [[Blackfyre]], a [[bastard sword]] made of [[Valyrian steel]]. His [[crown]] was a simple circlet of Valyrian steel, set with big square-cut rubies.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Targaryen_Kings Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)]</ref>

Aegon was seen as an enigma even to his contemporaries. He was a solitary person whose only friend was [[Orys Baratheon]], who was widely believed to be his bastard half-brother. The king was a great warrior who only rode his [[dragon]], [[Balerion]], for battle or travel and never entered [[tourney]]s. Aegon remained faithful to his sisters and left governance in their hands and only took command when necessary. While he was harsh with those who defied him, he was generous to those that bent the knee.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon is not considered to have been particularly pious.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} According to a semi-canon source, he followed the [[Faith of the Seven]] for political reasons.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref>

==History==
===Early life===
[[File:Aegon the Conqueror.jpg|350px|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror, by Magali Villeneuve in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]

Aegon was born on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Aegon I Targaryen}} in [[27 BC]] to Lord [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]] and Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]]. He had an older sister, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], and a younger sister, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]]. According to [[Valyria]]n and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] tradition, Aegon married within the family; however, instead of taking only one sister to wife, as had been common, he married both of them. It is believed that he married Visenya out of duty—because as his elder sister he needed to wed her to secure his succession—but he married Rhaenys out of love. Aegon had claimed the dragon [[Balerion]] for his own prior to his marriage.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

When [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] asked Aegon for his aid in their [[Century of Blood|struggle]] against [[Volantis]], Aegon, [[Lord of Dragonstone]], flew to Pentos atop of Balerion to meet with the [[Prince of Pentos]] and the city's [[magister]]s. Aegon next flew to [[Lys]], where he burned a Volantene fleet before it could attempt to invade the city. Shortly after, Aegon returned to Dragonstone.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

===The Conquest===
:{{Main|Aegon's Conquest}}
As the [[Century of Blood]] came to an end, Aegon's interest in [[Westeros]] grew. He had previously visited the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]] and the [[Arbor]] in the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] with his elder sister [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], and he might also have visited [[Lannisport]] in the [[Kingdom of the Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} He had a huge wooden table made, cut in the shape of Westeros with a map of the seven kingdoms of Westeros painted upon the surface. No borders were painted upon the [[Painted Table]], however, as Aegon believed it should be one realm instead of seven.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

The [[Storm King]], [[Argilac Durrandon]], reached out to Aegon, proposing a [[marriage]] between Aegon and his only daughter, Princess [[Argella Durrandon|Argella]]. All the lands east of the [[Gods Eye]] from the [[Trident]] to the [[Blackwater Rush]] were offered as her [[dowry]], although the lands did not belong to Argilac. His offer was an attempt to create a buffer between his own kingdom and that of [[Harren Hoare]], [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]]. Aegon spurned the offer, stating he had no need of a [[polygamy|third wife]], and instead offered his close friend and rumored [[bastard]] half-brother, [[Orys Baratheon]], as Argella's husband instead, in return for lands. Insulted, Argilac cut off the hands of Aegon's envoy and sent those back to Dragonstone, upon which Aegon called his councilors together. After six days of consulting, Aegon sent forth [[raven]]s to every lord in Westeros, declaring his claim to the throne.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon [[Aegon's Landing|landed with his army]] on the eastern coast of Westeros at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]], where he constructed the wooden [[Aegonfort]]. Houses [[House Rosby|Rosby]] and [[House Stokeworth|Stokeworth]] surrendered to his sisters quickly, and Houses [[House Darklyn|Darklyn]] and [[House Mooton|Mooton]] were quickly defeated in [[Aegon's first test]]. Before defeated lords gathered to the new Aegonfort, Aegon was [[Aegon's coronations#Aegonfort|crowned]] with a [[Valyrian steel]] circlet by Visenya and hailed as [[King of All Westeros]] by [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]]. He also displayed the three-headed dragon symbol of [[House Targaryen]] for the first time.{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

The Targaryen siblings departed the Aegonfort, with Aegon marching northwest into the [[riverlands]] to confront Harren Hoare. [[Edmyn Tully]], [[Lord of Riverrun]], declared for Aegon and led the riverlords in revolt against the ruling [[ironborn]]. When Harren refused to yield [[Harrenhal]], Aegon attacked the gigantic new castle with [[Balerion]], and [[House Hoare]] was extinguished with the [[burning of Harrenhal]]. The next day Aegon named Edmyn as [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} Meanwhile, Rhaenys and Orys defeated the [[House Durrandon|Durrandons]] in the [[Last Storm]], while Visenya fought the [[House Arryn|Arryns]] and secured [[Crackclaw Point]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

After regathering at [[Stoney Sept]], the Targaryen siblings advanced against the larger host of the [[Two Kings]]. The Targaryen dragons (Balerion, [[Meraxes]], and [[Vhagar]]) allowed Aegon to achieve a great victory at the [[Field of Fire]], which resulted in the death of [[Mern IX Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]], and the surrender of [[Loren I Lannister]], [[King of the Rock]]. Aegon then marched for [[Highgarden]], where he named [[Harlan Tyrell]] as [[Lord Paramount of the Mander]] after the castle's surrender. The Targaryens again reunited to face the host of [[Torrhen Stark]], [[King in the North]], but Torrhen chose to kneel to Aegon along the [[Trident]] instead of fighting a battle.{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

Visenya returned to the Vale, where she achieved the surrender of the Arryns, while Rhaenys flew to [[Dorne]] in an unsuccessful mission to the [[House Martell|Martells]]. Aegon, meanwhile, marched to [[Oldtown]], which was surrendered to him by Lord [[Manfred Hightower (Aegon's Conquest)|Manfred Hightower]] upon the advice of the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]]. Within the [[Starry Sept]], the High Septon [[Aegon's coronations#Oldtown|declared]] Aegon to be [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], and [[Protector of the Realm]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

===Early Reign===
Aegon chose to date the beginning of his reign from the day the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] anointed him in [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|aFfC|28}} Rather than ruling from Oldtown or Dragonstone, Aegon chose to make his seat [[King's Landing]], the new settlement growing around the Aegonfort. He also took the swords of his defeated enemies, forging them into the [[Iron Throne]]. Aegon also began what would become known as the [[small council]], as well as that of the [[Hand of the King]], with Lord [[Orys Baratheon]] becoming his first Hand.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Aegon's first established law was the [[King's Peace]], which forbid conflict in the realm without the leave of the [[Iron Throne]]. Aegon treated the defeated lords with respect and allowed each region to retain its own laws and customs and for the lords to retain both the [[right of pit and gallows]] and the [[first night]]. Aegon often travelled the realm with six [[maesters]] who educated him on each region's local customs and history.{{Ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}

During [[Aegon's Conquest]], the lords of the [[Three Sisters]] had declared their independence and crowned Lady [[Marla Sunderland]] as their queen. Following his coronation at Oldtown, King Aegon commanded Lord [[Torrhen Stark]], the new [[Warden of the North]], to end the rebellion, and he sent Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] on [[Vhagar]] to accompany the northern army led by Ser [[Warrick Manderly]]. At the sight of them, the [[Sistermen]] abandoned their queen and installed her younger brother, [[Steffon Sunderland|Steffon]], as their new lord. Steffon soon bent the knee, swore his fealty to [[House Arryn]], and re-entered the King's Peace, ending the rebellion of the [[Sistermen's Rebellion]].{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

In {{Date|2}}, Aegon turned his attention to the [[Iron Islands]], where the [[ironborn]] had been fighting for two years over the kingship. Leading the [[invasion of the Iron Islands]] by several war fleets, Aegon landed on [[Great Wyk]] with [[Balerion]] to deal with the contenders.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} Aegon personally cut down [[Qhorin Volmark]] with [[Blackfyre]], while the priest-king [[Lodos]] walked into the sea, drowning himself. The other contenders quickly bend the knee. Aegon ignored the suggestions of making the ironborn vassals to the [[House Tully|Tullys]] of [[Riverrun]] or the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] of [[Casterly Rock]], as well as the suggestion to exterminate the ironborn by [[dragonflame]]. Instead, Aegon allowed the ironborn to name their own lord paramount, for which the ironborn chose [[Vickon Greyjoy]] as [[Lord of the Iron Islands]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

===First Dornish War===
:{{Main|First Dornish War}}

[[File:Aegon And His Sisters by Amok..png|thumb|right|350px|Aegon with his sister-queens [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] (left) and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] (right), by Amok ©]]

In {{Date|3}} Aegon turned his attention back on [[Dorne]], the only kingdom remaining unconquered. He first decided to try and bring Dorne under the rule of the [[Iron Throne]] through diplomacy, after a year of negotiations and no progress to show for it though, Aegon decided to take Dorne by force of arms.{{Ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}} In {{Date|4}} Aegon launched a new invasion, continuing the [[Wars of Conquest]]. Though initially the conquest of Dorne seemed to succeed, it unraveled quickly and the [[First Dornish War]] prolonged and lasted for nine years, and knew many deaths and tragedies.

One of these tragedies was the capture and mutilation of Aegon's friend and [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Orys Baratheon]], by the [[Wyl of Wyl]]. Following his release from two years of captivity, Orys returned home lacking a swordhand, as did the men who had been taken captive with him. Aegon, intent on revenge, released his dragons and burned the castles of the defiant Dornish [[lord]]s.

The greatest loss Aegon faced was the death of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] at [[Hellholt]] in {{Date|10}}, when [[Meraxes]] fell from the sky (with Rhaenys upon her back) after a shot from a scorpion took the dragon in the eye. The two years that followed are known as the Dragon's Wroth, as Aegon's wrath after Rhaenys's death knew no bounds.{{Ref|twoiaf|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] placed bounties on the heads of Dornish lords after Rhaenys's death and in turn the Dornish put bounties on the Targaryens. Aegon was attacked three times, with [[House Targaryen|his guards]] saving his life twice.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} Visenya also defended her brother twice with [[Dark Sister]],{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}} with one occasion occurring in {{date|10}}.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} This led to the forming of the elite royal bodyguard known as the [[Kingsguard]], with Visenya personally choosing the men herself.{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}

The attempted conquest of Dorne was called to an end in {{Date|13}}, after a visit from Princess [[Deria Martell]], the daughter of [[Nymor Martell]], the ruling [[Prince of Dorne]]. Deria brought the skull of Meraxes and a letter with her, which was given to Aegon. After reading the letter, Aegon flew on Balerion to Dragonstone. He returned the next day, and agreed to a peace between Dorne and the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|twoiaf|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon kept good relations with Princess Deria. He visited [[Sunspear]] with his eldest son, Prince [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]], in {{Date|23}} to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the peace between the [[Iron Throne]] and Dorne.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

===Further Reign===
[[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Aegon upon [[Balerion]], by [http://jordigart.blogspot.com/ Jordi Gonzalez] ©]]
The remaining twenty-four years of Aegon's reign were peaceful, so much that the last two decades of his reign were later called the [[Dragon's Peace]], by the [[maesters]] of the [[Citadel]].{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} He spent much of his time consolidating his power by traveling throughout the Seven Kingdoms and building his capital at King's Landing.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon devoted half of every year to making these [[royal progress]]es.{{Ref|FAB|Thre Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}} During his rule he tread carefully with the [[Faith of the Seven]], so they would not oppose him.{{Ref|aFfC|33}} Aegon built a grand sept on [[Visenya's Hill]] and agreed to the construction of an even grander one known as the [[Sept of Remembrance]] on [[Rhaenys's Hill]].{{Ref|twoiaf|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

King's Landing initially lacked walls, and the likely reason is that the Targaryens likely believed no one would attack a city which housed dragons. However, when he learned about a pirate fleet sacking [[Tall Trees Town]] in the [[Summer Isles]] in {{Date|19}}, Aegon came to the realization that he and Visenya were not always in the city. As such, he ordered the construction of massive walls to be built around the city. Construction began in {{Date|20}} and was completed in {{Date|26}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

After Aegon celebrated his sixtieth name day in {{Date|33}}, the royal progresses continued, but were now made by his son Aenys and his wife Alyssa, while the aging king remained at home. By this point late in his reign, Aegon decided that the ramshackle Aegonfort was not a suitable seat for a king, so the structure was torn to the ground in {{Date|35}}. Aegon moved his family and court back to Dragonstone, while he commanded the construction of what would later be called the [[Red Keep]]. Visenya was placed in charge of the building of the Red Keep, and it was rumored that Aegon had done this so that he would not have to suffer her presence on Dragonstone.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The Iron Throne remained at the build site instead of Dragonstone, since it was too heavy to be moved.{{Ref|tsotd}}

===The Sons of the Dragon===
In {{Date|7}}, Aegon became a father for the first time, when his younger sister-wife Rhaenys gave birth to a son: [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]]. However, Aenys was a sickly boy, and Rhaenys's death in {{Date|10}} shattered him. Aegon grew desperate, and there were worries about whether or not Aenys would even live. As Aenys had troubled health, there were rumors that he had been fathered by a singer instead of Aegon. However, when Aenys bonded with his dragon [[Quicksilver]], his health improved, and the rumors faded away.{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|twoiaf|The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

As Visenya by then had not gotten pregnant yet, some believed she was barren, and during the times when Aenys's health was still troubled it was rumored at court that Aegon might take another wife. Although Aegon refused to speak his mind on the matter, many lord and knights brought their young daughters to court. In {{Date|11}}, Queen Visenya announced her pregnancy, and the next year she gave birth to Aegon's second son, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

Aegon raised Aenys at King's Landing, and took him with him on his progressions. Occasionally, he let Aenys train with his Valyrian steel sword [[Blackfyre]]. Lacking daughters, he married Aenys to a cousin, Lady [[Alyssa Velaryon]], the daughter of his [[master of ships]], in {{Date|22}}. Aenys would have six children with Alyssa, five of whom were born during Aegon's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

===Death===
In {{Date|33}}, Aegon made his final progress throughout Westeros,{{Ref|tsotd}} during which he visited [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Afterwards, Prince [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]] and his wife [[Alyssa Velaryon|Alyssa]] made the progresses in Aegon's stead.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

In {{Date|37}} on [[Dragonstone]], while telling his two eldest grandsons [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] and [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]] the tales of [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]] at the [[Painted Table]], Aegon died from a stroke at the age of sixty-four.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon was cremated on Dragonstone, and his funeral pyre was set aflame by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} [[Blackfyre]] was burned along with him, but later retrieved from the pyre by Maegor.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

==Legacy==
Although Aegon's reign had largely been peaceful, many of his subjects desired to go back to the days of old, when there were still seven kingdoms. Others wanted vengeance for the deaths of their loved ones in wars, and yet others saw the Targaryens as abominations.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Because of this, the tumultuous reigns of both [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys I]] and [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor I]] were filled with battles and chaos.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

Because Aegon had wielded [[Blackfyre]], possession of the [[Valyrian steel]] sword has been seen as granting legitimacy to its subsequent holders.{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{ref|TSS}}

The [[Red Keep]] is situated atop [[Aegon's High Hill]] in [[King's Landing]].{{ref|AGOT|18}}

''[[The Conqueror's Two Wives]]'' is a play about the royal siblings.{{ref|AFFC|34}}

==Small Council under Aegon I==
Although the [[small council]] would only be formed during the reign of Aegon's grandson [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]], Aegon had established his councillors early on. The following members are known:

{|class=wikitable width=100%i
!width=25% | Office
!width=15% | Duration
!width=20% | Name
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Hand of the King]]
| {{Date|1|7}}
| Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]{{Ref|twoiaf|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|twoiaf|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}
| 
|-
| {{Date|7|9}}
| Lord [[Edmyn Tully]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| 
|-
| {{Date|9|17}}
| Lord [[Alton Celtigar]]{{Ref|fab|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}
| 
|-
| {{Date|17|34}}
| Ser [[Osmund Strong]]{{Ref|tsotd}}
| 
|-
| {{Date|34|37}}
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]{{Ref|tsotd}}
| 
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Grand Maester]]
| {{Date|5}}
| [[Ollidar]]{{Ref|fab|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}
| 
|-
| {{Date|5|12}}
| [[Lyonce]]{{Ref|fab|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}
| 
|-
| {{Date|12|37}}
| [[Gawen]]{{Ref|twoiaf|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| 
|-
| [[Master of coin]]
| {{Date|1}}–Unknown
| Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]]{{Ref|twoiaf|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| [[Master of laws]]
| {{Date|1}}–Unknown
| Lord [[Triston Massey]]{{Ref|twoiaf|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Master of ships]]
| [[Aegon's Conquest]]
| Lord [[Daemon Velaryon]]{{Ref|twoiaf|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| Unknown–Unknown
| Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]]{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Although it is unknown when exactly Aethan served in the office, he is known to have been Aegon’s master of ships by {{Date|22}}, when his daughter [[Alyssa Velaryon|Alyssa]] married Prince [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} He held the office at least until {{Date|30}}.
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]
| {{Date|10}}–Unknown
| Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (Kingsguard)|Corlys Velaryon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
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|}

==Quotes by Aegon==
{{Quote|When the sun sets, [[House Hoare|your line]] shall end.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}|Aegon to [[Harren Hoare]]}}

{{Quote|A king should [[Iron Throne|never sit easy]].{{Ref|agot|43}}|Aegon to his armorers}}

==Quotes about Aegon==
{{Quote|On the seventh day, a cloud of [[raven]]s burst from the towers of [[Dragonstone]] to bring Lord Aegon's word to the [[Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]]. To the seven kings they flew, to the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]], to lords both great and small. All carried the same message: from this day forth there would be but [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms|one king]] in Westeros. Those who bent the knee to Aegon of [[House Targaryen]] would keep their lands and titles. Those who took up arms against him would be thrown down, humbled, and destroyed.{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|Aegon the Conqueror brought fire and blood to [[Westeros]], but afterward he gave them peace, prosperity, and justice.{{Ref|aSoS|71}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] to her supporters}}

{{Quote|Aegon once stood here as I do, looking down on [[Painted Table|this table]]. Do you think we would name him Aegon the Conqueror today if he had not had '''[[dragon]]s'''?{{Ref|ASOS|54}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree Aegon}}

==Behind the Scenes==
According to a semi-canon source, [[w:William the Conqueror|William the Conqueror]] is an inspiration for Aegon.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Historical_Influences/ Historical Influences (June 20, 2001)]</ref>

==References==
{{References|2}}

==External links==
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Aegon_I_Targaryen Aegon I Targaryen] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].

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'''Daeron II Targaryen''', known as '''Daeron the Good''', was the twelfth [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] to sit the [[Iron Throne]]. Daeron brought [[Dorne]] peacefully into the realm, uniting all the lands of [[Westeros]] south of [[Wall|the wall]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} His [[bastard]] half-brother, [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], challenged his rule and the result was a terrible civil war, the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]]. Daeron died during the [[Great Spring Sickness]] in {{Date|209}}.{{ref|awoiaf| Daeron II Targaryen}}

==Character and Appearance==
Daeron was dignified. He was round-shouldered, with thin legs and a small pot belly. His kind thoughtful face had a certain quiet strength, though, and his eyes were clear and full of resolve. He wore the elaborate dragon [[crown]] of his father, [[Aegon IV Targaryen]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Targaryen_Kings Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)]</ref> On his coinage, he was depicted as clean-shaven.{{ref|tmk}}

Daeron the Good was seen as wise, just, and kind-hearted.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Not a warrior by any means, he was a cultured, scholarly man who kept company with [[maesters]] and other learned men.{{ref|tss}}

==History==
===Early life===
Born on the last day of {{Date|153}} during the final years of the reign of his great-uncle King [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], Daeron was the eldest son of Prince [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon]] and Aegon's sister and wife, [[Naerys Targaryen|Naerys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

After the failed [[conquest of Dorne]] during the short reign of [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron the Young Dragon]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} King [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]] ascended the [[Iron Throne]] and arranged the marriage of his cousin, Prince Daeron, to Princess [[Myriah Martell]] of [[Dorne]] as part of a dual marriage pact between the two kingdoms to make peace.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}} In {{Date|170}} Daeron and Myriah had their first son, whom they named [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]] in Baelor the Blessed's honor. Three other sons would later follow.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}

===Prince of Dragonstone===
When his father became King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] in {{Date|172}}, Daeron became the heir to the [[Iron Throne]] and the [[Prince of Dragonstone]]. Daeron challenged much of Aegon IV's behavior. He became an obstacle to many of his father's schemes, most notably Aegon's plan to start an unprovoked war on [[Dorne]]. The king ignored Daeron's protests, built a massive fleet, and sent it to invade the Dornish coast in {{Date|174}}. Daeron was relieved when the fleet was scattered and destroyed by a storm en route.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

At about the same time, Daeron's mother, Queen [[Naerys Targaryen|Naerys]], was suddenly accused of adultery and treason by Ser [[Morgil Hastwyck]], trying to cast doubts on Daeron's parentage. The matter was settled when Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]] defended his sister's honor and slew her accuser in a [[trial by combat]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}{{ref|agot|15}} According to the writings of Maester [[Kaeth]] in ''[[Lives of Four Kings]]'', King Aegon had secretly started the rumors of Naerys's adultery. The king denied rumors he had used Morgil to instigate this tale so he would have reason to disinherit Daeron.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

Late in Aegon's reign, after the deaths of Aemon and Naerys, Aegon began to make thinly-veiled references to Daeron's alleged illegitimacy, insinuating that Daeron was not his son, but the product of an illegitimate union between his wife Naerys and their other brother, Aemon. It was also rumored that Aegon planned to disinherit Daeron in favor of a bastard son, [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

Aegon never formally disowned Daeron. Accounts differ as to why, probably because to do so would have meant civil war. Chief among Daeron's supporters was [[House Martell]], due to his marriage to Princess [[Myriah Martell]] of [[Sunspear]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Daeron spent most of the last years of his father's reign on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] with his wife and children.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

On his deathbed, the spiteful Aegon legitimized all his bastards, with those born to noble mothers being called the [[Great Bastards]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

===Reign===
Upon learning of his father [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon IV's]] death, Daeron departed Dragonstone for [[King's Landing]]. He chose to crown himself with his father's crown to quell the doubts and rumors about his parentage. Mindful of his duty to the realm, Daeron acted swiftly to put to right many of the wrongs of his father's reign. He replaced the [[small council]] with his own men, typically selecting wise and capable councillors. It took a year to repair the [[City Watch of King's Landing]], whose officers were just as corrupt as Aegon had been.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

[[File:DaeronIIandPrinceMaronMartell MV.jpg|250px|thumb|Daeron II and Prince [[Maron Martell]] pay their respects to the statue of the late King [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]] at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].]]

Daeron could not undo the legitimization of his father's bastards, but he treated them honorably and continued the incomes bestowed on them. He paid the [[dowry]] Aegon had promised the Archon of [[Tyrosh]] for his daughter, [[Rohanne of Tyrosh]], to wed [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]] when Daemon was thirteen.<ref group="N">Daemon's birth seems to have occurred in late {{Date|170}}, as Baelor died in {{Date|171}} following the forty-day fast which he had started following Daemon's birth. Daemon's marriage occurred early in {{Date|184}}, as his eldest children were born that same year.</ref> On Daemon's wedding day, Daeron granted him a tract of land near the [[Blackwater Rush]] so Daemon could build a keep.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

Because of Daeron's marriage to [[Myriah Martell]], many noble [[Dornishmen]] and women flocked to Daeron's court, which served to give life in the [[Red Keep]] a foreign flavor, but this also alienated many of Daeron's other nobles and courtiers. Daeron and Myriah's marriage was happy and fruitful.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

Daeron began negotiations with his good-brother [[Maron Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]], to unite [[Dorne]] with the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. After two years of negotiations an agreement was finalized. Maron was wed to Daeron's sister, Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys]], in {{date|188}} and, a year later, the Prince of Dorne swore an oath of fealty before the [[Iron Throne]]. At the [[Great Sept of Baelor]], they placed a golden wreath before the statue of King [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]] and stated, "Baelor, your work is done."{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

To celebrate the peaceful joining of Dorne to the realm, Daeron founded [[Summerhall]], a new palace in the [[Dornish Marches]] lightly fortified to represent the new peace. However, other [[Great Houses]] resented special privileges and rights which were allowed to [[House Martell]]. Maron was allowed to keep the royal title "Prince" and could collect taxes for the Iron Throne with less oversight from [[King's Landing]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

The king became known as Daeron the Good by [[smallfolk]] and [[lord]]s alike. While he was more scholar than warrior, two of his sons were skilled at arms. The eldest became known as [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Breakspear]] for the incident at the [[tourney]] to celebrate the wedding of Daenerys with Maron of Dorne, in which Baelor unhorsed Daemon Blackfyre in the final tilt. Daeron's youngest son, [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], also proved a formidable fighter.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

===First Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{See also|First Blackfyre Rebellion}}

The [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] broke out in {{date|195}} and engulfed most of Westeros, but had been years in the making. Some lords, especially [[marcher lords]], still hated the [[Dornishmen]] as King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] had, and the peaceful Daeron was disliked for his ties with [[House Martell]]. Some nobles instead looked to [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], a [[Great Bastard]] who had been granted [[Blackfyre]], one of the [[Valyrian steel]] swords of [[House Targaryen]], by Aegon for his martial skill.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Daemon and Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys]] had loved each other, but Daeron had his sister instead wed [[Maron Martell]] to bring Dorne into the realm.{{Ref|aDwD|38}}

Daemon's half brother and fellow Great Bastard [[Aegor Rivers]], known as Bittersteel, motivated Daemon to finally make his claim. With the late King Aegon's rumors of Daeron's parentage in mind, some rebels, such as Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]], saw Daeron as falseborn and a usurper of the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|TSS}}

The Blackfyre rebellion broke out with battles in the [[riverlands]], [[Reach]], [[Vale of Arryn]], and [[westerlands]] between those who supported the [[House Blackfyre|Black Dragon]] and those who supported the [[House Targaryen|Red Dragon]]. Daeron was supported by another Great Bastard, [[Brynden Rivers]], who was known as Bloodraven.{{ref|TSS}} The rebellion ended at the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]] in {{date|196}} with the death of Daemon and his two eldest sons, [[Aegon Blackfyre|Aegon]] and [[Aemon Blackfyre|Aemon]]. Bittersteel escaped and fled across the [[narrow sea]] with Daemon's surviving sons. The [[Blackfyre Pretenders]] continued to trouble the Seven Kingdoms for generations to come.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

===Later Reign===
After the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], Daeron took lands, castles, and hostages from those lords who fought for [[House Blackfyre]] as punishment.{{ref|TSS}} The rest of Daeron's reign was peaceful.

Daeron and [[Myriah Martell]] had four sons: [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]], [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys]], [[Rhaegel Targaryen|Rhaegel]] and [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]]. Daeron's eldest son and heir-apparent, Baelor Breakspear, the [[Prince of Dragonstone]], served as his father's [[Hand of the King]] during the later portion of his reign. Baelor served ably as Hand and many saw in Baelor a great man who would become a great king after his father. However, tragedy struck at the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{date|209}} when Baelor was accidentally slain by Maekar during a [[trial of seven]] involving Ser [[Duncan the Tall]].{{ref|THK}}

King Daeron II died the next year in the [[Great Spring Sickness]], along with two of his grandchildren, Princes [[Valarr Targaryen|Valarr]] and [[Matarys Targaryen|Matarys]].{{ref|tss}} He was succeeded by his second son, [[Aerys I Targaryen]]. Daeron had reigned for twenty five years, and most of the those years had seen peace and plenty for the realm.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

==Quotes by Daeron==
{{Quote|Too many [[House Targaryen|dragons]] are as dangerous as too few.{{Ref|AFFC|5}}|Daeron to [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]] about sending [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] to the Citadel}}

==Quotes about Daeron==
{{Quote|He was a good king, everybody says so. He brought [[Dorne]] into the realm and made the [[Dornishmen]] our friends.{{ref|TSS}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|A king's mercy is a poisoned gift. Daeron Targaryen left me life, but took my pride and dreams and honor.{{ref|TSS}}|[[Eustace Osgrey]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Seven Kingdoms|whole realm]] knew that [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|the girl]] loved Daeron's [[bastard]] brother [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], and was loved by him in turn, but the king was wise enough to see that the good of thousands must come before the desires of two, even if those two were dear to him.{{ref|aDwD|38}}|[[Doran Martell]] to [[Balon Swann]]}}

==Family==
===Ancestors===
{{Targaryen tree Aegon III}}

===Descendants===
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==Notes==
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==References==
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Anumaril: Quote by Daeron II as recalled by Aemon. The phrasing of Aemon's recollection is that of a direct quote—not paraphrased.

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'''Daeron II Targaryen''', known as '''Daeron the Good''', was the twelfth [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] to sit the [[Iron Throne]]. Daeron brought [[Dorne]] peacefully into the realm, uniting all the lands of [[Westeros]] south of [[Wall|the wall]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} His [[bastard]] half-brother, [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], challenged his rule and the result was a terrible civil war, the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]]. Daeron died during the [[Great Spring Sickness]] in {{Date|209}}.{{ref|awoiaf| Daeron II Targaryen}}

==Character and Appearance==
Daeron was dignified. He was round-shouldered, with thin legs and a small pot belly. His kind thoughtful face had a certain quiet strength, though, and his eyes were clear and full of resolve. He wore the elaborate dragon [[crown]] of his father, [[Aegon IV Targaryen]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Targaryen_Kings Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)]</ref> On his coinage, he was depicted as clean-shaven.{{ref|tmk}}

Daeron the Good was seen as wise, just, and kind-hearted.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Not a warrior by any means, he was a cultured, scholarly man who kept company with [[maesters]] and other learned men.{{ref|tss}}

==History==
===Early life===
Born on the last day of {{Date|153}} during the final years of the reign of his great-uncle King [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], Daeron was the eldest son of Prince [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon]] and Aegon's sister and wife, [[Naerys Targaryen|Naerys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

After the failed [[conquest of Dorne]] during the short reign of [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron the Young Dragon]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} King [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]] ascended the [[Iron Throne]] and arranged the marriage of his cousin, Prince Daeron, to Princess [[Myriah Martell]] of [[Dorne]] as part of a dual marriage pact between the two kingdoms to make peace.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}} In {{Date|170}} Daeron and Myriah had their first son, whom they named [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]] in Baelor the Blessed's honor. Three other sons would later follow.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}

===Prince of Dragonstone===
When his father became King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] in {{Date|172}}, Daeron became the heir to the [[Iron Throne]] and the [[Prince of Dragonstone]]. Daeron challenged much of Aegon IV's behavior. He became an obstacle to many of his father's schemes, most notably Aegon's plan to start an unprovoked war on [[Dorne]]. The king ignored Daeron's protests, built a massive fleet, and sent it to invade the Dornish coast in {{Date|174}}. Daeron was relieved when the fleet was scattered and destroyed by a storm en route.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

At about the same time, Daeron's mother, Queen [[Naerys Targaryen|Naerys]], was suddenly accused of adultery and treason by Ser [[Morgil Hastwyck]], trying to cast doubts on Daeron's parentage. The matter was settled when Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]] defended his sister's honor and slew her accuser in a [[trial by combat]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}{{ref|agot|15}} According to the writings of Maester [[Kaeth]] in ''[[Lives of Four Kings]]'', King Aegon had secretly started the rumors of Naerys's adultery. The king denied rumors he had used Morgil to instigate this tale so he would have reason to disinherit Daeron.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

Late in Aegon's reign, after the deaths of Aemon and Naerys, Aegon began to make thinly-veiled references to Daeron's alleged illegitimacy, insinuating that Daeron was not his son, but the product of an illegitimate union between his wife Naerys and their other brother, Aemon. It was also rumored that Aegon planned to disinherit Daeron in favor of a bastard son, [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

Aegon never formally disowned Daeron. Accounts differ as to why, probably because to do so would have meant civil war. Chief among Daeron's supporters was [[House Martell]], due to his marriage to Princess [[Myriah Martell]] of [[Sunspear]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Daeron spent most of the last years of his father's reign on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] with his wife and children.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

On his deathbed, the spiteful Aegon legitimized all his bastards, with those born to noble mothers being called the [[Great Bastards]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

===Reign===
Upon learning of his father [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon IV's]] death, Daeron departed Dragonstone for [[King's Landing]]. He chose to crown himself with his father's crown to quell the doubts and rumors about his parentage. Mindful of his duty to the realm, Daeron acted swiftly to put to right many of the wrongs of his father's reign. He replaced the [[small council]] with his own men, typically selecting wise and capable councillors. It took a year to repair the [[City Watch of King's Landing]], whose officers were just as corrupt as Aegon had been.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

[[File:DaeronIIandPrinceMaronMartell MV.jpg|250px|thumb|Daeron II and Prince [[Maron Martell]] pay their respects to the statue of the late King [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]] at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].]]

Daeron could not undo the legitimization of his father's bastards, but he treated them honorably and continued the incomes bestowed on them. He paid the [[dowry]] Aegon had promised the Archon of [[Tyrosh]] for his daughter, [[Rohanne of Tyrosh]], to wed [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]] when Daemon was thirteen.<ref group="N">Daemon's birth seems to have occurred in late {{Date|170}}, as Baelor died in {{Date|171}} following the forty-day fast which he had started following Daemon's birth. Daemon's marriage occurred early in {{Date|184}}, as his eldest children were born that same year.</ref> On Daemon's wedding day, Daeron granted him a tract of land near the [[Blackwater Rush]] so Daemon could build a keep.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

Because of Daeron's marriage to [[Myriah Martell]], many noble [[Dornishmen]] and women flocked to Daeron's court, which served to give life in the [[Red Keep]] a foreign flavor, but this also alienated many of Daeron's other nobles and courtiers. Daeron and Myriah's marriage was happy and fruitful.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

Daeron began negotiations with his good-brother [[Maron Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]], to unite [[Dorne]] with the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. After two years of negotiations an agreement was finalized. Maron was wed to Daeron's sister, Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys]], in {{date|188}} and, a year later, the Prince of Dorne swore an oath of fealty before the [[Iron Throne]]. At the [[Great Sept of Baelor]], they placed a golden wreath before the statue of King [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]] and stated, "Baelor, your work is done."{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

To celebrate the peaceful joining of Dorne to the realm, Daeron founded [[Summerhall]], a new palace in the [[Dornish Marches]] lightly fortified to represent the new peace. However, other [[Great Houses]] resented special privileges and rights which were allowed to [[House Martell]]. Maron was allowed to keep the royal title "Prince" and could collect taxes for the Iron Throne with less oversight from [[King's Landing]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

The king became known as Daeron the Good by [[smallfolk]] and [[lord]]s alike. While he was more scholar than warrior, two of his sons were skilled at arms. The eldest became known as [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Breakspear]] for the incident at the [[tourney]] to celebrate the wedding of Daenerys with Maron of Dorne, in which Baelor unhorsed Daemon Blackfyre in the final tilt. Daeron's youngest son, [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], also proved a formidable fighter.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

===First Blackfyre Rebellion===
:{{See also|First Blackfyre Rebellion}}

The [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] broke out in {{date|195}} and engulfed most of Westeros, but had been years in the making. Some lords, especially [[marcher lords]], still hated the [[Dornishmen]] as King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] had, and the peaceful Daeron was disliked for his ties with [[House Martell]]. Some nobles instead looked to [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], a [[Great Bastard]] who had been granted [[Blackfyre]], one of the [[Valyrian steel]] swords of [[House Targaryen]], by Aegon for his martial skill.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Daemon and Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys]] had loved each other, but Daeron had his sister instead wed [[Maron Martell]] to bring Dorne into the realm.{{Ref|aDwD|38}}

Daemon's half brother and fellow Great Bastard [[Aegor Rivers]], known as Bittersteel, motivated Daemon to finally make his claim. With the late King Aegon's rumors of Daeron's parentage in mind, some rebels, such as Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]], saw Daeron as falseborn and a usurper of the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|TSS}}

The Blackfyre rebellion broke out with battles in the [[riverlands]], [[Reach]], [[Vale of Arryn]], and [[westerlands]] between those who supported the [[House Blackfyre|Black Dragon]] and those who supported the [[House Targaryen|Red Dragon]]. Daeron was supported by another Great Bastard, [[Brynden Rivers]], who was known as Bloodraven.{{ref|TSS}} The rebellion ended at the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]] in {{date|196}} with the death of Daemon and his two eldest sons, [[Aegon Blackfyre|Aegon]] and [[Aemon Blackfyre|Aemon]]. Bittersteel escaped and fled across the [[narrow sea]] with Daemon's surviving sons. The [[Blackfyre Pretenders]] continued to trouble the Seven Kingdoms for generations to come.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

===Later Reign===
After the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], Daeron took lands, castles, and hostages from those lords who fought for [[House Blackfyre]] as punishment.{{ref|TSS}} The rest of Daeron's reign was peaceful.

Daeron and [[Myriah Martell]] had four sons: [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]], [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys]], [[Rhaegel Targaryen|Rhaegel]] and [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]]. Daeron's eldest son and heir-apparent, Baelor Breakspear, the [[Prince of Dragonstone]], served as his father's [[Hand of the King]] during the later portion of his reign. Baelor served ably as Hand and many saw in Baelor a great man who would become a great king after his father. However, tragedy struck at the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{date|209}} when Baelor was accidentally slain by Maekar during a [[trial of seven]] involving Ser [[Duncan the Tall]].{{ref|THK}}

King Daeron II died the next year in the [[Great Spring Sickness]], along with two of his grandchildren, Princes [[Valarr Targaryen|Valarr]] and [[Matarys Targaryen|Matarys]].{{ref|tss}} He was succeeded by his second son, [[Aerys I Targaryen]]. Daeron had reigned for twenty five years, and most of the those years had seen peace and plenty for the realm.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

==Quotes by Daeron==
{{Quote|Too many [[House Targaryen|dragons]] are as dangerous as too few.{{Ref|AFFC|5}}|Daeron to [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]] about sending [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] to the Citadel.}}

==Quotes about Daeron==
{{Quote|He was a good king, everybody says so. He brought [[Dorne]] into the realm and made the [[Dornishmen]] our friends.{{ref|TSS}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|A king's mercy is a poisoned gift. Daeron Targaryen left me life, but took my pride and dreams and honor.{{ref|TSS}}|[[Eustace Osgrey]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Seven Kingdoms|whole realm]] knew that [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|the girl]] loved Daeron's [[bastard]] brother [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], and was loved by him in turn, but the king was wise enough to see that the good of thousands must come before the desires of two, even if those two were dear to him.{{ref|aDwD|38}}|[[Doran Martell]] to [[Balon Swann]]}}

==Family==
===Ancestors===
{{Targaryen tree Aegon III}}

===Descendants===
{{Targaryen tree Daeron II}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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First Law of Braavos

2021-12-31T14:35:02Z

Anumaril: categorised page

The '''First Law of Braavos''' is that no man, woman or child will ever be a [[Slavery|slave]], [[thrall]], or bondsman. This law was set down by the founders of [[Braavos]], escaped slaves from [[Valyria]] themselves. It is upheld to this day, and in ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' [[Arya Stark]] (at the time Blind Beth) learns of a ship that is carrying [[Free folk|wildlings]] from [[Hardhome]] that has been commandeered by the [[Sealord of Braavos]].

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Talk:House Slynt

2021-08-07T21:32:53Z

Anumaril:

Is the description of this House's coat of arms accurate? I notice it says it has a checkered border, but the displayed SVG CoA doesn't have one. I also notice that [[Morros Slynt]] has a personal coat of arms with the exact same description as that of his House (why would a personal CoA be identical to your House's arms?). I can only assume either Morros's personal CoA's description is an error, or House Slynt's CoA description is an error.
Could someone double-check the sources for House Slynt's heraldry?
—[[User:Anumaril|Anumaril]] ([[User talk:Anumaril|talk]]) 21:31, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Talk:House Slynt

2021-08-07T21:31:20Z

Anumaril: Question about House Slynt's potentially incorrect coat of arms description

Is the description of this House's coat of arms accurate? I notice it says it has a checkered border, but the displayed SVG CoA doesn't have one. I also notice that [[Morros Slynt]] has a personal coat of arms with the exact same description as that of his House. I can only assume either Morros's personal CoA's description is an error, or House Slynt's CoA description is an error.
Could someone double-check the sources for House Slynt's heraldry?
—[[User:Anumaril|Anumaril]] ([[User talk:Anumaril|talk]]) 21:31, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Criston Cole

2021-08-05T18:11:00Z

Anumaril:

{{Character
| Character_name = [[File:House Cole.svg|50px|left]] Criston Cole [[File:Kingsguard.svg|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:Kingmaker_by_Naomimakesart.png|300px]]
| image_caption = Art by Naomimakesart
| Alias = Criston the Kingmaker{{ref|AFFC|13}} Kingmaker{{ref|AFFC|16}}
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] [[Hand of the King]]
| Predecessor = [[Harrold Westerling]] (Lord Commander of the Kingsguard) [[Otto Hightower]] (Hand of the King)
| Successor = [[Willis Fell]] (Lord Commander of the Kingsguard) [[Cregan Stark]] (Hand of the King)
| Allegiance = [[House Cole]] [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (formerly) [[Kingsguard]] [[Greens]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Dornish Marches|Marcher]]
| Spouse =
| Lover = Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (rumored){{ref|AFFC|13}}
| Place_of_Birth = [[Blackhaven]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|82}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}
| Place_of_Death = the [[Butcher's Ball]] south of the [[Gods Eye]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = Fabien Frankel
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': Season 1
}}

Ser '''Criston Cole''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Cole]] who rose to become [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] for [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} His relationship with Viserys's daughter, Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], was first friendly and then adversarial.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Criston convinced Viserys's son, Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon the Elder]], to claim the rule of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as his father lay dead. This led to the [[Dance of the Dragons]], a civil war between Aegon II and his elder half-sister, Rhaenyra, whom Viserys had long groomed as his successor. For this the knight became known as '''Criston the Kingmaker'''.{{Ref|AFFC|13}} Criston also served as [[Hand of the King]] for Aegon II during part of the war.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==Appearance and Character==
Criston had coal black hair and pale green eyes. Many ladies described him as charming.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Criston was an exceptionally skilled warrior, particularly with his [[Armament#Spears|morningstar]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} He is also known to have wielded a [[longsword]] in battle.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} The Kingmaker rode a white [[horse]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
===Early life===
Ser Criston was born to a steward of Lord [[House Dondarrion|Dondarrion]] at [[Blackhaven]], in the [[Dornish Marches]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In {{date|104}}, Criston won a melee at [[Tourney for King Viserys I's accession|the tourney]] at [[Maidenpool]] to celebrate the ascension of [[Viserys I Targaryen]], drawing the attention of the royal court by knocking [[Dark Sister]] from the hands of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] with his morningstar. He gave the victor's laurel to the seven-year-old Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], whose favor he wore while unhorsing Daemon in the joust, as well as the twins [[Arryk Cargyll|Arryk]] and [[Erryk Cargyll]] of the [[Kingsguard]], before being unhorsed by Lord [[Lymond Mallister]]. Thereafter, King Viserys indulged Rhaenyra by naming Criston her personal [[sworn shield]]. In {{Date|105}}, the twenty-three-year-old Criston became a member of the Kingsguard, taking the place of the legendary Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Criston wore Rhaenyra's favor in [[History of Tourneys in Westeros#Great Tourney on the fifth anniversary of King Viserys I and Queen Alicent's marriage|a tournament]] in {{Date|111}} where he unhorsed Ser [[Gwayne Hightower]], younger brother and champion to King Viserys's second wife and queen, [[Alicent Hightower]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Half a year later, Daemon departed the capital after quarreling with his royal brother. According to [[Mushroom]], Daemon had given explicit lessons to Rhaenyra so that she could seduce the noble Criston. When Rhaenyra finally approached the knight, however, the horrified Criston rejected the girl.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===Lord Commander===
[[File:Criston Cole.jpeg|thumb|left|Criston by Enife ©]]
When Ser [[Harrold Westerling]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], died in {{date|112}}, Criston was named his successor to lead the White Cloaks.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In {{date|113}}, King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] arranged for his reluctant daughter [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]], [[Princess of Dragonstone]], to wed Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]. According to Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]], Criston slipped into Rhaenyra's bedchamber to confess his love, offering to abscond with her to one of the [[Free Cities]] where he would pledge his sword to some merchant prince. Rhaenyra refused him, however, saying a [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] was meant to be more than the wife of a [[sellsword]], and that if he could forget his Kingsguard vows, he could forget marriage vows.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} According to [[Mushroom]], however, it was Rhaenyra who unsuccessfully attempted to seduce Criston in [[White Sword Tower]]. The spurned princess took solace in Ser [[Harwin Strong]], called Breakbones. Whatever the way of it, Criston went from being her staunchest defender to her bitterest foe, and Rhaenyra soon left for [[Driftmark]] with Harwin as her new sworn shield.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In {{Date|114}}, Ser Criston attended the wedding of Rhaenyra to Laenor, which included seven days of feasting and jousting. He fought with Queen [[Alicent Hightower]]'s token, and during a melee left Harwin with a broken collarbone and shattered elbow, prompting Mushroom to call him "Brokenbones" thereafter. Criston's morningstar also cracked the helm of the Laenor's favorite, Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]], which the Knight of Kisses died from six days later. While many were angered at Criston for this, including King Viserys, Queen Alicent did not share their displeasure, and asked that he be made her personal sworn shield. Criston became a staunch supporter of Alicent and a member of the [[greens]] ever after.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Criston tutored Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] to be a skilled swordsman, despite Aemond's one eye.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===The Dance of the Dragons===
:{{Main|Dance of the Dragons}}
====Aegon II====
[[File:Aegon II crowned.jpg|thumb|[[Aegon II Targaryen]] is crowned by Criston, by Douglas Wheatley ©]]
When King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] died in {{Date|129}}, Criston and Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] assembled the [[small council]] discuss the succession, keeping the king's death a secret from the public. Criston objected to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], [[Princess of Dragonstone]], or her husband, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], holding power, and he also repeated the rumor that Rhaenyra's children from Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] were [[bastard]]s. Instead of Rhaenrya, the [[greens]] wanted to crown her younger half-brother, Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon the Elder]]. According to Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]], Criston cut the throat of Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]], the only councilor to support Rhaenyra, while [[Mushroom]] claims that Criston instead flung Lyman to his death from a window.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

[[Blacks]] who remained at court were taken by Criston into custody. When Criston went to Aegon to convince the prince to ascend the [[Iron Throne]], Mushroom wrote that Criston found him with a young girl in [[Flea Bottom]], while Eustace claimed Aegon was in a more respectable situation with the daughter of a trader. According to the septon, Criston told the prince that he and his siblings would be killed by Rhaenyra if he did not claim the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

During Aegon's coronation in the [[Dragonpit]], Criston placed the crown of [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] on the young king's head.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} Criston became known as the Kingmaker due to his support of Aegon II.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targyaren Kings: Aegon II}}

====Hand of the King====
[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], who was at [[Dragonstone]] at the time of [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s coronation, refused to support her half-brother, beginning the great armed conflict which engulfed the Seven Kingdoms and became known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} Many of the lords of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] were aware of [[Viserys I Targaryen]]'s wish to have Rhaenyra succeed him as [[House Targaryen]]'s first ruling queen, and threw their support behind the princess. As the [[blacks]] gathered their forces and allies, Aegon II became frustrated with Ser [[Otto Hightower]], his grandfather and [[Hand of the King]], and instead awarded the office to Criston.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In response to [[Blood (the butcher)|Blood]] and [[Cheese (the rat-catcher)|Cheese]] having killed young Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], the new Hand ordered a reluctant Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]] of the [[Kingsguard]] to infiltrate Dragonstone in the guise of his twin, Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]], who was supporting Rhaenyra on the island. Grand Maester [[Munkun]] believed that Criston wanted Arryk to assassinate Rhaenyra herself, while Mushroom wrote that Arryk was supposed to kill Rhaenyra's sons, [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] and [[Joffrey Velaryon]]. Criston's scheme faltered when Arryk and Erryk came face to face, however, and the twins killed each other in combat.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Criston marched on [[Rosby]] and [[Stokeworth]] and forced their levies to join his host of [[greens]], and he then led the [[sack of Duskendale]]. The Kingmaker was prepared for the arrival of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] and [[Meleys]] at the [[battle of Rook's Rest]], having planned for King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] on [[Sunfyre]] and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] on [[Vhagar]] to wait in ambush. Rhaenys and Meleys were killed in the fighting, and Aegon was left crippled as well. Aemond and Criston killed the garrison of Rook's Rest and carried the head of [[Lord Staunton]] back to [[King's Landing]]. When Aemond became [[Protector of the Realm]] and [[Regent|Prince Regent]] because of Aegon's injuries, Criston remained Hand.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

====Harrenhal====
Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] and Criston desired to retake [[Harrenhal]] from Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], the husband of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], who had gathered an army of [[rivermen]] to the great castle. While Lord [[Jason Lannister]] marched toward the [[Gods Eye]] with a host of [[westermen]] in support of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], Criston departed [[King's Landing]] with another four thousand greens and Aemond on [[Vhagar]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Jason was killed in the [[Battle at the Red Fork]], however, and his westermen struggled on under Lord [[Humfrey Lefford]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

After defeating Ser [[Oswald Wode]] and Lords [[House Darry|Darry]] and [[House Roote|Roote]] by the shores of the Gods Eye, Criston's host found Harrenhal to have been abandoned by the [[blacks]] when they finally arrived at the castle. Aemond saw it as a great victory, but he was outraged upon learning that Daemon had flown away on [[Caraxes]] to aid Rhaenyra with the [[fall of King's Landing]]. Meanwhile, Humfrey's [[House Lannister|Lannister]] host was shattered in the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]] by the rivermen and the [[Winter Wolves]]. In response to the blacks' victories, Criston urged Aemond to retreat south and join the host of greens led by Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] and Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]]. Aemond refused, however, and decided to instead burn the [[riverlands]] with Vhagar's [[dragonflame]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

====Butcher's Ball====
Criston marched south from [[Harrenhal]] with his remaining host of thirty-six-hundred greens to meet the [[House Hightower|Hightower]] host, traveling along the western shore of the [[Gods Eye]]. [[Blacks]] destroyed villages and befouled waters on his line of march, denying supplies to the [[greens]]. [[Rivermen]] such as young [[Benjicot Blackwood]], [[Lord of Raventree]],{{ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} harried Criston's host as they marched south, and a dozen greens were killed at [[Crossed Elms]] in an ambush planned by [[Black Trombo]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

While marching from the Gods Eye to the [[Blackwater Rush]], Criston's surviving host was met at a ridge by an army of thousands of blacks led by Ser [[Garibald Grey]], Ser [[Pate of Longleaf]], and [[Roderick Dustin]], [[Lord of Barrowton]]. Criston offered to yield if the blacks would spare the lives of his men, but he was refused. When Criston then challenged all three of his counterparts, Pate had [[Robb Rivers]] and his archers strike down the Kingmaker with three arrows. Hundreds of Criston's men were then killed by the rivermen and [[Winter Wolves]] in the ensuing [[Butcher's Ball]] in {{date|130}}. Garibald and Pate brought Criston's head on a spear to the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Criston was eventually succeeded as [[Hand of the King]] by Lord [[Cregan Stark]], who served briefly,{{ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} and as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] by Ser [[Willis Fell]], with both men serving [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

==Legacy==
Criston's motives in supporting [[Aegon II Targaryen]] in the [[Dance of the Dragons]] are unclear. Some say that he acted from ambition as Aegon was more controllable than his willful half-sister, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], and that Rhaenyra's spurning of him added a personal dimension to the conflict.{{Ref|AFFC|13}} Others allow Criston nobler motives and claim he was defending ancient [[Andal]] custom giving precedence to sons over daughters,{{ref|AFFC|13}} or that he did not wish to see Rhaenyra's children whom he believed to be [[House Strong|Strong]] bastards—[[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]], [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]], and [[Joffrey Velaryon]]—to inherit the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} Criston is remembered as embodying some of the best and worst aspects of the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|AFFC|16}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Trying to gain Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] of the [[Kingsguard]] for her plot to crown Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]], Princess [[Arianne Martell]] tells Arys that [[Anders Yronwood]], [[Lord of Yronwood]], is Criston Cole reborn, as Arianne believes that Anders supports her younger brother, Prince [[Quentyn Martell]]. Arys recalls a rumor that Criston had been Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s lover before he joined the Kingsguard.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}

While showing Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] the [[White Book]], Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], mentions the controversial Criston.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

==Quotes by Criston==
{{Quote|[[Faith of the Seven|Seven]] save [[Seven Kingdoms|this realm]] if we seat [[Jacaerys Velaryon|a bastard]] on the [[Iron Throne]]. [[Blacks|They]] will turn the [[Red Keep]] into a brothel. No man's daughter will be safe, nor any man's wife. Even the boys ... we know what [[Laenor Velaryon|Laenor]] was.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}|Criston to the [[small council]] of [[Viserys I Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|'''Aegon''': My new [[Hand of the King|Hand]] is a steel fist. We are done with writing letters. 
'''Criston''': It is not for you to plead for support from your [[lord]]s, like a beggar pleading for alms. You are the lawful [[king]] of [[Westeros]], and those who deny it are traitors. It is past time they learned the price of treason.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}|[[Aegon II Targaryen]] and Criston}}

{{Quote|We can begin here, the four of us. One of me against the three of you. Will that be enough to [[Butcher's Ball|make a fight of it]]?{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|Criston to [[Garibald Grey]], [[Pate of Longleaf]], and [[Roderick Dustin]]}}

==Quotes about Criston==
{{Quote|Ser Criston protects [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|the princess]] from her enemies, but who protects the princess from Ser Criston?{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}|[[Alicent Hightower]] to the court of [[Viserys I Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|When he looks at you, he sees the little girl you were, not the woman you've become, but I can teach you how to make him see you as a woman.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}|[[Daemon Targaryen]] to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], according to [[Mushroom]]}}

{{Quote|I saved my [[maiden]]head for you. Take it now, as proof of my love. It will mean little and less to [[Laenor Velaryon|my betrothed]], and perhaps when he learns that I am not chaste he will refuse me.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] to Criston, according to [[Mushroom]]}}

{{Quote|I'll have no songs about how brave you died, Kingmaker. There's tens o' thousands dead on your account.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|[[Pate of Longleaf]] to Criston}}

{{Quote|Criston the Kingmaker had set brother against sister and divided the [[Kingsguard]] against itself, bringing on the terrible war the singers named the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|thoughts of [[Arys Oakheart]]}}

{{Quote|'''Loras''': The heroes will always be remembered. The best. 
'''Jaime''': The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both. Like him. 
'''Loras''': Who? Ten black pellets on a scarlet field. I do not know [[House Cole|those arms]]. 
'''Jaime''': They belonged to Criston Cole, who served the [[Viserys I Targaryen|first Viserys]] and the [[Aegon II Targaryen|second Aegon]]. They called him Kingmaker.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}|[[Loras Tyrell]] and [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
Criston may be a homage by [[George R. R. Martin]] to [[w:Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick|Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick]], who is remembered as Warwick the Kingmaker for having supported first [[w:Edward IV of England|Edward IV]] and then [[w:Henry VI of England|Henry VI]] as King of England during the [[w:Wars of the Roses|Wars of the Roses]].

==References==
{{References|2}}

{{Kingsguard of Viserys I}}
{{Kingsguard of Aegon II}}
{{Lord Commanders of the Kingsguard}}
{{Hands of the King}}
{{Viserys I small council}}
{{Aegon II small council}}

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[[Category:Hands of the King|Cole, Criston]]
[[Category:Knights|Cole, Criston]]
[[Category:Lords Commander of the Kingsguard|Cole, Criston]]
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[[Category:Members of Viserys I Targaryen's court|Cole, Criston]]
[[Category:Members of Aegon II Targaryen's court|Cole, Criston]]
[[Category:Nobles|Cole, Criston]]
[[Category:Sworn shields|Cole, Criston]]

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Willem Lannister

2021-08-01T22:17:20Z

Anumaril: grammatical error

{{Character
| Character_name = [[File:House Lannister.svg|50px|left]] Willem Lannister [[File:House Lannister.svg|50px|right]]
| image =
| image_caption =
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[House Lannister]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Westermen]]
| Father = [[Kevan Lannister]]
| Mother = [[Dorna Swyft]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Westerlands]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Willem Lannister}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|285|287}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Willem Lannister|Willem Lannister]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = [[Riverrun]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix)
| Played_by = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5624523/ Timothy Gibbons]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]]
}}

'''Willem Lannister''' is a squire from [[House Lannister]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} He is the second son of Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] and Lady [[Dorna Swyft]] and twin to [[Martyn Lannister|Martyn]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Willem is portrayed by Timothy Gibbons.

==Appearance==
Willem's hair is either long and blond or brown.{{Ref|ASOS|20}}

==History==
Lord [[Gawen Westerling]] once suggested that Willem or his twin [[Martyn Lannister|Martyn]] marry Gawen's daughter, [[Jeyne Westerling|Jeyne]]. Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] refused this offer because he considered Jeyne of dubious blood due to the lineage of her mother, [[Sybell Spicer]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Willem is part of the army of his cousin, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], that invades the [[riverlands]]. Willem and another cousin, [[Tion Frey]], are captured during the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]] by the [[north]]ern army of [[Robb Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|63}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Robb, now [[King in the North]], and [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], attempt to negotiate Willem's release. Robb offers Willem and Tion in exchange for [[Arya Stark|Arya]] and [[Sansa Stark]]. Tyrion declines that offer, but offers Lord [[Medger Cerwyn]] and Ser [[Donnel Locke]] for Tion and [[Harrion Karstark]] and Ser [[Wylis Manderly]] for Willem. No agreement is reached.{{Ref|ACOK|25}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] ponders having one of his twins, Willem and [[Martyn Lannister|Martyn]], or their cousin, Tion, marry Sansa, but all three boys are held captive at [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

[[Torrhen Karstark|Torrhen]] and [[Eddard Karstark]], the younger sons of Lord [[Rickard Karstark]], were both killed by Jaime Lannister in the Whispering Wood.{{Ref|AGOT|63}} Rickard wants to kill Jaime in retaliation,{{Ref|ACOK|55}} but Jaime is released from captivity at Riverrun by [[Catelyn Stark]] without Robb's knowledge.{{Ref|ASOS|2}}

When Robb's host returns to Riverrun,{{Ref|ASOS|14}} Lord Karstark feels robbed of his revenge against the missing Jaime and chooses Willem and Tion instead. With some of his men, Rickard kills the boys and two of their [[House Tully guards]]. Catelyn observes that one of the boys was blond (presumably Willem as a [[House Lannister|Lannister]]), wore his hair long, and was trying to grow a beard. He was probably killed in his sleep. His cousin was brown-haired (presumably Tion as a [[House Frey|Frey]]) and had fought for his life. Both were pale from their imprisonment.{{Ref|ASOS|20}}

Furious about the killing of his captives, Robb executes Rickard with his accomplices at Riverrun.{{Ref|ASOS|20}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Robb''': I saw your sons die, that night in the [[Whispering Wood]]. [[Tion Frey]] did not kill [[Torrhen Karstark|Torrhen]]. Willem Lannister did not slay [[Eddard Karstark|Eddard]]. How then can you call this vengeance? This was folly, and bloody murder. Your sons died honorably on a [[Battle in the Whispering Wood|battlefield]], with [[sword]]s in their hands. 
'''Rickard''': They died. The [[Jaime Lannister|Kingslayer]] cut them down. These two were of [[House Lannister|his ilk]]. Only blood can pay for blood.{{Ref|ASOS|20}}|[[Robb Stark]] and [[Rickard Karstark]]}}

==Family==
{{Lannister tree}}

==References==
{{References|2}}

[[Category:House Lannister]]
[[Category:Casualties of the War of the Five Kings|Lannister, Willem]]
[[Category:Characters from the Westerlands|Lannister, Willem]]
[[Category:Characters killed by Rickard Karstark|Lannister, Willem]]
[[Category:Hostages of House Stark in the War of the Five Kings|Lannister, Willem]]
[[Category:Nobles|Lannister, Willem]]
[[Category:Squires|Lannister, Willem]]
[[Category:Twins|Lannister, Willem]]

[[es:Willem Lannister]]
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[[ru:Виллем Ланнистер]]
[[zh:威廉·兰尼斯特]]

Willem Lannister

2021-08-01T22:16:27Z

Anumaril: Added information about Willem's actor in HBO's GoT.

{{Character
| Character_name = [[File:House Lannister.svg|50px|left]] Willem Lannister [[File:House Lannister.svg|50px|right]]
| image =
| image_caption =
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[House Lannister]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Westermen]]
| Father = [[Kevan Lannister]]
| Mother = [[Dorna Swyft]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Westerlands]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Willem Lannister}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|285|287}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Willem Lannister|Willem Lannister]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = [[Riverrun]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appendix)
| Played_by = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5624523/ Timothy Gibbons]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]]
}}

'''Willem Lannister''' is a squire from [[House Lannister]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} He is the second son of Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] and Lady [[Dorna Swyft]] and twin to [[Martyn Lannister|Martyn]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Willem is portrayed by Timothy Gibbons.

==Appearance==
Willem's hair are either long and blond or brown.{{Ref|ASOS|20}}

==History==
Lord [[Gawen Westerling]] once suggested that Willem or his twin [[Martyn Lannister|Martyn]] marry Gawen's daughter, [[Jeyne Westerling|Jeyne]]. Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] refused this offer because he considered Jeyne of dubious blood due to the lineage of her mother, [[Sybell Spicer]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Willem is part of the army of his cousin, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], that invades the [[riverlands]]. Willem and another cousin, [[Tion Frey]], are captured during the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]] by the [[north]]ern army of [[Robb Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|63}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Robb, now [[King in the North]], and [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], attempt to negotiate Willem's release. Robb offers Willem and Tion in exchange for [[Arya Stark|Arya]] and [[Sansa Stark]]. Tyrion declines that offer, but offers Lord [[Medger Cerwyn]] and Ser [[Donnel Locke]] for Tion and [[Harrion Karstark]] and Ser [[Wylis Manderly]] for Willem. No agreement is reached.{{Ref|ACOK|25}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] ponders having one of his twins, Willem and [[Martyn Lannister|Martyn]], or their cousin, Tion, marry Sansa, but all three boys are held captive at [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

[[Torrhen Karstark|Torrhen]] and [[Eddard Karstark]], the younger sons of Lord [[Rickard Karstark]], were both killed by Jaime Lannister in the Whispering Wood.{{Ref|AGOT|63}} Rickard wants to kill Jaime in retaliation,{{Ref|ACOK|55}} but Jaime is released from captivity at Riverrun by [[Catelyn Stark]] without Robb's knowledge.{{Ref|ASOS|2}}

When Robb's host returns to Riverrun,{{Ref|ASOS|14}} Lord Karstark feels robbed of his revenge against the missing Jaime and chooses Willem and Tion instead. With some of his men, Rickard kills the boys and two of their [[House Tully guards]]. Catelyn observes that one of the boys was blond (presumably Willem as a [[House Lannister|Lannister]]), wore his hair long, and was trying to grow a beard. He was probably killed in his sleep. His cousin was brown-haired (presumably Tion as a [[House Frey|Frey]]) and had fought for his life. Both were pale from their imprisonment.{{Ref|ASOS|20}}

Furious about the killing of his captives, Robb executes Rickard with his accomplices at Riverrun.{{Ref|ASOS|20}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Robb''': I saw your sons die, that night in the [[Whispering Wood]]. [[Tion Frey]] did not kill [[Torrhen Karstark|Torrhen]]. Willem Lannister did not slay [[Eddard Karstark|Eddard]]. How then can you call this vengeance? This was folly, and bloody murder. Your sons died honorably on a [[Battle in the Whispering Wood|battlefield]], with [[sword]]s in their hands. 
'''Rickard''': They died. The [[Jaime Lannister|Kingslayer]] cut them down. These two were of [[House Lannister|his ilk]]. Only blood can pay for blood.{{Ref|ASOS|20}}|[[Robb Stark]] and [[Rickard Karstark]]}}

==Family==
{{Lannister tree}}

==References==
{{References|2}}

[[Category:House Lannister]]
[[Category:Casualties of the War of the Five Kings|Lannister, Willem]]
[[Category:Characters from the Westerlands|Lannister, Willem]]
[[Category:Characters killed by Rickard Karstark|Lannister, Willem]]
[[Category:Hostages of House Stark in the War of the Five Kings|Lannister, Willem]]
[[Category:Nobles|Lannister, Willem]]
[[Category:Squires|Lannister, Willem]]
[[Category:Twins|Lannister, Willem]]

[[es:Willem Lannister]]
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[[ru:Виллем Ланнистер]]
[[zh:威廉·兰尼斯特]]

Deer

2021-07-25T11:45:49Z

Anumaril: increased image size

[[File:Juan Carlos Barquet Kingswood.jpg|thumb|right|350px|A stag in the [[Kingswood]] - by Juan Carlos Barquet; ©Fantasy Flight Games]]
'''Deers''' are hoofed ruminant mammals similar to real-life [[w:Deer|deers]].

==Breeds and terms==
Different species of deers exist in the [[known world]], such as: [[w:Elk|elks]],{{Ref|AGOT|23}}{{Ref|ACOK|50}} [[w:Megaloceros|great elks]],{{Ref|TSS}} [[w:Moose|mooses]],{{Ref|AGOT|53}}{{Ref|ASOS|41}} [[w:Red deer|red deers]],{{Ref|ACOK|50}}{{Ref|TSS}} and [[w:Reindeer|reindeers]].{{Ref|ADWD|58}} [[w:White Hart|White harts]] are considered rare and [[magic]]al.{{Ref|AGOT|44}}

Deer and elk can be found in great numbers in the [[Forest of Qohor]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Qohor}}

Depending on the species, females are called ''does'' or ''hinds'', whereas males are refer to as ''bucks'', ''harts'', or ''stags''. Their youngs are called ''fawns''.<ref>Wikipedia. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer Deer]</ref><ref>Wikipedia. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_(deer) Hart (deer)]</ref><ref>Wikipedia. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_names List of animal names]</ref>

==Culture==
[[File:House Baratheon.svg|250px|right|thumb|The black crowned stag of [[House Baratheon]].]]
Several [[List of Houses|Westerosi Houses]] use deers or deer attributes on their coat of arms; stags for the [[House Baratheon|Baratheons]], [[House Bolling|Bollings]], [[House Durrandon|Durrandons]], and [[House Wensington|Wensingtons]]; brown deer for the [[House Hunt|Hunts]], fawns for the [[House Cafferen|Cafferens]], antlers for the [[House Buckwell|Buckwells]], and harts for the [[House Harte|Hartes]].<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/ Heraldry]</ref>

In the wild, deers are hunted by [[wolves]]{{Ref|ACOK|2}} and [[direwolves]].{{Ref|ACOK|46}} In [[Westeros]], they are hunted for sport and game by men of [[Nobility|noble birth]].{{Ref|AFFC|23}} [[Smallfolk]] are not allowed to hunt deers in a lord's woods, however. Being sent to the [[Wall]] is a common punishment for poaching.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}{{Ref|ACOK|9}}{{Ref|AFFC|30}}{{Ref|TSS}}

[[Red Deer Island]] is an island in the [[Red Fork]] of the [[Trident]].{{Ref|ASOS|11}}

Silver stags are [[Currency|coins]] used in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|THK}}

''[[Kin of the Stag]]'' is a book written by Maester [[Hubert]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands}}

Some of the [[men of the Frozen Shore]] wear antlers on their hats.{{Ref|ADWD|58}}

==History==
Great elks have gone extinct south of the [[Wall]] just like [[giants]], [[children of the forest]], and [[direwolves]].{{Ref|TSS}}

By [[Daeron II Targaryen|royal]] decree, Lord [[Wyman Webber]] and his descendants were granted the right to hunt red deers in the [[House Osgrey|Osgrey]] owned [[Wat's Wood|wood]].{{Ref|TSS}}

King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] granted the [[smallfolk]] of the [[Kingswood]] the right to hunt a few deer during the [[Westeros#Climate|autumn]].{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

[[Will]] was sent to the [[Night's Watch]] after being caught skinning a buck in [[House Mallister|Mallister]]'s woods.{{Ref|AGOT|0}}

Lord [[Yohn Royce]] brought back a buck to [[Winterfell]] after a hunt in the [[wolfswood]] with Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] confronted his son, [[Samwell Tarly|Samwell]], about his view on the inheritance of [[House Tarly|their house]] and forced him to join the [[Night's Watch]] while skinning a deer.{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

==Recent Events==
[[File:Zippo514 Coldhands.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Coldhands astride his great elk - Art by Zippo514 ©]]
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After fleeing [[King's Landing]], [[Arya Stark]] repeats to herself phrases [[Syrio Forel]] taught her, ''"Swift as a deer."'' being one of them.{{Ref|AGOT|50}}{{Ref|ACOK|38}}{{Ref|ASOS|17}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Patchface]] wears a mock helm fashioned from an old [[tin]] bucket strapped with a rack of deer antlers.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

[[Yoren]] commands the former poachers, [[Koss]] and [[Kurz]], to go hunt in the woods to feed their group marching towards the Wall. They come back with deers or quails.{{Ref|ACOK|9}}

The lands on [[Cape Wrath]] given to Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] by Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]] include woods containing red deers.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}

[[Summer]] and [[Shaggydog]] kill and eat a young elk in the [[wolfswood]].{{Ref|ACOK|50}}

The ''[[White Hart]]'' and ''[[Stag of the Sea]]'' are both destroyed by [[wildfire]] during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ACOK|58}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The roof of [[Mance Rayder]]'s tent is crowned with a set of a great elk's antlers.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

[[Bran Stark]] hunts a deer while [[Skinchanger|skingchanging]] Summer.{{Ref|ASOS|9}}

[[Coldhands]] travels the lands [[beyond the Wall]] on a great elk.{{Ref|ASOS|46}}

==References==
{{References|2}}

{{Creatures}}

[[Category:Animals]]

Deer

2021-07-25T11:39:33Z

Anumaril: Better deer image for top of page

[[File:Juan Carlos Barquet Kingswood.jpg|thumb|300x300px|A stag in the [[Kingswood]] - by Juan Carlos Barquet; ©Fantasy Flight Games]]
'''Deers''' are hoofed ruminant mammals similar to real-life [[w:Deer|deers]].

==Breeds and terms==
Different species of deers exist in the [[known world]], such as: [[w:Elk|elks]],{{Ref|AGOT|23}}{{Ref|ACOK|50}} [[w:Megaloceros|great elks]],{{Ref|TSS}} [[w:Moose|mooses]],{{Ref|AGOT|53}}{{Ref|ASOS|41}} [[w:Red deer|red deers]],{{Ref|ACOK|50}}{{Ref|TSS}} and [[w:Reindeer|reindeers]].{{Ref|ADWD|58}} [[w:White Hart|White harts]] are considered rare and [[magic]]al.{{Ref|AGOT|44}}

Deer and elk can be found in great numbers in the [[Forest of Qohor]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Qohor}}

Depending on the species, females are called ''does'' or ''hinds'', whereas males are refer to as ''bucks'', ''harts'', or ''stags''. Their youngs are called ''fawns''.<ref>Wikipedia. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer Deer]</ref><ref>Wikipedia. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_(deer) Hart (deer)]</ref><ref>Wikipedia. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_names List of animal names]</ref>

==Culture==
[[File:House Baratheon.svg|250px|right|thumb|The black crowned stag of [[House Baratheon]].]]
Several [[List of Houses|Westerosi Houses]] use deers or deer attributes on their coat of arms; stags for the [[House Baratheon|Baratheons]], [[House Bolling|Bollings]], [[House Durrandon|Durrandons]], and [[House Wensington|Wensingtons]]; brown deer for the [[House Hunt|Hunts]], fawns for the [[House Cafferen|Cafferens]], antlers for the [[House Buckwell|Buckwells]], and harts for the [[House Harte|Hartes]].<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/ Heraldry]</ref>

In the wild, deers are hunted by [[wolves]]{{Ref|ACOK|2}} and [[direwolves]].{{Ref|ACOK|46}} In [[Westeros]], they are hunted for sport and game by men of [[Nobility|noble birth]].{{Ref|AFFC|23}} [[Smallfolk]] are not allowed to hunt deers in a lord's woods, however. Being sent to the [[Wall]] is a common punishment for poaching.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}{{Ref|ACOK|9}}{{Ref|AFFC|30}}{{Ref|TSS}}

[[Red Deer Island]] is an island in the [[Red Fork]] of the [[Trident]].{{Ref|ASOS|11}}

Silver stags are [[Currency|coins]] used in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|THK}}

''[[Kin of the Stag]]'' is a book written by Maester [[Hubert]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands}}

Some of the [[men of the Frozen Shore]] wear antlers on their hats.{{Ref|ADWD|58}}

==History==
Great elks have gone extinct south of the [[Wall]] just like [[giants]], [[children of the forest]], and [[direwolves]].{{Ref|TSS}}

By [[Daeron II Targaryen|royal]] decree, Lord [[Wyman Webber]] and his descendants were granted the right to hunt red deers in the [[House Osgrey|Osgrey]] owned [[Wat's Wood|wood]].{{Ref|TSS}}

King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] granted the [[smallfolk]] of the [[Kingswood]] the right to hunt a few deer during the [[Westeros#Climate|autumn]].{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

[[Will]] was sent to the [[Night's Watch]] after being caught skinning a buck in [[House Mallister|Mallister]]'s woods.{{Ref|AGOT|0}}

Lord [[Yohn Royce]] brought back a buck to [[Winterfell]] after a hunt in the [[wolfswood]] with Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{Ref|AFFC|23}}

Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] confronted his son, [[Samwell Tarly|Samwell]], about his view on the inheritance of [[House Tarly|their house]] and forced him to join the [[Night's Watch]] while skinning a deer.{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

==Recent Events==
[[File:Zippo514 Coldhands.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Coldhands astride his great elk - Art by Zippo514 ©]]
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After fleeing [[King's Landing]], [[Arya Stark]] repeats to herself phrases [[Syrio Forel]] taught her, ''"Swift as a deer."'' being one of them.{{Ref|AGOT|50}}{{Ref|ACOK|38}}{{Ref|ASOS|17}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Patchface]] wears a mock helm fashioned from an old [[tin]] bucket strapped with a rack of deer antlers.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

[[Yoren]] commands the former poachers, [[Koss]] and [[Kurz]], to go hunt in the woods to feed their group marching towards the Wall. They come back with deers or quails.{{Ref|ACOK|9}}

The lands on [[Cape Wrath]] given to Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] by Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]] include woods containing red deers.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}

[[Summer]] and [[Shaggydog]] kill and eat a young elk in the [[wolfswood]].{{Ref|ACOK|50}}

The ''[[White Hart]]'' and ''[[Stag of the Sea]]'' are both destroyed by [[wildfire]] during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ACOK|58}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The roof of [[Mance Rayder]]'s tent is crowned with a set of a great elk's antlers.{{Ref|ASOS|7}}

[[Bran Stark]] hunts a deer while [[Skinchanger|skingchanging]] Summer.{{Ref|ASOS|9}}

[[Coldhands]] travels the lands [[beyond the Wall]] on a great elk.{{Ref|ASOS|46}}

==References==
{{References|2}}

{{Creatures}}

[[Category:Animals]]

File:House Baratheon.svg

2021-07-25T01:55:30Z

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==Summary==
{{Information
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[[Category:SVG coat of arms|Baratheon]]
[[Category:Images of House Baratheon]]
[[Category:Images of House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
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[[Category:Images of deer]]

Bastard's girls

2021-07-18T13:58:11Z

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[[File:Hunting by GibiLynx.jpg‎|[[Ramsay Bolton]] and his hounds - by GibiLynx ©|thumb|350px]]
[[File:Ramsay's Hunting Dogs Jorge Maese.JPG|© Fantasy Flight Games. |thumb|300px]]
The '''"bastard's girls"''' is the name given to [[Ramsay Bolton]]'s pack of hunting hounds by [[Theon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|aDwD|20}}

==About==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of the Hunting Hounds of Ramsay Bolton|Images of the Bastard's girls]]''
The pack is made up of all vicious, mean tempered bitches. The dogs are looked after by the kennelmaster [[Ben Bones]], who under Ramsay's instructions also trained them to kill wolves.{{ref|adwd|32}}

==Hunting==
Ramsay uses the hounds to hunt [[peasant]] women. He releases them naked into the woods, giving them half a day's head start. When he catches them he rapes and kills them. Those that give him good sport are given a quick death, and Ramsay names a new bitch pup after the woman. Those that do not are denied a quick death, instead being flayed alive, and no pup is named after them. He feeds their corpses to his dogs.{{Ref|aDwD|29}}{{ref|adwd|32}}

==The Hounds==
{{Columns|2|
*[[Grey Jeyne]]{{ref|adwd|21}}
*[[Helicent (hound)|Helicent]]{{ref|adwd|21}}
*[[Jez]]{{ref|aDwD|46}}
*[[Alison]]{{ref|aDwD|20}}
*[[Kyra (hound)|Kyra]]{{ref|aDwD|41}}
*[[Maude]]{{ref|adwd|21}}
*[[Red Jeyne]]{{ref|adwd|21}}
*[[Sara]]{{ref|aDwD|46}}
*[[Willow (hound)|Willow]]{{ref|aDwD|46}}
}}
==Quotes==
{{Quote|[[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay]] will use [[spearwives|your women]] as his prey. He'll hunt them down, rape them, and feed their corpses to his dogs. If they lead him a good chase, he may name his next litter of bitches after them.{{Ref|aDwD|51}}|[[Theon Greyjoy]], to "[[Mance Rayder|Abel]]"}}

==See also==
:*[[Bastard's Boys]]

==References==
{{references|3}}

[[Category:Dogs]]
[[Category:House Bolton]]
[[Category:Collective nicknames]]

[[es:Chicas del bastardo]]
[[fr:Meute de Ramsay Snow]]
[[ru:Девочки бастарда]]

Bastard's Boys

2021-07-18T13:55:14Z

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[[File:Ignacio Lazcano The Bastard's BoysII.JPG|The Bastard's Boys © FFG|thumb|350px|right]]
The '''Bastard's Boys''' are [[men-at-arms]] of [[House Bolton]], in service to [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]].{{Ref|aDwD|Appendix}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
When [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] hosts [[Arnolf Karstark]] and [[Hother Umber]] at the [[Dreadfort]], the Bastard's Boys occupy the best seats near the dais.{{ref|ADWD|12}} They accompany Ramsay to the [[siege of Moat Cailin]]{{ref|ADWD|20}} and help him search for the missing [[Jared Frey|Frey]], [[Rhaegar Frey|Rhaegar]], and [[Symond Frey]] near [[Barrowton]].{{ref|ADWD|32}} Although Ramsay favors them, Lord [[Roose Bolton]] claims to [[Theon Greyjoy]] that they in fact report to him.{{ref|adwd|32}}

The Bastard's Boys follow Ramsay around at Winterfell,{{ref|ADWD|41}} and they toss a freerider from the castle's battlements.{{ref|ADWD|46}}

==Members==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of the Bastard's Boys|Images of the Bastard's Boys]]''
*[[Ben Bones]], keeper of the [[Bastard's girls]]{{ref|adwd|12}}
*{[[Yellow Dick]]}{{ref|adwd|12}}
*[[Damon Dance-for-Me]]{{ref|adwd|12}}
*{[[Luton]]}{{ref|adwd|32}}{{Ref|aDwD|Appendix}}
*[[Sour Alyn]]{{ref|adwd|12}}
*[[Skinner]]{{ref|adwd|12}}
*[[Grunt]]{{ref|adwd|12}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|I know what [[Ramsay Snow|he]] said. You’re to [[Espionage|spy]] on me and keep his secrets. As if he had secrets. [[Sour Alyn]], [[Luton]], [[Skinner]], and the rest, where does he think they came from? Can he truly believe they are his men?{{Ref|aDwD|32}}|[[Roose Bolton]] to "[[Theon Greyjoy|Reek]]"}}

{{Quote|You he'll flay. Him and [[Skinner]] and [[Damon Dance-for-Me]], they will make a game of it. You’ll be begging them to kill you.{{ref|adwd|51}}|"[[Theon Greyjoy|Reek]]" to "[[Mance Rayder|Abel]]"}}

{{Quote|[[Grunt|One]] was brutal, the [[Sour Alyn|other]] mean, but both had spent most of their lives in service at the [[Dreadfort]]. They did as they were told.{{ref|ADWD|51}}| thoughts of "[[Theon Greyjoy|Reek]]"}}

==See also==
:*[[Bastard's girls]]

==References and Notes==
{{References|2}}

[[Category:House Bolton retainers]]
[[Category:Men-at-arms]]
[[Category:Collective nicknames]]

[[es:Bribones del Bastardo]]
[[fr:Gars du Bâtard]]
[[ru:Парни бастарда]]
[[pt:Rapazes do Bastardo]]

Khalasar

2021-07-18T00:33:47Z

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{{italic title}}
[[File:T Jedruszek drogo khalasar.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Drogo's enormous khalasar - by Tomasz Jedruszek. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
A '''''khalasar''''' is a nomadic horde of [[Dothraki]] led by a chief called a ''[[khal]]''. The heir to a ''khalasar'' is the ''khal's'' son, the ''[[khalakka]]''.

''Khalasars'' come in various sizes; the more powerful and feared the ''khal'', the larger his ''khalasar''. Before the age of thirty Khal [[Drogo]] led an enormous ''khalasar'' forty thousand strong.

''Khalasars'' are broken into groups, called ''[[khas]]'', which are each led by one of the ''khal's'' captains, called ''[[ko]]s''. When a ''khal'' dies or becomes too weak to lead, a new ''khal'' may take control of the ''khalasar'' or the ''khas'' may break away and form new ''khalasars'' led by their former ''kos''.

The Dothraki will not follow a child ''khalakka''.{{Ref|aGoT|64}} Instead, the ''kos'' will fight among themselves to take the place of the fallen ''khal'' and the ''khalakka'' will be killed so that he does not grow up to become a rival.{{Ref|aGoT|64}}
==Quotes==
{{Quote|Death rides with every khalasar. {{Ref|aDwD|52}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Fall upon one of these khalasars and destroy it, and you may find that the [[Dothraki]] are not so quick to cross the [[Rhoyne]]. {{Ref|aDwD|5}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]], to [[Illyrio Mopatis]]}}

==References==
{{references}}

[[Category:Terms]]
[[Category:Dothraki culture]]
[[Category:Khalasars| ]]
[[fr:Khalasar]]
[[es:Khalasar]][[ru:Кхаласар]][[zh:卡拉萨]][[pt:Khalasar]]

Nettles

2021-07-17T23:09:30Z

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{{Character
| Character_name = '''Nettles'''
| image = [[Image:Nettles - Hylora.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Artwork by ©Hylora
| Alias = Netty
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Blacks]]
| Race = Mixed ([[Valyrians|Valyrian]] descent)
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Driftmark]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|113}}
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
}}

'''Nettles''', also known as '''Netty''', was a [[dragonseed]] and the first and possibly last [[dragonrider]] of the [[dragon]] [[Sheepstealer]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

==Appearance and Character==
Netty was a small brown-skinned girl with black hair and brown eyes.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} The skinny girl had crooked teeth and a scarred nose. According to [[Gyldayn]], she could not be called pretty.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Nettles was foul-mouthed, filthy, and fearless.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
[[File:Season5Dance of DragonsNettles.png|thumb|Nettles from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
According to [[Mushroom]], Nettles was a [[bastard]] of uncertain birth, born to a dockside [[whore]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} She grew up homeless in [[Spicetown]] and [[Hull]] on the island of [[Driftmark]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} According to Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]], the girl's nose was slit after she was caught thieving.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

When it was decided by Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] that the [[blacks]] needed more [[dragonriders]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], several "[[dragonseeds]]" on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] came forward to answer the prince's call in {{date|129}}. Then sixteen years of age, Nettles was able to tame the wild dragon [[Sheepstealer]] by bringing it a freshly slaughtered sheep each morning, allowing Sheepstealer to become accustomed to the girl.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Netles fought valiantly on behalf of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] in the [[Battle of the Gullet]]. While her fellow dragonriders [[Hugh Hammer|Hugh the Hammer]] and [[Ulf White|Ulf the White]] celebrated after the battle, Nettles was upset by the death of Jacaerys.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} During the [[fall of King's Landing]], Nettles landed Sheepstealer on [[Visenya's Hill]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

While searching the [[riverlands]] for Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] and [[Vhagar]], Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], Rhaenyra's husband, was constantly accompanied by Nettles, both in the sky and at their base, [[Maidenpool]]. According to Mushroom, Daemon had come to love the girl and took her as his bedmate. In contrast, [[Norren (House Mooton)|Norren]], the maester at Maidenpool, stated the dragonriders had separate bedrooms and that Daemon doted upon Nettles "as a man might dote upon his daughter". Norren described Daemon teaching Nettles common courtesies and giving her fine gifts such as an ivory hairbrush, a silvered looking glass, a velvet and satin cloak, and leather riding boots. Maidservants said Daemon showed Nettles how to wash, sharing a single tub at times.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Queen Rhaenyra's court at the [[Red Keep]] was outraged by the [[treasons of Tumbleton]] done by Ulf and Hugh. Lady [[Mysaria]], long Daemon's paramour, fed the growing distrust of Rhaenyra against the dragonseeds with rumors about Nettles and Daemon's relationship. Rhaenyra raged, declaring that Nettles used [[magic|spells]] to bond with Sheepstealer and to seduce the prince. The queen sent a [[raven]] to [[Manfryd Mooton]], Lord of Maidenpool, requesting the girl's head and ordering Daemon to return to the capital. Manfryd and his advisors disobeyed, however. When Maester Norren informed Daemon that Rhaenyra had declared Nettles a traitor, Daemon allowed her to escape. After killing a large black ram and feeding it to her dragon, a tearful Nettles flew Sheepstealer into the morning mists of the [[Bay of Crabs]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

The disappearance of Nettles enraged Rhaenyra.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} Instead of returning to his wife, Daemon flew to [[Harrenhal]], where he perished fighting Aemond in the [[Battle Above the Gods Eye]] in {{date|130}}. Since Daemon's body was never found in the [[Gods Eye]], some songs claim that he survived the encounter and found his way back to Nettles.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

When King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] regained the [[Iron Throne]] after Rhaenyra's death, there were reports that Sheepstealer had been seen at [[Crackclaw Point]] and the [[Mountains of the Moon]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} In {{date|134}} during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], Ser [[Robert Rowan]] led a royal army to the [[Vale of Arryn]] to support Ser [[Joffrey Arryn]]. Robert's men encountered Sheepstealer and a ragged Nettles in a cave, and in the ensuing fight sixteen men were slain and threescore more were wounded. Nettles and her dragon were last seen flying deeper into the Mountains of the Moon.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

Some [[maesters]] believe that the [[Burned Men]] originated from members of the [[Painted Dogs]] who worshipped a fire-witch and her dragon in a hidden vale after the Dance, bringing gifts to the dragon woman and displaying burns as proof of their valor.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|A skinny brown girl on [[Sheepstealer|a skinny brown dragon]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|writings of [[Munkun]]}}

{{quote|She is a [[smallfolk|common thing]], with the stink of [[sorcery]] upon her.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|declaration of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]}}

==References==
{{references}}

[[Category:Bastards]]
[[Category:Blacks]]
[[Category:Characters from the Crownlands]]
[[Category:Dragonriders]]
[[Category:Dragonseeds]]
[[Category:House Targaryen retainers]]
[[Category:Members of Rhaenyra Targaryen's court]]
[[Category:Smallfolk]]
[[Category:Veterans of the Dance of the Dragons]]

[[es:Nettles]]
[[fr:Nettles]]
[[pt:Nettles]]
[[ru:Крапива]]

Nettles

2021-07-17T23:09:14Z

Anumaril: Replaced cover image with higher-quality version

{{Character
| Character_name = '''Nettles'''
| image = [[Image:Nettles - Hylora.jpg]]
| image_caption = Artwork by ©Hylora
| Alias = Netty
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Blacks]]
| Race = Mixed ([[Valyrians|Valyrian]] descent)
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Driftmark]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|113}}
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
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}}

'''Nettles''', also known as '''Netty''', was a [[dragonseed]] and the first and possibly last [[dragonrider]] of the [[dragon]] [[Sheepstealer]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

==Appearance and Character==
Netty was a small brown-skinned girl with black hair and brown eyes.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} The skinny girl had crooked teeth and a scarred nose. According to [[Gyldayn]], she could not be called pretty.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Nettles was foul-mouthed, filthy, and fearless.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==History==
[[File:Season5Dance of DragonsNettles.png|thumb|Nettles from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
According to [[Mushroom]], Nettles was a [[bastard]] of uncertain birth, born to a dockside [[whore]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} She grew up homeless in [[Spicetown]] and [[Hull]] on the island of [[Driftmark]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} According to Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]], the girl's nose was slit after she was caught thieving.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

When it was decided by Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] that the [[blacks]] needed more [[dragonriders]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], several "[[dragonseeds]]" on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] came forward to answer the prince's call in {{date|129}}. Then sixteen years of age, Nettles was able to tame the wild dragon [[Sheepstealer]] by bringing it a freshly slaughtered sheep each morning, allowing Sheepstealer to become accustomed to the girl.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Netles fought valiantly on behalf of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] in the [[Battle of the Gullet]]. While her fellow dragonriders [[Hugh Hammer|Hugh the Hammer]] and [[Ulf White|Ulf the White]] celebrated after the battle, Nettles was upset by the death of Jacaerys.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} During the [[fall of King's Landing]], Nettles landed Sheepstealer on [[Visenya's Hill]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

While searching the [[riverlands]] for Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] and [[Vhagar]], Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], Rhaenyra's husband, was constantly accompanied by Nettles, both in the sky and at their base, [[Maidenpool]]. According to Mushroom, Daemon had come to love the girl and took her as his bedmate. In contrast, [[Norren (House Mooton)|Norren]], the maester at Maidenpool, stated the dragonriders had separate bedrooms and that Daemon doted upon Nettles "as a man might dote upon his daughter". Norren described Daemon teaching Nettles common courtesies and giving her fine gifts such as an ivory hairbrush, a silvered looking glass, a velvet and satin cloak, and leather riding boots. Maidservants said Daemon showed Nettles how to wash, sharing a single tub at times.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Queen Rhaenyra's court at the [[Red Keep]] was outraged by the [[treasons of Tumbleton]] done by Ulf and Hugh. Lady [[Mysaria]], long Daemon's paramour, fed the growing distrust of Rhaenyra against the dragonseeds with rumors about Nettles and Daemon's relationship. Rhaenyra raged, declaring that Nettles used [[magic|spells]] to bond with Sheepstealer and to seduce the prince. The queen sent a [[raven]] to [[Manfryd Mooton]], Lord of Maidenpool, requesting the girl's head and ordering Daemon to return to the capital. Manfryd and his advisors disobeyed, however. When Maester Norren informed Daemon that Rhaenyra had declared Nettles a traitor, Daemon allowed her to escape. After killing a large black ram and feeding it to her dragon, a tearful Nettles flew Sheepstealer into the morning mists of the [[Bay of Crabs]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

The disappearance of Nettles enraged Rhaenyra.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} Instead of returning to his wife, Daemon flew to [[Harrenhal]], where he perished fighting Aemond in the [[Battle Above the Gods Eye]] in {{date|130}}. Since Daemon's body was never found in the [[Gods Eye]], some songs claim that he survived the encounter and found his way back to Nettles.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

When King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] regained the [[Iron Throne]] after Rhaenyra's death, there were reports that Sheepstealer had been seen at [[Crackclaw Point]] and the [[Mountains of the Moon]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} In {{date|134}} during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], Ser [[Robert Rowan]] led a royal army to the [[Vale of Arryn]] to support Ser [[Joffrey Arryn]]. Robert's men encountered Sheepstealer and a ragged Nettles in a cave, and in the ensuing fight sixteen men were slain and threescore more were wounded. Nettles and her dragon were last seen flying deeper into the Mountains of the Moon.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

Some [[maesters]] believe that the [[Burned Men]] originated from members of the [[Painted Dogs]] who worshipped a fire-witch and her dragon in a hidden vale after the Dance, bringing gifts to the dragon woman and displaying burns as proof of their valor.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}}{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|A skinny brown girl on [[Sheepstealer|a skinny brown dragon]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|writings of [[Munkun]]}}

{{quote|She is a [[smallfolk|common thing]], with the stink of [[sorcery]] upon her.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|declaration of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]}}

==References==
{{references}}

[[Category:Bastards]]
[[Category:Blacks]]
[[Category:Characters from the Crownlands]]
[[Category:Dragonriders]]
[[Category:Dragonseeds]]
[[Category:House Targaryen retainers]]
[[Category:Members of Rhaenyra Targaryen's court]]
[[Category:Smallfolk]]
[[Category:Veterans of the Dance of the Dragons]]

[[es:Nettles]]
[[fr:Nettles]]
[[pt:Nettles]]
[[ru:Крапива]]

File:Nettles - Hylora.jpg

2021-07-17T23:08:08Z

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File:Nettles - Hylora.jpg

2021-07-17T23:07:22Z

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File:Nettles - Hylora.jpg

2021-07-17T23:07:05Z

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File:Nettles - Hylora.jpg

2021-07-17T23:04:20Z

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House Targaryen

2021-07-01T14:25:49Z

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{{Noble House
| House_name = House Targaryen of Dragonstone
| image = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|250px]]
| Coat_of_arms = A three-headed dragon breathing flames, red on black ''(Sable, a dragon thrice-headed gules)''
| Words = ''Fire and Blood''
| Seat = [[Dragonstone]] (formerly) [[Aegonfort]] (formerly) [[Red Keep]] (formerly) [[Summerhall]] (summer castle, formerly) [[Great Pyramid]]
| Current_Lord = Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys I]] King [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon VI]] (disputed)
| Region = [[Valyria]] (formerly) [[Crownlands]] (formerly) [[Slaver's Bay]]
| Title = [[Dragonlord]] (pre-[[Doom of Valyria|Doom]]) [[Lord of Dragonstone]] (pre-[[Aegon's Conquest|Conquest]]) [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Prince of Dragonstone]] (heir apparent) [[Prince of Summerhall]] [[King of Meereen|Queen of Meereen]]
| Overlord = None; [[w:sovereign|sovereign]]
| Ancestral_weapon= [[Blackfyre]] [[Dark Sister]]
| Cadet_branch = [[House Blackfyre]]
| Founded_in = Targaryen family: before [[Years before Aegon's Conquest|114 BC]] House Targaryen of King's Landing: {{Date|1}}
}}

'''House Targaryen of Dragonstone''' is a noble family of [[Valyria]]n descent who once ruled the [[Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]]. The Targaryen sigil is a three-headed [[dragon]] breathing flames, red on black.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}{{Ref|aGoT|18}}{{ref|aCoK|63}} The house words are ''"Fire and Blood"''.{{Ref|aSoS|23}} It eventually became the first royal house of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], as '''House Targaryen of King's Landing'''.

The only family of [[dragonlords]] who survived the [[Doom of Valyria]], the Targaryens left the [[Valyrian Freehold]] twelve years before the Doom. They resided for more than a century at [[Dragonstone]] castle on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone island]], until [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] and his sister-wives, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]], began the first of the [[Wars of Conquest]] in [[Years before Aegon's Conquest|2 BC]].

During [[Aegon's Conquest]], the family built the [[Aegonfort]] in the new capital city of [[King's Landing]]. The Aegonfort was later torn down and replaced by the [[Red Keep]], which remained their main seat for the duration of their dynasty, and which housed the [[Iron Throne]]. Their original castle was almost always given to the heir to the throne, the [[Prince of Dragonstone]]. The Targaryens eventually built the summer residence [[Summerhall]], which has been given to several [[Prince of Summerhall|younger sons]] of the family over time.

House Targaryen ruled as the [[Kings of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], the [[Lords of the Seven Kingdoms]], and the [[Great House]] of the [[crownlands]] for nearly three hundred years. Seventeen male Targaryens ruled from the Iron Throne.<ref group="N">[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon I]], [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys I]], [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor I]], [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]], [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]], [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron I]], [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor I]], [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys II]], [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon IV]], [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron II]], [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys I]], [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar I]], [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V]], [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]], [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]]</ref> The dynasty ended with the death of [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys the Mad King]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]], in which the Targaryens were overthrown and replaced by [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|House Baratheon]]. The two surviving children of Aerys II, [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]], fled into exile, and have resided in the [[Free Cities]] of [[Essos]] ever since.

==Culture==
===Traits===
The phrase "blood of the dragon" refers to the Valyrian descent of the Targaryens, and more specifically to the fact that they were one of forty dragonlord families of [[Valyria]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The typical Targaryen features remind strongly of the typical Valyrian features: pale skin, [[silver]], [[platinum]], or [[gold]] hair and eyes in a [[Purple eyes|variety of shades of purple]], or light blue.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Rise of Valyria}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

The Targaryens can tolerate a bit more heat than most ordinary people; However, they are not immune to fire.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051103091500/nrctc.edu/fhq/vol1iss3/00103009.htm/ "Interview with the Dragon" Copyright © 2003 Robert Shaw.]</ref><ref name=egg>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Egg_and_the_Targaryens Egg and the Targaryens (November 05, 1998)]</ref>

Another trait typical to Targaryens is the ability to have [[dragon dreams|premonition-like dreams]].{{Ref|TMK}} The trait has been in the Targaryen family since before they relocated from [[Valyria]] to Dragonstone in {{date|-114}} (and in fact, is what caused them to relocate).{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} This trait was passed on to the cadet branch, [[House Blackfyre]], as well.{{Ref|TMK}}

The Targaryens are seen as [[Targaryen madness|prone to madness]], presumably caused by their [[incest|inbreeding]].<ref name=egg/> According to King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]], ''"madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin. Every time a new Targaryen is born [...] the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land"''.{{ref|ASOS|71}}

===Customs===
House Targaryen's words are "Fire and Blood."{{Ref|aSoS|23}} Their sigil is a three-headed [[dragon]] breathing flames, red on black.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}{{Ref|aGoT|18}}{{ref|aCoK|63}} The three-headed dragon represents [[Aegon I Targaryen|the Conqueror]] and his two sisters, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]].{{ref|aCoK|63}} Some younger sons of the house used variations of the standard sigil. Before his own reign, [[Maekar I Targaryen]] used the three-headed dragon, quartered,{{Ref|TSS}} while his son, Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]], changed the colors of the three heads - one orange, one yellow, one red - while the flames they breathed had a sheen of gold leaf.{{Ref|THK}} King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] used a golden dragon as his personal banner.{{Ref|tpatq}} In line with the sigil colors, most Targaryens used armor black of color (e.g., [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], who had the three-headed dragon wrought in rubies on his breast plate,{{ref|agot|4}}{{Ref|agot|39}}{{Ref|agot|58}} [[Valarr Targaryen]],{{Ref|thk}} and [[Aemond Targaryen]], whose night-black armor was chased with gold{{Ref|tpatq}}).

Although the Targaryen [[Iron Throne|kings]] took their seat at [[King's Landing]], the place where Aegon and his army [[Aegon's Landing|first landed]] in Westeros and made [[Aegonfort|their first fort]], replaced by the [[Red Keep]] later on, their earlier seat of [[Dragonstone]] remained in their possession as well.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} It eventually became the traditional seat of the heir-apparent to the throne, who was known as the [[Prince of Dragonstone]] (or Princess of Dragonstone, in a few occasions). The Targaryens eventually build a third seat, [[Summerhall]], in {{Date|188}}, which was granted to several younger sons of House Targaryen,{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} who were granted the title "[[Prince of Summerhall]]".{{Ref|thk}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

House Targaryen historically followed the gods of [[Valyrian Freehold|Valyria]]. Sometime before [[Aegon's Conquest]], the Targaryens abandoned the Valyrian gods and converted to the [[Faith of the Seven]], the predominant religion in Westeros.<ref>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/119534-twoiaf-spoilers-inconsistency-or-intentional/&do=findComment&comment=6539881 Clarification] of [[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref> However, they continued to follow the Valyrian practice of [[incest]]uous marriage, wedding brother to sister, cousin to cousin, uncle to niece and aunt to nephew, holding themselves apart from and above the noble Westerosi families.

Deceased Targaryens are traditionally cremated.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref> The ashes of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and his sister-wife, Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], were interred and placed beneath the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

===Dragons===
:{{See also|Dragons|Dragon egg}}

As one of the forty [[dragonlord]] families of Valyria, the Targaryens were closer to [[dragon]]s than other men. [[Aenar Targaryen]] brought five dragons with him when he moved from Valyria to Dragonstone, and [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and his sister-wives, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] rode them to battle during the [[Aegon's Conquest|Conquest]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] in {{date|-2}} - {{date|-1}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The Targaryens rode their dragons during the first century and a half following Aegon's Conquest. Deaths in battle, especially during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], and a growing infirmity in each following generation caused the family's stable to dwindle. The [[last dragon]] was a deformed and sterile creature, who died young in {{Date|153}}, during the reign of [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], the Dragonbane.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

The Targaryens housed their dragons in an immense domed structure in [[King's Landing]], the [[Dragonpit]], which was constructed during the reign of [[Maegor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} Not all dragons which hatched were ridden, however. On the island of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]], several dragons, both wild and previously ridden, resided at least during the reigns of [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]] and [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

At some point, it became tradition to gift a newborn child with a [[dragon's egg]] in the cradle.{{Ref|TRP}} This practice continued even after the death of the last dragon, with the last Targaryens confirmed to have been given an egg having been the sons of Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]] during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TMK}} Whether the tradition was continued beyond this point is unknown; However, the Targaryens still possessed eggs as recent as the reign of [[Aerys II Targaryen]], the last king of the Targaryen Dynasty.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Several attempts have been made, since the death of the last dragon, to hatch these eggs by members of House Targaryen. This list includes [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]] and his younger brother and [[Hand of the King]], [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{ref|aSoS|54}} [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor I]],{{Ref|aFfC|5}} [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} and [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

==History==
[[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|450px|right|thumb|[[Aegon the Conqueror]], the greatest of the Targaryens, upon Balerion, the Black Dread by [http://jordigart.blogspot.com/ Jordi Gonzalez] ©.]]
A complete history of House Targaryen is planned for ''[[Fire and Blood]]'',<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html The Rogues Are Coming...]</ref> to be published several years after the completion of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/347757.html?thread=18471789#t18471789 The Dangerous Women Are Coming]</ref>

===Origins and relocation===
House Targaryen was one of the forty ancient noble houses known as [[dragonlords]] who ruled the [[Valyrian Freehold]], a great empire spanning much of [[Essos]]. The Targaryens were not one of the most powerful houses, however. The family resided in Valyria until [[Daenys Targaryen]], also known as Daenys the Dreamer, the daughter of Lord [[Aenar Targaryen]], had visions of a cataclysm that would come over Valyria. Aenar sold his estates in Valyria and moved his wives, children, other relatives, slaves, wealth, and five dragons (including [[Balerion]]) to [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]], an island at the entrance of [[Blackwater Bay]] and the westernmost outpost of Valyrian influence, where he took possession of a [[Dragonstone|castle of the same name]], in {{date|-114}}. Twelve years later the [[Doom of Valyria|Doom]] descended on the city of [[Valyria]], leading to the collapse of the Freehold. The Targaryens were the only dragonriders of Valyria to survive. In the century that followed, four of the five dragons of House Targaryen died, with only Balerion surviving. Two more dragons, [[Vhagar]] and [[Meraxes]], were hatched from eggs on Dragonstone, however.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

During the century after the Doom, which became known as the [[Century of Blood]] due to the violent struggles for power in Essos, [[Volantis]] attempted to seize power over Valyria's colonies. Most of the other [[Free Cities]] rebelled against Volantis, and towards the end of the Century of Blood, the young Lord [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], rider of the dragon Balerion, was approached by [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] to form an alliance. Aegon, mounted on his dragon Balerion, flew first to Pentos to meet its [[Prince of Pentos|prince]], and then to [[Lys]], where he set the Volantene fleet aflame. With Volantis's rule at an end, he returned to Dragonstone, and focused his attention to the lands west, which had always been of interest to him.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

===Aegon I's Wars of Conquest===
:{{Main|Aegon's Conquest|First Dornish War}}
[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], Lord of Dragonstone, aspired to unite the [[Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]] under one ruler. Slightly more than a hundred years after the Doom of Valyria, in {{date|-2}}, he began his [[Aegon's Conquest|conquest]], in which he was aided by his two sister-wives, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]]. All three were dragonriders, and used their dragons, [[Balerion]], [[Meraxes]], and [[Vhagar]] in battle. [[Aegon's Conquest]] lasted for two years. It began with Aegon's landing at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]] with a small force, and ended when Aegon was anointed king by the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] in [[Oldtown]]. In total, he had managed to conquer six of the seven kingdoms, with only [[Dorne]] remaining defiant. During the war [[House Gardener]], which had ruled the [[Reach]], and [[House Hoare]], which had ruled the [[Iron Islands]] and the [[riverlands]], were extinguished, while [[House Durrandon]], which had reigned over the [[Stormlands]], was continued [[House Baratheon|through the female line]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} From the swords of his enemies, Aegon created the [[Iron Throne]], and the dynasty he began would rule for nearly three hundred years.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|AGOT|43}} Aegon had constructed a wooden castle, the [[Aegonfort]], at the place where he had first come to shore, and the town that grew around it became [[King's Landing]], the kingdom's new capital.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Dragonstone remained in the possession of the Targaryens as well, and was one of Aegon's favorite places.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The region around King's Landing became known as the [[crownlands]].
[[File:Death of Meraxes.jpg|thumb|350px|Death of [[Meraxes]] at [[Hellholt]].]]

In {{date|4}}, Aegon's wars of conquest continued with the [[First Dornish War]], during which he and Rhaenys attempted to bring the Dornish under Targaryen rule as well.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} A bloody war, during which Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] was killed with her dragon, [[Meraxes]], at [[Hellholt]] in {{Date|10}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} An assassination attempt on Aegon that same year led to the creation of the [[Kingsguard]], who would guard the kings of the realm for centuries to come.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The [[First Dornish War]] eventually ended in {{Date|13}}, after Prince [[Nymor Martell]], the [[Prince of Dorne]], had sent his daughter [[Deria Martell|Deria]] to King's Landing with a letter and the skull of Meraxes. Though the contents of the letter have never been revealed, Aegon agreed to an end of the war the next day.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

===The Sons and Grandsons of the Dragon===
:{{Main|Faith Militant uprising}}
[[Aegon I Targaryen]] died in {{Date|37}}, and was succeeded by his eldest son, [[Aenys I Targaryen]]. Almost immediately, Aenys faced four rebellions which had grown out of dissent, dreams of the old days or of vengeance, and of the fact that Aenys and his younger brother, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]], had both been born from incestuous marriages. A bandit named [[Harren the Red]], claiming to be a grandson of [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]], took [[Harrenhal]] and killed Lord [[Gargon Qoherys]]. In the Vale, Lord [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]] and his family were taken hostage by his younger brother, [[Jonos Arryn]]. On the [[Iron Islands]], a man claimed to be the priest-king [[Lodos (II)|Lodos]], finally returned from visiting [[Drowned God|his father]] after more than three centuries. And in Dorne, the [[Vulture King]] raised thirty thousand followers against the Targaryens.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} The rebels were swiftly defeated by the actions of Aenys's subjects and Maegor. Lord [[Goren Greyjoy]] killed the so-called priest-king, and sent his head to King Aenys. [[House Royce|Lord Royce]] of [[Runestone]] defeated the supporters of Jonos Arryn, though this caused the death of Lord Ronnel and his family when Jonos threw them out of the [[Moon Door]] in the [[Eyrie]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]], who had claimed the dragon [[Balerion]] after his father's death, eventually flew up to the Eyrie and had Jonos and his followers executed.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}<ref name=Sons>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/115696-spoilers-sons-of-the-dragon-reading-at-loncon-today/&do=findComment&comment=6134038 Sons of the Dragon (reading at LonCon 2014)]</ref> The Vulture King had made the mistake of splitting his large army, and was defeated during the [[Vulture Hunt]], in which Lord [[Orys Baratheon]] and several other [[Marcher lords]], including Lord [[House Dondarrion|Dondarrion]], Lady [[House Caron|Caron]], and Lord [[Samwell Tarly (Savage)|Sam Tarly]], marched against him.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}<ref name=Sons/> And the last rebel, [[Harren the Red]], was eventually caught by Aenys's [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]. Though Stokeworth was killed by Harren in the fighting that ensued, Harren himself was slain shortly after. As Stokeworth's replacement, Aenys named Maegor as his Hand.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

The next challenges Aenys faced came from the [[Faith of the Seven]]. Even though the Targaryens had been followers of the [[Faith of the Seven]] since before the [[Aegon's Conquest|Conquest]], the Targaryens held themselves apart from the laws of gods and men. By marrying both his sisters, Aegon I had continued both the Valyrian practice of incestuous [[marriage]], which was considered a sin in the eyes of the Seven, as well as the more rarely practiced custom of [[polygamy]], even though the Faith of the Seven considered marriage only possible between one man and one wife.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Even though Aegon I had always been careful regarding the Faith, the High Septons had never declared his marriages lawful, though they had not spoken up against Aegon's polygamous and incestuous marriages either.<ref name=Sons/> However, when Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] had suggested, in {{Date|23}}, that her son Maegor should be married to Aenys's infant daughter, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], the High Septon had protested, and Maegor had been married to the High Septon's niece, [[Ceryse Hightower]], instead.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} After sixteen years of marriage, however, Maegor remained childless. Following the birth of Aenys I's sixth child in {{Date|39}},<ref name=Sons/> Maegor took a second wife, [[Alys Harroway]]. This greatly angered the Faith, and Aenys gave his brother the choice between abandoning Alys, or going in exile. Maegor chose the latter option, after which he left for [[Pentos]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

[[File:Sept of Remembrance.jpg|thumb|400px|Maegor I Targaryen and Balerion burn down the [[Sept of Remembrance]].]]
The Faith remained discontent. Though they had not objected to Aenys's own marriage in {{Date|22}}, to his cousin [[Alyssa Velaryon]], new troubles arose in {{Date|41}} when Aenys married his eldest daughter, Rhaena, to his eldest son and heir, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]]. The uproar this marriage caused led to the start of the [[Faith Militant uprising]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Aenys fled to Dragonstone, but fell sick and died in {{Date|42}}. Dowager Queen [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] immediately called Maegor back from his exile, allowing him to claim the throne. Maegor took King's Landing back from the Faith Militant, though he would spent his entire reign fighting against them. In addition, he fought against Aenys's heir, Aegon, and killed both him and his dragon [[Quicksilver]] in {{Date|43}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}

Maegor's reign was a cruel one. He finished the construction of the [[Red Keep]], which had begun in {{Date|35}}, during his reign,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} though he honored his moniker "the Cruel" when he killed all the construction workers after work was completed. He had come back from his exile with a third wife, [[Tyanna]], but was still without an heir towards the end of his reign. Denouncing the claims of Aenys's only surviving son, [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], Maegor married his three [[Black Brides]], one of whom was Jaehaerys's sister, Rhaena, and named Rhaena's [[Aerea Targaryen|daughter]] as his heir until he had a child of his own. While support for Jaehaerys grew, support for Maegor dwindled. When Maegor died mysteriously in {{date|48}}, Jaehaerys succeeded him.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} A wise ruler known as [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys the Conciliator]], Jaehaerys ruled wisely for fifty-five years, during which time he made peace with the Faith. He faced a difficult decision in {{Date|92}} following the death of his heir, Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon]], when he had to name either Aemon's daughter, [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]], or Aemon's brother, [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]], as his heir. Jaehaerys chose Baelon, but Baelon died in {{Date|101}}, which caused Jaehaerys to become the first king to call a [[Great Council]], where Baelon's son was chosen as Jaehaerys's heir. Jaehaerys died two years later, in {{Date|103}}, and was succeeded by his grandson, [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

===Death of the Dragons===
:{{See also|Dance of the Dragons}}

King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I's]] reign had troubles of its own. By his first wife, Lady [[Aemma Arryn]], to whom he had been married since {{Date|93}}, he had one surviving daughter, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]]. Aemma died in {{Date|105}} in childbed, as did her son, [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Baelon]], after which Viserys officially declared Rhaenyra to be his heir, having the lords of the realm swear fealty to her. Though Viserys remarried in {{Date|106}}, and had three sons, [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]], [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]], and [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]], and one daughter, [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]], by his new wife, Queen [[Alicent Hightower]], he insisted that Rhaenyra remained his heir. Rivalry between Rhaenyra and Alicent resulted in two fractions being formed at court, called the [[blacks]] and the [[greens]]. Alicent's three sons loathed Rhaenyra's three eldest sons, [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]], [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] and [[Joffrey Velaryon]], all three rumored to have been bastards fathered by Ser [[Harwin Strong]], as they considered themselves to have been robbed of their birthright: the Iron Throne.{{Ref|TRP}}

Both Rhaenyra and her uncle, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], the younger brother of Viserys I, had been married into [[House Velaryon]], and both had children by their respective spouses. When both Rhaenyra's husband [[Laenor Velaryon|Laenor]] and Daemon's wife [[Laena Velaryon|Laena]] died in {{Date|120}}, they married each other, and had three more children ([[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]], and the stillborn [[Visenya Targaryen (daughter of Rhaenyra)|Visenya]]). Meanwhile, King Viserys's son [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]] and daughter [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]] had been married as well, with three children resulting from their marriage ([[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]], [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], and [[Maelor Targaryen|Maelor]]).{{Ref|TRP}}

When Viserys died in {{Date|129}}, his widow, Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower]], and the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of [[Kingsguard#Kingsguard during the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen (103 AC-129 AC)|his Kingsguard]], Ser [[Criston Cole]], defied Viserys's last will, and crowned Viserys's son [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] while Rhaenyra, unaware of her father's death, resided on [[Dragonstone]]. Unwilling to submit to her brother, Rhaenyra declared war, and the resulting conflict over the succession, called the [[Dance of the Dragons]] ({{date|129|131}}), divided the kingdom. During this bloody war, thousands died, as did most of the Targaryen [[dragon]]s. Rhaenyra herself was devoured by [[Sunfyre]], Aegon II's dragon, in late {{Date|130}} while her son [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] looked on.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|tpatq}} Despite her death and Aegon the Younger's capture, the war raged on for another half year.{{Ref|TPATQ}} Aegon II was forced into betrothing his daughter and only remaining child, [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], to Rhaenyra's eldest surviving son, [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], and name them his heirs,<ref>asoiaf.westeros.org: [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/139166-aegon-ii-and-aegon-iii/&do=findComment&comment=7552930 Aegon II and Aegon III (April 23) - post 1]</ref><ref>asoiaf.westeros.org [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/139166-aegon-ii-and-aegon-iii/&do=findComment&comment=7552965 Aegon II and Aegon III (April 23) - post 2]</ref> though he planned to remarry.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} The was lasted until mid-{{Date|131}}, when Aegon II was poisoned by his own councilors.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

With the war at an end, the eleven-year old Aegon the Younger ascended the throne as [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. Until Aegon reached the [[age of majority|age of sixteen]], the realm was ruled by a [[regency of Aegon III|regency]]. Aegon's younger brother [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]], formerly thought to have died during the Dance, returned to [[Westeros]], married to Lady [[Larra Rogare]]. Viserys served as his brother's [[Hand of the King]] towards the end of his reign. The Targaryen dragons had been greatly diminished in numbers because of the war, and when the [[last dragon]] died in {{Date|153}}, Viserys convinced Aegon to sent for nine mages from [[Essos]], to allow them to use their arts to hatch a clutch of [[dragon egg]]s. Sadly, their attempt failed.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

===War on Dorne===
:{{Main|Conquest of Dorne}}
When [[Aegon III Targaryen]] died in {{Date|157}} from consumption, he was succeeded by his eldest son, [[Daeron I Targaryen]], born to him by his second wife, Queen [[Daenaera Velaryon]] (his first marriage having ended both quickly and childless with the death of Queen [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]] in {{Date|133}}).{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} Though Daeron was only fourteen years of age, his uncle, Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]], decided not to insist on a regency, and continued to serve his new king as [[Hand of the King|Hand]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} Daeron I had great ambition, and wished to "complete the conquest" which his ancestor [[Aegon I Targaryen]] had begun a century and a half before.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} During Aegon's Conquest, [[Dorne]] had been the only kingdom to resist the Targaryen forces,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} and following the conclusion of the [[First Dornish War]] in {{Date|13}}, a peace had been agreed upon by the Targaryens and Martells which had long lasted.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} Daeron I managed to convince his councilors of his plans, and managed to [[Conquest of Dorne|conquer Dorne]] within a year. In {{Date|258}}, the [[Prince of Dorne]] and several other Dornish lords bent their knees at the [[Submission of Sunspear]]. The hinterlands were pacified by {{Date|159}}, and Daeron returned to King's Landing with fourteen highborn Dornish hostages, leaving Lord [[Harlan Tyrell]] behind to keep the peace.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}

However, Daeron's conquest did not last. The [[smallfolk]] rebelled, and though Lord Tyrell attempted to fight back, traveling from holdfast to holdfast, the rebels always struck back.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} After he was murdered in his bed at [[Sandstone]], all of [[Dorne]] rose in open rebellion, and they managed to liberate themselves within a fortnight.{{ref|asos|66}} Daeron returned to Dorne in {{Date|160}}, and when the Dornish requested to discuss peace terms the next year, they betrayed Daeron by attacking him and his retinue beneath the peace banner. One of Daeron's [[Kingsguard]] knights surrendered, while another, his cousin [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]], was captured. Three other Kingsguard knights were slain, as was Daeron I himself.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} Though his reign had lasted only four years, it had been a bloody one. It is said that ten thousand men died conquering Dorne, and another forty or fifty thousand died trying to keep it.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Only eighteen years old at the time of his death, Daeron I had never been married<ref group="N">Though Martin has stated in 2008 that Daeron I had been married at the time of his death ([[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Targaryen_History Targaryen History (April 20, 2008)], ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' states that Daeron had never been married during his lifetime (''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I).</ref> and left no issue. He was succeeded by his younger brother, [[Baelor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}

Though in [[King's Landing]] Prince Viserys argued for the execution of the Dornish hostages, the new King Baelor I decided to free them instead. He walked barefoot from King's Landing to Sunspear, escorting the hostages home, and met with the [[Prince of Dorne]]. They forged a peace, and Baelor agreed to betroth his cousin, Prince [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] (his uncle Viserys's grandson), to the eldest child of the Prince of Dorne, Princess [[Myriah Martell]]. During his journey back home, Baelor passed by [[Wyl (castle)|Wyl]], where he freed his cousin [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon]], though he was bitten by venomous snakes in the process. When he finally returned to King's Landing, Baelor convinced the High Septon to dissolve his marriage to his sister, [[Daena Targaryen|Daena]], whom he had wed in {{Date|160}}, as it had never been consummated. He then locked Daena and her sisters [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena]] and [[Elaena Targaryen|Elaena]] in the [[Maidenvault]], to "preserve their innocence". Baelor I was focused mostly on the [[Faith of the Seven]], and even took a [[septon]]'s vows, ensuring he would never father heirs. His edicts became more focussed on spiritual matters as his reign continued, causing unease among the highborn. Baelor began the construction of [[Great Sept of Baelor|a new sept]], though it would not be completed until after his death. Baelor also began to fast more frequently and for longer periods of time towards the end of his reign. And when his sister and former wife [[Daena Targaryen|Daena]], who had escaped the Maidenvault on several occasions during Baelor's reign, gave birth to a bastard son she named [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]] in late {{Date|170}}, Baelor began a forty-day fast (even though another lengthy fast several years before had nearly killed him). Baelor was found collapsed on the forty-first day, and died soon after, in {{Date|171}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}

As the next male in line, Prince Viserys, who had served as Hand of the King for [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron I]], and [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor I]], ascended the throne after Baelor's sisters were passed over.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}} Though he ruled for only a year, [[Viserys II Targaryen]] made several reforms in the royal household, established a new royal mint, attempted to increase trade across the [[narrow sea]], and revised the code of laws established by Jaehaerys I years before.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}}

===The Blackfyre Pretenders===
:{{See also|Blackfyre Pretenders}}
[[File:Redgrass Field.png|thumb|350px|Daemon I Blackfyre fighting in the Battle of the Redgrass Field]]
Viserys II was succeeded by his eldest son, [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon IV]], who was rumored to have had a hand in his father's death.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Aegon's reign was filled with corruption, and he gave and took from noble houses as he wished, whenever he wanted to.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} He had been married to his sister [[Naerys Targaryen|Naerys]] in {{Date|153}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}} They differed greatly in personalities,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}} and childbirth was hard on her. When their son [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] was born in {{Date|153}}, the [[Grand Maester]] warned that another childbirth could kill Naerys. However, Aegon took no heed, and impregnated Naerys three more times. Only one child, however, survived: Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys]], born in {{Date|172}}. Naerys died in childbirth several years later.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

Aegon was very promiscuous, both before and during his reign. He had [[bastard]] children by several women, though he only acknowledged those fathered upon his nine official mistresses, with one exception: his cousin Daena's son, [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]]. In {{Date|182}}, Aegon openly recognized the boy as his own son<ref name=greatbastards>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Great_Bastards/ The Great Bastards (December 26, 2005)]</ref> and gifted him the [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} There were some who felt that the sword symbolized the monarchy,<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/SF_Targaryens_Valyria_Sansa_Martells_and_More SF, Targaryens, Valyria, Sansa, Martells, and More (June 26, 2001)]</ref> as the sword had been passed on from king to king since Aegon the Conqueror (with one exception<ref name=Aenys group="N">Aenys I Targaryen gifted the sword to his brother, Prince Maegor, after their father's cremation</ref>). Aegon's public gift of the sword to his bastard son was one of the seeds from which the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] would eventually grow. Following the acquisition of the sword, Daemon took the surname "Blackfyre" for himself.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

Aegon IV's relationship with his trueborn heir was more troublesome. Once he was old enough to voice his own opinions, Prince [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] and Aegon IV quarreled more often, and towards the end of Aegon's reign, Daeron became his chief obstacle. When Aegon attempted to invade [[Dorne]] with wooden dragons and a fleet in {{Date|174}}, the homeland of Daeron's wife, [[Myriah Martell]], rumors were heard for the first time that Daeron had been fathered by Aegon's brother [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon]] instead of Aegon. Though Aemon defeated Ser [[Morgil Hastwyck]] in a trial by combat when he accused Naerys of adultery, the rumors remained, and it was believed that they had originated with King Aegon himself, though he denied it. Following the death of both Aemon and Naerys, Aegon began more openly to refer to Daeron's illegitimacy, though he never disowned him. Finally, on his death bed in {{Date|184}}, Aegon IV legitimized all of his [[bastards]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Though his successor, his son [[Daeron II Targaryen]], could not undo this, he made attempts to keep his half-siblings close.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

Daeron II began his reign by negotiating with his brother-in-law, [[Maron Martell]], who had [[Prince of Dorne|inherited the rule]] of Dorne. He arranged a marriage between Maron and his sister, [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys]], which occurred in {{Date|187}}. Following the wedding, Dorne officially joined the realm, and did fealty to the [[Iron Throne]]. However, while the Seven Kingdoms were now finally united, dissatisfaction grew with the concessions that Dorne had won, as well as the growing Dornish influence at Daeron's court. Daeron II's heir, Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]], favored his dornish mother in his physical appearance, and more and more lords began to wish for "the old days", when the Dornish had been the enemy in battle, and not rivals for power at court.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

These lords looked at Daemon Blackfyre, and saw in him a warrior, tall and powerful, with the hallmarks of Old [[Valyria]] (deep purple eyes, silver-gold hair down to his shoulders), who was described as having had an "almost inhumane beauty", being "half a god among mortal men".{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}<ref name=greatbastards/> Though it took many years, talk eventually turned into treason when Daemon planned to make his claim for the [[Iron Throne]]. The [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] began in early {{Date|196}} and lasted nigh on a year, ending late in the year with the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Daemon and his two eldest sons, [[Aegon Blackfyre|Aegon]] and [[Aemon Blackfyre]], were killed,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}{{Ref|TSS}} whereas [[Aegor Rivers]], another one of Daeron II's half-brothers, fled into exile with Daemon's remaining children and the sword Blackfyre. For a while, Rivers resided in [[Tyrosh]] with Daemon's family,{{Ref|TMK}} until he formed the [[Golden Company]] in {{Date|212}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

===The Great Spring Sickness===
The remainder of Daeron II's reign was peaceful. However, in its final year, {{Date|209}}, problems began when Daeron's heir and [[Hand of the King]], Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]], died when defending a hedge knight called [[Duncan the Tall|Duncan]] in a [[trial of seven]] at the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}{{Ref|THK}} It is believed that Baelor's youngest brother [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], who had fought on the side of the two accusers, his own eldest two sons [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]] and [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion]], had been the one to fatally his Baelor's head.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}{{Ref|THK}} Following Baelor's cremation, Maekar sent Aerion into exile, while he allowed his youngest son, nicknamed "[[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]]", to squire for Duncan, so he could be taught humility and honor.{{Ref|THK}}

Not long after the death of Baelor, the [[Great Spring Sickness]] began. Thousands died as a result, and among the victims were Daeron II and his two most immediate heirs, Baelor's two sons [[Valarr Targaryen|Valarr]] and [[Matarys Targaryen|Matarys]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}{{Ref|TSS}} As such, Daeron II was succeeded by his second son, [[Aerys I Targaryen]], in {{Date|209}}, whose reign began with a two-year drought.{{Ref|TSS}} The Spring Sickness had hit the cities of the Seven Kingdoms most, especially King's Landing, and most of the hostages King Daeron II had once taken after the First Blackfyre Rebellion had died, leaving their relatives feeling secure enough about attempting a new rebellion.{{ref|TMK}} Lord [[Gormon Peake]] convinced [[Daemon II Blackfyre]] to cross the [[narrow sea]] to claim the throne.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}} However, the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]] was far less successful than the first, as Daemon II was arrested at [[Whitewalls]] before he could even gather an army.{{Ref|TMK}} He was kept alive as a hostage at King's Landing, but died within years, allowing [[Aegor Rivers]] to crown [[Haegon I Blackfyre]] the new [[Blackfyre Pretenders|Blackfyre pretender]]. Haegon attempted [[Third Blackfyre Rebellion|his invasion]] in {{Date|219}}, when he crossed the [[narrow sea]] with the [[Golden Company]], led by Aegor Rivers. Haegon was slain after he had surrendered his sword, while Aegor was arrested, and sentenced to join the [[Night's Watch]]. He managed to escape, and returned to [[Tyrosh]], where he crowned Haegon's son, [[Daemon III Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

===Succession problems===
In addition to the two Blackfyre Rebellions, Aerys's reign knew multiple other troubles, including the [[Great Spring Sickness|plague]] and drought, dwindling trade, rising banditry, and the reaving of [[Dagon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}} Additionally, Aerys had difficulties with his heirs. Though he had been married to Lady [[Aelinor Penrose]] before his reign began, his marriage remained unconsummated. He additionally refused to take another to wife. As he had no issue of his own, he firstly acknowledged his younger brother [[Rhaegel Targaryen|Rhaegel]] as his heir. Following Rhaegel's death in {{Date|215}}, Rhaegel's son [[Aelor Targaryen|Aelor]] was named [[Prince of Dragonstone]]. Aelor died in {{Date|217}}, after which Aerys I's youngest brother, [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]] was named heir.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

Maekar succeeded Aerys I in {{Date|221}}, and reigned for twelve years.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} However, when Maekar himself died while leading an attack on [[Starpike]] in the [[Peake Uprising]]<ref>[http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ The World of Ice and Fire sample]</ref> in {{Date|233}}, the succession once more became a problem. Maekar I's eldest son, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]], had predeceased his father, and left behind only one child: a single-minded daughter, [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Daeron)|Vaella]]. Maekar's second son, [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion]], had died in {{Date|232}} when drinking a cup of wildfire. Aerion's only issue was an infant son named [[Maegor Targaryen (son of Aerion)|Maegor]], born the same year Aerion had died. Maekar's third son, [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], had been sent to the [[Citadel]] at [[Oldtown]] by King Daeron II at a young age,{{Ref|ACOK|6}} where he had completed his [[maester]]'s chain at the age of nineteen,{{Ref|AWOIAF| Aemon}} and his youngest son, [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon]] (also known as "Egg"), was disliked by several lords, as he had often meddled in their affairs.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}{{Ref|ACOK|6}}

A [[Great Council]] was called by [[Brynden Rivers]], who had served as Maekar's Hand of the King. The council passed over [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron's]] daughter and [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion's]] infant son, and because of the dislike some had for Maekar's youngest son, the crown was quietly offered to Aemon first. Following Aemon's refusal, they crowned Maekar I's youngest son as [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V]]. Aegon V became known as "The Unlikely", as he had been the fourth son of a fourth son.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}{{Ref|ACOK|6}}

===The Unlikely Reign===
The reign of Aegon V began troubled. He felt forced to arrest [[Brynden Rivers]], who had served both Maekar I and Aerys I as Hand, after Brynden, who had offered safe passage to [[Aenys Blackfyre]], the fifth son of the late [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], from Tyrosh to King's Landing, so Aenys could present his own claim during the Great Council, betrayed Aenys by arresting and executing him upon arrival. Rivers was sent to the [[Wall]] and joined the [[Night's Watch]]. Aegon V's brother Aemon accompanied Rivers, intent on joining the [[Night's Watch]] as well so his claim to the throne could not be used against the king.{{Ref|affc|15}}

Aegon spend much of his reign in battle. When winter ended in {{Date|236}}, [[Daemon III Blackfyre]] and [[Aegor Rivers]] crossed the narrow sea to begin the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]]. They were supported by few, however, and Daemon III was eventually slain by a knight of Aegon V's [[Kingsguard]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

Further opposition came from the lords of Aegon V's realm, as many disagreed with his policies, or distrusted and hated him, as they felt that his wanderings with the [[hedge knight]] [[Duncan the Tall|Duncan]] had left him "half a peasant".{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}} Aegon's reign had begun in the middle of a cruel six-year long winter, which had led to starvation and suffering in the north. Concerned for the welfare of the poor and weak, Aegon V made attempts to increase the flow of food to the north. However, some disagreed, as they felt Aegon did too much in this regard.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} Aegon further wanted to diminish the powers of the lords, and enacted numerous reforms while giving new rights and protections to the [[smallfolk]]. For this, he faced fierce opposition and at times even open defiance. One lord even went as far as to denounce Aegon V as a "bloody-handed tyrant intent on depriving us of our gods-given rights and liberties."{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

A major rebellion in {{Date|239}} was caused by Aegon's eldest son. Aegon V had five children, [[Duncan Targaryen|Duncan]], [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], [[Shaera Targaryen|Shaera]], [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron]], and [[Rhaelle Targaryen|Rhaelle]], and for the eldest four betrothals had been arranged to several great Houses ([[House Baratheon]], [[House Tully|Tully]], [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] and [[House Redwyne|Redwyne]] respectively). When Duncan, in {{Date|239}}, broke his betrothal to a daughter of Lord [[Lyonel Baratheon]] to marry [[Jenny of Oldstones]], going as far as to renounce his rights to the throne for her, Lord Lyonel declared the independence of the [[Stormlands]] in response. Only after his defeat in a [[trial by combat]] against the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of Aegon's [[Kingsguard]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]], and the promise of the hand of Aegon V's daughter Rhaelle in marriage to Lyonel's heir, [[Ormund Baratheon]], did Lyonel join the King's peace again.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} Aegon's other children (except Rhaelle) all broke their own betrothals as well. While Jaehaerys and Shaera secretly married each other in {{Date|240}}, Daeron chose to remain unwed.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

Towards the end of his reign, Aegon V began to dream of dragons with whom he could bend the lords of Westeros to his will. As several Targaryen kings had tried before him, seems to have attempted to hatch dragon eggs at [[Summerhall]], where he had gathered those closest to him to celebrate the upcoming birth of his first great-grandchild in {{Date|259}}. However, in a [[Tragedy of Summerhall|great tragedy]] occurred, causing the death of Aegon V, Prince Duncan, and many more. Though the survivors would not speak of what had happened, the histories of [[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]], the last maester to serve as the castle, speaks of seven eggs and [[pyromancers]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} As Summerhall was burning down, Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen]], the only daughter of Prince Jaehaerys and Princess Shaera, gave birth to a healthy son named [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]].{{Ref|AFFC|35}}

===War of the Ninepenny Kings===
Aegon V's second son [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]] ascended the throne in {{Date|259}} following the [[Tragedy of Summerhall]], and was immediately faced with a threat from the east when the [[Band of Nine]] conquered first [[Tyrosh]] and then the [[Stepstones]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} The Band of Nine had formed in the [[Disputed Lands]] in {{Date|258}} from nine outlaws, exiles, pirates, and sellsword captains. They swore to aid one another in conquering a kingdom for each member. One of these members was [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], known as "the Monstrous", who held command over the Golden Company.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

To face the "Ninepenny Kings", as Prince [[Duncan Targaryen]] had named them before his death,{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} King Jaehaerys II sent an army, including his own heir Prince [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] and his Hand, Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]], which landed on the shores of the Stepstones in {{Date|260}}. For most of the year, the war continued, but ended when a young knight called [[Barristan Selmy]] killed Maelys, thereby ending the male line of the Blackfyres after five generations.{{ref|ASOS|67}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}}{{Ref|ADWD|67}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} As the remainders of the Band of Nine had little interest in Westeros, this victory ended the war.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

In total, Jaehaerys II only reigned for three years, and died after a short sickbed in {{Date|262}}. He was succeeded by his only son, [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

===Fall of the Dragons===
:{{See also|Defiance of Duskendale|Tourney at Harrenhal|Robert's Rebellion}}

While the reign of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] began with much promise, his would become the reign which ended the Targaryen Dynasty. Upon ascending the throne, he replaced all of his father's elderly councilors with younger men, and appointed a friend from his youth, the twenty-year old [[Tywin Lannister]], as his [[Hand of the King]]. While Aerys had great plans for his realm, his attention span was short and most plans were quickly forgotten. While Tywin would be Aerys II's Hand for nineteen years, tensions between the two friends began early in Aerys's reign. Aerys grew increasingly jealous of Tywin and over time began to insult him, while the deaths of several of his children contributed further to his madness. When in {{Date|276}}, after three miscarriages, two stillbirths, and three deaths in the cradle, Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] was born, Tywin hosted a [[tournament in honor of Viserys's birth]] at [[Lannisport]], which Aerys II and Rhaegar attended.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} There, Tywin suggested his ten-year-old daughter [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] as a bride for Rhaegar, and her twin [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] as Rhaegar's [[squire]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|AFFC|24}} Aerys refused him, stating he would not wed his son to the daughter of his servant.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}

Aerys's jealousy for Tywin increased further when he learned of the saying that Tywin was the true ruler of the kingdom, making his suspicious of his subjects at court. His jealousy and desire to show himself as a leader led to his rash action of accepting the invitation of Lord [[House Darklyn|Darklyn]] to travel to [[Duskendale]], as to discuss Darklyn's petition. Aerys went to Duskendale with only a small escort, and was captured upon arrival. This revolt, known as the [[Defiance of Duskendale]], lasted for half a year, during which time Aerys II was kept in the dungeons, while Lord Tywin besieged the city. Though he was eventually freed, the last of Aerys's sanity had died during his captivity. He became increasingly suspicious everyone, including his own heir, [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]], and refused to leave the [[Red Keep]] for four years. Tensions between Aerys and Rhaegar grew, moreso after Rhaegar and his new bride [[Elia Martell]] moved to his seat of [[Dragonstone]] in {{Date|280}}. In {{Date|281}}, Aerys appointed Tywin's heir, Ser Jaime Lannister, to his Kingsguard, leaving Tywin with a [[Tyrion Lannister|dwarf]] for an heir. Tywin resigned as Hand and left King's Landing. Convinced that his son Rhaegar planned to gather as much lords as possible to dispose Aerys at the [[Tourney of Harrenhal]] held later that same year, Aerys personally attended the tourney. When the victorious Prince Rhaegar passed by his own wife, Elia, and named [[Lyanna Stark]], the betrothed of his cousin [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], as his [[queen of love and beauty]], it caused fury and tensions among those present, and inflamed Aerys's council against Rhaegar further.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

The next year, Rhaegar left his wife and newborn son [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] on [[Dragonstone]] and went on a journey. Ultimately, he ended up in the [[riverlands]] where he disappeared with Lyanna Stark. Lyanna's brother [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]] went to [[King's Landing]], threatening Prince Rhaegar's life. Though Rhaegar was not present, King Aerys had Brandon arrested, and summoned his father, Lord [[Rickard Stark|Rickard]], for a trial. At the "trial", Aerys had both men killed, after which he demanded the heads of Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], Lyanna's betrothed, and [[Eddard Stark]], Lyanna's younger brother. Their foster father, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], refused Aerys's commands and raised his banners, thereby starting a [[Robert's Rebellion|civil war]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}

Towards the end of the war, Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] proclaimed his intend to claim the [[Iron Throne]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Huntington_Beach_CA US Signing Tour (Huntington Beach, CA) (November 19, 2005)]</ref> Out of the three leaders of the rebellion, Robert had the better claim,{{ref|agot|30}} due to the fact that his grandmother had been Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen]], the youngest daughter of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].{{ref|affc|35}} Prince Rhaegar eventually returned from the south and took command of the royal troops, leading them during the [[Battle of the Trident]], where he was killed by Robert.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Aerys sent his new heir, Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]], and the pregnant Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] to Dragonstone, while keeping Rhaegar's wife and two children as hostages at King's Landing.{{ref|asos|37}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}} Though he had ignored calls to arms from both the loyalists and the rebels, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] appeared with an army at the gates of King's Landing hours before the arrival of a rebel army. Feigning loyalty to House Targaryen, the Lannister forces [[Sack of King's Landing|sacked King's Landing]] once allowed into the city,{{ref|AGOT|12}}{{Ref|ASOS|37}} slaying Princess [[Elia Martell|Elia]], [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]], and the infant Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]],{{Ref|ASOS|70}}{{Ref|ASOS|53}} while Aerys's only Kingsguard knight in the city, [[Jaime Lannister]], killed the king in the throne room.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

The war was at an end, and on the mainland the final opposition to the reign of Robert I Baratheon was resolved. On Dragonstone, however, the last Targaryens held their last stronghold. Dowager Queen Rhaella crowned her son Viserys,{{Ref|awoiaf| Rhaella Targaryen}} but died some nine months after her flight from King's Landing when she gave birth to Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] in {{Date|284}} during a great storm that destroyed the Targaryen fleet which had been protecting the island. With the enemy approaching the island and the garrison willing to surrender, Ser [[Willem Darry]] spirited young Viserys and Daenerys to the [[Free City]] of [[Braavos]], where they remained until his death near {{Date|289}}.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} Afterwards, Viserys and Daenerys traveled from city to city for years,{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|ASOS|8}} forced to sell the last of their belongings, until they were taken in by [[Magister]] [[Illyrio Mopatis]] in {{Date|297}}.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}

And so, following two hundred and eighty-three years of rule, the Targaryen Dynasty ended in {{Date|283}} with the death of Aerys II and the exile of his young son Viserys.

==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
Across the [[narrow sea]], the [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s surviving son is claiming legitimacy as "[[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys III]]". He and his sister, [[Daenerys Targaryen]], having wandered the [[Free Cities]] for years seeking aid from various merchant princes to restore House Targaryen to the throne, have been taken in by [[Illyrio Mopatis]], a [[magister]] of [[Pentos]].{{Ref|AGOT|3}} With Illyrio's help, Viserys betroths his thirteen-year-old sister Daenerys to [[Drogo]],a ''[[khal]]'' of the [[Dothraki]], in exchange for the promise of warriors to reclaim his throne.{{Ref|AGOT|11}} Daenerys marries Drogo,{{ref|agot|11}} and the two accompany the ''[[khalasar]]'' in the journey to [[Vaes Dothrak]].{{Ref|AGOT|36}} During this time, Daenerys begins to learn to stand up to her brother, while Viserys's behavior leads to him being mocked by the other Dothraki.{{Ref|AGOT|23}} Viserys is killed by Drogo after threatening the lives of Daenerys and her unborn child with a sword, despite weapons being forbidden in the sacred city.{{Ref|AGOT|46}}

King [[Robert I Baratheon]] promises a lordship to whoever manages to kill Daenerys, her unborn child, or Viserys.{{Ref|AGOT|33}} After Daenerys escapes an assassination attempt by poison, Drogo vows to invade the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|agot|54}} When Drogo is injured in battle against another ''khalasar'', Daenerys has one of her newly acquired slaves, [[Mirri Maz Duur]], see to his wounds,{{Ref|agot|61}} but Drogo's wound infects nonetheless.{{Ref|AGOT|64}} Daenerys attempts to save his life by having Mirri perform [[blood magic]], but this causes disagreement among the warriors in Drogo's ''khalasar'', and ensues in fighting. Daenerys goes into labor{{Ref|agot|64}} and eventually wakes to find her child was stillborn and deformed, Drogo's ''khalasar'' broken up, and Drogo himself an empty shell of the man he once was.{{Ref|AGOT|64}} Daenerys has Mirri arrested and smothers Drogo with a pillow to end his suffering.{{Ref|AGOT|64}} She places her three [[dragon egg]]s on Drogo's funeral pyre, as well as Mirri. When the fire is burning, Daenerys enters the pyre herself, and when the flames have died out the next morning is found unharmed, with three newly-hatched [[dragons]] in her arms. They are the first dragons in the [[known world]] in a century and a half.{{Ref|AGOT|72}}

At the [[Wall]] in [[Westeros]], the hundred-year-old Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], brother to the late King [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V]], still resides at [[Castle Black]]. Aemon intervenes when a new recruit, [[Jon Snow]], asks for his help with a fellow recruit, [[Samwell Tarly]], naming Sam his personal servant to prevent him from remaining in training, which would have meant his death.{{ref|aGoT|41}}{{ref|aGoT|48}} Aemon later advises Jon regarding the conflict of loyalty between family and duty to the [[Night's Watch]], revealing he had felt such conflicting feelings himself trice, most recently when he was informed of the [[Robert's Rebellion|deaths of the last of his house]].{{Ref|AGOT|60}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Daenerys has named her three dragons [[Drogon]], [[Rhaegal]], and [[Viserion]], after her late husband and brothers.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} She leads the few remaining people of her ''khalasar'' through the [[red waste]],{{Ref|ACOK|12}} and is given entrance to [[Qarth]].{{Ref|ACOK|27}} There, she resides with merchant prince [[Xaro Xhoan Daxos]].{{Ref|ACOK|27}} Once in Qarth, Daenerys learns of the death of King Robert I Baratheon in Westeros and the [[War of the Five Kings|war]] that erupted as a result.{{Ref|ACOK|27}}

After having been denied help by the [[Pureborn]] of Qarth, Daenerys decides to request aid from the [[warlocks]].{{Ref|ACOK|40}} She drinks [[shade-of-the-evening]] and enters the [[House of the Undying]], where she meets the [[Undying Ones]] after seeing many visions. The Undying Ones give her cryptic information before attempting to consume her. Drogon rescues her, setting the House of the Undying on fire.{{Ref|ACOK|48}} Unwelcome in Qarth following the destruction of the home of the warlocks, Daenerys begins to seek passage on a ship. She is rescued from an assassination attempt by a [[Sorrowful Man]] by [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]] and [[Belwas]], who inform her that they have been sent by Magister Illyrio with three ships to escort Daenerys and her people to Pentos.{{Ref|ACOK|63}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
On route to Pentos, Daenerys is convinced by [[Jorah Mormont]] to change course towards [[Astapor]], one of the three [[Slaver Cities]] in [[Slaver's Bay]].{{Ref|ASOS|8}} There, she acquires eight thousand six hundred [[Unsullied]] and five thousand boys in training.{{Ref|ACOK|27}} She uses her new army to conquer and sack [[fall of Astapor|Astapor]],{{Ref|ASOS|27}} beginning her [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay|campaign to abolish slavery in Slaver's Bay]], after which she frees the slaves, inviting them to join her.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

Daenerys marches on [[Yunkai]], where she faces the slave soldiers of Yunkai, and two sellsword companies, the [[Second Sons]] and the [[Stormcrows]]. Daenerys [[battle near Yunkai|defeats]] the Yunkish soldiers, while the Stormcrows join her cause.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} With their leader gone, the Second Sons also join Daenerys and elect a new commander.{{Ref|ASOS|57}} Daenerys frees the slaves of Yunkai and marches on [[Meereen]], the last of the slaver cities.

Daenerys [[siege of Meereen|conquers]] Meereen with the help of the city's slaves, whom she frees. After she learns how the council she had created to rule Astapor had been replaced by the butcher [[Cleon]], who now rules Astapor as its king and has enslaved all the nobility in the city, Daenerys decides to prevent Meereen from the same fate. Believing she needs to learn how to rule before conquering Westeros, Daenerys decides to remain in Meereen and rule as its queen.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Having discovered that Jorah Mormont had been spying on her for months for the Iron Throne and that his information had led to the poisoning attempt, and that Arstan is actually Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], a former [[Kingsguard]] knight who had accepted pardons from Robert Baratheon, Daenerys furiously gives them one chance to redeem themselves.{{Ref|ASOS|57}} While she is later able to forgive Barristan, and takes him into her service, she finds herself unable to forgive Jorah, and sends him into exile.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}

[[Ben Plumm]], who is chosen as the leader of the [[Second Sons]] following the disappearance of [[Mero]] at the battle near Yunkai, claims to have Targaryen ancestry, as his ancestor [[Ossifer Plumm]] was married to [[Elaena Targaryen]].{{Ref|ASOS|57}}

At [[Castle Black]], Maester Aemon believes [[Jon Snow]] when he claims he was ordered to join the [[free folk|wildlings]] by [[Qhorin Halfhand]].{{Ref|ASOS|48}} Following the death of [[Donal Noye]], Aemon tells Jon to take command of Castle Black during the [[battle beneath the Wall|attack by wildlings]].{{Ref|ASOS|64}} When Jon is arrested on suspicious of treason, only Aemon's intervention prevents Jon from being executed.{{Ref|ASOS|73}} When ordered before King [[Stannis Baratheon]], Aemon requests to see Stannis's sword [[Lightbringer]], and orders [[Samwell Tarly]] to describe the sword to him, as he cannot see for himself.{{Ref|ASOS|78}} Aemon is in charge of the [[choosing]] of a new Lord Commander, but as a maester is not allowed to influence the choosing. Instead, he subtly suggests that Samwell could,{{Ref|ASOS|78}} leading to the election of Jon Snow as [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].{{Ref|ASOS|79}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord Commander Jon Snow, fearing that the priestess [[Melisandre]] will wish to sacrifice Aemon to [[R'hllor]] for his king's blood, orders Aemon to travel to [[Oldtown]], accompanied by [[Samwell Tarly]], singer [[Dareon]], wildling [[Gilly]], and [[Mance Rayder]]'s [[Aemon Battleborn|son]].{{Ref|AFFC|5}} Aemon's health deteriorates during the first part of the journey,{{Ref|AFFC|15}} and becomes worse once they are in [[Braavos]].{{Ref|AFFC|26}} After Dareon abandons them, Samwell manages to arrange passage to Oldtown on the ''[[Cinnamon Wind]]''.{{Ref|AFFC|26}} Though talk of dragons and Daenerys Targaryen temporarily increases Aemon's health, it worsens again during the journey, and he eventually dies at the age of a hundred and two off the coast of [[Dorne]].{{Ref|AFFC|35}} His body is preserved in a cask of rum, so he can be cremated once the ship makes port.{{Ref|AFFC|35}} Upon arrival in Oldtown, Samwell informs [[Archmaester]] [[Marwyn]] of Aemon's passing, and his desire to join Daenerys, causing Marwyn to travel to Slaver's Bay in Aemon's stead.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Daenerys rules Meereen, but meets with resistance from several parties. A resistance group of [[Ghiscar]]i noblemen, the [[Sons of the Harpy]], engage in a shadow war against her,{{Ref|ADWD|2}} while Yunkai resumes its slavery and starts to make alliances against her. Daenerys forms a city watch,{{Ref|ADWD|11}} the [[Brazen Beasts]],{{Ref|ADWD|16}} to combat the Harpy's Sons, killings continue. Daenerys promises to web [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] if he can stop the murders for ninety days.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Meanwhile, the Yunkai'i defeat the [[Astapor]]i in [[Battle at the Horns of Hazzat|battle]]{{Ref|ADWD|16}} and [[Siege of Astapor|besiege and later sack]] the city,{{Ref|ADWD|23}}{{Ref|ADWD|25}} leaving them free to march against Daenerys. The Yunkai'i besiege Meereen,{{Ref|ADWD|43}} and the Second Sons desert Daenerys{{Ref|ADWD|43}} after she is unwilling to use her dragons in battle following the death of the young girl [[Hazzea]],{{Ref|ADWD|30}} who was killed by Drogon.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} Daenerys had [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] locked up after learning about Hazzea, though [[Drogon]] escaped capture and left Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|11}}

Hizdahr aids Daenerys by negotiating a peace with Yunkai, in which their marriage plays a large role.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Seven leaders of Yunkai come to Meereen to sign the peace and celebrate the opening of [[Daznak's Pit]], the largest of the fighting pits in Meereen.{{ref|adwd|50}} Daenerys is sickened by the battles, and after [[Barsena|a female warrior]] is slain by a [[boar]] decides to leave. At the same time, [[Belwas]] falls ill due to eating poisoned locusts which had been meant for Daenerys. Just as Belwas falls to his feat, Drogon returns to the city and lands in the Pit. While the public panics and attempts to flee, Daenerys rushes to Drogon's side and flies away from Meereen on his back.{{Ref|ADWD|52}} Drogon flies her to the [[Dothraki sea]], where the dragon makes a lair at "[[Dragonstone (hill)|Dragonstone]]". Daenerys eventually encounters the ''khalasar'' of Khal [[Jhaqo]].{{Ref|ADWD|71}}

Meanwhile, [[Doran Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]], has sent his son [[Quentyn Martell|Quentyn]] to [[Essos]] to find Daenerys.{{Ref|ADWD|6}} Having secretly made a wedding pact years before, promising the hand of his daughter [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]] in marriage to [[Viserys Targaryen]] in exchange for supporting Viserys's claim, Doran now wishes for Daenerys to fulfill the pact by marrying Quentyn.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} Quentyn eventually reaches Meereen, but is introduced to Daenerys only a day before her wedding to Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} After Daenerys has left Meereen on Drogon's back, Quentyn plans to steal one or two of Daenerys's dragons to proof himself and enlists the help of the [[Tattered Prince]] and his [[Windblown]] to accomplish his goal.{{Ref|ADWD|60}} Though her dragons are freed,{{Ref|ADWD|67}}{{Ref|ADWD|68}} Quentyn dies from his attempt.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

On the [[Rhoyne]], [[Jon Connington]], a friend of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] who had faked his death in exile, has secretly been raising Rhaegar's son [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], who is believed to have died during the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Instead, it is revealed that [[Varys]] had switched Aegon with another child, who had died in his place.{{Ref|ADWD|22}} Connington and Aegon plan to meet Daenerys in [[Volantis]],{{Ref|ADWD|5}} but in [[Selhorys]] learn that Daenerys has remained in [[Meereen]], and that several cities, including Volantis, are either already at war against her, or are about to join the war on the side of Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|22}} Connington presents Aegon to the [[Golden Company]], who had been enlisted by Magister Illyrio to aid them in conquering Westeros. As Daenerys is still in the east, Prince Aegon proposes traveling west to start conquering Westeros without her,{{Ref|ADWD|24}} a plan previously suggested to him by the exiled [[Tyrion Lannister]].{{Ref|ADWD|22}} reasoning that Daenerys will come west once she learns about his purpose.{{Ref|ADWD|24}} The Golden Company agrees, and they travel to Westeros, where Aegon, after [[Landing of the Golden Company|the first few victories in the stormlands]], decides to personally lead an attack on [[Storm's End]].{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

[[Beyond the Wall]], the [[three-eyed crow]] who has been appearing to [[Bran Stark]] in his dreams is revealed to be none other than Bloodraven, [[Brynden Rivers]], kept alive by sorcery and living in a [[cave of the three-eyed crow|cave]].{{ref|ADWD|34}}{{ref|AWOIAF| Brynden Rivers}}

==House Targaryen at the end of the third century==

The known Targaryens during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
*King {[[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys III]]}, called "the Beggar King", ''Khal Rhae Mhar'' (Sorefoot King), and ''Khal Rhaggat'' (Cart King). Self-proclaimed [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], and [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], in exile. Fatally "crowned" in [[Vaes Dothrak]].
*Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys I]], called Daenerys Stormborn, Mother of Dragons, sister of Viserys and last known Targaryen heir. Self-proclaimed Queen of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, [[Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea|''Khaleesi'' of the Great Grass Sea]], Breaker of Shackles/Chains, Queen of Meereen.
**her dragons, [[Drogon]], [[Viserion]], [[Rhaegal]],
**Khal {[[Drogo]]}, her first husband. Euthanized after disabling wounds.
***{[[Rhaego]]}, her son by Drogo. Died at birth.
**King [[Hizdahr zo Loraq|Hizdahr zo Loraq XIV]], her second husband, King of Meereen, Scion of Ghis, Octarch of the Old Empire, Master of the Skahazadhan, Consort to Dragons, Blood of the Harpy. A Ghiscari noble of Meereen.
*Maester {[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]]}, sworn to the Night's Watch. Great-granduncle to the Mad King. Died of a chill at sea, at the age of one hundred and two.

*Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], Rhaegar's son. Believed to have died at Gregor Clegane's hand in the Sack of King's Landing, but is purported by some to be alive under the identity of Young Griff and with the [[Golden Company]].

===Daenerys's Household===

====The Queen's protectors====
*Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], called Barristan the Bold. Lord Commander of the [[Queensguard]] and [[Hand of the Queen]].
**his two known knights:
***Ser [[Tumco Lho]], of the [[Basilisk Isles]], a newly-made knight.
***"The [[Red Lamb]]", a [[Lhazar]]een freedman and newly-made knight.
**his lads, squires training for knighthood:
***[[Larraq]], called 'The Lash', of Meereen.
***the Boys, three Ghiscari brothers and freedmen.
*[[Belwas]], called Strong Belwas, eunuch and former pit fighter.
*her [[Dothraki]] bloodriders:
**[[Jhogo]], the whip, blood of her blood and ''ko''. Currently a hostage of the Yunkish
**[[Aggo]], the bow, blood of her blood and ''ko''. Away from Meereen seeking Daenerys.
**[[Rakharo]], the ''arakh'', blood of her blood and ''ko''. Away from Meereen seeking Daenerys.
* Ser [[Jorah Mormont]], called 'Jorah the Andal', former Lord Commander. Banished. Currently with the [[Second Sons]].

====The Queen's captains and commanders====
*[[Grey Worm]], a eunuch, commander of the [[Unsullied]], a company of eunuch infantry.
**[[Hero]], an Unsullied captain, second-in-command.
**{[[Stalwart Shield]]}, an Unsullied spearman, murdered by the [[Sons of the Harpy]].
*{[[Mollono Yos Dob]]}, commander of the [[Stalwart Shields]], a company of freedmen named for the martyred Unsullied. Died of the [[pale mare]].
**[[Tal Toraq]], new commander of the Stalwart Shields.
*[[Symon Stripeback]], commander of [[Free Brothers]], a company of freedmen.
*[[Marselen]], commander of the [[Mother's Men]], a company of freedman, a eunuch, brother to Missandei.
*{[[Groleo]]} of Pentos, formerly captain of the great cog ''[[Saduleon]]'', made an admiral without a fleet. Executed by the Yunkai'i.
*[[Rommo]], a ''jaqqa rhan'' of the Dothraki. He represents Daenerys's ''khalasar'' at council.
*[[Daario Naharis]], a [[Tyrosh]]i sellsword, captain of the [[Stormcrows]], a free company.
**The [[Widower]], second in command and acting joint-commander of the Stormcrows.
**[[Jokin]], commander of the archers and acting joint-commander of the Stormcrows.
*[[Ben Plumm]], called Brown Ben, a mongrel sellsword, captain of the [[Second Sons]], a free company. Defected to Yunkai.

====The Queen's Meereenese court====
*[[Reznak mo Reznak]], her seneschal, bald and unctuous.
*[[Skahaz mo Kandaq]], called 'The Shavepate', shaven-headed commander of the [[Brazen Beasts]], Meereen's city watch.

====The Queen's handmaids and servants====
*[[Irri]] and [[Jhiqui]], young women of the Dothraki, handmaidens.
*[[Missandei]], a [[Naath]]i scribe and translator.
*[[Grazdar]], [[Qezza]], [[Mezzara]], [[Kezmya]], [[Azzak]], [[Bhakaz]], [[Miklaz]], [[Dhazzar]], [[Draqaz]], and [[Jhezane]], children of the pyramids of Meereen, her cupbearers and pages.
*{[[Doreah]]}, a Lysene handmaiden and former bedslave. Perished to sickness in the [[red waste]].

===Young Griff's/Aegon's supporters===
* Lord [[Jon Connington]], a sellsword late of the [[Golden Company]], exiled Lord of [[Griffin's Roost]] and former [[Hand of the King]] to [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. Masqueraded as a man called "Griff" and raised the boy purported to be Aegon.
* Ser [[Rolly Duckfield]], called Duck, a [[knight]]. Pronounced the first of Aegon's [[Kingsguard]].
* Septa [[Lemore]], called Lady Lemore, a woman of the [[Faith of the Seven]].
* [[Haldon]], called the Halfmaester, Aegon's tutor.
* [[Yandry]], master and captain of the ''[[Shy Maid]]''
** [[Ysilla]], his wife.
* The [[Golden Company]], a famous sellsword company founded by the [[Blackfyre Pretenders]] to the [[Iron Throne]].
* [[Varys]], formerly of [[Lys]], the previous [[master of whisperers]] in [[King's Landing]] under Aerys II Targaryen and [[Robert I Baratheon]]. Alleges to have switched Aegon with another babe prior to the Sack of King's Landing, and smuggled Aegon to Essos afterwards.
* Magister [[Illyrio Mopatis]], of the [[Free City]] of [[Pentos]]

==Historical Members==
===On [[Dragonstone]]===
* [[Aenar Targaryen]], known as Aenar the Exile. First Lord of Dragonstone.
** [[Gaemon Targaryen (son of Aenar)|Gaemon Targaryen]], Aenar's son. Known as Gaemon the Glorious. Second Lord of Dragonstone.
** [[Daenys Targaryen]], Aenar's daughter. Known as Daenys the Dreamer. Sister-wife to Gaemon.
*** [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Gaemon)|Aegon Targaryen]], Gaemon's son by Daenys. Third Lord of Dragonstone.
*** [[Elaena Targaryen (daughter of Gaemon)|Elaena Targaryen]], Gaemon's daughter by Daenys. Sister-wife to Aegon.
*** Gaemon's younger daughter.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon—A Question of Succession}}
**** [[Maegon Targaryen]], Aegon's son by Elaena.
**** [[Aerys Targaryen (son of Aegon)|Aerys Targaryen]], Aegon's son by Elaena.
***** [[Aelyx Targaryen]], Aerys's son.
***** [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Aerys)|Baelon Targaryen]], Aerys's son.
***** [[Daemion Targaryen]], Aerys's son. Fifth Lord of Dragonstone.
****** [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]], Daemion's son. Married to Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]].
******* [[Visenya Targaryen]], sister-wife to Aegon.
******* [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], who would become known as King Aegon I Targaryen, Aegon the Conqueror, and Aegon the Dragon. Last Lord of Dragonstone.
******* [[Rhaenys Targaryen]], sister-wife to Aegon.

===Targaryen Dynasty===
'''The Sons of the Dragon'''
* King [[Aegon I Targaryen]], known as Aegon the Conqueror and Aegon the Dragon. First [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]].
* Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]], sister-wife to Aegon.
** Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]], also known as Maegor the Cruel. The younger son of Aegon I by his elder sister-wife Visenya. Third [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]. Married to [[Ceryse Hightower]], [[Alys Harroway]], [[Tyanna]] of the Tower, and the "Black Brides", [[Elinor Costayne]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]], and [[Jeyne Westerling (wife of Maegor I)|Jeyne Westerling]]
* Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]], sister-wife to Aegon.
** [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]], the elder son of Aegon I by his younger sister-wife Rhaenys. Married to Lady [[Alyssa Velaryon]]. Second [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Aenys I Targaryen]].
*** Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]], sister-wife to Aegon and later niece-wife to Maegor.
*** Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]], brother-husband to Rhaena.
****Princess [[Aerea Targaryen]], Aegon and Rhaena's daughter twin to Rhaella.
****Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen (daughter of Aegon)|Rhaella Targaryen]], twin to Aerea.
*** Prince [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys Targaryen]].
*** Prince [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], also known as Jaehaerys the Conciliator, the Old King, and Jaehaerys the Wise. Fourth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].
*** Princess [[Alysanne Targaryen]], sister-wife of Jaehaerys I. Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].
*** Princess [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Vaella Targaryen]].

'''Era of the Old King'''
* King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], also known as Jaehaerys the Conciliator, the Old King, and Jaehaerys the Wise. Fourth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. Married to his sister-wife, Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], known as Good Queen Alysanne.
** Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aegon Targaryen]], died young.
** Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daenerys Targaryen]], died young.
** Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]. Married to Lady [[Jocelyn Baratheon]].
*** Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], also known as the Queen who Never Was. Married to Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], the Sea Snake. Rhaenys and Corlys had two children: [[Laena Velaryon|Laena]] and [[Laenor Velaryon]].
** Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]].
*** Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]. Fifth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. Viserys was married twice: his first marriage was to his cousin, Lady [[Aemma Arryn]] (the daughter of Princess Daella), his second marriage to Lady [[Alicent Hightower]].
*** Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], known as the Prince of the City and Lord Flea Bottom, briefly [[King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea]]. Married trice: first to Lady [[Rhea Royce]], second to his cousin, Lady [[Laena Velaryon]], third to his niece, Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].
**** Lady [[Baela Targaryen]], Daemon's daughter by [[Laena Velaryon]]. Twin to Rhaena. Formerly betrothed to Prince Jacaerys Velaryon. Married to Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]].
***** Unknown offspring, [[House Velaryon]].
**** Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], Daemon's daughter by [[Laena Velaryon]]. Twin to Baela. Once betrothed to Prince Lucerys Velaryon. Married to Ser [[Corwyn Corbray]] (no issue) until his death, married next to [[Garmund Hightower]].
***** Six unknown daughters by Garmund Hightower.
**** Unnamed son, died shortly after birth.
*** Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Baelon)|Aegon Targaryen]].
** Princess [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daella Targaryen]]. Married to Lord [[Rodrik Arryn]].
***Lady [[Aemma Arryn]], their daughter, married to her cousin, Prince Viserys, who later became King Viserys I.
** Princess [[Alyssa Targaryen]], sister-wife to her brother Baelon, and the mother of his children.
** Prince [[Vaegon Targaryen]], later Archmaester Vaegon, called the Dragonless.
** Princess [[Maegelle Targaryen]], later Septa Maegelle.
** Prince [[Valerion Targaryen]], died young.
** Princess [[Viserra Targaryen]]
** Prince [[Gaemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Gaemon Targaryen]], died young.
** Princess [[Saera Targaryen]].
** Princess [[Gael Targaryen]], called the Winter Child.

'''Descendants of King Viserys I Targaryen'''
* Viserys's children by his first wife, Lady [[Aemma Arryn]];
** An unknown son, died in infancy.
** Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Baelon Targaryen]], also known as the heir for a day. Died a day after birth.
** Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], also known as the Realm's Delight, Maegor with Teats, Maegor's Teats, the Whore of Dragonstone, and the Half-Year Queen.
*** Rhaenyra's children by her first husband, Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]; rumored to have been fathered by Ser [[Harwin Strong]]:
**** Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]], also known as Jace, Rhaenyra's eldest son by Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]. Betrothed to his cousin, Lady [[Baela Targaryen]].
**** Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]], also known as Luke, Rhaenyra's second son by Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]. Betrothed to his cousin, Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]].
**** Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]], Rhaenyra's youngest son by Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]].
*** Rhaenyra's children by her second husband, her uncle Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]];
**** Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], known as Aegon the Younger. Later ruled as King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].
**** Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]. Later ruled as King [[Viserys II Targaryen]].
**** Princess [[Visenya Targaryen (daughter of Rhaenyra)|Visenya Targaryen]]. Stillborn.
* Viserys's children by his second wife, Lady [[Alicent Hightower]];
** Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], also known as Aegon the Elder, and later as Aegon the Usurper. Sixth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. Betrothed to Lady [[Cassandra Baratheon]] shortly before his death.
** Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]], sister-wife to Aegon II. Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].
*** Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], twin to Jaehaera.
*** Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], twin to Jaehaerys. Later Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], as the wife to King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].
*** Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]].
*** Unknown bastard, a son, by a whore on the [[Street of Silk]].
*** Unknown bastard, a girl, by a maidservant of [[Alicent Hightower]]
** Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], also known as Aemond One-Eye and Aemond the Kinslayer.
*** An unknown bastard by [[Alys Rivers]].
** Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]], also known as Daeron the Daring.

'''After the Dragons Danced'''
* King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], also known as Aegon the Younger, Aegon the Dragonbane, and the Broken King, seventh [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. First married to his cousin, Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]]. That marriage ended childless. Married to Lady [[Daenaera Velaryon]] after Jaehaera's death.
** Prince [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron Targaryen]], also known as the Young Dragon. Aegon III's son by Daenaera Velaryon. Eighth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Daeron I Targaryen]].
** Prince [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor Targaryen]], also known as Baelor the Blessed and Baelor the Beloved. Aegon III's son by Daenaera Velaryon. Ninth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Baelor I Targaryen]].
** Princess [[Daena Targaryen]], also known as Daena the Defiant. Aegon III's daughter by Daenaera Velaryon. Sister-wife to King Baelor I.
** Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena Targaryen]]. Aegon III's daughter by Daenaera Velaryon.
** Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]]. Aegon III's daughter by Daenaera Velaryon.
*** [[Jon Waters]], Elaena's bastard by Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]].
*** [[Jeyne Waters]], Elaena's bastard by Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]].
*** [[Viserys Plumm]], Elaena's son by her first husband, [[Ossifer Plumm]]
*** [[Robin Penrose]], Elaena's son by her second husband, [[Ronnel Penrose]]
*** [[Laena Penrose]], Elaena's daughter by her second husband, Ronnel Penrose
*** [[Jocelyn Penrose]], Elaena's daughter by her second husband, Ronnel Penrose
*** [[Joy Penrose]], Elaena's daughter by her second husband, Ronnel Penrose
* King [[Viserys II Targaryen]], tenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]].
** Prince [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], also known as Aegon the Unworthy, eleventh [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]].
*** Prince [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron Targaryen]], also known as Daeron the Good. Twelfth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. Aegon's son by his sister-wife, Princess [[Naerys Targaryen]].
*** Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys Targaryen]]. Aegon's daughter by his sister-wife, Princess [[Naerys Targaryen]]. The current ruling line of [[House Martell]] descents from Daenerys, through her son by her husband, Prince [[Maron Martell]].
*** Aegon's numerous bastards by multiple women:
**** [[Alysanne (daughter of Aegon IV)|Alysanne]], [[Lily]], [[Willow (daughter of Aegon IV)|Willow]] and [[Rosey (daughter of Aegon IV)|Rosey]], Aegon's bastard daughters by his second official mistress, [[Megette]].
**** [[Bellenora Otherys|Bellenora]], [[Narha Otherys|Narha]] and [[Balerion Otherys]], Aegon's bastards by his fourth official mistress, [[Bellegere Otherys]]
**** [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]], later legitimized as Daemon Blackfyre, also known as Daemon I Blackfyre, the Black Dragon, and the Pretender, Aegon's bastard son by his cousin, Princess [[Daena Targaryen]]; founder of [[House Blackfyre]]
**** [[Aegor Rivers]], also known as Bittersteel, Aegon's bastard son by his fifth official mistress, [[Barba Bracken]].
**** [[Mya Rivers|Mya]] and [[Gwenys Rivers]], Aegon's bastard daughters, and [[Brynden Rivers]], also known as Bloodraven, Aegon's bastard son, by his sixth official mistress, [[Melissa Blackwood]].
**** [[Shiera Seastar]], Aegon's bastard daughter by his ninth official mistress, [[Serenei of Lys]].
** Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon Targaryen]], also known as Aemon the Dragonknight, joined the Kingsguard.
** Princess [[Naerys Targaryen]]. Sister-wife to King Aegon IV. Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].

'''The Good'''
* King [[Daeron II Targaryen]], also known as Daeron the Good and Daeron the Falseborn. Twelfth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. Married to Princess [[Myriah Martell]].
** Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]], also known as Baelor Breakspear.
*** Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]], also known as the Young Prince. Married to [[Kiera of Tyrosh]].
**** Stillborn son.
**** Stillborn son.
*** Prince [[Matarys Targaryen]], also known as The Even Younger Prince.
** Prince [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys Targaryen]]. Thirteenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Aerys I Targaryen]]. Married to a cousin, [[Aelinor Penrose]].
** Prince [[Rhaegel Targaryen]]
*** Prince [[Aelor Targaryen]], twin and brother-husband to Princess Aelora.
*** Princess [[Aelora Targaryen]], twin and sister-wife to Prince Aelor.
*** Princess [[Daenora Targaryen]], married to her cousin, Prince Aerion. Mother to Prince [[Maegor Targaryen (son of Aerion)|Maegor Targaryen]].
** Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]]. Fourteenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Maekar I Targaryen]]. Married to Lady [[Dyanna Dayne]].
*** Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron Targaryen]], also known as Daeron the Drunken.
**** Princess [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Daeron)|Vaella Targaryen]]
*** Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]], also known as Aerion Brightflame, the Bright Prince, and Aerion the Monstrous. Married to his cousin, Princess Daenora.
**** Prince [[Maegor Targaryen (son of Aerion)|Maegor Targaryen]], their son.
*** Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon Targaryen]], known as Maester Aemon. A maester of the Citadel.
*** Princess [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Maekar I)|Daella Targaryen]].
*** Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], also known as Aegon the Unlikely, Aegon the Fortunate, and Egg. Fifteenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].
*** Princess [[Rhae Targaryen]].

'''Descendants of King Aegon V Targaryen'''
* King [[Aegon V Targaryen]], also known as Aegon the Unlikely, Aegon the Fortunate, and Egg. Fifteenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. Married to [[Betha Blackwood]], also known as Black Betha.
** Prince [[Duncan Targaryen]], also known as Duncan the Small and the Prince of Dragonflies. Married to [[Jenny of Oldstones]].
** Prince [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys Targaryen]]. Sixteenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]].
** Princess [[Shaera Targaryen]], sister-wife, to Jaehaerys.
*** Prince [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys Targaryen]], also known as the Mad King. Seventeenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Aerys II Targaryen]].
*** Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen]], sister-wife to Prince Aerys. Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].
** Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron Targaryen]].
** Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen]]. Married to Lord Baratheon. Mother of [[Steffon Baratheon]], grandmother of [[Robert Baratheon]], [[Stannis Baratheon]], and [[Renly Baratheon]].

'''The Last Dragons'''
* King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], also known as the Mad King, Mad King Aerys, Aerys the Mad, and King Scab. Seventeenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]].
** Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]], sister-wife to King Aerys II.
*** Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], also known as the Last Dragon. Married to Princess [[Elia Martell]]. Eldest son of Aerys II by Rhaella.
**** Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], Rhaegar's daughter by [[Elia Martell]].
**** Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], Rhaegar's son by [[Elia Martell]].
*** Princess [[Shaena Targaryen]], stillborn
*** Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aerys II)|Daeron Targaryen]], died in infancy
*** Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aerys II)|Aegon Targaryen]], premature, died in infancy
*** Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aerys II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], died in infancy
*** Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]], mocked as the Beggar King, Khal Rhae Mhar ("the Sorefoot King"), and Khal Rhaggat ("the Cart King"). Crowned as King [[Viserys III Targaryen]] by his mother, Dowager Queen Rhaella, on [[Dragonstone]]. Youngest son of Aerys II by Rhaella.
*** Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]], also known as Daenerys Stormborn. Daughter of Aerys II by Rhaella.

===Targaryen Family Tree===
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==Quotes==
{{Quote|Treachery was a coin the Targaryens knew well.{{Ref|aGoT|12}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|I will kill every [[Targaryen]] I can get my hands on, until they are as dead as their dragons, and then I will piss on their graves.{{Ref|aGoT|12}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|What did any Targaryen ever know of honor? Go down into your crypt and ask [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] about the dragon's honor!{{Ref|AGOT|12}}|[[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Like their [[dragon]]s the Targaryens answered to neither gods nor men.{{Ref|aCoK|33}}|[[Catelyn Stark]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|Every child knows that the Targaryens have always danced too close to madness.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}|[[Barristan Selmy]]}}

==Notes==
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House Targaryen

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{{Noble House
| House_name = House Targaryen of Dragonstone
| image = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|250px]]
| Coat_of_arms = A three-headed dragon breathing flames, red on black ''(Sable, a dragon thrice-headed gules)''
| Words = ''Fire and Blood''
| Seat = [[Dragonstone]] (formerly) [[Aegonfort]] (formerly) [[Red Keep]] (formerly) [[Summerhall]] (summer castle, formerly) [[Great Pyramid]]
| Current_Lord = Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys I]] King [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon VI]] (disputed)
| Region = [[Valyria]] (formerly) [[Crownlands]] (formerly) [[Slaver's Bay]]
| Title = [[Dragonlord]] (pre-[[Doom of Valyria|Doom]]) [[Lord of Dragonstone]] (pre-[[Aegon's Conquest|Conquest]]) [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Prince of Dragonstone]] (heir apparent) [[Prince of Summerhall]] [[King of Meereen|Queen of Meereen]]
| Overlord = None; [[w:sovereign|sovereign]
| Ancestral_weapon= [[Blackfyre]] [[Dark Sister]]
| Cadet_branch = [[House Blackfyre]]
| Founded_in = Targaryen family: before [[Years before Aegon's Conquest|114 BC]] House Targaryen of King's Landing: {{Date|1}}
}}

'''House Targaryen of Dragonstone''' is a noble family of [[Valyria]]n descent who once ruled the [[Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]]. The Targaryen sigil is a three-headed [[dragon]] breathing flames, red on black.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}{{Ref|aGoT|18}}{{ref|aCoK|63}} The house words are ''"Fire and Blood"''.{{Ref|aSoS|23}} It eventually became the first royal house of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], as '''House Targaryen of King's Landing'''.

The only family of [[dragonlords]] who survived the [[Doom of Valyria]], the Targaryens left the [[Valyrian Freehold]] twelve years before the Doom. They resided for more than a century at [[Dragonstone]] castle on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone island]], until [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] and his sister-wives, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]], began the first of the [[Wars of Conquest]] in [[Years before Aegon's Conquest|2 BC]].

During [[Aegon's Conquest]], the family built the [[Aegonfort]] in the new capital city of [[King's Landing]]. The Aegonfort was later torn down and replaced by the [[Red Keep]], which remained their main seat for the duration of their dynasty, and which housed the [[Iron Throne]]. Their original castle was almost always given to the heir to the throne, the [[Prince of Dragonstone]]. The Targaryens eventually built the summer residence [[Summerhall]], which has been given to several [[Prince of Summerhall|younger sons]] of the family over time.

House Targaryen ruled as the [[Kings of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], the [[Lords of the Seven Kingdoms]], and the [[Great House]] of the [[crownlands]] for nearly three hundred years. Seventeen male Targaryens ruled from the Iron Throne.<ref group="N">[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon I]], [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys I]], [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor I]], [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]], [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]], [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron I]], [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor I]], [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys II]], [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon IV]], [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron II]], [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys I]], [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar I]], [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V]], [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]], [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]]</ref> The dynasty ended with the death of [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys the Mad King]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]], in which the Targaryens were overthrown and replaced by [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|House Baratheon]]. The two surviving children of Aerys II, [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]], fled into exile, and have resided in the [[Free Cities]] of [[Essos]] ever since.

==Culture==
===Traits===
The phrase "blood of the dragon" refers to the Valyrian descent of the Targaryens, and more specifically to the fact that they were one of forty dragonlord families of [[Valyria]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The typical Targaryen features remind strongly of the typical Valyrian features: pale skin, [[silver]], [[platinum]], or [[gold]] hair and eyes in a [[Purple eyes|variety of shades of purple]], or light blue.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Rise of Valyria}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

The Targaryens can tolerate a bit more heat than most ordinary people; However, they are not immune to fire.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051103091500/nrctc.edu/fhq/vol1iss3/00103009.htm/ "Interview with the Dragon" Copyright © 2003 Robert Shaw.]</ref><ref name=egg>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Egg_and_the_Targaryens Egg and the Targaryens (November 05, 1998)]</ref>

Another trait typical to Targaryens is the ability to have [[dragon dreams|premonition-like dreams]].{{Ref|TMK}} The trait has been in the Targaryen family since before they relocated from [[Valyria]] to Dragonstone in {{date|-114}} (and in fact, is what caused them to relocate).{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} This trait was passed on to the cadet branch, [[House Blackfyre]], as well.{{Ref|TMK}}

The Targaryens are seen as [[Targaryen madness|prone to madness]], presumably caused by their [[incest|inbreeding]].<ref name=egg/> According to King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]], ''"madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin. Every time a new Targaryen is born [...] the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land"''.{{ref|ASOS|71}}

===Customs===
House Targaryen's words are "Fire and Blood."{{Ref|aSoS|23}} Their sigil is a three-headed [[dragon]] breathing flames, red on black.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}{{Ref|aGoT|18}}{{ref|aCoK|63}} The three-headed dragon represents [[Aegon I Targaryen|the Conqueror]] and his two sisters, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]].{{ref|aCoK|63}} Some younger sons of the house used variations of the standard sigil. Before his own reign, [[Maekar I Targaryen]] used the three-headed dragon, quartered,{{Ref|TSS}} while his son, Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]], changed the colors of the three heads - one orange, one yellow, one red - while the flames they breathed had a sheen of gold leaf.{{Ref|THK}} King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] used a golden dragon as his personal banner.{{Ref|tpatq}} In line with the sigil colors, most Targaryens used armor black of color (e.g., [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], who had the three-headed dragon wrought in rubies on his breast plate,{{ref|agot|4}}{{Ref|agot|39}}{{Ref|agot|58}} [[Valarr Targaryen]],{{Ref|thk}} and [[Aemond Targaryen]], whose night-black armor was chased with gold{{Ref|tpatq}}).

Although the Targaryen [[Iron Throne|kings]] took their seat at [[King's Landing]], the place where Aegon and his army [[Aegon's Landing|first landed]] in Westeros and made [[Aegonfort|their first fort]], replaced by the [[Red Keep]] later on, their earlier seat of [[Dragonstone]] remained in their possession as well.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} It eventually became the traditional seat of the heir-apparent to the throne, who was known as the [[Prince of Dragonstone]] (or Princess of Dragonstone, in a few occasions). The Targaryens eventually build a third seat, [[Summerhall]], in {{Date|188}}, which was granted to several younger sons of House Targaryen,{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} who were granted the title "[[Prince of Summerhall]]".{{Ref|thk}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

House Targaryen historically followed the gods of [[Valyrian Freehold|Valyria]]. Sometime before [[Aegon's Conquest]], the Targaryens abandoned the Valyrian gods and converted to the [[Faith of the Seven]], the predominant religion in Westeros.<ref>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/119534-twoiaf-spoilers-inconsistency-or-intentional/&do=findComment&comment=6539881 Clarification] of [[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref> However, they continued to follow the Valyrian practice of [[incest]]uous marriage, wedding brother to sister, cousin to cousin, uncle to niece and aunt to nephew, holding themselves apart from and above the noble Westerosi families.

Deceased Targaryens are traditionally cremated.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref> The ashes of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and his sister-wife, Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], were interred and placed beneath the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

===Dragons===
:{{See also|Dragons|Dragon egg}}

As one of the forty [[dragonlord]] families of Valyria, the Targaryens were closer to [[dragon]]s than other men. [[Aenar Targaryen]] brought five dragons with him when he moved from Valyria to Dragonstone, and [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and his sister-wives, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] rode them to battle during the [[Aegon's Conquest|Conquest]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] in {{date|-2}} - {{date|-1}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The Targaryens rode their dragons during the first century and a half following Aegon's Conquest. Deaths in battle, especially during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], and a growing infirmity in each following generation caused the family's stable to dwindle. The [[last dragon]] was a deformed and sterile creature, who died young in {{Date|153}}, during the reign of [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], the Dragonbane.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

The Targaryens housed their dragons in an immense domed structure in [[King's Landing]], the [[Dragonpit]], which was constructed during the reign of [[Maegor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} Not all dragons which hatched were ridden, however. On the island of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]], several dragons, both wild and previously ridden, resided at least during the reigns of [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]] and [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

At some point, it became tradition to gift a newborn child with a [[dragon's egg]] in the cradle.{{Ref|TRP}} This practice continued even after the death of the last dragon, with the last Targaryens confirmed to have been given an egg having been the sons of Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]] during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TMK}} Whether the tradition was continued beyond this point is unknown; However, the Targaryens still possessed eggs as recent as the reign of [[Aerys II Targaryen]], the last king of the Targaryen Dynasty.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Several attempts have been made, since the death of the last dragon, to hatch these eggs by members of House Targaryen. This list includes [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]] and his younger brother and [[Hand of the King]], [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{ref|aSoS|54}} [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor I]],{{Ref|aFfC|5}} [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} and [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

==History==
[[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|450px|right|thumb|[[Aegon the Conqueror]], the greatest of the Targaryens, upon Balerion, the Black Dread by [http://jordigart.blogspot.com/ Jordi Gonzalez] ©.]]
A complete history of House Targaryen is planned for ''[[Fire and Blood]]'',<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html The Rogues Are Coming...]</ref> to be published several years after the completion of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/347757.html?thread=18471789#t18471789 The Dangerous Women Are Coming]</ref>

===Origins and relocation===
House Targaryen was one of the forty ancient noble houses known as [[dragonlords]] who ruled the [[Valyrian Freehold]], a great empire spanning much of [[Essos]]. The Targaryens were not one of the most powerful houses, however. The family resided in Valyria until [[Daenys Targaryen]], also known as Daenys the Dreamer, the daughter of Lord [[Aenar Targaryen]], had visions of a cataclysm that would come over Valyria. Aenar sold his estates in Valyria and moved his wives, children, other relatives, slaves, wealth, and five dragons (including [[Balerion]]) to [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]], an island at the entrance of [[Blackwater Bay]] and the westernmost outpost of Valyrian influence, where he took possession of a [[Dragonstone|castle of the same name]], in {{date|-114}}. Twelve years later the [[Doom of Valyria|Doom]] descended on the city of [[Valyria]], leading to the collapse of the Freehold. The Targaryens were the only dragonriders of Valyria to survive. In the century that followed, four of the five dragons of House Targaryen died, with only Balerion surviving. Two more dragons, [[Vhagar]] and [[Meraxes]], were hatched from eggs on Dragonstone, however.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

During the century after the Doom, which became known as the [[Century of Blood]] due to the violent struggles for power in Essos, [[Volantis]] attempted to seize power over Valyria's colonies. Most of the other [[Free Cities]] rebelled against Volantis, and towards the end of the Century of Blood, the young Lord [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], rider of the dragon Balerion, was approached by [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] to form an alliance. Aegon, mounted on his dragon Balerion, flew first to Pentos to meet its [[Prince of Pentos|prince]], and then to [[Lys]], where he set the Volantene fleet aflame. With Volantis's rule at an end, he returned to Dragonstone, and focused his attention to the lands west, which had always been of interest to him.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

===Aegon I's Wars of Conquest===
:{{Main|Aegon's Conquest|First Dornish War}}
[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], Lord of Dragonstone, aspired to unite the [[Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]] under one ruler. Slightly more than a hundred years after the Doom of Valyria, in {{date|-2}}, he began his [[Aegon's Conquest|conquest]], in which he was aided by his two sister-wives, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]]. All three were dragonriders, and used their dragons, [[Balerion]], [[Meraxes]], and [[Vhagar]] in battle. [[Aegon's Conquest]] lasted for two years. It began with Aegon's landing at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]] with a small force, and ended when Aegon was anointed king by the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] in [[Oldtown]]. In total, he had managed to conquer six of the seven kingdoms, with only [[Dorne]] remaining defiant. During the war [[House Gardener]], which had ruled the [[Reach]], and [[House Hoare]], which had ruled the [[Iron Islands]] and the [[riverlands]], were extinguished, while [[House Durrandon]], which had reigned over the [[Stormlands]], was continued [[House Baratheon|through the female line]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} From the swords of his enemies, Aegon created the [[Iron Throne]], and the dynasty he began would rule for nearly three hundred years.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|AGOT|43}} Aegon had constructed a wooden castle, the [[Aegonfort]], at the place where he had first come to shore, and the town that grew around it became [[King's Landing]], the kingdom's new capital.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Dragonstone remained in the possession of the Targaryens as well, and was one of Aegon's favorite places.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The region around King's Landing became known as the [[crownlands]].
[[File:Death of Meraxes.jpg|thumb|350px|Death of [[Meraxes]] at [[Hellholt]].]]

In {{date|4}}, Aegon's wars of conquest continued with the [[First Dornish War]], during which he and Rhaenys attempted to bring the Dornish under Targaryen rule as well.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} A bloody war, during which Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] was killed with her dragon, [[Meraxes]], at [[Hellholt]] in {{Date|10}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} An assassination attempt on Aegon that same year led to the creation of the [[Kingsguard]], who would guard the kings of the realm for centuries to come.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The [[First Dornish War]] eventually ended in {{Date|13}}, after Prince [[Nymor Martell]], the [[Prince of Dorne]], had sent his daughter [[Deria Martell|Deria]] to King's Landing with a letter and the skull of Meraxes. Though the contents of the letter have never been revealed, Aegon agreed to an end of the war the next day.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

===The Sons and Grandsons of the Dragon===
:{{Main|Faith Militant uprising}}
[[Aegon I Targaryen]] died in {{Date|37}}, and was succeeded by his eldest son, [[Aenys I Targaryen]]. Almost immediately, Aenys faced four rebellions which had grown out of dissent, dreams of the old days or of vengeance, and of the fact that Aenys and his younger brother, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]], had both been born from incestuous marriages. A bandit named [[Harren the Red]], claiming to be a grandson of [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]], took [[Harrenhal]] and killed Lord [[Gargon Qoherys]]. In the Vale, Lord [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]] and his family were taken hostage by his younger brother, [[Jonos Arryn]]. On the [[Iron Islands]], a man claimed to be the priest-king [[Lodos (II)|Lodos]], finally returned from visiting [[Drowned God|his father]] after more than three centuries. And in Dorne, the [[Vulture King]] raised thirty thousand followers against the Targaryens.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} The rebels were swiftly defeated by the actions of Aenys's subjects and Maegor. Lord [[Goren Greyjoy]] killed the so-called priest-king, and sent his head to King Aenys. [[House Royce|Lord Royce]] of [[Runestone]] defeated the supporters of Jonos Arryn, though this caused the death of Lord Ronnel and his family when Jonos threw them out of the [[Moon Door]] in the [[Eyrie]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]], who had claimed the dragon [[Balerion]] after his father's death, eventually flew up to the Eyrie and had Jonos and his followers executed.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}<ref name=Sons>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/115696-spoilers-sons-of-the-dragon-reading-at-loncon-today/&do=findComment&comment=6134038 Sons of the Dragon (reading at LonCon 2014)]</ref> The Vulture King had made the mistake of splitting his large army, and was defeated during the [[Vulture Hunt]], in which Lord [[Orys Baratheon]] and several other [[Marcher lords]], including Lord [[House Dondarrion|Dondarrion]], Lady [[House Caron|Caron]], and Lord [[Samwell Tarly (Savage)|Sam Tarly]], marched against him.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}<ref name=Sons/> And the last rebel, [[Harren the Red]], was eventually caught by Aenys's [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]. Though Stokeworth was killed by Harren in the fighting that ensued, Harren himself was slain shortly after. As Stokeworth's replacement, Aenys named Maegor as his Hand.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

The next challenges Aenys faced came from the [[Faith of the Seven]]. Even though the Targaryens had been followers of the [[Faith of the Seven]] since before the [[Aegon's Conquest|Conquest]], the Targaryens held themselves apart from the laws of gods and men. By marrying both his sisters, Aegon I had continued both the Valyrian practice of incestuous [[marriage]], which was considered a sin in the eyes of the Seven, as well as the more rarely practiced custom of [[polygamy]], even though the Faith of the Seven considered marriage only possible between one man and one wife.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Even though Aegon I had always been careful regarding the Faith, the High Septons had never declared his marriages lawful, though they had not spoken up against Aegon's polygamous and incestuous marriages either.<ref name=Sons/> However, when Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] had suggested, in {{Date|23}}, that her son Maegor should be married to Aenys's infant daughter, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], the High Septon had protested, and Maegor had been married to the High Septon's niece, [[Ceryse Hightower]], instead.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} After sixteen years of marriage, however, Maegor remained childless. Following the birth of Aenys I's sixth child in {{Date|39}},<ref name=Sons/> Maegor took a second wife, [[Alys Harroway]]. This greatly angered the Faith, and Aenys gave his brother the choice between abandoning Alys, or going in exile. Maegor chose the latter option, after which he left for [[Pentos]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

[[File:Sept of Remembrance.jpg|thumb|400px|Maegor I Targaryen and Balerion burn down the [[Sept of Remembrance]].]]
The Faith remained discontent. Though they had not objected to Aenys's own marriage in {{Date|22}}, to his cousin [[Alyssa Velaryon]], new troubles arose in {{Date|41}} when Aenys married his eldest daughter, Rhaena, to his eldest son and heir, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]]. The uproar this marriage caused led to the start of the [[Faith Militant uprising]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Aenys fled to Dragonstone, but fell sick and died in {{Date|42}}. Dowager Queen [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] immediately called Maegor back from his exile, allowing him to claim the throne. Maegor took King's Landing back from the Faith Militant, though he would spent his entire reign fighting against them. In addition, he fought against Aenys's heir, Aegon, and killed both him and his dragon [[Quicksilver]] in {{Date|43}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}

Maegor's reign was a cruel one. He finished the construction of the [[Red Keep]], which had begun in {{Date|35}}, during his reign,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} though he honored his moniker "the Cruel" when he killed all the construction workers after work was completed. He had come back from his exile with a third wife, [[Tyanna]], but was still without an heir towards the end of his reign. Denouncing the claims of Aenys's only surviving son, [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], Maegor married his three [[Black Brides]], one of whom was Jaehaerys's sister, Rhaena, and named Rhaena's [[Aerea Targaryen|daughter]] as his heir until he had a child of his own. While support for Jaehaerys grew, support for Maegor dwindled. When Maegor died mysteriously in {{date|48}}, Jaehaerys succeeded him.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} A wise ruler known as [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys the Conciliator]], Jaehaerys ruled wisely for fifty-five years, during which time he made peace with the Faith. He faced a difficult decision in {{Date|92}} following the death of his heir, Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon]], when he had to name either Aemon's daughter, [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]], or Aemon's brother, [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]], as his heir. Jaehaerys chose Baelon, but Baelon died in {{Date|101}}, which caused Jaehaerys to become the first king to call a [[Great Council]], where Baelon's son was chosen as Jaehaerys's heir. Jaehaerys died two years later, in {{Date|103}}, and was succeeded by his grandson, [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

===Death of the Dragons===
:{{See also|Dance of the Dragons}}

King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I's]] reign had troubles of its own. By his first wife, Lady [[Aemma Arryn]], to whom he had been married since {{Date|93}}, he had one surviving daughter, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]]. Aemma died in {{Date|105}} in childbed, as did her son, [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Baelon]], after which Viserys officially declared Rhaenyra to be his heir, having the lords of the realm swear fealty to her. Though Viserys remarried in {{Date|106}}, and had three sons, [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]], [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]], and [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]], and one daughter, [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]], by his new wife, Queen [[Alicent Hightower]], he insisted that Rhaenyra remained his heir. Rivalry between Rhaenyra and Alicent resulted in two fractions being formed at court, called the [[blacks]] and the [[greens]]. Alicent's three sons loathed Rhaenyra's three eldest sons, [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]], [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] and [[Joffrey Velaryon]], all three rumored to have been bastards fathered by Ser [[Harwin Strong]], as they considered themselves to have been robbed of their birthright: the Iron Throne.{{Ref|TRP}}

Both Rhaenyra and her uncle, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], the younger brother of Viserys I, had been married into [[House Velaryon]], and both had children by their respective spouses. When both Rhaenyra's husband [[Laenor Velaryon|Laenor]] and Daemon's wife [[Laena Velaryon|Laena]] died in {{Date|120}}, they married each other, and had three more children ([[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]], and the stillborn [[Visenya Targaryen (daughter of Rhaenyra)|Visenya]]). Meanwhile, King Viserys's son [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]] and daughter [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]] had been married as well, with three children resulting from their marriage ([[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]], [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], and [[Maelor Targaryen|Maelor]]).{{Ref|TRP}}

When Viserys died in {{Date|129}}, his widow, Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower]], and the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of [[Kingsguard#Kingsguard during the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen (103 AC-129 AC)|his Kingsguard]], Ser [[Criston Cole]], defied Viserys's last will, and crowned Viserys's son [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] while Rhaenyra, unaware of her father's death, resided on [[Dragonstone]]. Unwilling to submit to her brother, Rhaenyra declared war, and the resulting conflict over the succession, called the [[Dance of the Dragons]] ({{date|129|131}}), divided the kingdom. During this bloody war, thousands died, as did most of the Targaryen [[dragon]]s. Rhaenyra herself was devoured by [[Sunfyre]], Aegon II's dragon, in late {{Date|130}} while her son [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] looked on.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|tpatq}} Despite her death and Aegon the Younger's capture, the war raged on for another half year.{{Ref|TPATQ}} Aegon II was forced into betrothing his daughter and only remaining child, [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], to Rhaenyra's eldest surviving son, [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], and name them his heirs,<ref>asoiaf.westeros.org: [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/139166-aegon-ii-and-aegon-iii/&do=findComment&comment=7552930 Aegon II and Aegon III (April 23) - post 1]</ref><ref>asoiaf.westeros.org [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/139166-aegon-ii-and-aegon-iii/&do=findComment&comment=7552965 Aegon II and Aegon III (April 23) - post 2]</ref> though he planned to remarry.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} The was lasted until mid-{{Date|131}}, when Aegon II was poisoned by his own councilors.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

With the war at an end, the eleven-year old Aegon the Younger ascended the throne as [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. Until Aegon reached the [[age of majority|age of sixteen]], the realm was ruled by a [[regency of Aegon III|regency]]. Aegon's younger brother [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]], formerly thought to have died during the Dance, returned to [[Westeros]], married to Lady [[Larra Rogare]]. Viserys served as his brother's [[Hand of the King]] towards the end of his reign. The Targaryen dragons had been greatly diminished in numbers because of the war, and when the [[last dragon]] died in {{Date|153}}, Viserys convinced Aegon to sent for nine mages from [[Essos]], to allow them to use their arts to hatch a clutch of [[dragon egg]]s. Sadly, their attempt failed.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

===War on Dorne===
:{{Main|Conquest of Dorne}}
When [[Aegon III Targaryen]] died in {{Date|157}} from consumption, he was succeeded by his eldest son, [[Daeron I Targaryen]], born to him by his second wife, Queen [[Daenaera Velaryon]] (his first marriage having ended both quickly and childless with the death of Queen [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]] in {{Date|133}}).{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} Though Daeron was only fourteen years of age, his uncle, Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]], decided not to insist on a regency, and continued to serve his new king as [[Hand of the King|Hand]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} Daeron I had great ambition, and wished to "complete the conquest" which his ancestor [[Aegon I Targaryen]] had begun a century and a half before.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} During Aegon's Conquest, [[Dorne]] had been the only kingdom to resist the Targaryen forces,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} and following the conclusion of the [[First Dornish War]] in {{Date|13}}, a peace had been agreed upon by the Targaryens and Martells which had long lasted.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} Daeron I managed to convince his councilors of his plans, and managed to [[Conquest of Dorne|conquer Dorne]] within a year. In {{Date|258}}, the [[Prince of Dorne]] and several other Dornish lords bent their knees at the [[Submission of Sunspear]]. The hinterlands were pacified by {{Date|159}}, and Daeron returned to King's Landing with fourteen highborn Dornish hostages, leaving Lord [[Harlan Tyrell]] behind to keep the peace.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}

However, Daeron's conquest did not last. The [[smallfolk]] rebelled, and though Lord Tyrell attempted to fight back, traveling from holdfast to holdfast, the rebels always struck back.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} After he was murdered in his bed at [[Sandstone]], all of [[Dorne]] rose in open rebellion, and they managed to liberate themselves within a fortnight.{{ref|asos|66}} Daeron returned to Dorne in {{Date|160}}, and when the Dornish requested to discuss peace terms the next year, they betrayed Daeron by attacking him and his retinue beneath the peace banner. One of Daeron's [[Kingsguard]] knights surrendered, while another, his cousin [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]], was captured. Three other Kingsguard knights were slain, as was Daeron I himself.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} Though his reign had lasted only four years, it had been a bloody one. It is said that ten thousand men died conquering Dorne, and another forty or fifty thousand died trying to keep it.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Only eighteen years old at the time of his death, Daeron I had never been married<ref group="N">Though Martin has stated in 2008 that Daeron I had been married at the time of his death ([[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Targaryen_History Targaryen History (April 20, 2008)], ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' states that Daeron had never been married during his lifetime (''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I).</ref> and left no issue. He was succeeded by his younger brother, [[Baelor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}

Though in [[King's Landing]] Prince Viserys argued for the execution of the Dornish hostages, the new King Baelor I decided to free them instead. He walked barefoot from King's Landing to Sunspear, escorting the hostages home, and met with the [[Prince of Dorne]]. They forged a peace, and Baelor agreed to betroth his cousin, Prince [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] (his uncle Viserys's grandson), to the eldest child of the Prince of Dorne, Princess [[Myriah Martell]]. During his journey back home, Baelor passed by [[Wyl (castle)|Wyl]], where he freed his cousin [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon]], though he was bitten by venomous snakes in the process. When he finally returned to King's Landing, Baelor convinced the High Septon to dissolve his marriage to his sister, [[Daena Targaryen|Daena]], whom he had wed in {{Date|160}}, as it had never been consummated. He then locked Daena and her sisters [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena]] and [[Elaena Targaryen|Elaena]] in the [[Maidenvault]], to "preserve their innocence". Baelor I was focused mostly on the [[Faith of the Seven]], and even took a [[septon]]'s vows, ensuring he would never father heirs. His edicts became more focussed on spiritual matters as his reign continued, causing unease among the highborn. Baelor began the construction of [[Great Sept of Baelor|a new sept]], though it would not be completed until after his death. Baelor also began to fast more frequently and for longer periods of time towards the end of his reign. And when his sister and former wife [[Daena Targaryen|Daena]], who had escaped the Maidenvault on several occasions during Baelor's reign, gave birth to a bastard son she named [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]] in late {{Date|170}}, Baelor began a forty-day fast (even though another lengthy fast several years before had nearly killed him). Baelor was found collapsed on the forty-first day, and died soon after, in {{Date|171}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}

As the next male in line, Prince Viserys, who had served as Hand of the King for [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron I]], and [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor I]], ascended the throne after Baelor's sisters were passed over.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}} Though he ruled for only a year, [[Viserys II Targaryen]] made several reforms in the royal household, established a new royal mint, attempted to increase trade across the [[narrow sea]], and revised the code of laws established by Jaehaerys I years before.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}}

===The Blackfyre Pretenders===
:{{See also|Blackfyre Pretenders}}
[[File:Redgrass Field.png|thumb|350px|Daemon I Blackfyre fighting in the Battle of the Redgrass Field]]
Viserys II was succeeded by his eldest son, [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon IV]], who was rumored to have had a hand in his father's death.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Aegon's reign was filled with corruption, and he gave and took from noble houses as he wished, whenever he wanted to.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} He had been married to his sister [[Naerys Targaryen|Naerys]] in {{Date|153}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}} They differed greatly in personalities,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}} and childbirth was hard on her. When their son [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] was born in {{Date|153}}, the [[Grand Maester]] warned that another childbirth could kill Naerys. However, Aegon took no heed, and impregnated Naerys three more times. Only one child, however, survived: Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys]], born in {{Date|172}}. Naerys died in childbirth several years later.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

Aegon was very promiscuous, both before and during his reign. He had [[bastard]] children by several women, though he only acknowledged those fathered upon his nine official mistresses, with one exception: his cousin Daena's son, [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]]. In {{Date|182}}, Aegon openly recognized the boy as his own son<ref name=greatbastards>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Great_Bastards/ The Great Bastards (December 26, 2005)]</ref> and gifted him the [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} There were some who felt that the sword symbolized the monarchy,<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/SF_Targaryens_Valyria_Sansa_Martells_and_More SF, Targaryens, Valyria, Sansa, Martells, and More (June 26, 2001)]</ref> as the sword had been passed on from king to king since Aegon the Conqueror (with one exception<ref name=Aenys group="N">Aenys I Targaryen gifted the sword to his brother, Prince Maegor, after their father's cremation</ref>). Aegon's public gift of the sword to his bastard son was one of the seeds from which the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] would eventually grow. Following the acquisition of the sword, Daemon took the surname "Blackfyre" for himself.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

Aegon IV's relationship with his trueborn heir was more troublesome. Once he was old enough to voice his own opinions, Prince [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] and Aegon IV quarreled more often, and towards the end of Aegon's reign, Daeron became his chief obstacle. When Aegon attempted to invade [[Dorne]] with wooden dragons and a fleet in {{Date|174}}, the homeland of Daeron's wife, [[Myriah Martell]], rumors were heard for the first time that Daeron had been fathered by Aegon's brother [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon]] instead of Aegon. Though Aemon defeated Ser [[Morgil Hastwyck]] in a trial by combat when he accused Naerys of adultery, the rumors remained, and it was believed that they had originated with King Aegon himself, though he denied it. Following the death of both Aemon and Naerys, Aegon began more openly to refer to Daeron's illegitimacy, though he never disowned him. Finally, on his death bed in {{Date|184}}, Aegon IV legitimized all of his [[bastards]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Though his successor, his son [[Daeron II Targaryen]], could not undo this, he made attempts to keep his half-siblings close.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

Daeron II began his reign by negotiating with his brother-in-law, [[Maron Martell]], who had [[Prince of Dorne|inherited the rule]] of Dorne. He arranged a marriage between Maron and his sister, [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys]], which occurred in {{Date|187}}. Following the wedding, Dorne officially joined the realm, and did fealty to the [[Iron Throne]]. However, while the Seven Kingdoms were now finally united, dissatisfaction grew with the concessions that Dorne had won, as well as the growing Dornish influence at Daeron's court. Daeron II's heir, Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]], favored his dornish mother in his physical appearance, and more and more lords began to wish for "the old days", when the Dornish had been the enemy in battle, and not rivals for power at court.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

These lords looked at Daemon Blackfyre, and saw in him a warrior, tall and powerful, with the hallmarks of Old [[Valyria]] (deep purple eyes, silver-gold hair down to his shoulders), who was described as having had an "almost inhumane beauty", being "half a god among mortal men".{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}<ref name=greatbastards/> Though it took many years, talk eventually turned into treason when Daemon planned to make his claim for the [[Iron Throne]]. The [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] began in early {{Date|196}} and lasted nigh on a year, ending late in the year with the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Daemon and his two eldest sons, [[Aegon Blackfyre|Aegon]] and [[Aemon Blackfyre]], were killed,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}{{Ref|TSS}} whereas [[Aegor Rivers]], another one of Daeron II's half-brothers, fled into exile with Daemon's remaining children and the sword Blackfyre. For a while, Rivers resided in [[Tyrosh]] with Daemon's family,{{Ref|TMK}} until he formed the [[Golden Company]] in {{Date|212}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

===The Great Spring Sickness===
The remainder of Daeron II's reign was peaceful. However, in its final year, {{Date|209}}, problems began when Daeron's heir and [[Hand of the King]], Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]], died when defending a hedge knight called [[Duncan the Tall|Duncan]] in a [[trial of seven]] at the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}{{Ref|THK}} It is believed that Baelor's youngest brother [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], who had fought on the side of the two accusers, his own eldest two sons [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]] and [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion]], had been the one to fatally his Baelor's head.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}{{Ref|THK}} Following Baelor's cremation, Maekar sent Aerion into exile, while he allowed his youngest son, nicknamed "[[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]]", to squire for Duncan, so he could be taught humility and honor.{{Ref|THK}}

Not long after the death of Baelor, the [[Great Spring Sickness]] began. Thousands died as a result, and among the victims were Daeron II and his two most immediate heirs, Baelor's two sons [[Valarr Targaryen|Valarr]] and [[Matarys Targaryen|Matarys]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}{{Ref|TSS}} As such, Daeron II was succeeded by his second son, [[Aerys I Targaryen]], in {{Date|209}}, whose reign began with a two-year drought.{{Ref|TSS}} The Spring Sickness had hit the cities of the Seven Kingdoms most, especially King's Landing, and most of the hostages King Daeron II had once taken after the First Blackfyre Rebellion had died, leaving their relatives feeling secure enough about attempting a new rebellion.{{ref|TMK}} Lord [[Gormon Peake]] convinced [[Daemon II Blackfyre]] to cross the [[narrow sea]] to claim the throne.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}} However, the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]] was far less successful than the first, as Daemon II was arrested at [[Whitewalls]] before he could even gather an army.{{Ref|TMK}} He was kept alive as a hostage at King's Landing, but died within years, allowing [[Aegor Rivers]] to crown [[Haegon I Blackfyre]] the new [[Blackfyre Pretenders|Blackfyre pretender]]. Haegon attempted [[Third Blackfyre Rebellion|his invasion]] in {{Date|219}}, when he crossed the [[narrow sea]] with the [[Golden Company]], led by Aegor Rivers. Haegon was slain after he had surrendered his sword, while Aegor was arrested, and sentenced to join the [[Night's Watch]]. He managed to escape, and returned to [[Tyrosh]], where he crowned Haegon's son, [[Daemon III Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

===Succession problems===
In addition to the two Blackfyre Rebellions, Aerys's reign knew multiple other troubles, including the [[Great Spring Sickness|plague]] and drought, dwindling trade, rising banditry, and the reaving of [[Dagon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}} Additionally, Aerys had difficulties with his heirs. Though he had been married to Lady [[Aelinor Penrose]] before his reign began, his marriage remained unconsummated. He additionally refused to take another to wife. As he had no issue of his own, he firstly acknowledged his younger brother [[Rhaegel Targaryen|Rhaegel]] as his heir. Following Rhaegel's death in {{Date|215}}, Rhaegel's son [[Aelor Targaryen|Aelor]] was named [[Prince of Dragonstone]]. Aelor died in {{Date|217}}, after which Aerys I's youngest brother, [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]] was named heir.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

Maekar succeeded Aerys I in {{Date|221}}, and reigned for twelve years.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} However, when Maekar himself died while leading an attack on [[Starpike]] in the [[Peake Uprising]]<ref>[http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ The World of Ice and Fire sample]</ref> in {{Date|233}}, the succession once more became a problem. Maekar I's eldest son, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]], had predeceased his father, and left behind only one child: a single-minded daughter, [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Daeron)|Vaella]]. Maekar's second son, [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion]], had died in {{Date|232}} when drinking a cup of wildfire. Aerion's only issue was an infant son named [[Maegor Targaryen (son of Aerion)|Maegor]], born the same year Aerion had died. Maekar's third son, [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], had been sent to the [[Citadel]] at [[Oldtown]] by King Daeron II at a young age,{{Ref|ACOK|6}} where he had completed his [[maester]]'s chain at the age of nineteen,{{Ref|AWOIAF| Aemon}} and his youngest son, [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon]] (also known as "Egg"), was disliked by several lords, as he had often meddled in their affairs.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}{{Ref|ACOK|6}}

A [[Great Council]] was called by [[Brynden Rivers]], who had served as Maekar's Hand of the King. The council passed over [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron's]] daughter and [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion's]] infant son, and because of the dislike some had for Maekar's youngest son, the crown was quietly offered to Aemon first. Following Aemon's refusal, they crowned Maekar I's youngest son as [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V]]. Aegon V became known as "The Unlikely", as he had been the fourth son of a fourth son.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}{{Ref|ACOK|6}}

===The Unlikely Reign===
The reign of Aegon V began troubled. He felt forced to arrest [[Brynden Rivers]], who had served both Maekar I and Aerys I as Hand, after Brynden, who had offered safe passage to [[Aenys Blackfyre]], the fifth son of the late [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], from Tyrosh to King's Landing, so Aenys could present his own claim during the Great Council, betrayed Aenys by arresting and executing him upon arrival. Rivers was sent to the [[Wall]] and joined the [[Night's Watch]]. Aegon V's brother Aemon accompanied Rivers, intent on joining the [[Night's Watch]] as well so his claim to the throne could not be used against the king.{{Ref|affc|15}}

Aegon spend much of his reign in battle. When winter ended in {{Date|236}}, [[Daemon III Blackfyre]] and [[Aegor Rivers]] crossed the narrow sea to begin the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]]. They were supported by few, however, and Daemon III was eventually slain by a knight of Aegon V's [[Kingsguard]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

Further opposition came from the lords of Aegon V's realm, as many disagreed with his policies, or distrusted and hated him, as they felt that his wanderings with the [[hedge knight]] [[Duncan the Tall|Duncan]] had left him "half a peasant".{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}} Aegon's reign had begun in the middle of a cruel six-year long winter, which had led to starvation and suffering in the north. Concerned for the welfare of the poor and weak, Aegon V made attempts to increase the flow of food to the north. However, some disagreed, as they felt Aegon did too much in this regard.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} Aegon further wanted to diminish the powers of the lords, and enacted numerous reforms while giving new rights and protections to the [[smallfolk]]. For this, he faced fierce opposition and at times even open defiance. One lord even went as far as to denounce Aegon V as a "bloody-handed tyrant intent on depriving us of our gods-given rights and liberties."{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

A major rebellion in {{Date|239}} was caused by Aegon's eldest son. Aegon V had five children, [[Duncan Targaryen|Duncan]], [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], [[Shaera Targaryen|Shaera]], [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron]], and [[Rhaelle Targaryen|Rhaelle]], and for the eldest four betrothals had been arranged to several great Houses ([[House Baratheon]], [[House Tully|Tully]], [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] and [[House Redwyne|Redwyne]] respectively). When Duncan, in {{Date|239}}, broke his betrothal to a daughter of Lord [[Lyonel Baratheon]] to marry [[Jenny of Oldstones]], going as far as to renounce his rights to the throne for her, Lord Lyonel declared the independence of the [[Stormlands]] in response. Only after his defeat in a [[trial by combat]] against the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of Aegon's [[Kingsguard]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]], and the promise of the hand of Aegon V's daughter Rhaelle in marriage to Lyonel's heir, [[Ormund Baratheon]], did Lyonel join the King's peace again.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} Aegon's other children (except Rhaelle) all broke their own betrothals as well. While Jaehaerys and Shaera secretly married each other in {{Date|240}}, Daeron chose to remain unwed.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

Towards the end of his reign, Aegon V began to dream of dragons with whom he could bend the lords of Westeros to his will. As several Targaryen kings had tried before him, seems to have attempted to hatch dragon eggs at [[Summerhall]], where he had gathered those closest to him to celebrate the upcoming birth of his first great-grandchild in {{Date|259}}. However, in a [[Tragedy of Summerhall|great tragedy]] occurred, causing the death of Aegon V, Prince Duncan, and many more. Though the survivors would not speak of what had happened, the histories of [[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]], the last maester to serve as the castle, speaks of seven eggs and [[pyromancers]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} As Summerhall was burning down, Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen]], the only daughter of Prince Jaehaerys and Princess Shaera, gave birth to a healthy son named [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]].{{Ref|AFFC|35}}

===War of the Ninepenny Kings===
Aegon V's second son [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]] ascended the throne in {{Date|259}} following the [[Tragedy of Summerhall]], and was immediately faced with a threat from the east when the [[Band of Nine]] conquered first [[Tyrosh]] and then the [[Stepstones]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} The Band of Nine had formed in the [[Disputed Lands]] in {{Date|258}} from nine outlaws, exiles, pirates, and sellsword captains. They swore to aid one another in conquering a kingdom for each member. One of these members was [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], known as "the Monstrous", who held command over the Golden Company.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

To face the "Ninepenny Kings", as Prince [[Duncan Targaryen]] had named them before his death,{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} King Jaehaerys II sent an army, including his own heir Prince [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] and his Hand, Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]], which landed on the shores of the Stepstones in {{Date|260}}. For most of the year, the war continued, but ended when a young knight called [[Barristan Selmy]] killed Maelys, thereby ending the male line of the Blackfyres after five generations.{{ref|ASOS|67}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}}{{Ref|ADWD|67}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}} As the remainders of the Band of Nine had little interest in Westeros, this victory ended the war.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

In total, Jaehaerys II only reigned for three years, and died after a short sickbed in {{Date|262}}. He was succeeded by his only son, [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

===Fall of the Dragons===
:{{See also|Defiance of Duskendale|Tourney at Harrenhal|Robert's Rebellion}}

While the reign of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] began with much promise, his would become the reign which ended the Targaryen Dynasty. Upon ascending the throne, he replaced all of his father's elderly councilors with younger men, and appointed a friend from his youth, the twenty-year old [[Tywin Lannister]], as his [[Hand of the King]]. While Aerys had great plans for his realm, his attention span was short and most plans were quickly forgotten. While Tywin would be Aerys II's Hand for nineteen years, tensions between the two friends began early in Aerys's reign. Aerys grew increasingly jealous of Tywin and over time began to insult him, while the deaths of several of his children contributed further to his madness. When in {{Date|276}}, after three miscarriages, two stillbirths, and three deaths in the cradle, Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] was born, Tywin hosted a [[tournament in honor of Viserys's birth]] at [[Lannisport]], which Aerys II and Rhaegar attended.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} There, Tywin suggested his ten-year-old daughter [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] as a bride for Rhaegar, and her twin [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] as Rhaegar's [[squire]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|AFFC|24}} Aerys refused him, stating he would not wed his son to the daughter of his servant.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}

Aerys's jealousy for Tywin increased further when he learned of the saying that Tywin was the true ruler of the kingdom, making his suspicious of his subjects at court. His jealousy and desire to show himself as a leader led to his rash action of accepting the invitation of Lord [[House Darklyn|Darklyn]] to travel to [[Duskendale]], as to discuss Darklyn's petition. Aerys went to Duskendale with only a small escort, and was captured upon arrival. This revolt, known as the [[Defiance of Duskendale]], lasted for half a year, during which time Aerys II was kept in the dungeons, while Lord Tywin besieged the city. Though he was eventually freed, the last of Aerys's sanity had died during his captivity. He became increasingly suspicious everyone, including his own heir, [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]], and refused to leave the [[Red Keep]] for four years. Tensions between Aerys and Rhaegar grew, moreso after Rhaegar and his new bride [[Elia Martell]] moved to his seat of [[Dragonstone]] in {{Date|280}}. In {{Date|281}}, Aerys appointed Tywin's heir, Ser Jaime Lannister, to his Kingsguard, leaving Tywin with a [[Tyrion Lannister|dwarf]] for an heir. Tywin resigned as Hand and left King's Landing. Convinced that his son Rhaegar planned to gather as much lords as possible to dispose Aerys at the [[Tourney of Harrenhal]] held later that same year, Aerys personally attended the tourney. When the victorious Prince Rhaegar passed by his own wife, Elia, and named [[Lyanna Stark]], the betrothed of his cousin [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], as his [[queen of love and beauty]], it caused fury and tensions among those present, and inflamed Aerys's council against Rhaegar further.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

The next year, Rhaegar left his wife and newborn son [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] on [[Dragonstone]] and went on a journey. Ultimately, he ended up in the [[riverlands]] where he disappeared with Lyanna Stark. Lyanna's brother [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]] went to [[King's Landing]], threatening Prince Rhaegar's life. Though Rhaegar was not present, King Aerys had Brandon arrested, and summoned his father, Lord [[Rickard Stark|Rickard]], for a trial. At the "trial", Aerys had both men killed, after which he demanded the heads of Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], Lyanna's betrothed, and [[Eddard Stark]], Lyanna's younger brother. Their foster father, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], refused Aerys's commands and raised his banners, thereby starting a [[Robert's Rebellion|civil war]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}

Towards the end of the war, Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] proclaimed his intend to claim the [[Iron Throne]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Huntington_Beach_CA US Signing Tour (Huntington Beach, CA) (November 19, 2005)]</ref> Out of the three leaders of the rebellion, Robert had the better claim,{{ref|agot|30}} due to the fact that his grandmother had been Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen]], the youngest daughter of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].{{ref|affc|35}} Prince Rhaegar eventually returned from the south and took command of the royal troops, leading them during the [[Battle of the Trident]], where he was killed by Robert.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Aerys sent his new heir, Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]], and the pregnant Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] to Dragonstone, while keeping Rhaegar's wife and two children as hostages at King's Landing.{{ref|asos|37}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}} Though he had ignored calls to arms from both the loyalists and the rebels, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] appeared with an army at the gates of King's Landing hours before the arrival of a rebel army. Feigning loyalty to House Targaryen, the Lannister forces [[Sack of King's Landing|sacked King's Landing]] once allowed into the city,{{ref|AGOT|12}}{{Ref|ASOS|37}} slaying Princess [[Elia Martell|Elia]], [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]], and the infant Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]],{{Ref|ASOS|70}}{{Ref|ASOS|53}} while Aerys's only Kingsguard knight in the city, [[Jaime Lannister]], killed the king in the throne room.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

The war was at an end, and on the mainland the final opposition to the reign of Robert I Baratheon was resolved. On Dragonstone, however, the last Targaryens held their last stronghold. Dowager Queen Rhaella crowned her son Viserys,{{Ref|awoiaf| Rhaella Targaryen}} but died some nine months after her flight from King's Landing when she gave birth to Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] in {{Date|284}} during a great storm that destroyed the Targaryen fleet which had been protecting the island. With the enemy approaching the island and the garrison willing to surrender, Ser [[Willem Darry]] spirited young Viserys and Daenerys to the [[Free City]] of [[Braavos]], where they remained until his death near {{Date|289}}.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} Afterwards, Viserys and Daenerys traveled from city to city for years,{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|ASOS|8}} forced to sell the last of their belongings, until they were taken in by [[Magister]] [[Illyrio Mopatis]] in {{Date|297}}.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}

And so, following two hundred and eighty-three years of rule, the Targaryen Dynasty ended in {{Date|283}} with the death of Aerys II and the exile of his young son Viserys.

==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
Across the [[narrow sea]], the [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s surviving son is claiming legitimacy as "[[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys III]]". He and his sister, [[Daenerys Targaryen]], having wandered the [[Free Cities]] for years seeking aid from various merchant princes to restore House Targaryen to the throne, have been taken in by [[Illyrio Mopatis]], a [[magister]] of [[Pentos]].{{Ref|AGOT|3}} With Illyrio's help, Viserys betroths his thirteen-year-old sister Daenerys to [[Drogo]],a ''[[khal]]'' of the [[Dothraki]], in exchange for the promise of warriors to reclaim his throne.{{Ref|AGOT|11}} Daenerys marries Drogo,{{ref|agot|11}} and the two accompany the ''[[khalasar]]'' in the journey to [[Vaes Dothrak]].{{Ref|AGOT|36}} During this time, Daenerys begins to learn to stand up to her brother, while Viserys's behavior leads to him being mocked by the other Dothraki.{{Ref|AGOT|23}} Viserys is killed by Drogo after threatening the lives of Daenerys and her unborn child with a sword, despite weapons being forbidden in the sacred city.{{Ref|AGOT|46}}

King [[Robert I Baratheon]] promises a lordship to whoever manages to kill Daenerys, her unborn child, or Viserys.{{Ref|AGOT|33}} After Daenerys escapes an assassination attempt by poison, Drogo vows to invade the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|agot|54}} When Drogo is injured in battle against another ''khalasar'', Daenerys has one of her newly acquired slaves, [[Mirri Maz Duur]], see to his wounds,{{Ref|agot|61}} but Drogo's wound infects nonetheless.{{Ref|AGOT|64}} Daenerys attempts to save his life by having Mirri perform [[blood magic]], but this causes disagreement among the warriors in Drogo's ''khalasar'', and ensues in fighting. Daenerys goes into labor{{Ref|agot|64}} and eventually wakes to find her child was stillborn and deformed, Drogo's ''khalasar'' broken up, and Drogo himself an empty shell of the man he once was.{{Ref|AGOT|64}} Daenerys has Mirri arrested and smothers Drogo with a pillow to end his suffering.{{Ref|AGOT|64}} She places her three [[dragon egg]]s on Drogo's funeral pyre, as well as Mirri. When the fire is burning, Daenerys enters the pyre herself, and when the flames have died out the next morning is found unharmed, with three newly-hatched [[dragons]] in her arms. They are the first dragons in the [[known world]] in a century and a half.{{Ref|AGOT|72}}

At the [[Wall]] in [[Westeros]], the hundred-year-old Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], brother to the late King [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V]], still resides at [[Castle Black]]. Aemon intervenes when a new recruit, [[Jon Snow]], asks for his help with a fellow recruit, [[Samwell Tarly]], naming Sam his personal servant to prevent him from remaining in training, which would have meant his death.{{ref|aGoT|41}}{{ref|aGoT|48}} Aemon later advises Jon regarding the conflict of loyalty between family and duty to the [[Night's Watch]], revealing he had felt such conflicting feelings himself trice, most recently when he was informed of the [[Robert's Rebellion|deaths of the last of his house]].{{Ref|AGOT|60}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Daenerys has named her three dragons [[Drogon]], [[Rhaegal]], and [[Viserion]], after her late husband and brothers.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} She leads the few remaining people of her ''khalasar'' through the [[red waste]],{{Ref|ACOK|12}} and is given entrance to [[Qarth]].{{Ref|ACOK|27}} There, she resides with merchant prince [[Xaro Xhoan Daxos]].{{Ref|ACOK|27}} Once in Qarth, Daenerys learns of the death of King Robert I Baratheon in Westeros and the [[War of the Five Kings|war]] that erupted as a result.{{Ref|ACOK|27}}

After having been denied help by the [[Pureborn]] of Qarth, Daenerys decides to request aid from the [[warlocks]].{{Ref|ACOK|40}} She drinks [[shade-of-the-evening]] and enters the [[House of the Undying]], where she meets the [[Undying Ones]] after seeing many visions. The Undying Ones give her cryptic information before attempting to consume her. Drogon rescues her, setting the House of the Undying on fire.{{Ref|ACOK|48}} Unwelcome in Qarth following the destruction of the home of the warlocks, Daenerys begins to seek passage on a ship. She is rescued from an assassination attempt by a [[Sorrowful Man]] by [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]] and [[Belwas]], who inform her that they have been sent by Magister Illyrio with three ships to escort Daenerys and her people to Pentos.{{Ref|ACOK|63}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
On route to Pentos, Daenerys is convinced by [[Jorah Mormont]] to change course towards [[Astapor]], one of the three [[Slaver Cities]] in [[Slaver's Bay]].{{Ref|ASOS|8}} There, she acquires eight thousand six hundred [[Unsullied]] and five thousand boys in training.{{Ref|ACOK|27}} She uses her new army to conquer and sack [[fall of Astapor|Astapor]],{{Ref|ASOS|27}} beginning her [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay|campaign to abolish slavery in Slaver's Bay]], after which she frees the slaves, inviting them to join her.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

Daenerys marches on [[Yunkai]], where she faces the slave soldiers of Yunkai, and two sellsword companies, the [[Second Sons]] and the [[Stormcrows]]. Daenerys [[battle near Yunkai|defeats]] the Yunkish soldiers, while the Stormcrows join her cause.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} With their leader gone, the Second Sons also join Daenerys and elect a new commander.{{Ref|ASOS|57}} Daenerys frees the slaves of Yunkai and marches on [[Meereen]], the last of the slaver cities.

Daenerys [[siege of Meereen|conquers]] Meereen with the help of the city's slaves, whom she frees. After she learns how the council she had created to rule Astapor had been replaced by the butcher [[Cleon]], who now rules Astapor as its king and has enslaved all the nobility in the city, Daenerys decides to prevent Meereen from the same fate. Believing she needs to learn how to rule before conquering Westeros, Daenerys decides to remain in Meereen and rule as its queen.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Having discovered that Jorah Mormont had been spying on her for months for the Iron Throne and that his information had led to the poisoning attempt, and that Arstan is actually Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], a former [[Kingsguard]] knight who had accepted pardons from Robert Baratheon, Daenerys furiously gives them one chance to redeem themselves.{{Ref|ASOS|57}} While she is later able to forgive Barristan, and takes him into her service, she finds herself unable to forgive Jorah, and sends him into exile.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}

[[Ben Plumm]], who is chosen as the leader of the [[Second Sons]] following the disappearance of [[Mero]] at the battle near Yunkai, claims to have Targaryen ancestry, as his ancestor [[Ossifer Plumm]] was married to [[Elaena Targaryen]].{{Ref|ASOS|57}}

At [[Castle Black]], Maester Aemon believes [[Jon Snow]] when he claims he was ordered to join the [[free folk|wildlings]] by [[Qhorin Halfhand]].{{Ref|ASOS|48}} Following the death of [[Donal Noye]], Aemon tells Jon to take command of Castle Black during the [[battle beneath the Wall|attack by wildlings]].{{Ref|ASOS|64}} When Jon is arrested on suspicious of treason, only Aemon's intervention prevents Jon from being executed.{{Ref|ASOS|73}} When ordered before King [[Stannis Baratheon]], Aemon requests to see Stannis's sword [[Lightbringer]], and orders [[Samwell Tarly]] to describe the sword to him, as he cannot see for himself.{{Ref|ASOS|78}} Aemon is in charge of the [[choosing]] of a new Lord Commander, but as a maester is not allowed to influence the choosing. Instead, he subtly suggests that Samwell could,{{Ref|ASOS|78}} leading to the election of Jon Snow as [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]].{{Ref|ASOS|79}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord Commander Jon Snow, fearing that the priestess [[Melisandre]] will wish to sacrifice Aemon to [[R'hllor]] for his king's blood, orders Aemon to travel to [[Oldtown]], accompanied by [[Samwell Tarly]], singer [[Dareon]], wildling [[Gilly]], and [[Mance Rayder]]'s [[Aemon Battleborn|son]].{{Ref|AFFC|5}} Aemon's health deteriorates during the first part of the journey,{{Ref|AFFC|15}} and becomes worse once they are in [[Braavos]].{{Ref|AFFC|26}} After Dareon abandons them, Samwell manages to arrange passage to Oldtown on the ''[[Cinnamon Wind]]''.{{Ref|AFFC|26}} Though talk of dragons and Daenerys Targaryen temporarily increases Aemon's health, it worsens again during the journey, and he eventually dies at the age of a hundred and two off the coast of [[Dorne]].{{Ref|AFFC|35}} His body is preserved in a cask of rum, so he can be cremated once the ship makes port.{{Ref|AFFC|35}} Upon arrival in Oldtown, Samwell informs [[Archmaester]] [[Marwyn]] of Aemon's passing, and his desire to join Daenerys, causing Marwyn to travel to Slaver's Bay in Aemon's stead.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Daenerys rules Meereen, but meets with resistance from several parties. A resistance group of [[Ghiscar]]i noblemen, the [[Sons of the Harpy]], engage in a shadow war against her,{{Ref|ADWD|2}} while Yunkai resumes its slavery and starts to make alliances against her. Daenerys forms a city watch,{{Ref|ADWD|11}} the [[Brazen Beasts]],{{Ref|ADWD|16}} to combat the Harpy's Sons, killings continue. Daenerys promises to web [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] if he can stop the murders for ninety days.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Meanwhile, the Yunkai'i defeat the [[Astapor]]i in [[Battle at the Horns of Hazzat|battle]]{{Ref|ADWD|16}} and [[Siege of Astapor|besiege and later sack]] the city,{{Ref|ADWD|23}}{{Ref|ADWD|25}} leaving them free to march against Daenerys. The Yunkai'i besiege Meereen,{{Ref|ADWD|43}} and the Second Sons desert Daenerys{{Ref|ADWD|43}} after she is unwilling to use her dragons in battle following the death of the young girl [[Hazzea]],{{Ref|ADWD|30}} who was killed by Drogon.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} Daenerys had [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] locked up after learning about Hazzea, though [[Drogon]] escaped capture and left Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|11}}

Hizdahr aids Daenerys by negotiating a peace with Yunkai, in which their marriage plays a large role.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Seven leaders of Yunkai come to Meereen to sign the peace and celebrate the opening of [[Daznak's Pit]], the largest of the fighting pits in Meereen.{{ref|adwd|50}} Daenerys is sickened by the battles, and after [[Barsena|a female warrior]] is slain by a [[boar]] decides to leave. At the same time, [[Belwas]] falls ill due to eating poisoned locusts which had been meant for Daenerys. Just as Belwas falls to his feat, Drogon returns to the city and lands in the Pit. While the public panics and attempts to flee, Daenerys rushes to Drogon's side and flies away from Meereen on his back.{{Ref|ADWD|52}} Drogon flies her to the [[Dothraki sea]], where the dragon makes a lair at "[[Dragonstone (hill)|Dragonstone]]". Daenerys eventually encounters the ''khalasar'' of Khal [[Jhaqo]].{{Ref|ADWD|71}}

Meanwhile, [[Doran Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]], has sent his son [[Quentyn Martell|Quentyn]] to [[Essos]] to find Daenerys.{{Ref|ADWD|6}} Having secretly made a wedding pact years before, promising the hand of his daughter [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]] in marriage to [[Viserys Targaryen]] in exchange for supporting Viserys's claim, Doran now wishes for Daenerys to fulfill the pact by marrying Quentyn.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} Quentyn eventually reaches Meereen, but is introduced to Daenerys only a day before her wedding to Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} After Daenerys has left Meereen on Drogon's back, Quentyn plans to steal one or two of Daenerys's dragons to proof himself and enlists the help of the [[Tattered Prince]] and his [[Windblown]] to accomplish his goal.{{Ref|ADWD|60}} Though her dragons are freed,{{Ref|ADWD|67}}{{Ref|ADWD|68}} Quentyn dies from his attempt.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

On the [[Rhoyne]], [[Jon Connington]], a friend of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] who had faked his death in exile, has secretly been raising Rhaegar's son [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], who is believed to have died during the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Instead, it is revealed that [[Varys]] had switched Aegon with another child, who had died in his place.{{Ref|ADWD|22}} Connington and Aegon plan to meet Daenerys in [[Volantis]],{{Ref|ADWD|5}} but in [[Selhorys]] learn that Daenerys has remained in [[Meereen]], and that several cities, including Volantis, are either already at war against her, or are about to join the war on the side of Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|22}} Connington presents Aegon to the [[Golden Company]], who had been enlisted by Magister Illyrio to aid them in conquering Westeros. As Daenerys is still in the east, Prince Aegon proposes traveling west to start conquering Westeros without her,{{Ref|ADWD|24}} a plan previously suggested to him by the exiled [[Tyrion Lannister]].{{Ref|ADWD|22}} reasoning that Daenerys will come west once she learns about his purpose.{{Ref|ADWD|24}} The Golden Company agrees, and they travel to Westeros, where Aegon, after [[Landing of the Golden Company|the first few victories in the stormlands]], decides to personally lead an attack on [[Storm's End]].{{Ref|ADWD|61}}

[[Beyond the Wall]], the [[three-eyed crow]] who has been appearing to [[Bran Stark]] in his dreams is revealed to be none other than Bloodraven, [[Brynden Rivers]], kept alive by sorcery and living in a [[cave of the three-eyed crow|cave]].{{ref|ADWD|34}}{{ref|AWOIAF| Brynden Rivers}}

==House Targaryen at the end of the third century==

The known Targaryens during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
*King {[[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys III]]}, called "the Beggar King", ''Khal Rhae Mhar'' (Sorefoot King), and ''Khal Rhaggat'' (Cart King). Self-proclaimed [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], and [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], in exile. Fatally "crowned" in [[Vaes Dothrak]].
*Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys I]], called Daenerys Stormborn, Mother of Dragons, sister of Viserys and last known Targaryen heir. Self-proclaimed Queen of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, [[Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea|''Khaleesi'' of the Great Grass Sea]], Breaker of Shackles/Chains, Queen of Meereen.
**her dragons, [[Drogon]], [[Viserion]], [[Rhaegal]],
**Khal {[[Drogo]]}, her first husband. Euthanized after disabling wounds.
***{[[Rhaego]]}, her son by Drogo. Died at birth.
**King [[Hizdahr zo Loraq|Hizdahr zo Loraq XIV]], her second husband, King of Meereen, Scion of Ghis, Octarch of the Old Empire, Master of the Skahazadhan, Consort to Dragons, Blood of the Harpy. A Ghiscari noble of Meereen.
*Maester {[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]]}, sworn to the Night's Watch. Great-granduncle to the Mad King. Died of a chill at sea, at the age of one hundred and two.

*Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], Rhaegar's son. Believed to have died at Gregor Clegane's hand in the Sack of King's Landing, but is purported by some to be alive under the identity of Young Griff and with the [[Golden Company]].

===Daenerys's Household===

====The Queen's protectors====
*Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], called Barristan the Bold. Lord Commander of the [[Queensguard]] and [[Hand of the Queen]].
**his two known knights:
***Ser [[Tumco Lho]], of the [[Basilisk Isles]], a newly-made knight.
***"The [[Red Lamb]]", a [[Lhazar]]een freedman and newly-made knight.
**his lads, squires training for knighthood:
***[[Larraq]], called 'The Lash', of Meereen.
***the Boys, three Ghiscari brothers and freedmen.
*[[Belwas]], called Strong Belwas, eunuch and former pit fighter.
*her [[Dothraki]] bloodriders:
**[[Jhogo]], the whip, blood of her blood and ''ko''. Currently a hostage of the Yunkish
**[[Aggo]], the bow, blood of her blood and ''ko''. Away from Meereen seeking Daenerys.
**[[Rakharo]], the ''arakh'', blood of her blood and ''ko''. Away from Meereen seeking Daenerys.
* Ser [[Jorah Mormont]], called 'Jorah the Andal', former Lord Commander. Banished. Currently with the [[Second Sons]].

====The Queen's captains and commanders====
*[[Grey Worm]], a eunuch, commander of the [[Unsullied]], a company of eunuch infantry.
**[[Hero]], an Unsullied captain, second-in-command.
**{[[Stalwart Shield]]}, an Unsullied spearman, murdered by the [[Sons of the Harpy]].
*{[[Mollono Yos Dob]]}, commander of the [[Stalwart Shields]], a company of freedmen named for the martyred Unsullied. Died of the [[pale mare]].
**[[Tal Toraq]], new commander of the Stalwart Shields.
*[[Symon Stripeback]], commander of [[Free Brothers]], a company of freedmen.
*[[Marselen]], commander of the [[Mother's Men]], a company of freedman, a eunuch, brother to Missandei.
*{[[Groleo]]} of Pentos, formerly captain of the great cog ''[[Saduleon]]'', made an admiral without a fleet. Executed by the Yunkai'i.
*[[Rommo]], a ''jaqqa rhan'' of the Dothraki. He represents Daenerys's ''khalasar'' at council.
*[[Daario Naharis]], a [[Tyrosh]]i sellsword, captain of the [[Stormcrows]], a free company.
**The [[Widower]], second in command and acting joint-commander of the Stormcrows.
**[[Jokin]], commander of the archers and acting joint-commander of the Stormcrows.
*[[Ben Plumm]], called Brown Ben, a mongrel sellsword, captain of the [[Second Sons]], a free company. Defected to Yunkai.

====The Queen's Meereenese court====
*[[Reznak mo Reznak]], her seneschal, bald and unctuous.
*[[Skahaz mo Kandaq]], called 'The Shavepate', shaven-headed commander of the [[Brazen Beasts]], Meereen's city watch.

====The Queen's handmaids and servants====
*[[Irri]] and [[Jhiqui]], young women of the Dothraki, handmaidens.
*[[Missandei]], a [[Naath]]i scribe and translator.
*[[Grazdar]], [[Qezza]], [[Mezzara]], [[Kezmya]], [[Azzak]], [[Bhakaz]], [[Miklaz]], [[Dhazzar]], [[Draqaz]], and [[Jhezane]], children of the pyramids of Meereen, her cupbearers and pages.
*{[[Doreah]]}, a Lysene handmaiden and former bedslave. Perished to sickness in the [[red waste]].

===Young Griff's/Aegon's supporters===
* Lord [[Jon Connington]], a sellsword late of the [[Golden Company]], exiled Lord of [[Griffin's Roost]] and former [[Hand of the King]] to [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. Masqueraded as a man called "Griff" and raised the boy purported to be Aegon.
* Ser [[Rolly Duckfield]], called Duck, a [[knight]]. Pronounced the first of Aegon's [[Kingsguard]].
* Septa [[Lemore]], called Lady Lemore, a woman of the [[Faith of the Seven]].
* [[Haldon]], called the Halfmaester, Aegon's tutor.
* [[Yandry]], master and captain of the ''[[Shy Maid]]''
** [[Ysilla]], his wife.
* The [[Golden Company]], a famous sellsword company founded by the [[Blackfyre Pretenders]] to the [[Iron Throne]].
* [[Varys]], formerly of [[Lys]], the previous [[master of whisperers]] in [[King's Landing]] under Aerys II Targaryen and [[Robert I Baratheon]]. Alleges to have switched Aegon with another babe prior to the Sack of King's Landing, and smuggled Aegon to Essos afterwards.
* Magister [[Illyrio Mopatis]], of the [[Free City]] of [[Pentos]]

==Historical Members==
===On [[Dragonstone]]===
* [[Aenar Targaryen]], known as Aenar the Exile. First Lord of Dragonstone.
** [[Gaemon Targaryen (son of Aenar)|Gaemon Targaryen]], Aenar's son. Known as Gaemon the Glorious. Second Lord of Dragonstone.
** [[Daenys Targaryen]], Aenar's daughter. Known as Daenys the Dreamer. Sister-wife to Gaemon.
*** [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Gaemon)|Aegon Targaryen]], Gaemon's son by Daenys. Third Lord of Dragonstone.
*** [[Elaena Targaryen (daughter of Gaemon)|Elaena Targaryen]], Gaemon's daughter by Daenys. Sister-wife to Aegon.
*** Gaemon's younger daughter.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon—A Question of Succession}}
**** [[Maegon Targaryen]], Aegon's son by Elaena.
**** [[Aerys Targaryen (son of Aegon)|Aerys Targaryen]], Aegon's son by Elaena.
***** [[Aelyx Targaryen]], Aerys's son.
***** [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Aerys)|Baelon Targaryen]], Aerys's son.
***** [[Daemion Targaryen]], Aerys's son. Fifth Lord of Dragonstone.
****** [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]], Daemion's son. Married to Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]].
******* [[Visenya Targaryen]], sister-wife to Aegon.
******* [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], who would become known as King Aegon I Targaryen, Aegon the Conqueror, and Aegon the Dragon. Last Lord of Dragonstone.
******* [[Rhaenys Targaryen]], sister-wife to Aegon.

===Targaryen Dynasty===
'''The Sons of the Dragon'''
* King [[Aegon I Targaryen]], known as Aegon the Conqueror and Aegon the Dragon. First [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]].
* Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]], sister-wife to Aegon.
** Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]], also known as Maegor the Cruel. The younger son of Aegon I by his elder sister-wife Visenya. Third [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]. Married to [[Ceryse Hightower]], [[Alys Harroway]], [[Tyanna]] of the Tower, and the "Black Brides", [[Elinor Costayne]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]], and [[Jeyne Westerling (wife of Maegor I)|Jeyne Westerling]]
* Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]], sister-wife to Aegon.
** [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]], the elder son of Aegon I by his younger sister-wife Rhaenys. Married to Lady [[Alyssa Velaryon]]. Second [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Aenys I Targaryen]].
*** Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]], sister-wife to Aegon and later niece-wife to Maegor.
*** Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]], brother-husband to Rhaena.
****Princess [[Aerea Targaryen]], Aegon and Rhaena's daughter twin to Rhaella.
****Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen (daughter of Aegon)|Rhaella Targaryen]], twin to Aerea.
*** Prince [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys Targaryen]].
*** Prince [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], also known as Jaehaerys the Conciliator, the Old King, and Jaehaerys the Wise. Fourth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].
*** Princess [[Alysanne Targaryen]], sister-wife of Jaehaerys I. Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].
*** Princess [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Vaella Targaryen]].

'''Era of the Old King'''
* King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], also known as Jaehaerys the Conciliator, the Old King, and Jaehaerys the Wise. Fourth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. Married to his sister-wife, Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], known as Good Queen Alysanne.
** Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aegon Targaryen]], died young.
** Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daenerys Targaryen]], died young.
** Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]. Married to Lady [[Jocelyn Baratheon]].
*** Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], also known as the Queen who Never Was. Married to Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], the Sea Snake. Rhaenys and Corlys had two children: [[Laena Velaryon|Laena]] and [[Laenor Velaryon]].
** Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]].
*** Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]. Fifth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. Viserys was married twice: his first marriage was to his cousin, Lady [[Aemma Arryn]] (the daughter of Princess Daella), his second marriage to Lady [[Alicent Hightower]].
*** Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], known as the Prince of the City and Lord Flea Bottom, briefly [[King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea]]. Married trice: first to Lady [[Rhea Royce]], second to his cousin, Lady [[Laena Velaryon]], third to his niece, Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].
**** Lady [[Baela Targaryen]], Daemon's daughter by [[Laena Velaryon]]. Twin to Rhaena. Formerly betrothed to Prince Jacaerys Velaryon. Married to Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]].
***** Unknown offspring, [[House Velaryon]].
**** Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], Daemon's daughter by [[Laena Velaryon]]. Twin to Baela. Once betrothed to Prince Lucerys Velaryon. Married to Ser [[Corwyn Corbray]] (no issue) until his death, married next to [[Garmund Hightower]].
***** Six unknown daughters by Garmund Hightower.
**** Unnamed son, died shortly after birth.
*** Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Baelon)|Aegon Targaryen]].
** Princess [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daella Targaryen]]. Married to Lord [[Rodrik Arryn]].
***Lady [[Aemma Arryn]], their daughter, married to her cousin, Prince Viserys, who later became King Viserys I.
** Princess [[Alyssa Targaryen]], sister-wife to her brother Baelon, and the mother of his children.
** Prince [[Vaegon Targaryen]], later Archmaester Vaegon, called the Dragonless.
** Princess [[Maegelle Targaryen]], later Septa Maegelle.
** Prince [[Valerion Targaryen]], died young.
** Princess [[Viserra Targaryen]]
** Prince [[Gaemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Gaemon Targaryen]], died young.
** Princess [[Saera Targaryen]].
** Princess [[Gael Targaryen]], called the Winter Child.

'''Descendants of King Viserys I Targaryen'''
* Viserys's children by his first wife, Lady [[Aemma Arryn]];
** An unknown son, died in infancy.
** Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Baelon Targaryen]], also known as the heir for a day. Died a day after birth.
** Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], also known as the Realm's Delight, Maegor with Teats, Maegor's Teats, the Whore of Dragonstone, and the Half-Year Queen.
*** Rhaenyra's children by her first husband, Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]; rumored to have been fathered by Ser [[Harwin Strong]]:
**** Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]], also known as Jace, Rhaenyra's eldest son by Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]. Betrothed to his cousin, Lady [[Baela Targaryen]].
**** Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]], also known as Luke, Rhaenyra's second son by Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]. Betrothed to his cousin, Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]].
**** Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]], Rhaenyra's youngest son by Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]].
*** Rhaenyra's children by her second husband, her uncle Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]];
**** Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], known as Aegon the Younger. Later ruled as King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].
**** Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]. Later ruled as King [[Viserys II Targaryen]].
**** Princess [[Visenya Targaryen (daughter of Rhaenyra)|Visenya Targaryen]]. Stillborn.
* Viserys's children by his second wife, Lady [[Alicent Hightower]];
** Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], also known as Aegon the Elder, and later as Aegon the Usurper. Sixth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. Betrothed to Lady [[Cassandra Baratheon]] shortly before his death.
** Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]], sister-wife to Aegon II. Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].
*** Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], twin to Jaehaera.
*** Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], twin to Jaehaerys. Later Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], as the wife to King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].
*** Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]].
*** Unknown bastard, a son, by a whore on the [[Street of Silk]].
*** Unknown bastard, a girl, by a maidservant of [[Alicent Hightower]]
** Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], also known as Aemond One-Eye and Aemond the Kinslayer.
*** An unknown bastard by [[Alys Rivers]].
** Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]], also known as Daeron the Daring.

'''After the Dragons Danced'''
* King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], also known as Aegon the Younger, Aegon the Dragonbane, and the Broken King, seventh [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. First married to his cousin, Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]]. That marriage ended childless. Married to Lady [[Daenaera Velaryon]] after Jaehaera's death.
** Prince [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron Targaryen]], also known as the Young Dragon. Aegon III's son by Daenaera Velaryon. Eighth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Daeron I Targaryen]].
** Prince [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor Targaryen]], also known as Baelor the Blessed and Baelor the Beloved. Aegon III's son by Daenaera Velaryon. Ninth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Baelor I Targaryen]].
** Princess [[Daena Targaryen]], also known as Daena the Defiant. Aegon III's daughter by Daenaera Velaryon. Sister-wife to King Baelor I.
** Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena Targaryen]]. Aegon III's daughter by Daenaera Velaryon.
** Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]]. Aegon III's daughter by Daenaera Velaryon.
*** [[Jon Waters]], Elaena's bastard by Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]].
*** [[Jeyne Waters]], Elaena's bastard by Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]].
*** [[Viserys Plumm]], Elaena's son by her first husband, [[Ossifer Plumm]]
*** [[Robin Penrose]], Elaena's son by her second husband, [[Ronnel Penrose]]
*** [[Laena Penrose]], Elaena's daughter by her second husband, Ronnel Penrose
*** [[Jocelyn Penrose]], Elaena's daughter by her second husband, Ronnel Penrose
*** [[Joy Penrose]], Elaena's daughter by her second husband, Ronnel Penrose
* King [[Viserys II Targaryen]], tenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]].
** Prince [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], also known as Aegon the Unworthy, eleventh [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]].
*** Prince [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron Targaryen]], also known as Daeron the Good. Twelfth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. Aegon's son by his sister-wife, Princess [[Naerys Targaryen]].
*** Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys Targaryen]]. Aegon's daughter by his sister-wife, Princess [[Naerys Targaryen]]. The current ruling line of [[House Martell]] descents from Daenerys, through her son by her husband, Prince [[Maron Martell]].
*** Aegon's numerous bastards by multiple women:
**** [[Alysanne (daughter of Aegon IV)|Alysanne]], [[Lily]], [[Willow (daughter of Aegon IV)|Willow]] and [[Rosey (daughter of Aegon IV)|Rosey]], Aegon's bastard daughters by his second official mistress, [[Megette]].
**** [[Bellenora Otherys|Bellenora]], [[Narha Otherys|Narha]] and [[Balerion Otherys]], Aegon's bastards by his fourth official mistress, [[Bellegere Otherys]]
**** [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]], later legitimized as Daemon Blackfyre, also known as Daemon I Blackfyre, the Black Dragon, and the Pretender, Aegon's bastard son by his cousin, Princess [[Daena Targaryen]]; founder of [[House Blackfyre]]
**** [[Aegor Rivers]], also known as Bittersteel, Aegon's bastard son by his fifth official mistress, [[Barba Bracken]].
**** [[Mya Rivers|Mya]] and [[Gwenys Rivers]], Aegon's bastard daughters, and [[Brynden Rivers]], also known as Bloodraven, Aegon's bastard son, by his sixth official mistress, [[Melissa Blackwood]].
**** [[Shiera Seastar]], Aegon's bastard daughter by his ninth official mistress, [[Serenei of Lys]].
** Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon Targaryen]], also known as Aemon the Dragonknight, joined the Kingsguard.
** Princess [[Naerys Targaryen]]. Sister-wife to King Aegon IV. Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].

'''The Good'''
* King [[Daeron II Targaryen]], also known as Daeron the Good and Daeron the Falseborn. Twelfth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. Married to Princess [[Myriah Martell]].
** Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]], also known as Baelor Breakspear.
*** Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]], also known as the Young Prince. Married to [[Kiera of Tyrosh]].
**** Stillborn son.
**** Stillborn son.
*** Prince [[Matarys Targaryen]], also known as The Even Younger Prince.
** Prince [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys Targaryen]]. Thirteenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Aerys I Targaryen]]. Married to a cousin, [[Aelinor Penrose]].
** Prince [[Rhaegel Targaryen]]
*** Prince [[Aelor Targaryen]], twin and brother-husband to Princess Aelora.
*** Princess [[Aelora Targaryen]], twin and sister-wife to Prince Aelor.
*** Princess [[Daenora Targaryen]], married to her cousin, Prince Aerion. Mother to Prince [[Maegor Targaryen (son of Aerion)|Maegor Targaryen]].
** Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]]. Fourteenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Maekar I Targaryen]]. Married to Lady [[Dyanna Dayne]].
*** Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron Targaryen]], also known as Daeron the Drunken.
**** Princess [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Daeron)|Vaella Targaryen]]
*** Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]], also known as Aerion Brightflame, the Bright Prince, and Aerion the Monstrous. Married to his cousin, Princess Daenora.
**** Prince [[Maegor Targaryen (son of Aerion)|Maegor Targaryen]], their son.
*** Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon Targaryen]], known as Maester Aemon. A maester of the Citadel.
*** Princess [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Maekar I)|Daella Targaryen]].
*** Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], also known as Aegon the Unlikely, Aegon the Fortunate, and Egg. Fifteenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].
*** Princess [[Rhae Targaryen]].

'''Descendants of King Aegon V Targaryen'''
* King [[Aegon V Targaryen]], also known as Aegon the Unlikely, Aegon the Fortunate, and Egg. Fifteenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. Married to [[Betha Blackwood]], also known as Black Betha.
** Prince [[Duncan Targaryen]], also known as Duncan the Small and the Prince of Dragonflies. Married to [[Jenny of Oldstones]].
** Prince [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys Targaryen]]. Sixteenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]].
** Princess [[Shaera Targaryen]], sister-wife, to Jaehaerys.
*** Prince [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys Targaryen]], also known as the Mad King. Seventeenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], as King [[Aerys II Targaryen]].
*** Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen]], sister-wife to Prince Aerys. Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].
** Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron Targaryen]].
** Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen]]. Married to Lord Baratheon. Mother of [[Steffon Baratheon]], grandmother of [[Robert Baratheon]], [[Stannis Baratheon]], and [[Renly Baratheon]].

'''The Last Dragons'''
* King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], also known as the Mad King, Mad King Aerys, Aerys the Mad, and King Scab. Seventeenth [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]].
** Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]], sister-wife to King Aerys II.
*** Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], also known as the Last Dragon. Married to Princess [[Elia Martell]]. Eldest son of Aerys II by Rhaella.
**** Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], Rhaegar's daughter by [[Elia Martell]].
**** Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], Rhaegar's son by [[Elia Martell]].
*** Princess [[Shaena Targaryen]], stillborn
*** Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aerys II)|Daeron Targaryen]], died in infancy
*** Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aerys II)|Aegon Targaryen]], premature, died in infancy
*** Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aerys II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], died in infancy
*** Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]], mocked as the Beggar King, Khal Rhae Mhar ("the Sorefoot King"), and Khal Rhaggat ("the Cart King"). Crowned as King [[Viserys III Targaryen]] by his mother, Dowager Queen Rhaella, on [[Dragonstone]]. Youngest son of Aerys II by Rhaella.
*** Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]], also known as Daenerys Stormborn. Daughter of Aerys II by Rhaella.

===Targaryen Family Tree===
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==Quotes==
{{Quote|Treachery was a coin the Targaryens knew well.{{Ref|aGoT|12}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|I will kill every [[Targaryen]] I can get my hands on, until they are as dead as their dragons, and then I will piss on their graves.{{Ref|aGoT|12}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|What did any Targaryen ever know of honor? Go down into your crypt and ask [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]] about the dragon's honor!{{Ref|AGOT|12}}|[[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Like their [[dragon]]s the Targaryens answered to neither gods nor men.{{Ref|aCoK|33}}|[[Catelyn Stark]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|Every child knows that the Targaryens have always danced too close to madness.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}|[[Barristan Selmy]]}}

==Notes==
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House Baratheon of King's Landing

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| House_name = House Baratheon of King's Landing
| image = House Baratheon (King's Landing).svg
| Coat_of_arms = A black crowned stag and a gold lion, combatant, on a per pale gold and crimson field (''Per pale or and gules, a stag, crowned, sable and a lion of the first combatant'') Formerly just a black crowned stag on gold ''(Or, a stag, crowned, sable)''
| Words =
| Seat = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]
| Current_Lord = King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]
| Region = [[Crownlands]]
| Title = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Lord of Storm's End]] (''disputed'')
| Heir = Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]]
| Overlord = None, [[w:sovereign|sovereign]] (disputed by [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]] and [[House Targaryen]])
| Ancestral_weapon =
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| Founded_in = {{Date|283}}
| Founder = [[Robert I Baratheon]]
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'''House Baratheon of King's Landing''' is the royal line of [[House Baratheon]] of [[Storm's End]], from which it comes. It was founded by [[Robert I Baratheon]] after his [[Robert's Rebellion|successful rebellion]] against King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. When he became king, Robert moved from Storm's End to [[King's Landing]]. The [[Great House]] receives the support of the mainland houses from the [[crownlands]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Thaldir Robert Baratheon.jpg|thumb|[[Robert Baratheon]] by Tiziano Baracchi © Fantasy Flight Games]]
King [[Robert I Baratheon]], when he appoints Lord [[Eddard Stark]] as [[Hand of the King]], also offers Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]]'s hand in marriage to Ned's daughter, [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]]. Robert is mortally wounded by a [[boar]] while out on a hunt, inebriated by strong[[wine]] arranged for by his wife, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], who fears what he might do if he discovers the truth that her three children—Joffrey, [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], and [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]]—are not his, but are the result of incestuous liaisons with her brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime the Kingslayer]].

===''A Clash of Kings''===
The second ruler of the house, [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]], uses a new coat of arms, the crowned stag of [[House Baratheon]], black on gold, and the lion of [[House Lannister]], gold on crimson, combatant.{{ref|AGOT|7}}{{ref|ACOK|Appendix}} However, the claim of Cersei's children to the [[Iron Throne]] is disputed by their uncles, [[Stannis Baratheon]] and [[Renly Baratheon]]. The latter is assassinated at [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]].

[[Tyrion Lannister]], acting as Hand of the King, betroths his niece, Princess Myrcella, to Prince [[Trystane Martell]] in order to help avoid hostility with [[Dorne]]. King Joffrey's forces defend his House's claim to the throne against [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone|Stannis's branch]] of the family in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. After the battle, Joffrey's betrothal to Sansa is broken and he instead agrees to marry [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Anders Finer Joffrey lannisterr.jpg|thumb|[[Joffrey Baratheon]] by Anders Finer © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Joffrey is assassinated during [[Purple Wedding|his wedding feast]] after marrying Margaery. The [[Iron Throne]] passes to Joffrey's younger brother, [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The new king, Tommen I, weds Margaery{{ref|AFFC|12}} and continues to use the blazon introduced by Joffrey.{{ref|AFFC|14}} Since its current lord remains a child, the House is, for all practical matters, controlled by House Lannister.

Princess [[Arianne Martell]] plots to crown Tommen's elder sibling, Princess Myrcella, as Queen of Westeros, as she would be Joffrey's heir according to Dornish law.{{ref|AFFC|13}} Arianne's conspiracy is betrayed and Myrcella is wounded by Ser [[Gerold Dayne]].{{ref|AFFC|21}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
After the arrest of Cersei by the [[Faith of the Seven]], the influence of [[House Tyrell]] on Tommen increases.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==House Baratheon at the end of the third century==

The known Baratheons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
===House Baratheon of King's Landing===
* King {[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert I]]}, [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and [[Protector of the Realm]], former [[Lord of Storm's End]]. Gored by a boar.
** Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], his wife, [[Lord of Casterly Rock|Lady of Casterly Rock]], [[Light of the West]], Queen Dowager, former [[Regent|Queen Regent]] and Protector of the Realm.
*** King {[[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]]}, his eldest son and heir, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, claimant Lord of Storm's End. Poisoned.
**** Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]], his wife.
*** Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]], his daughter, betrothed to Prince [[Trystane Martell]].
*** King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]], his second son. King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, claimant Lord of Storm's End.
**** Queen Margaery Tyrell, his wife.

===Other Branches===
[[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
* King [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis I]], self-proclaimed [[King of Westeros]].
** Queen [[Selyse Florent]], his wife.
*** Princess [[Shireen Baratheon]], his only daughter.
[[House Baratheon|House Baratheon of Storm's End]]
* King {[[Renly Baratheon|Renly I]]}, self-proclaimed Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, who died under mysterious circumstances.
** Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]], his wife.

{{Baratheon tree}}

===Houses sworn to the Iron Throne===
* {{COA|House Arryn|small}} [[House Arryn]] of the [[Eyrie]]
* {{COA|House Baelish (Harrenhal)|small}} [[House Baelish of Harrenhal|House Baelish]] of [[Harrenhal]]
* {{COA|House Blount|small}} [[House Blount]]
* {{COA|House Bolton|small}} [[House Bolton]] of the [[Dreadfort]]
* {{COA|House Buckwell|small}} [[House Buckwell]] of the Antlers
* {{COA|House Byrch|small}} [[House Byrch]]
* {{COA|House Bywater|small}} [[House Bywater]]
* {{COA|House Chelsted|small}} [[House Chelsted]]
* {{COA|House Chyttering|small}} [[House Chyttering]]
* {{COA|House Cressey|small}} [[House Cressey]]
* {{COA|House Edgerton|small}} [[House Edgerton]]
* {{COA|House Follard|small}} [[House Follard]]
* {{COA|House Gaunt|small}} [[House Gaunt]]
* {{COA|House Harte|small}} [[House Harte]]
* {{COA|House Hayford|small}} [[House Hayford]] of [[Hayford]]
* {{COA|House Kettleblack|small}} [[House Kettleblack]]
* {{COA|House Langward|small}} [[House Langward]]
* {{COA|House Lannister|small}} [[House Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]]
* {{COA|House Mallery|small}} [[House Mallery]]
* {{COA|House Manning|small}} [[House Manning]]
* {{COA|House Martell|small}} [[House Martell]] of [[Sunspear]]
* {{COA|House Massey|small}} [[House Massey]] of [[Stonedance]]
* {{COA|House Pyle|small}} [[House Pyle]]
* {{COA|House Rollingford|small}} [[House Rollingford]]
* {{COA|House Rosby|small}} [[House Rosby]] of [[Rosby]]
* {{COA|House Rykker|small}} [[House Rykker]] of [[Duskendale]]
* {{COA|House Slynt|small}} [[House Slynt]]
* {{COA|House Stokeworth|small}} [[House Stokeworth]] of [[Stokeworth]]
* {{COA|House Thorne|small}} [[House Thorne]]
* {{COA|House Tyrell|small}} [[House Tyrell]] of [[Highgarden]]
* {{COA|House Wendwater|small}} [[House Wendwater]]

===Household===

==== The small council:====
* Ser {[[Kevan Lannister]]}, Lord Regent and Protector of the Realm, former master of laws to King Joffrey. Killed by [[Varys]] and his 'little birds'.
* Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], Lord of Highgarden, Warden of the South, Defender of the Marches, and High Marshal of the Reach; Hand of the King and former master of ships to King Joffrey.
* Grand Maester {[[Pycelle]]}. Killed by Varys.
* Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], called the Kingslayer, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Missing in the riverlands.
* Lord [[Randyll Tarly]], Lord of Horn Hill, master of laws and justiciar.
* Ser [[Harys Swyft]], the Knight of Cornfield, master of coin and lord treasurer. Formerly Hand of the King to Queen Regent Cersei.
* Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]], Lord of the Arbor, master of ships and grand admiral.
* [[Nymeria Sand]], called Lady Nym, advisor, acting in place of [[Doran Martell]], Prince of Dorne.

=====Former councillors=====
* [[Qyburn]], a disgraced maester, reputed necromancer and former member of the [[Brave Companions]], master of whisperers to Queen Regent Cersei. Dismissed.
* [[Aurane Waters]], the Bastard of Driftmark, master of ships and grand admiral to Queen Regent Cersei. Fled to the [[Stepstones]] with his new fleet after Queen Cersei's arrest.
* Lord [[Orton Merryweather]], Lord of Longtable, initially master of laws and justiciar, elevated to Hand of the King to Queen Regent Cersei. Resigned after Queen Cersei's arrest and fled to Longtable.
* Lord {[[Gyles Rosby]]}, Lord of Rosby, master of coin and lord treasurer to Queen Regent Cersei. Succumbed to his disease.
* Prince {[[Oberyn Martell]]}, called the Red Viper of Dorne, acting in place of Prince [[Doran Martell]]. Killed by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] in a trial-by-combat.
* Lord [[Varys]], called the Spider, a eunuch, master of whisperers to Kings Robert and Joffrey. Disappeared after the murder of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].
* Lord {[[Tywin Lannister]]}, Warden of the West, Lord of Casterly Rock, Shield of Lannisport, Savior of the City; Hand of the King to Kings Joffrey and Tommen. Slain by his son Tyrion in the Tower of the Hand.
* [[Tyrion Lannister]], called the Imp and Halfman, initially acting Hand of the King to King Joffrey, later demoted to master of coin. Accused of treason and regicide. In exile after murdering his father, Lord Tywin.
* Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], called Littlefinger, master of coin to Kings Robert and Joffrey. Abandoned office after being elevated to Lord of Harrenhal and [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]].
* Lord {[[Janos Slynt]]}, Lord of Harrenhal and Commander of the City Watch of King's Landing, the son of a butcher, given lordship and a seat in the council for his betrayal of Eddard Stark. Sent to the Wall by Tyrion Lannister and executed by Lord Commander [[Jon Snow]] for insubordination.
* Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], called Barristan the Bold, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, dismissed under orders of King Joffrey and Queen Dowager Cersei. Now Lord Commander of the [[Queensguard]] of [[Daenerys Targaryen]].
* Lord {[[Eddard Stark]]}, Warden of the North and Lord of Winterfell; Hand of the King to King Robert. Accused of treason and executed under orders of King Joffrey.
* Lord {[[Renly Baratheon]]}, Lord of Storm's End; master of laws to King Robert. Fled his post and crowned himself king after the death of his brother, King Robert I. Killed by a [[shadow assassin|shadow creature]] spawned by [[Melisandre]]
* Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]], Lord of Dragonstone, master of ships to King Robert. Fled from his post after discovering the true parentage of the royal children. Declared himself king after the death of his older brother. Currently in [[the North]].

==== The Kingsguard:====
* Ser Jaime Lannister, called the Kingslayer, Lord Commander. Reported missing in the [[Riverlands]].
* Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], called the Knight of Flowers. Reported to be near death after the [[siege of Dragonstone]].
* Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]], a former hedge knight. Currently in a dungeon cell, accused of fornication and high treason. Elevated after the dismissal of Boros Blount for cowardice.
* Ser [[Balon Swann]]. Currently hunting Ser [[Gerold Dayne]] on [[Dorne]] for the death of Ser Arys Oakheart. Elevated after the death of [[Preston Greenfield]].
* Ser [[Boros Blount]], called Boros the Belly, once dismissed for cowardice and thence restored. Made King Tommen's food taster.
* Ser [[Meryn Trant]].
* Ser [[Robert Strong]], a mysterious, gigantic knight that has taken a vow of silence, raised in replacement of Arys Oakheart. Suspected to be the reanimated body of Ser [[Gregor Clegane]].

=====Former Kingsguard=====

* Ser {[[Arys Oakheart]]}. Killed by [[Areo Hotah]] in [[Dorne]] after being seduced by [[Arianne Martell]] into aiding a failed plot to declare Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] Queen of Westeros.
* Ser {[[Mandon Moore]]}. Killed by [[Podrick Payne]] after attempting to murder [[Tyrion Lannister]] under unknown orders during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].
* Ser {[[Preston Greenfield]]}. Killed during the [[riot of King's Landing]].
* [[Sandor Clegane]], called the [[Hound]], sworn shield of Prince Joffrey. Deserted during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. Believed dead.
* Ser Barristan Selmy, called Barristan the Bold, Lord Commander. Dismissed on grounds of old age and the death of King Robert. Currently serving Daenerys Targaryen.

==== The Court:====

* [[Sansa Stark]], Queen Cersei's captive and Tyrion Lannister's wife. Smuggled to the [[Eyrie]] by Petyr Baelish. Hidden under the alias of 'Alayne Stone'.
* [[Horas Redwyne|Horas]] and [[Hobber Redwyne]], called Horror and Slobber, twin sons of Paxter Redwyne. Kept hostage by Queen Cersei during the early War of the Five Kings, but given comfortable rooms during their arrest. Now accused of fornication with Queen Margaery.
* Lady {[[Tanda Stokeworth]]}, Lady of Stokeworth. Died from a broken hip.
** Lady {[[Falyse Stokeworth]]}, her elder daughter. Died screaming in the [[black cells]].
*** Ser {[[Balman Byrch]]}, Falyse's husband. Killed by Ser Bronn in a duel.
** Lady [[Lollys Stokeworth]], a lackwit, current Lady of Stokeworth.
*** [[Tyrion Tanner]], her bastard son by rape.
*** Ser [[Bronn]] of the Blackwater, a former sellsword and captain of guards for Tyrion Lannister. Elevated to knighthood after the Battle of the Blackwater. Now Lollys's husband and claimed Lord of Stokeworth.
* Lord [[Morros Slynt]], current head of House Slynt and a squire. A lord without lands.
** [[Jothos Slynt]], his younger brother and heir, a squire.
** [[Danos Slynt]], their younger brother, a page.
* Lord {[[Jacelyn Bywater]]}, Commander of the City Watch. Killed by his own men during the Battle of the Blackwater.
* [[Humfrey Waters]], the current Commander of the City Watch.
* Ser [[Ilyn Payne]], the [[King's Justice]], a headsman.
* [[Jalabhar Xho]], an exile prince of the [[Summer Isles]]. Imprisoned after being accused of fornication with Queen Margaery.
* [[Thoros]] of [[Myr]], a [[red priest]] of [[R'hllor]]. In the [[riverlands]] with the [[brotherhood without banners]].
* Ser {[[Aron Santagar]]}, master-at-arms of the Red Keep. Slain during the [[riot of King's Landing]].
* Ser [[Lancel Lannister]], once squire to King Robert. Married to [[Amerei Frey]] and made Lord of [[Darry]]. Renounced lands, titles and wife and joined the [[Warrior's Sons]].
* Ser [[Osfryd Kettleblack]], a former sellsword elevated to knighthood after the Battle of the Blackwater. Made Commander of the City Watch in replacement of Ser [[Addam Marbrand]]. Removed after Queen Cersei's arrest and imprisoned with his brother Osmund.
* Ser [[Osney Kettleblack]], a former sellsword elevated to knighthood after the Battle of the Blackwater and lover of Queen Cersei. Imprisoned and awaiting execution for the murder of the previous [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|High Septon]].
* Ser [[Philip Foote]], made Lord of the Marches after the Battle of the Blackwater.
*Ser [[Lothor Brune]], elevated to knighthood and named Lothor Apple-eater for his deeds during the Battle of the Blackwater, a former freerider in service to Lord Baelish. Currently with Lord Baelish at the Vale.
* Ser [[Tallad|Tallad the Tall]], a young knight. Currently imprisoned under accusations of fornication with Queen Margaery.
* [[Tyrek Lannister]], called Wet Nurse, squire to King Robert. Missing since the [[riot of King's Landing]].
** Lady [[Ermesande Hayford]], a babe at the breast, wed to Tyrek Lannister.
* {[[Podrick Payne]]}, once squire to [[Tyrion Lannister]]. Joined [[Brienne of Tarth]] during her search for [[Sansa Stark]]. Hanged by the [[brotherhood without banners]] and presumed dead.
* [[Josmyn Peckledon]], known as Peck, squire to Ser Jaime Lannister.
* [[Rosamund Lannister]], cousin and companion to Princess Myrcella in Dorne.
* [[Vylarr]], captain of the Lannister household guards at King's Landing (the "red cloaks"). Imprisoned or killed at Riverrun.
* Lord [[Hallyne]] the Pyromancer, a Wisdom of the Guild of Alchemists.
* Ser {[[Dontos Hollard]]}, called Dontos the Red, a drunken knight made court fool. Slain under orders of [[Petyr Baelish]].
* [[Pate (whipping boy)|Pate]], a boy of eight. Tommen's whipping boy.
* [[Orland of Oldtown]], a bard
* [[Moon Boy]], a jester and fool
* {[[Shae]]}, a camp follower and Tyrion's lover, undercover as a maid for Lollys Stokeworth and then Sansa Stark. Strangled by Tyrion at the Tower of the Hand.

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Aegon's Conquest

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{{Infobox Military Conflict
| conflict_name = Aegon's Conquest
| part_of = [[Wars of Conquest]]
| image = [[File:King Who Knelt.jpg|350px]]
| caption = [[Torrhen Stark]] kneels to [[Aegon I Targaryen]], as depicted by Chase Stone in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''
| date = {{date|-2|1}}
| battles = [[Aegon's first test]] [[Battle in the waters off Gulltown]] [[Battle of the Reeds]] [[Wailing Willows]] [[Burning of Harrenhal]] [[Last Storm]] [[Field of Fire]]
| location = [[Westeros]]
| result = [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon]] conquers six of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] and builds the [[Iron Throne]]. Aegon crowned King of the [[Andals]], the [[Rhoynar]], and the [[First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], and [[Protector of the Realm]]. [[Dorne]] remains independent.

| combatant1 = [[House Targaryen]] of [[Dragonstone]]
| commander1 = King [[Aegon I Targaryen]]
: Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]
: Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
: Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]
: Lord [[Daemon Velaryon]]
: Lord [[Jon Mooton]] (switched sides)
: Lord [[Edmyn Tully]]
| strength1 = Houses sworn to [[Dragonstone]] Targaryen fleet [[Balerion]], [[Vhagar]], [[Meraxes]] Houses of the [[crownlands]] Houses of the [[riverlands]]
| losses1 = Targaryen fleet destroyed Lord [[Daemon Velaryon]]†

| combatant2 = [[House Darklyn]] of [[Duskendale]]
: [[House Mooton]] of [[Maidenpool]]
| commander2 = [[House Darklyn|Lord Darklyn]]†
: [[House Mooton|Lord Mooton]]†
: [[Jon Mooton]] (surrended)
| strength2 = 3,000
| losses2 = Lord Darklyn† Lord Mooton†

| combatant3 = [[House Arryn]], [[King of Mountain and Vale]]
| commander3 = Queen Regent [[Sharra Arryn]]
| strength3 = Houses of the [[Vale]]
| losses3 = Arryn fleet destroyed

| combatant4 = [[House Hoare]], [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]]
| commander4 = King [[Harren Hoare]]†
| strength4 = Houses sworn to [[Harrenhal]]
| losses4 = King [[Harren Hoare]]† and his sons All men inside [[Harrenhal]] burned alive

| combatant5 = [[House Durrandon]], [[Storm King]]
| commander5 = [[Argilac Durrandon]]†
| strength5 = Houses of the [[stormlands]]
| losses5 = [[Argilac Durrandon]]† [[Dickon Morrigen]]† [[Bastard of Blackhaven]]†

| combatant6 = [[House Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]]
: [[House Lannister]], [[King of the Rock]]
| commander6 = King [[Loren I Lannister]] (surrended)
: King [[Mern IX Gardener]]†
: Prince [[Edmund Gardener]]†
: Lord [[House Oakheart|Oakheart]]
| strength6 = 55,000
| losses6 = 4,000 men burned alive 1,000 from sword and spears 30,000 surrendered King [[Mern IX Gardener]] † Prince [[Edmund Gardener]]† Prince [[Gawen Gardener]]†

| combatant7 = [[House Stark]], [[King in the North]]
| commander7 = King [[Torrhen Stark]] (submitted)
: [[Brandon Snow]]
| strength7 = 30,000
| losses7 = none

| combatant8 = [[House Martell]], [[Princess of Dorne]]
| commander8 = [[Meria Martell]], Princess of Dorne
| strength8 = unknown
| losses8 = none
}}

'''Aegon's Conquest''',{{ref|AFFC|11}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} also called '''the Conquest''',{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ASOS|14}} was the campaign in which [[Aegon I Targaryen]] conquered most of [[Westeros]]. Together with his sisters, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]], and their [[dragon]]s, [[Vhagar]] and [[Meraxes]], Aegon subdued six of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], successfully resisted only by [[Dorne]]. Not all the continent had to be taken by conquest, as some regions and houses actively supported [[House Targaryen]] and others submitted voluntarily.

The first and most prominent of the [[Wars of Conquest]], Aegon's initial campaign lasted two years.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} It was followed by the [[First Dornish War]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The date of Aegon's coronation by the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] during the Conquest has been used by [[maesters]] to track years [[Years before Aegon's Conquest|before]] and [[Years after Aegon's Conquest|after]] Aegon's victory.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

==Precursor==
Lord [[Aenar Targaryen]] had moved his family to [[Dragonstone]], the westernmost outpost of the [[Valyrian Freehold]], twelve years before the [[Doom of Valyria|Doom]] destroyed [[Valyria]].

During the [[Century of Blood]], multiple factions struggled for power in [[Essos]]. Towards the end of the Century of Blood, the young Lord [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], rider of the [[dragon]] [[Balerion]], was approached by the [[Free Cities]] of [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] to form an alliance. Aegon aided the alliance in defeating the [[Volantis|Volantene]] fleet, after which he returned to Dragonstone. With the struggles for power in the east to an end, Aegon instead turned his attention to the west, to the [[Westeros|lands]] that had always interested him.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Some believe that Aegon had never visited Westeros before his invasion, but there are reports of him having visited the [[Arbor]] and the [[Citadel]] and possibly [[Lannisport]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Years before the Conquest he had ordered the construction of the [[Painted Table]], a table at Dragonstone cut into an accurate geographical map of Westeros.{{ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Harren Hoare]], the [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]], was nearing completion of his vast castle, [[Harrenhal]], and was said to be looking for more conquests. Argilac had grown afraid of Harren and so proposed an alliance with Aegon to create a buffer zone between him and Harren. He offered the hand of his daughter, [[Argella Durrandon|Argella]], in marriage as well as [[dowry]] lands, though much of the lands were in the possession of Harren the Black. Aegon refused and instead offered the hand of his best friend and rumored [[bastard]] brother, [[Orys Baratheon]]. Argilac took this as a grave insult and had the hands of the envoy cut off. He sent them to Aegon with the message "These are the only hands you will receive".{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon called his banners and took counsel with them and his sisters, after which he sent [[raven]]s to the rulers in the Seven Kingdoms. He informed them that he would be the only king in Westeros and that those who bent the knee would keep their lands and titles, while those that did not he would destroy.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} He apparently considered all of Westeros as one land, despite the fact that the continent was long split into [[Seven Kingdoms]], and was determined to unify it under his rule.{{ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Meria Martell]], [[Princess of Dorne]], replied she would be Aegon's ally against the Storm King Argilac, but would not yield; Aegon rejected her offer. The Lord of Dragonstone also rejected [[Sharra Arryn]], the Queen Regent of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], who desired the eastern bank of the [[Green Fork]] from Harren, since Sharra offered Aegon an alliance and not submission.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

==The Conquest==
The seven rulers at the time were:

[[File:House Stark.svg|30px]] '''[[Torrhen Stark]]''', [[King in the North]]. 
[[File:House Arryn.svg|30px]] '''[[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]]''', [[King of Mountain and Vale]], a young boy whose mother, [[Sharra Arryn]], ruled as [[Regent]]. 
[[File:House Hoare.svg|30px]] '''[[Harren Hoare]]''', [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]], known as Harren the Black. 
[[File:House Lannister.svg|30px]] '''[[Loren I Lannister]]''', [[King of the Rock]]. 
[[File:House Gardener.svg|30px]] '''[[Mern IX Gardener]]''', [[King of the Reach]]. 
[[File:House Baratheon.svg|30px]] '''[[Argilac Durrandon]]''', the [[Storm King]], known as Argilac the Arrogant. 
[[File:House Martell.svg|30px]] '''[[Meria Martell]]''', [[Princess of Dorne]], a blind, balding woman of eighty. Known as the Yellow Toad. 

===Aegon's Landing===
:{{main|Aegon's Landing}}
The war began in {{date|-2}} when [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] and his two sister-wives [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] landed with fewer than 1,600 men{{ref|aSoS|54}} at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]] next to three hills. Upon the [[Aegon's High Hill|highest hill]], Aegon started construction of the [[Aegonfort]], a wooden motte and bailey fort as his first claim to the mainland of Westeros. The Targaryens were supported by Houses [[House Celtigar|Celtigar]], [[House Massey|Massey]], and [[House Velaryon|Velaryon]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

[[House Rosby]] yielded [[Rosby]] to Rhaenys, while [[House Stokeworth]] surrendered to Visenya after [[Vhagar]] used [[dragonfire]] on the roof of [[Stokeworth]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

[[Aegon's first test]] came form Lord [[House Darklyn|Darklyn]] of [[Duskendale]] and Lord [[House Mooton|Mooton]] of [[Maidenpool]], who joined their power and marched south with three thousand men. Aegon sent [[Orys Baratheon]] to meet them on the march, whist he descended on them from above with [[Balerion]]. After both lords were slain, Darklyn's son and Mooton's brother, [[Jon Mooton]], yielded their castles and swore their swords to [[House Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Queen Visenya placed a [[Valyrian steel]] circlet, studded with rubies, on her brother's head and Queen Rhaenys hailed him as "Aegon, First of His Name, [[King of All Westeros, Shield of His People|King of All Westeros, and Shield of His People]]."{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

===Battle in the waters off Gulltown===
: {{See also|Battle in the waters off Gulltown}}
Aegon sent his fleet commanded by [[Daemon Velaryon]] to take [[Gulltown]] with Visenya and Vhagar. A hastily assembled [[House Arryn|Arryn]] fleet, augmented by a dozen [[Braavos]]i warships, met and defeated the Targaryen fleet in a [[battle in the waters off Gulltown]]. Among the dead was Aegon's admiral, Daemon. Visenya descended on the Arryn fleet and burned their ships.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Rebellion broke out on the [[Three Sisters]], when the Sistermen renounced their allegiance to House Arryn of the [[Eyrie]] and declared their queen to be Lady [[Marla Sunderland]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

===Burning of Harrenhal===
: {{See also|Burning of Harrenhal}}
[[File:Fall of harrenhal by reneaigner.jpg|350px|thumb|The [[burning of Harrenhal]], by Rene Aigner ©]]
Aegon marched northwest to the [[Gods Eye]] and [[Harrenhal]], but he was attacked by [[House Hoare]] twice on the south shore of the Gods Eye. The [[Battle of the Reeds]] was a Targaryen victory, but they suffered heavy losses at the [[Wailing Willows]] when two of King [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black's]] sons crossed the lake in longboats with muffled oars and fell upon their rear. [[Balerion]] fell upon the victors as they were crossing back across the lake, burning Harren's longboats and sons as well.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Harren summoned the river lords to defend Harrenhal, but they rose against the Hoares under the leadership of Lord [[Edmyn Tully]] of [[Riverrun]]. One by one the river lords joined their strength to Aegon, with Edmyn being the first to do so. Suddenly outnumbered, King Harren the Black took refuge in his supposedly impregnable stronghold. Aegon met Harren at the gates, under a peace banner to parley.
{{Quote|'''Aegon''': Yield now, and you may remain as Lord of the Iron Islands. Yield now, and your sons will live to rule after you. I have eight thousand men outside your walls. '''Harren''': What is outside my walls is of no concern to me. Those walls are strong and thick. '''Aegon''': But not so high as to keep out dragons. Dragons fly. '''Harren''': I built in stone. Stone does not burn. '''Aegon''': When the sun sets, your line shall end.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}
Descending from the sky atop Balerion, Aegon used [[dragonflame]] against the great castle, and Harren and his sons died in the [[burning of Harrenhal]].

The next day Aegon accepted an oath of fealty from Edmyn Tully, and named him [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]]. The other river lords did homage as well, to Aegon as king and Edmyn as liege lord of the [[riverlands]]. The melted swords of Harren's [[ironborn]] were sent to the [[Aegonfort]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

===Conquest of the Stormlands===
: {{See also|Last Storm}}
While Aegon dealt with Harrenhal, the greater part of his host crossed the [[Blackwater Rush]] heading south for [[Storm's End]] under the command of [[Orys Baratheon]], with Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] accompanying him astride [[Meraxes]]. While the [[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon]] gathered his bannermen to Storm's End, pirates from the [[Stepstones]] raided [[Cape Wrath]] and [[Dornishmen]] from the [[Red Mountains]] attacked the [[Dornish Marches]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Lords [[House Errol|Errol]], [[House Fell|Fell]] and [[House Buckler|Buckler]], bannermen of Argilac the Arrogant, surprised the advance elements of Orys's host as they were crossing the [[Wendwater]], cutting down more than a thousand men before retreating back into the trees. Rhaenys unleashed Meraxes and set the forest ablaze, killing Lord Errol.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Word of King Harren's end having reached Storm's End, Argilac rode north to meet his foes in the field. After being advised through Rhaenys's reconnaissance, Orys fortified a strong position on the hills south of [[Bronzegate]] and waited for Argilac's [[stormlands|stormlanders]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

In what became known as the [[Last Storm]], Argilac attacked the Baratheon and Targaryen forces during a howling gale. The Storm King and his knights broke through Orys's center during their third charge, but they then faced Queen Rhaenys. Meraxes's [[dragonflame]] killed the personal guard of Argilac, who was thrown from the saddle. Orys offered him to yield, but Argilac cursed him instead. After Orys slew the wounded Storm King in single combat, the stormlanders threw down their swords and fled.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Argilac's daughter, [[Argella Durrandon]], barred the gates of Storm's End and declared herself Storm Queen. The castle's soldiers, however, eventually delivered her to Orys's camp.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Orys took Argella as his wife and chose the words and sigil of [[House Durrandon]] for the new [[House Baratheon]]. Aegon named Orys the [[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]] and made him Lord of Storm's End.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}

===Submission of Crackclaw Point===
Following the death of [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]] at [[Harrenhal]], Aegon sent his sister-queen [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] to demand the submission of [[Crackclaw Point]]. Its lords understood they had no chance, so they laid their swords at her feet. Visenya took them as her own men and they would owe no fealty but to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|aFfC|20}} They bent the knee to her without qualm, and in return she promised them that they would be direct vassals of the Targaryens.

===Conquest of the Westerlands and the Reach===
: {{See also|Field of Fire}}

Meanwhile, the two great western kings made common cause and assembled their own armies. From [[Highgarden]] marched [[Mern IX Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]], with a mighty host from the [[Reach]]. Beneath the walls of [[Goldengrove]] he met [[Loren Lannister]], [[King of the Rock]], leading his own host from the [[westerlands]]. Together they commanded the mightiest host ever seen in [[Westeros]]: an army fifty-five thousand strong, including over five thousand knights. The [[Two Kings]] did not linger at Goldengrove, marching north.

[[File:King Loren King Mern and their host.jpg|thumb|350px|The host of the [[Two Kings]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
Advised of their coming in his camp beside the Gods Eye, Aegon gathered his own forces and advanced to meet them. He commanded only one-fifth the men and was able to more quickly move his host. At the town of [[Stoney Sept]], both his queens joined him with their dragons, Rhaenys from Storm's End and Visenya from Crackclaw Point.

The two armies came together amongst the wide open plains south of the [[Blackwater Rush]]. [[House Gardener]] commanded the center of the allied army, with [[House Lannister]] the right and [[House Oakheart]] the left. The charge of their knights began to break the Targaryen army, but Aegon and his sisters attacked from the air with their dragons. Over five thousand died in this [[Field of Fire]], and tens of thousands were wounded. Mern and his kin all were all mortally wounded from the battle, ending House Gardener. Loren managed to escape, but he and the Lannister bannermen yielded to Aegon after being captured the following day. Loren was named Aegon's [[Warden of the West]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon marched at once for Highgarden, hoping to secure its surrender. He found the castle in the hands of its steward, [[Harlen Tyrell]], who yielded the castle without a fight and pledged his support to Aegon. In reward Harlen was granted Highgarden and named [[Warden of the South]] and [[Lord Paramount of the Mander]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

===Submission of the North===
[[File:Torrhen Stark bend the knee.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Torrhen Stark]] bends the knee, from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
Aegon's next planned to secure [[Oldtown]], the [[Arbor]], and [[Dorne]], but while at Highgarden he learned that [[Torrhen Stark]], [[King in the North]], had crossed the [[Neck]] with an army of [[north]]men some thirty thousand strong. In response, Aegon and his queens gathered the lords and knights who had already yielded to [[House Targaryen]].

When Torrhen's northmen reached the [[Trident]], they found a Targaryen host half again their size south of the river, including men from the [[Reach]], [[riverlands]], [[stormlands]], and [[westerlands]]. Some northern lords wanted to attack, while others wanted to fortify [[Moat Cailin]]. [[Brandon Snow]] offered to assassinate the sleeping Targaryen [[dragons]]. With Harrenhal and the Field of Fire in mind, however, Torrhen instead sent Brandon with [[maesters]] to negotiate a peace. The following day Torrhen crossed the Trident and yielded to Aegon, becoming [[Lord of Winterfell]] and [[Warden of the North]]. Torrhen has subsequently been known as ''the King Who Knelt''.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

===Submission of the Vale===
In response to the Targaryen successes, [[Sharra Arryn]], Queen Regent of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], strengthened the defenses at [[Gulltown]], moved a host to the [[Bloody Gate]], and tripled the garrisons at the way-castles which guard the [[Eyrie]]. Sharra made Aegon an offer of marriage and alliance if he named as his heir her son, [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]], the young [[King of Mountain and Vale]], but was refused.

Despite Aegon's refusal, [[House Arryn]] felt secure in the Vale. [[Visenya Targaryen]], however, flew [[Vhagar]] to the Eyrie's inner courtyard, and Sharra found sitting on the knee of Aegon's queen her son Ronnel, who asked to fly on the dragon. After flying three times around the [[Giant's Lance]] on Vhagar, Ronnel became Lord of the Eyrie and Aegon's [[Warden of the East]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Vale: House Arryn}}

===Invasion of Dorne===
Rather than confront the [[Dornishmen|Dornish]] spearmen guarding the [[Prince's Pass]] in the [[Red Mountains]], [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] flew above the pass on [[Meraxes]] to [[Vaith]] and [[Godsgrace]], but found the castles abandoned. When Rhaenys reached the [[Planky Town]], she found only women and children. At [[Sunspear]], seat of [[House Martell]], she found [[Meria Martell]], the aged [[Princess of Dorne]], waiting in her abandoned castle.
{{Quote|'''Meria''': I will not fight you, nor will I kneel to you. Dorne has no king. Tell your brother that. '''Rhaenys''': I shall, but we will come again, Princess, and next time we shall come with fire and blood. '''Meria''': Your words, Ours are Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken. You may burn us, my lady, but you will not bend us, break us, or make us bow. This is Dorne. You are not wanted here. Return at your peril.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}
Thus queen and princess parted and [[Dorne]] remained unconquered.

===Submission of Oldtown and Crowning by the Faith===
When word of [[Aegon's Landing]] reached [[Oldtown]], the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] locked himself in the [[Starry Sept]] for seven days and nights, seeking after the guidance of [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]]. On the seventh day, the [[Crone (the Seven)|Crone]] allegedly lifted her golden lamp and showed that Oldtown would burn if the city opposed the Targaryens. [[Manfred Hightower (Aegon's Conquest)|Manfred Hightower]], Lord of the [[Hightower]], decided not to oppose Aegon by force of arms and [[House Hightower]] therefore was not involved with the [[Field of Fire]].

When Aegon and his host approached Oldtown they found the city gates open and Lord Hightower riding forth in submission. Three days later in the Starry Sept, the High Septon anointed Aegon with the seven oils, placed a crown upon his head and proclaimed him Aegon of House Targaryen, the First of His Name, [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], and [[Protector of the Realm]]. This marked the official beginning of Aegon's reign.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

==Aftermath==
Now in control of six of the Seven Kingdoms and known as the Conqueror, Aegon I Targaryen announced he would rule not from [[Dragonstone]] or [[Oldtown]], but from the [[Aegonfort]] and the new city growing around it, [[King's Landing]]. Aegon had melted the swords of those who had opposed him into the [[Iron Throne]], a reminder of their submission to the Targaryens.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Queen Visenya Targaryen led the suppression of the [[Sistermen's Rebellion]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

The [[Iron Islands]] fell into chaos after the death of [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]]. In {{date|2}}, Aegon led the [[invasion of the Iron Islands]] and forced the surviving lords of the [[ironborn]] to submit. Aegon allowed them to choose Lord [[Vickon Greyjoy]] as the new [[Lord of the Iron Islands]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}} Dorne remained unconquered, however. Aegon continued the [[Wars of Conquest]] in {{date|4}}, beginning the bloody and unsuccessful [[First Dornish War]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] conquered [[Westeros]] with '''[[dragon]]s'''.{{ref|AFFC|19}}|[[Asha Greyjoy]] to [[Euron Greyjoy]]}}

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The '''First Quarrel''' is one of the two recorded estrangements between King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and his queen, [[Alysanne Targaryen]]. In its time, before the [[Second Quarrel]], it was known as the '''Great Rift'''.{{ref|fab|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==The Quarrel==
The beginnings of the First Quarrel were in {{date|87}}, after the death of Princess [[Viserra Targaryen]]. The queen had lost three of her daughters in the space of five years, with the princesses [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daella]] and [[Alyssa Targaryen|Alyssa]] dying in childbirth in {{date|82}} and {{date|84}}, respectively. In her grief, she was comforted by her surviving daughters, [[Maegelle Targaryen|Maegelle]] and [[Gael Targaryen|Gael]], but also expressed a desire to visit her daughter [[Saera Targaryen|Saera]], who had been scandalised and escaped her punishment to live as a novice in [[Oldtown]] to live in a pleasure garden in [[Lys]]. The queen had defied the king's edict, and secretly engaged agents to keep watch over Saera.

In her grief for Viserra, the queen brought Septon [[Barth]] with her, to speak on the virtues of forgiveness and the healing properties of time. When he was done, the queen mentioned Saera's name. The queen said it was time for her to be brought home as her daughter, but the king called her a [[Lys|Lyseni]] whore. Alysanne cringed at his harsh words, but still requested he bring Saera's home for the king's love of his queen, but the king again refused. He told her not to go to Lys without his leave, telling her she was dead to him, and to bury her.

Alysanne did not fly to Lys, but she did not forgive Jaehaerys for his words. It had been planned for the king and queen to make a [[royal progress]] in the [[Westerlands|westerlands]] in {{date|88}}, but the queen told the king he could go by himself. She was leaving for [[Dragonstone]] to grieve for their dead daughters, alone.

The king traveled through the Westerlands, then moved on to the [[Reach]] in {{date|89}}. By that time, the queen's absence had been noted, and many lords would place pretty daughters by his side at feasts or when hunting, but Jaehaerys ignored them. Lord [[House Blackbar|Blackbar]]'s youngest daughter even attempted to sit in his lap and feed him a grape, but Jaehaerys brushed her aside, saying that he had a queen and no taste for [[paramour]]s.

He remained on his progress throughout the year, until a visit to Oldtown, where he met with his daughter Septa [[Maegelle Targaryen|Maegelle]]. She finally helped reconcile the royal couple, telling Jaehaerys they should both be together for the upcoming wedding of their granddaughter Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]]. A fortnight later, the king returned to King's Landing, and the queen returned from Dragonstone, and afterward they were as close as they had been before.{{ref|fab|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==See also==
*[[Second Quarrel]]

==Quotes==
{{quote|This is foolish, Father. [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]] is to be married next year, and it should be a great occasion. She will want all of us there, including both you and [[Alysanne Targaryen|Mother]]. The [[archmaester]]s call you the Conciliator, I have heard. It is time that you conciliated.{{ref|fab|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}|Septa [[Maegelle Targaryen|Maegelle]], to [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]}}

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* [http://visionsoiaf.wordpress.com/ Visions Of Ice And Fire] - The Art of ASOIAF building THE most complete online collection of ASOIAF artists, and art - both official and fan art. ('''External link''').

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Randyll Tarly

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| Title = [[Lord of Horn Hill]] [[Justiciar]] [[Master of laws]]
| Allegiance = [[House Tarly]]
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| Culture = [[Dornish Marches|Marcher]]
| Spouse = Lady [[Melessa Florent]]
| Issue = [[Samwell Tarly]] [[Talla Tarly]] Two daughters [[Dickon Tarly]]
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears)
| Played_by = [[w:James Faulkner (actor)|James Faulkner]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|Season 7]]
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'''Randyll Tarly''' is Lord of [[Horn Hill]] and head of [[House Tarly]]. He is married to Lady [[Melessa Florent]], and is the father of the [[POV character]] [[Samwell Tarly]]. Randyll wields the Tarly ancestral blade [[Heartsbane]], a [[Valyrian steel]] greatsword, in battle. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is portrayed by [[w:James Faulkner (actor)|James Faulkner]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Randyll Tarly|Images of Randyll Tarly]]''
Randyll is a lean and balding man with a short, bristly grey beard.{{Ref|ACOK|22}}{{Ref|ACOK|65}} He is a narrow man but iron willed, shrewd and capable,{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} and is considered one of the finest battle commanders in [[Westeros]].{{Ref|AFFC|7}} Randyll prizes courage and martial ability, which causes him to despise his eldest son, [[Samwell Tarly|Samwell]] because of his cowardice and softness, and strongly favor his younger son, [[Dickon Tarly|Dickon]], who is much more fierce and robust.{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

In the field Randyll wears mail and boiled leather with a breastplate of grey steel.{{Ref|AFFC|14}} He carries the ancestral [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Heartsbane]] across his back in a jeweled scabbard.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

==History==
Randyll was married to Lady [[Melessa Florent]]. Their first-born child, [[Samwell Tarly|Samwell]], was born in {{Date|283}}.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Samwell Tarly|Samwell Tarly]] calculation.''</ref> They would later have three daughters, born within three years time, and a second son, [[Dickon Tarly|Dickon]].{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

As one of [[Mace Tyrell]]'s bannermen, Randyll fought in [[Robert's Rebellion]] on the side of [[House Targaryen]]. He defeated [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]]'s forces at the [[Battle of Ashford]],{{Ref|ASOS|78}} and cut down Lord [[House Cafferen|Cafferen]] during the battle.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

A martinet, Randyll became disappointed in his gentle, timid firstborn son [[Samwell Tarly|Samwell]] and made several harsh attempts to engage him in manly, martial pursuits, but all to no effect.{{Ref|AGOT|26}} Once, he brought his son with him to the [[Arbor]], but Samwell was mocked endlessly while there, and despite the fact that he had planned to leave his son at the Arbor as Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]]'s page and squire, he brought Samwell back home with him.{{Ref|AFFC|15}} After his wife, [[Melessa Florent|Melessa]], gave birth to their second son, [[Dickon Tarly|Dickon]], Randyll began to ignore Samwell, leaving Samwell to his own devices until the boy turned fifteen. Lord Randyll summoned Samwell the day of his fifteenth nameday, and threatened to end Samwell's life if he did not join the [[Night's Watch]], thereby nullifying his claim to Horn Hill, allowing Dickon to become Randyll's lawfull heir.{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Samwell Tarly]] tells [[Jon Snow]] how Randyll gave him the choice between joining the [[Night's Watch]] and death, shortly after his arrival at the [[Wall]].{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Renly Baratheon]] calls his banners, Randyll joins with [[House Tyrell]] in supporting Renly.{{Ref|ACOK|22}} Randyll is hosting Renly at [[Horn Hill]] when they receive [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s letter claiming that the late [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s children are [[bastard]]s.{{Ref|ACOK|31}} While at the camp by [[Highgarden]], Randyll is told by his son and heir, [[Dickon Tarly|Dickon]], of a cruel game that several of the knights are playing on [[Brienne of Tarth]]. Randyll summons Brienne and tells her that some of the men laid wagers on the first to claim her [[maidenhead]]. He then tersely advises her that women have no place on the battlefield.{{Ref|AFFC|14}} Randyll accompanied Renly's army to [[Bitterbridge]], where he meets [[Catelyn Tully]] when she arrives during the [[melee at Bitterbridge|melee]].{{Ref|ACOK|22}}

After the parley with Stannis beneath the walls of [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], Lord Randyll counsels attacking Stannis to make sure he gains no strength while Renly is away.{{Ref|ACOK|31}} Randyll and Lord [[Mathis Rowan]] discuss tactics for the upcoming battle. Before it can take place, however, [[Shadow assassin|Renly is assassinated]].{{Ref|ACOK|33}} Afterwards, Randyll continues to follow the Tyrells in forsaking Stannis's cause.{{Ref|ACOK|36}} He captures Renly's stores at Bitterbridge and puts a great many men to death, mainly those sworn to [[House Florent]], his wife's family.{{Ref|ACOK|44}}

Randyll is sent out with Lord Rowan to find Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and bring him to [[Tumbler's Falls]] where Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] is waiting with a huge host and a fleet of barges.{{Ref|ASOS|14}} Once again following the lead of his liege lord, he joins with the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] and fights against Stannis, commanding the center at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ACOK|62}} For this, he receives a commendation for his services - although the abandoned Florent seat at [[Brightwater Keep]] is awarded to [[Garlan Tyrell]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Randyll [[battle at Duskendale|destroys]] a [[north]]ern force attacking the town of [[Duskendale]], resulting in the capture of [[Harrion Karstark]] and [[Robett Glover]] and the death of [[Helman Tallhart]].{{Ref|ASOS|4}} Afterwards, he takes the town of [[Maidenpool]] with Lord [[Renfred Rykker]], locks Lord [[William Mooton]] of Maidenpool in a tower, and secures the [[kingsroad]].{{Ref|ASOS|60}}{{Ref|ASOS|74}}{{Ref|AFFC|9}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Randyll, along with Lord [[Mathis Rowan]], is named by Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] as a good candidate for [[Hand of the King]], but Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] refuses to name a [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] bannerman as Hand, failing to understand that such a move would actually weaken the Tyrells by placing one of their most powerful bannermen in a position of authority higher than the Warden of the South.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}

Randyll takes his forces and begins reconstruction of Maidenpool. His son Dickon is married to [[Eleanor Mooton]], the daughter of the pardoned Lord William.{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} Brienne encounters Randyll again while he is dispensing harsh but fair justice in the market square. He extracts her business from her, but allows her to leave.{{Ref|AFFC|14}} After Brienne returns with the heads of several [[Brave Companions]], Randyll complains that he has executed many outlaws, but cannot find their leaders.{{Ref|AFFC|25}} When word of the imprisonment of [[Margaery Tyrell]] reaches Randyll, he marches his army to King's Landing.{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:RandyllTarly_by_Kevin_McCoy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Randyll Tarly with Heartsbane - by Kevin McCoy ©]]
Randyll's army reaches [[King's Landing]] before his liege lord, [[Mace Tyrell]]. The [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]] releases [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] and her cousins into his custody after Lord Tarly swears a holy oath to return them for trial. To try and undo the damage [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] did to the Tyrell and Lannister alliance, [[Kevan Lannister]], now the Lord Regent, makes Tarly the new [[justiciar]] - and restores the title of [[master of laws]] - on King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]'s [[small council]].{{Ref|ADWD|54}}

When news of the [[taking of Griffin's Roost]] and the [[landing of the Golden Company]] arrive to the capital, Randyll expresses doubts about the identity of [[Jon Connington]] as well as that of his [[Young Griff|Targaryen pretender]], dismissing him as a "feigned boy". Ser Kevan thinks that Randyll is more dangerous than Mace Tyrell, the new [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes by Randyll==
{{Quote|'''Randyll''': No disrespect to you, Lady Stark, but it would have been more seemly had Lord [[Robb Stark|Robb]] come to pay homage to [[Renly Baratheon|the king]] himself, rather than hiding behind his mother's skirts.
 '''Catelyn''': [[King in the North|King]] Robb is warring, my lord, not playing at [[melee at Bitterbridge|tourney]].{{Ref|ACOK|22}}|Randyll and [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I say that [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] is a danger to you, leave him unblooded and he will only grow stronger, while your own power is diminished by battle. The [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] will not be beaten in a day. By the time you are done with them, Lord Stannis may be as strong as you ... or stronger.{{Ref|ACOK|31}}|Randyll, to [[Renly Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|It takes more than a [[Rainbow Guard|pretty cloak]] to charge a shield wall. [[Battle of Ashford|I was leading]] [[Mace Tyrell]]'s van when you were still sucking on your mother’s teat, [[Guyard Morrigen|Guyard]].{{Ref|ACOK|31}}|Randyll, to [[Guyard Morrigen]]}}

{{Quote|[[Faith of the Seven|The gods]] made men to fight, and women to bear children. A woman's war is in the birthing bed.{{Ref|AFFC|14}}|Randyll, to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

==Quotes about Randyll==
{{Quote|Randyll Tarly is the finest soldier in the realm. A poor [[Hand of the King|Hand]] for peacetime, but with [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] dead there's no better man to finish [[War of the Five Kings|this war]].{{Ref|AFFC|7}}|[[Kevan Lannister]], to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Tarly is the real danger. A narrow man, but iron-willed and shrewd, and as good a soldier as the [[Reach]] could boast.{{Ref|ADWD|epilogue}}|[[Kevan Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

==Family==
{{Tarly tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{Master of laws}}
{{Tommen I small council}}

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Randyll Tarly

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| image_caption = Randyll Tarly - by Sardag ©
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| Title = [[Lord of Horn Hill]] [[Justiciar]] [[Master of laws]]
| Allegiance = [[House Tarly]]
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| Culture = [[Dornish Marches|Marcher]]
| Spouse = Lady [[Melessa Florent]]
| Issue = [[Samwell Tarly]] [[Talla Tarly]] Two daughters [[Dickon Tarly]]
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears)
| Played_by = [[w:James Faulkner (actor)|James Faulkner]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|Season 7]]
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[[File:Randyll Tarly TheMico.jpg|Randyll Tarly - © TheMico|250px|thumb|right]]

'''Randyll Tarly''' is Lord of [[Horn Hill]] and head of [[House Tarly]]. He is married to Lady [[Melessa Florent]], and is the father of the [[POV character]] [[Samwell Tarly]]. Randyll wields the Tarly ancestral blade [[Heartsbane]], a [[Valyrian steel]] greatsword, in battle. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is portrayed by [[w:James Faulkner (actor)|James Faulkner]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Randyll Tarly|Images of Randyll Tarly]]''
Randyll is a lean and balding man with a short, bristly grey beard.{{Ref|ACOK|22}}{{Ref|ACOK|65}} He is a narrow man but iron willed, shrewd and capable,{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} and is considered one of the finest battle commanders in [[Westeros]].{{Ref|AFFC|7}} Randyll prizes courage and martial ability, which causes him to despise his eldest son, [[Samwell Tarly|Samwell]] because of his cowardice and softness, and strongly favor his younger son, [[Dickon Tarly|Dickon]], who is much more fierce and robust.{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

In the field Randyll wears mail and boiled leather with a breastplate of grey steel.{{Ref|AFFC|14}} He carries the ancestral [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Heartsbane]] across his back in a jeweled scabbard.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

==History==
Randyll was married to Lady [[Melessa Florent]]. Their first-born child, [[Samwell Tarly|Samwell]], was born in {{Date|283}}.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Samwell Tarly|Samwell Tarly]] calculation.''</ref> They would later have three daughters, born within three years time, and a second son, [[Dickon Tarly|Dickon]].{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

As one of [[Mace Tyrell]]'s bannermen, Randyll fought in [[Robert's Rebellion]] on the side of [[House Targaryen]]. He defeated [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]]'s forces at the [[Battle of Ashford]],{{Ref|ASOS|78}} and cut down Lord [[House Cafferen|Cafferen]] during the battle.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

A martinet, Randyll became disappointed in his gentle, timid firstborn son [[Samwell Tarly|Samwell]] and made several harsh attempts to engage him in manly, martial pursuits, but all to no effect.{{Ref|AGOT|26}} Once, he brought his son with him to the [[Arbor]], but Samwell was mocked endlessly while there, and despite the fact that he had planned to leave his son at the Arbor as Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]]'s page and squire, he brought Samwell back home with him.{{Ref|AFFC|15}} After his wife, [[Melessa Florent|Melessa]], gave birth to their second son, [[Dickon Tarly|Dickon]], Randyll began to ignore Samwell, leaving Samwell to his own devices until the boy turned fifteen. Lord Randyll summoned Samwell the day of his fifteenth nameday, and threatened to end Samwell's life if he did not join the [[Night's Watch]], thereby nullifying his claim to Horn Hill, allowing Dickon to become Randyll's lawfull heir.{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Samwell Tarly]] tells [[Jon Snow]] how Randyll gave him the choice between joining the [[Night's Watch]] and death, shortly after his arrival at the [[Wall]].{{Ref|AGOT|26}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Renly Baratheon]] calls his banners, Randyll joins with [[House Tyrell]] in supporting Renly.{{Ref|ACOK|22}} Randyll is hosting Renly at [[Horn Hill]] when they receive [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s letter claiming that the late [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s children are [[bastard]]s.{{Ref|ACOK|31}} While at the camp by [[Highgarden]], Randyll is told by his son and heir, [[Dickon Tarly|Dickon]], of a cruel game that several of the knights are playing on [[Brienne of Tarth]]. Randyll summons Brienne and tells her that some of the men laid wagers on the first to claim her [[maidenhead]]. He then tersely advises her that women have no place on the battlefield.{{Ref|AFFC|14}} Randyll accompanied Renly's army to [[Bitterbridge]], where he meets [[Catelyn Tully]] when she arrives during the [[melee at Bitterbridge|melee]].{{Ref|ACOK|22}}

After the parley with Stannis beneath the walls of [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], Lord Randyll counsels attacking Stannis to make sure he gains no strength while Renly is away.{{Ref|ACOK|31}} Randyll and Lord [[Mathis Rowan]] discuss tactics for the upcoming battle. Before it can take place, however, [[Assassination of Renly Baratheon|Renly is assassinated]].{{Ref|ACOK|33}} Afterwards, Randyll continues to follow the Tyrells in forsaking Stannis's cause.{{Ref|ACOK|36}} He captures Renly's stores at Bitterbridge and puts a great many men to death, mainly those sworn to [[House Florent]], his wife's family.{{Ref|ACOK|44}}

Randyll is sent out with Lord Rowan to find Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] and bring him to [[Tumbler's Falls]] where Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] is waiting with a huge host and a fleet of barges.{{Ref|ASOS|14}} Once again following the lead of his liege lord, he joins with the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] and fights against Stannis, commanding the center at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ACOK|62}} For this, he receives a commendation for his services - although the abandoned Florent seat at [[Brightwater Keep]] is awarded to [[Garlan Tyrell]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Randyll [[battle at Duskendale|destroys]] a [[north]]ern force attacking the town of [[Duskendale]], resulting in the capture of [[Harrion Karstark]] and [[Robett Glover]] and the death of [[Helman Tallhart]].{{Ref|ASOS|4}} Afterwards, he takes the town of [[Maidenpool]] with Lord [[Renfred Rykker]], locks Lord [[William Mooton]] of Maidenpool in a tower, and secures the [[kingsroad]].{{Ref|ASOS|60}}{{Ref|ASOS|74}}{{Ref|AFFC|9}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Randyll, along with Lord [[Mathis Rowan]], is named by Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] as a good candidate for [[Hand of the King]], but Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] refuses to name a [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]] bannerman as Hand, failing to understand that such a move would actually weaken the Tyrells by placing one of their most powerful bannermen in a position of authority higher than the Warden of the South.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}

Randyll takes his forces and begins reconstruction of Maidenpool. His son Dickon is married to [[Eleanor Mooton]], the daughter of the pardoned Lord William.{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} Brienne encounters Randyll again while he is dispensing harsh but fair justice in the market square. He extracts her business from her, but allows her to leave.{{Ref|AFFC|14}} After Brienne returns with the heads of several [[Brave Companions]], Randyll complains that he has executed many outlaws, but cannot find their leaders.{{Ref|AFFC|25}} When word of the imprisonment of [[Margaery Tyrell]] reaches Randyll, he marches his army to King's Landing.{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:RandyllTarly_by_Kevin_McCoy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Randyll Tarly with Heartsbane - by Kevin McCoy ©]]
Randyll's army reaches [[King's Landing]] before his liege lord, [[Mace Tyrell]]. The [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]] releases [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] and her cousins into his custody after Lord Tarly swears a holy oath to return them for trial. To try and undo the damage [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] did to the Tyrell and Lannister alliance, [[Kevan Lannister]], now the Lord Regent, makes Tarly the new [[justiciar]] - and restores the title of [[master of laws]] - on King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]'s [[small council]].{{Ref|ADWD|54}}

When news of the [[taking of Griffin's Roost]] and the [[landing of the Golden Company]] arrive to the capital, Randyll expresses doubts about the identity of [[Jon Connington]] as well as that of his [[Young Griff|Targaryen pretender]], dismissing him as a "feigned boy". Ser Kevan thinks that Randyll is more dangerous than Mace Tyrell, the new [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes by Randyll==
{{Quote|'''Randyll''': No disrespect to you, Lady Stark, but it would have been more seemly had Lord [[Robb Stark|Robb]] come to pay homage to [[Renly Baratheon|the king]] himself, rather than hiding behind his mother's skirts.
 '''Catelyn''': [[King in the North|King]] Robb is warring, my lord, not playing at [[melee at Bitterbridge|tourney]].{{Ref|ACOK|22}}|Randyll and [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I say that [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] is a danger to you, leave him unblooded and he will only grow stronger, while your own power is diminished by battle. The [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] will not be beaten in a day. By the time you are done with them, Lord Stannis may be as strong as you ... or stronger.{{Ref|ACOK|31}}|Randyll, to [[Renly Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|It takes more than a [[Rainbow Guard|pretty cloak]] to charge a shield wall. [[Battle of Ashford|I was leading]] [[Mace Tyrell]]'s van when you were still sucking on your mother’s teat, [[Guyard Morrigen|Guyard]].{{Ref|ACOK|31}}|Randyll, to [[Guyard Morrigen]]}}

{{Quote|[[Faith of the Seven|The gods]] made men to fight, and women to bear children. A woman's war is in the birthing bed.{{Ref|AFFC|14}}|Randyll, to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

==Quotes about Randyll==
{{Quote|Randyll Tarly is the finest soldier in the realm. A poor [[Hand of the King|Hand]] for peacetime, but with [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] dead there's no better man to finish [[War of the Five Kings|this war]].{{Ref|AFFC|7}}|[[Kevan Lannister]], to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Tarly is the real danger. A narrow man, but iron-willed and shrewd, and as good a soldier as the [[Reach]] could boast.{{Ref|ADWD|epilogue}}|[[Kevan Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

==Family==
{{Tarly tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{Master of laws}}
{{Tommen I small council}}

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Tommen Baratheon

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{{Hatnote|"Tommen" redirects here. For other other characters named Tommen, see [[Tommen (disambiguation)]].}}

{{Infobox monarch
| name = [[File:House Baratheon.svg|50px|left]] '''Tommen I''' [[File:House Baratheon (King's Landing).svg|50px|right]]
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| othertitles = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Lord of Storm's End]] (claimant)
| fullname = Tommen Baratheon the First of His Name
| alias = The Boy King{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} Tommen-called-Baratheon{{Ref|ADWD|19}}
| predecessor = [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]
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| heir = [[Myrcella Baratheon]] (heiress presumptive)
| queen = [[Margaery Tyrell]]
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| father = [[Robert I Baratheon]] (legally) [[Jaime Lannister]] (biologically)
| mother = [[Cersei Lannister]]
| dateofbirth = {{Date|291}} (age 8)<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Tommen Baratheon|Tommen Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
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| Played_by = Callum Wharry ~ Seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|1]]-[[Game of Thrones - Season 2|2]] Dean-Charles Chapman ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]]-[[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]
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'''Tommen I Baratheon''' is known to the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as the youngest child of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], and reigns as the twentieth [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] and [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]]. Head of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], his siblings are King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]], and Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', he is played by Callum Wharry in seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|1]] and [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|2]] and by [[w:Dean-Charles Chapman|Dean-Charles Chapman]] in seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]], [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]] and [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Tommen Baratheon|Images of Tommen Baratheon]]''
Tommen is plump, with long white-blond hair.{{ref|aGoT|5}} He has golden curls and emerald green eyes.{{ref|ASOS|72}}{{ref|AFFC|7}} At the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', he is seven years old.

Tommen, unlike [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], is regarded as a good-hearted lad who always tries his best.{{ref|agot|9}} Tommen is tenderhearted{{Ref|ACOK|44}} and not as strong-willed as his brother. Many other characters (except his mother){{ref|aFfC|7}} believe that he would be a much better king than Joffrey.{{ref|aFfC|13}} Tommen is fond of applecakes,{{ref|ASOS|67}} and enjoys reading.{{ref|ASOS|72}} He is a clumsy but earnest dancer.{{ref|AFFC|12}} He is afraid of [[Sandor Clegane]].{{ref|AFFC|12}}

==History==
Tommen once adopted a fawn as a pet, but his elder brother, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], later killed and skinned the [[animal]].{{Ref|aCoK|44}} It is also implied Joffrey bullies and abuses Tommen physically or emotionally.{{Ref|aFfC|8}}

Following the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]], Tommen and his siblings traveled with [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] to [[Casterly Rock]] with their grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|25}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:M.Luisa Giliberti TommenMyrcella.jpg|thumb|[[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] and Tommen Baratheon by M.Luisa Giliberti ©]]
Tommen is part of the entourage of his father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], which journeys to [[Winterfell]] following the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. At Winterfell, Tommen spars with [[Bran Stark]] using wooden swords.{{ref|AGOT|7}}

Tommen and [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] do not recognize a dirty [[Arya Stark]] when she chases cats in [[King's Landing]]. Arya bowls over Tommen when she escapes from [[House Lannister guards]].{{ref|AGOT|32}}

Lord [[Eddard Stark]], the new [[Hand of the King]], discovers that Tommen and his siblings are not the biological children of Robert, but actually fathered by Cersei's twin brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{Ref|AGOT|45}} With Robert dying from being gored by a [[boar]], Lord [[Renly Baratheon]] suggests that Tommen and Myrcella be seized and that Arya wed Tommen. Eddard refuses, however.{{ref|AGOT|47}}

Tommen's older brother, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], becomes king after Robert dies. Tommen is present when Eddard is arrested in the [[Red Keep#Great_hall|throne room]].{{Ref|AGoT|49}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Tommen attends the [[tourney on King Joffrey's name day]]. Joffrey laughs at Tommen when the youth is struck by a quintain.{{ref|ACOK|2}}

Announcing his claim to the [[Iron Throne]], [[Stannis Baratheon]] declares that his nephew Joffrey and his siblings are abominations born of [[incest]].{{ref|ACOK|10}}

Tommen cries when Myrcella sails from King's Landing for [[Dorne]]. The [[riot of King's Landing]] breaks out after Myrcella leaves the harbor.{{Ref|ACOK|41}}

With rioting and the [[War of the Five Kings]] making King's Landing increasingly unsafe, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] plots to sneak Tommen out of the city to [[Rosby]] under the protection of Lord [[Gyles Rosby]], disguised as a page. However, Tommen's uncle, [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], learns of the plot, and sends Ser [[Jacelyn Bywater]] to intercept the party on the [[Rosby road]] and take Tommen to Rosby himself, thereby under Tyrion's control and not Cersei's.{{ref|ACOK|44}} Tommen adopts a fawn at Rosby, and Jacelyn tasks his men with evacuating the boy to an unknown location if King's Landing falls during the war.{{ref|ACOK|49}}

Tyrion threatens Cersei that any harm inflicted on [[Alayaya]], a [[prostitute]] believed to be Tyrion's lover and arrested under the queen's orders, will be visited upon Tommen as well.{{ref|ACOK|54}} The [[Kingsguard]] knight who allowed Jacelyn to take Tommen, Ser [[Boros Blount]], is stripped of his white cloak by Cersei.{{ref|ACOK|49}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:King Tommen.jpg|thumb|King Tommen I - by Amok ©]]
After Jacelyn Bywater is killed in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Cersei has Tommen brought back to King's Landing by the [[House Kettleblack|Kettleblack]] brothers.{{ref|ASOS|4}}

Acting of his own accord while the Hand of Stannis, Lord [[Alester Florent]] attempts to settle a peace agreement with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Tommen's grandfather, that involves a promise of marriage between Tommen and Stannis's daughter, Princess [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]], but his plans do not come to pass.{{Ref|aSoS|25}}

During the wedding feast of Tyrion and [[Sansa Stark]], Tommen, who is now taller than his uncle, dances with [[Megga Tyrell]] and Sansa.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

Tommen participates in the wedding of Joffrey to [[Margaery Tyrell]], handing the bride's cloak to his brother. The boy scatters rose petals before the king and queen after the ceremony. Tommen screams and cries when Joffrey chokes to death at his [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]].{{ref|ASOS|60}}

Tommen is crowned king in the aftermath of Joffrey's death, and plans are made for him to wed [[Margaery Tyrell]] in Joffrey's stead.{{ref|ASOS|62}} Not wanting Cersei to raise Tommen, Tywin wants Jaime to abdicate as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] and educate the boy as his ward and squire at [[Casterly Rock]]. However, Jaime refuses.{{ref|ASOS|62}} Jaime orders Boros Blount to serve as the boy king's food taster.{{ref|ASOS|67}}

Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] reminds Tyrion, who is imprisoned for Joffrey's death, that according to [[Dorne|Dornish]] law Myrcella should succeed to the [[Iron Throne]] rather than her younger brother, Tommen.{{ref|ASOS|66}} During Tyrion's trial, [[Shae]] alleges that Tyrion killed Joffrey and planned to eventually kill Tommen.{{ref|ASOS|70}}

Tommen's great-uncle, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], provides the boy king with documents to sign, including pardons, grants, and bills of attainder.{{ref|ASOS|72}} Tyrion kills his father Tywin, Tommen's Hand, after Jaime helps him escape from imprisonment.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Tommen_sketch.jpg‎|thumb|300px|King Tommen placing the royal stamp on a document- by Pojypojy ©]]
Tommen continues usage of the split [[House Baratheon|black stag]] and [[House Lannister|golden lion]] royal banner introduced by Joffrey.{{ref|AFFC|14}}

[[Jon Snow]], the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], and [[Samwell Tarly]] discuss a letter prepared by Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], which asks for assistance from King Tommen. Jon recalls how Tommen had sparred with his half-brother [[Bran Stark]] at [[Winterfell]], but that Bran is dead now while Tommen is king. Jon reluctantly agrees to have the message sent by [[raven]].{{ref|AFFC|5}}

Cersei is [[Regent|Queen Regent]] after the death of her father, Tywin. Tommen acts as king, his primary and favorite activity being to place the royal stamp on any document put in front of him.{{ref|AFFC|17}} Cersei frowns upon his meek and tractable nature, frequently comparing him with disfavor to his willful, headstrong brother, Joffrey. Tommen is frightened of the dying Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s screams,{{ref|AFFC|7}} and he flees in disgust from Tywin's corpse.{{ref|AFFC|8}} Kevan refuses to serve as Hand to Tommen and leaves for Casterly Rock since his niece will not yield Tommen's regency.{{ref|AFFC|7}} Ser [[Harys Swyft]] instead becomes the King's Hand.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] insists that Tommen wed his daughter, Margaery, before agreeing to march on [[Storm's End]]. Cersei does not trust [[House Tyrell]], however. When they wed, Tommen covers Margaery with the black [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] cloak which King [[Robert I Baratheon]] had used when he married Cersei. Tommen dances with Margaery and her cousins, [[Alla Tyrell|Alla]], [[Elinor Tyrell|Elinor]], and Megga, during the feast. Tommen is fascinated and frightened when Cersei burns the [[Tower of the Hand]] with [[wildfire]] after the wedding.{{ref|AFFC|12}}

In [[Dorne]], Princess [[Arianne Martell]] plots to crown Tommen's sister, [[Myrcella Baratheon]], in opposition to the boy king.{{ref|AFFC|13}} The plan is foiled by her father, Prince [[Doran Martell]], however.{{ref|AFFC|21}}

Wanting Tommen to have younger advisors, Cersei appoints [[Aurane Waters]] as [[master of ships]] on the [[small council]].{{ref|AFFC|16}} When the small council receives [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch|Lord Commander]] Jon Snow's request for aid for the [[Night's Watch]], Cersei agrees to send reinforcements in Tommen's name, but some are to be tasked with [[assassin]]ating Jon.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

Margaery begins to influence Tommen to resist his mother's commands. Margaery gives Tommen three black [[kitten]]s, [[Ser Pounce]], [[Lady Whiskers]], and [[Boots]].{{ref|AFFC|24}} Tommen also takes an interest in [[knight]]hood and jousting, and reacts with anger when Cersei refuses to honor his command that Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], now of the [[Kingsguard]], be named as the [[Red Keep]]'s master-at-arms.{{ref|AFFC|24}} Cersei assigns Ser [[Osney Kettleblack]] as Tommen's [[sworn shield]],{{ref|AFFC|24}} but the queen regent also tasks him with seducing Margaery.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

In return for Cersei allowing the [[Faith Militant]] to reform, the new [[High Septon]]—the [[High Sparrow]]—forgives the crown's debts to the [[Faith of the Seven]] and blesses King Tommen.{{ref|AFFC|28}} The king gives Loras a jeweled sword when the knight departs for the [[siege of Dragonstone]].{{ref|AFFC|36}} When Tommen stands up to his mother and shows assertiveness when Cersei threatens Margaery, Cersei's response is to have Boros force Tommen to beat his whipping boy, [[Pate (King's Landing)|Pate]], until he bleeds.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

In order to claim the inheritance of [[Gyles Rosby]], Cersei claims the late lord had wanted his land and wealth to go to Tommen.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

Cersei engineers Margaery's arrest by the Faith for allegedly sleeping with a number of men.{{ref|AFFC|39}}{{ref|AFFC|43}} Following Cersei's own arrest for treason and adultery, Tommen continues to do the bidding of the small council, now controlled by Ser [[Harys Swyft]] and [[Grand Maester]] [[Pycelle]]. A lonely Tommen asks for his wife and his mother, and he signs any decree placed before him.{{Ref|aFfC|43}}

Jaime informs the [[House Frey|Freys]] at the [[siege of Riverrun]] that King Tommen requires all captives from the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Joshuacairostommenbaratheonandbalerion.jpg‎|thumb|300px|Tommen playing with his kittens - by Joshua Cairos ©]]
Prince [[Doran Martell]]'s seneschal [[Ricasso]] toasts Tommen's name during the feast welcoming Ser [[Balon Swann]] to [[Sunspear]], but many [[Dornishmen]] refuse to drink in the boy king's honor. Balon brings word that Cersei would like Myrcella to briefly return to King's Landing, and that Tommen could befriend Prince [[Trystane Martell]]. Later, [[Ellaria Sand]] objects to the [[Sand Snakes]]' desire for vengeance against Tywin Lannister's descendants, which includes a wish to murder Tommen.{{ref|adwd|38}}

Since Cersei refused to pay back the crown's debts to the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]], [[Tycho Nestoris]] agrees to support [[Stannis Baratheon]] against Tommen.{{ref|ADWD|44}}

Tommen is kept hidden away in the [[Red Keep]] when his mother completes her [[walk of atonement]], as his great-uncle [[Kevan Lannister]], now [[Regent|Lord Regent]] and [[Protector of the Realm]], feels no son should see his mother like that.{{ref|ADWD|65}}

Tommen has dinner with the newly-released Cersei and Kevan. He entertains his great-uncle with the exploits of his kittens, and Kevan thinks Tommen a sweet lad. Cersei wants [[Russell Merryweather]] to come to the capital and befriend Tommen. Following the meal, [[Varys]] has Kevan and Pycelle murdered in support of [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen's]] attempt to take the [[Iron Throne]] from Tommen.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes by Tommen==
{{quote|'''Margaery''': Look, the flames are dancing. Just as we did, my love. 
'''Tommen''': They are. [[Cersei Lannister|Mother]], look, they're dancing.{{ref|AFFC|12}}|[[Margaery Tyrell]] and Tommen}}

{{Quote|When I'm king in my own right, I'm going to outlaw beets.{{ref|AFFC|24}}|Tommen to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': Tommen, when you say your prayers before bed, tell [[Mother (the Seven)|the Mother]] and [[Father (the Seven)|the Father]] that you are thankful you are still a child. Being king is hard work. I promise you, you will not like it. They peck at you like a murder of crows. Every one wants a piece of your flesh. 
'''Tommen''': Yes, Mother. I wouldn't mind them pecking, though. I should go to court with you every day, to listen. [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] says— 
'''Cersei''': —a deal too much. For half a groat I'd gladly have her tongue torn out. 
'''Tommen''': Don't you say that. You leave her tongue alone. Don't you touch her. I'm the king, not you.{{ref|AFFC|36}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and Tommen}}

{{quote|'''Tommen''': [[Ser Pounce]] caught a mouse, but [[Lady Whiskers]] stole it from him. 
'''Cersei''': Ser Pounce must learn to defend his rights. In this world the weak are always the victims of the strong.{{ref|AFFC|39}}|Tommen and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

==Quotes about Tommen==
{{Quote|He was a sweet boy, not like [[Joffrey Baratheon|his brother]].{{Ref|agot|38}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|If only Tommen were the elder instead of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]. I wouldn't mind marrying Tommen.{{Ref|acok|2}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{quote|You mew like a suckling babe. Princes aren't supposed to cry.{{ref|ACOK|41}}|[[Joffrey Baratheon]] to Tommen}}

{{quote|Ever think how easy life would be if the other one had been born first? The weepy one, Tommen. Seems like he'd do whatever he was told, as a good king should.{{ref|ACOK|41}}|[[Bronn]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': I shall rule until my son comes of age. 
'''Jaime''': I don't know who I pity more. Tommen, or the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|AFFC|3}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{quote|Tommen is no son of mine, no more than [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] was.{{ref|AFFC|8}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{quote|The world is full of horrors, Tommen. You can fight them, or laugh at them, or look without seeing ... go away inside.{{ref|AFFC|8}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to Tommen}}

{{Quote|He will be a better king than [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]].{{Ref|aFfC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|He will never have a wife you don't hate.{{Ref|affc|43}}|[[Margaery Tyrell]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Cersei Lannister|two]] [[Margaery Tyrell|queens]] are squabbling over Tommen like bitches with a juicy bone.{{Ref|adwd|38}}|[[Obara Sand]] to [[Nymeria Sand]]}}

{{quote|Tommen has been taught that kingship is his right. [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] knows that kingship is his duty, that a king must put his people first, and live and rule for them.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|[[Varys]] to [[Kevan Lannister]]}}

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{{Hatnote|"Joffrey" redirects here. For the historical King of the Rock, see [[Joffrey Lannister]]. For other characters named Joffrey, see [[Joffrey (disambiguation)]]}}
{{Infobox monarch
| name = [[File:House Baratheon.svg|50px|left]][[File:House Baratheon (King's Landing).svg|50px|right]] Joffrey I
| image = [[File:Joffrey Baratheon.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Prince Joffrey by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok©]
| reign = {{Date|298}} - {{Date|300}}
| coronation =
| othertitles = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Protector of the Realm]] [[Lord of Storm's End]] (claimant)
| alias = Joff{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Joffrey the Illborn{{Ref|ACOK|16}} Robert the Second{{Ref|ASOS|53}} Aerys the Third{{Ref|ASOS|53}} Joffy{{Ref|AFFC|8}} The Young Usurper{{Ref|ADWD|11}} Joffrey-called-Baratheon{{Ref|ADWD|19}}
| fullname = Joffrey Baratheon the First of His Name
| predecessor = [[Robert I Baratheon]]
| successor = [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]
| heir = [[Tommen Baratheon]] (heir presumptive)
| queen = [[Margaery Tyrell]]
| consort =
| spouse =
| issue =
| royalhouse = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]
| father = [[Robert I Baratheon]] (legally) [[Jaime Lannister]] (biologically)
| mother = [[Cersei Lannister]]
| dateofbirth = {{Date|286}}<ref name=Cal>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref>
| placeofbirth = [[King's Landing]]{{ref|awoiaf| Joffrey Baratheon}}
| dateofdeath = {{Date|300}} (aged 13){{ref|aSoS|4}}{{ref|aSoS|60}}
| placeofdeath = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]
| dateofburial =
| placeofburial =
| culture =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms = A black crowned stag and a gold lion, combatant, on a per pale gold and crimson field (Per pale or and gules, a stag, crowned, sable and a lion of the first combatant)
| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Jack Gleeson,Joffrey Baratheon|Jack Gleeson]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]]
}}

'''Joffrey I Baratheon''' was known to the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as the eldest son and heir of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], and was the nineteenth king to sit the [[Iron Throne]] as [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and [[Protector of the Realm]] of [[Westeros]] until his [[Purple Wedding|death]] in {{date|300}}. Head of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], his siblings were Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], and King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]], the latter of whom succeeded him after his death. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', he is played by [[w:Jack Gleeson|Jack Gleeson]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Joffrey Baratheon|Images of Joffrey Baratheon]]''

Joffrey had the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] look{{ref|ASOS|6}} and was tall for a boy his age, with blond curly hair.{{ref|AGOT|5}} Known to be handsome,{{ref|AGOT|7}} he had deep green eyes and pouty lips.{{Ref|aGoT|5}} [[Jon Snow]] thinks that Joffrey looked like a girl.{{Ref|aGoT|7}}

Twelve years old at the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'',{{ref|AGOT|5}} Joffrey was strong-willed as a child.{{ref|ACOK|3}} Although he could be gallant{{ref|AGOT|7}} and courteous,{{ref|AGOT|29}} he had an uncontrollable temper not unlike his mother, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], and an unchecked sadistic streak.{{ref|ACOK|32}} He had little sense of right or wrong, which often led him to trouble, especially when he lost his temper. When things went wrong, Joffrey blamed the problems on others. Despite being wilful he was reckless, vicious, cruel and not particularly intelligent, all of which combined to make him prone to irrational and bad judgements.{{Ref|AGOT|65}}

Joffrey's surcoat was divided, showing both the [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] stag of his father, King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert I]], and the Lannister lion of his mother, Queen Cersei.{{ref|AGOT|7}} He always wore the finest clothing and accents, as befits the royal heir,{{Ref|aGoT|5}} including blue wool,{{ref|AGOT|15}} black leather,{{Ref|AGOT|15}} and a deep blue doublet studded with a double row of golden lion's heads.{{Ref|AGOT|29}} The prince possessed a slim coronet made of gold and [[sapphire]]s.{{ref|AGOT|29}} Joffrey wielded a longsword named [[Lion's Tooth]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}} His dagger had a jewelled pommel and inlaid goldwork on the blade.{{ref|ASOS|80}} Joffrey was a skilled dancer.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

==History==
Joffrey grew up as a spoiled and indulgent child with a cruel streak within him. His father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], is deeply disappointed with his son and feels little affection for Joffrey{{Ref|AGOT|32}}{{Ref|ACOK|33}} – nor did he like the fact that Joffrey would always cry whenever Robert picked him up.{{Ref|ACOK|52}} It is implied that Joffrey craves Robert's respect and approval, and many of his acts are done in an effort to live up to his father's standards.{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

Once after learning a kitchen [[cat]] was pregnant, Joffrey killed the [[animal]] and cut open its belly to see the kittens inside. He showed one of the unborn kittens to his father. Robert was so shocked and angry he hit Joffrey so hard it knocked out two of his baby teeth.{{Ref|ASOS|32}} Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] believes Robert would have beaten the boy if she had allowed it.{{Ref|aSoS|63}} It is also implied Joffrey bullied his younger brother, [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]].{{Ref|aFfC|8}}

Cersei assigned [[Sandor Clegane]] to be her son's [[sworn shield]].{{ref|AGOT|15}} While Sandor is widely known as the [[Hound]], Joffrey refers to his guardian as "dog".{{ref|AGOT|57}}

For Joffrey's twelfth name day, King Robert organized a [[Tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day|tourney in King's Landing]] in {{date|298}}, where, amongst others, Lord [[Walder Frey]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]], Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]], and Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] were present.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}{{Ref|aGoT|59}}{{Ref|aCoK|0}} Following the tourney, Joffrey and his siblings traveled with Cersei to [[Casterly Rock]] with their grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|25}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Joffrey and the rest of the royal family take the [[kingsroad]] to [[Winterfell]] after Lord [[Jon Arryn]]'s death, as King [[Robert I Baratheon]] asks Lord [[Eddard Stark]] to become the new [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|AGOT|4}} Joffrey begins to court the pretty [[Sansa Stark]], Eddard's eldest daughter, to whom he has been betrothed.{{ref|AGOT|6}}{{ref|AGOT|7}} Joffrey spars with [[Robb Stark]] in the yard and insults him.{{ref|AGOT|7}} He later joins his father during a hunt.{{ref|AGOT|8}}

After [[Bran Stark]] is critically injured after falling from the [[First Keep]], Joffrey's uncle, [[Tyrion Lannister]], slaps Joffrey for speaking rudely of the boy's condition.{{ref|AGOT|9}} Tyrion is later blamed{{ref|AGOT|18}} when [[catspaw|an assassin]] with a [[Valyrian steel dagger]] fails in an attempt to murder the comatose Bran, which furthers the growing enmity between Houses [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Lannister|Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|14}}

On the way from Winterfell to [[King's Landing]], Joffrey spends a day riding and drinking [[wine]] with Sansa. They come upon [[Arya Stark]] and her friend [[Mycah]], a butcher's boy, who are practicing sword fighting. A drunk Joffrey commands Mycah to spar with him. When Mycah does not take up the challenge, Joffrey pricks him with his sword, [[Lion's Tooth]], while ignoring pleas to leave the boy alone. Arya smacks him with her stick, allowing Mycah to escape. An enraged Joffrey slashes at Arya, but is injured when her direwolf, [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], protects her.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} Arya takes Lion's Tooth from him and hurls it towards the [[Trident]]. Humiliated and in pain, Joffrey angrily lashes out at Sansa while Arya and Nymeria flee.{{Ref|agot|15}}

Joffrey later claims before his father's court at [[Darry]] that he had been attacked by Mycah and Nymeria. Search parties are sent out to find Mycah, Nymeria and Arya. [[Sandor Clegane]] rides down Mycah, while Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], is executed after Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] interferes. This earns Joffrey the hatred of Arya. Robert's younger brother, Lord [[Renly Baratheon]], openly laughs at his nephew for being beaten and disarmed by a girl younger than him.{{Ref|aGoT|16}}

While drinking with Eddard Stark at the [[Hand's tourney]] at King's Landing, King Robert openly despairs of his son and heir, revealing to his old friend that he has often thought of abdicating; the only thing that stops him is the thought of Joffrey sitting on the Iron Throne with his mother whispering in his ear.{{Ref|aGoT|30}}

Acting as the new Hand, Ned Stark discovers that Joffrey, along with his siblings, are actually [[bastards]] born of [[incest]] between Cersei and her twin, Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] of Robert's [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|aGoT|44}}{{Ref|aGoT|45}} Robert never questioned the boy's parentage. Cersei protects her children's secret by arranging for Robert's death by increasing the strength of his favorite wine which he drinks while hunting in the [[kingswood]].{{ref|AGOT|47}}{{ref|AGOT|49}}

Following Robert's death, Joffrey summons the council and commands that they make arrangements for his coronation as [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. When Ned produces Robert's will, which declares Ned regent and mentions "the heir" rather than specifying Joffrey as heir to the [[Iron Throne]], Cersei tears it up and advises Ned to swear fealty to her son. Ned in turn reveals that Joffrey has no claim to the throne and that his uncle, Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]], is the true heir, but Eddard is quickly arrested for treason.{{Ref|aGoT|49}}
[[File:MagaliVilleneuve JoffLannister.jpg|thumb|350px|Joffrey sitting on the [[Iron Throne]] - by Magali Villeneuve ©]]
After taking the Iron Throne as Robert's heir, Joffrey starts his first court session by naming his grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], as the new Hand of the King, appointing his mother to the [[small council]] and [[Jaime Lannister]] as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], and dismissing the legendary knight [[Barristan Selmy]] from his service, against all traditions. When Barristan storms out in disgust, making a remark about the ease with which Stannis would take the throne from him, Joffrey orders Barristan seized and questioned,{{ref|AGOT|57}} though the old knight escapes.{{ref|AGOT|60}} The vacancy on the Kingsguard is filled by Joffrey's [[sworn shield]], [[Sandor Clegane]], the first person to serve on the Kingsguard without having earned [[knight]]hood.{{ref|AGOT|57}} Further during the court session, Sansa, to whom Joffrey is still betrothed, kneels and begs for him to spare her father Eddard's life, asking that Joffrey to do this for love of her. Joffrey promises Sansa that he will be merciful.{{Ref|agot|57}} However, after Eddard confesses his crimes and declares that Joffrey is the true heir to the Iron Throne, Joffrey's mercy turns out to be Eddard's public beheading by Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] before Sansa's eyes at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{Ref|aGoT|65}} This rash act is against his family's wishes to minimize further bloodshed and restore the king's peace{{ref|AGOT|69}} and leads to the intensification of [[War of the Five Kings|hostilities]].

Eddard's son Robb captures Jaime in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Wood]]{{ref|AGOT|63}} and is declared the [[King in the North]] at [[Riverrun]] after the [[Battle of the Camps]].{{ref|AGOT|71}} Robb intends to kill Joffrey in retaliation for Ned's death,{{ref|AGOT|71}} plunging Westeros into devastating civil war.

Joffrey continues to mistreat and abuse Sansa, a penalty for each of Robb's victories. Forcing her to look at her father Eddard's severed head is the start of a string of beatings he commands his Kingsguard to abuse her with. He threatens to force her to look on her brother Robb's head when he kills him, as he boasts, in single combat.{{Ref|aGoT|67}} Joffrey fancies himself a warrior, and considers leading the [[City Watch of King's Landing]] into the field. Cersei withholds the news of Renly's coronation at [[Highgarden]] from Joffrey lest he insist on marching against him.{{Ref|aGoT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:MagaliVilleneuve JoffreyBaratheon.jpg|King Joffrey Baratheon - by Magali Villeneuve ©|thumb|400px|right]]
[[Stannis Baratheon]], Lord of [[Dragonstone]] and the brother of King [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]] and the late King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]], has his supporters spread the message that Joffrey and his siblings, Prince [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] and Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], are [[bastard]] abominations. Stannis presses his own claim to the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ACOK|10}} After Renly's death at [[siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], Stannis hopes to present Robert's bastard, [[Edric Storm]], as proof that Joffrey is illegitimate.{{ref|ACOK|45}} [[Arya Stark]], incognito in the [[riverlands]], includes Joffrey in a list of those she wants dead.{{ref|ACOK|26}}

Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] tells [[Sansa Stark]] that [[smallfolk]] refer to the [[red comet]] as King Joffrey's Comet. During a [[Tourney on King Joffrey's name day|small tourney]] held to honor the boy king's name day, Sansa convinces Joffrey to spare the life of the drunken Ser [[Dontos Hollard]], who becomes Joffrey's new [[fool]].{{ref|ACOK|2}} While [[Tywin Lannister]] is Joffrey's [[Hand of the King]], Tywin is on campaign during the [[War of the Five Kings]]. [[Tyrion Lannister]], Tywin's son and Joffrey's uncle, acts as Hand in Tywin's stead.{{ref|ACOK|2}}

Joffrey rules with whim and caprice, proving difficult for even his mother to control. Sansa becomes imprisoned to his will, and he frequently has his [[Kingsguard]], with the exception of the [[Hound]], beat her when she displeases him.{{ref|ACOK|2}} When he tries to have her stripped, however, he is stopped by Tyrion.{{ref|ACOK|32}} Although Joffrey never tries it again, he is determined to eventually have Sansa in his bed whether he marries her or not.{{ref|ACOK|52}}{{ref|ACOK|65}}

Joffrey's cruelty and the decreased quality of life at King's Landing due to food shortages and other hardships make Joffrey an unpopular king, and he is nearly killed in a [[Riot of King's Landing|riot]] sparked by his temper.{{ref|acok|41}} Acting as his temporary Hand, only Tyrion stands up to Joffrey's authority, and the king develops a special hatred for his uncle. Tyrion, in return, holds his nephew in contempt, viewing him as a monster.

During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Joffrey wears gilded mail and enameled crimson plate, with a golden lion on his helm, and he carries a new blade, [[Hearteater]].{{ref|ACOK|57}} The king commands the [[Three Whores]] during the battle.{{ref|ACOK|59}} When Stannis's men begin to attack the gates of King's Landing, [[Cersei Lannister]] has Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]] bring the king to the safety of the Red Keep.{{ref|ACOK|60}} Although this leads many of the [[gold cloaks]] to abandon their posts and the Hound's fear of [[wildfire]] causes him to flee, Stannis is ultimately defeated by the arrival of Lords Tywin and [[Mace Tyrell]].{{ref|ACOK|62}}

Following the battle, Joffrey rewards many of the survivors in the throne room. The king puts aside his betrothal to Sansa and instead promises to wed [[Margaery Tyrell]], Mace's daughter and the widow of Renly. He is excused from court after cutting his arm on the Iron Throne.{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] becomes Joffrey's [[Hand of the King]], replacing [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{ref|ASOS|4}} Most of [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s supporters who survived the Blackwater submit to Joffrey.{{ref|ASOS|25}} At [[Dragonstone]], [[Melisandre]] burns leeches which have fed on [[Edric Storm]] in attempts to kill Kings Joffrey, [[Balon Greyjoy]], and [[Robb Stark]].{{ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Sansa Stark]] informs [[Olenna Tyrell]], [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery's]] grandmother, of Joffrey's cruel personality.{{ref|ASOS|6}} Tywin arranges the marriage of Sansa to Tyrion, and Joffrey intends to be present for the bedding. The king is outraged when Tyrion threatens to geld him in defense of his new wife, however.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

Joffrey is delighted when he hears of [[Robb Stark]]'s death at the [[Red Wedding]] and wants his head so he can serve it to Sansa at his own wedding, in addition to wanting to show no mercy to the [[north]]ern and [[riverlands|river]] lords who surrendered following Robb Stark's death. Tywin instructs Joffrey to be merciful in victory, but then sends the king from the Hand's [[solar]] when Joffrey is insulting in response.{{ref|ASOS|53}}

[[File:The Purple Wedding Fin.JPG|thumb|350px|Depiction of The Purple Wedding by [https://www.facebook.com/ConorCampbellArtist?ref=hl/ Conor Campbell©]]]

Before his wedding, Joffrey receives a [[goldenheart]] bow from [[Jalabhar Xho]], riding boots from [[Tanda Stokeworth]], a jousting saddle from [[Kevan Lannister]], scorpion brooch from [[Oberyn Martell]], silver spurs from [[Addam Marbrand]], and a tourney pavilion from [[Mathis Rowan]]. The king is presented with a model of a war galley by [[Paxter Redwyne]], who says ''[[King Joffrey's Valor]]'' is being built for him at the [[Arbor]]. Tyrion gives Joffrey a rare book, ''[[Lives of Four Kings]]'', and Mace gifts him a seven-sided [[wedding chalice]].{{ref|ASOS|59}}

Tywin gives his grandson a [[Valyrian steel]] sword as a wedding present, which Joffrey names [[Widow's Wail]]. Joffrey slices ''Lives of Four Kings'' with his new sword, demanding a better present from Tyrion and Sansa.{{ref|ASOS|59}} Since Joffrey boasts that he is no stranger to the metal, Tyrion thinks that Joffrey is referring to the [[Valyrian steel dagger]] given to the [[catspaw|assassin]] at [[Winterfell]], though he is unable to fathom why, attributing it to Joffrey's innate cruelty.{{ref|aSoS|60}} [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] later deduces that Joffrey did it in an attempt to impress his father after overhearing a drunken [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] say it would be kinder to put the crippled [[Bran Stark]] out of his misery.{{ref|ASOS|72}}

Joffrey's marriage to Margaery in {{date|300}} is on the first day of the new century at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ref|aSoS|60}} During his wedding feast in the [[Red Keep]]'s throne room, Joffrey pours wine from his new chalice atop Tyrion when his uncle refuses to join the [[dwarf]]s reenacting the [[War of the Five Kings]], and the king forces Tyrion to serve as his cupbearer.{{ref|ASOS|60}} Joffrey is [[strangler|poisoned]] after eating pigeon pie and drinking wine, and he dies while the entire court looks on, his face turning black as he asphyxiates while tearing at his throat. Cersei blames the deed on Tyrion and Sansa.{{ref|aSoS|60}}

While Tyrion is taken into custody by the Kingsguard, Sansa escapes King's Landing with the aid of [[Petyr Baelish]].{{ref|ASOS|61}} Littlefinger reveals that he orchestrated the plot with Olenna Tyrell.{{ref|ASOS|68}} Due to the color of the amethysts in the unknowing Sansa's hairnet{{ref|ASOS|61}} used to poison Joffrey's wine,{{ref|ADWD|22}} and the actual color of the wine, the wedding has since been referred to by fans as the [[Purple Wedding]].

Joffrey is laid in state in the Red Keep's sept in gilded armor, and when Jaime returns to King's Landing he makes love to Cersei in front of the corpse.{{Ref|aSoS|62}} He is ultimately laid to rest in the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ref|asos|67}} Because Joffrey was poisoned, Jaime tasks Ser [[Boros Blount]] with tasting all of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]'s food and drink.{{ref|ASOS|67}} He refuses to recognize Joffrey as his son.{{ref|ASOS|72}}

During Tyrion's trial for Joffrey's death, witnesses downplay the king's behavior and exaggerate Tyrion's actions.{{ref|ASOS|66}}{{ref|ASOS|70}} Tyrion demands [[trial by battle]], and he is represent by Oberyn Martell, who seeks vengeance for the death of his sister, [[Elia Martell|Elia]] of [[Dorne]], who was killed years ago by the crown's representative, Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]. The Mountain kills the Red Viper in combat, however, and Tyrion is deemed to be guilty by [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]].{{ref|ASOS|70}} Before Tyrion can be executed for Joffrey's death, Jaime frees his brother from the dungeon. Angry at Jaime having deceived him about his first wife, [[Tysha]], Tyrion lies and takes responsibility for Joffrey's death.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Joffrey, with the exception of his mother [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]],{{ref|AFFC|28}} is not particularly mourned by anyone; even his biological father, Jaime, feels that Joffrey deserved his fate{{ref|ASOS|72}} and wants Tommen to be different.{{ref|AFFC|44}} Tyrion believes that Joffrey would have become a worse king than the [[Aerys II Targaryen|Mad King]].{{ref|ASOS|77}} [[Arys Oakheart]] thinks the only good thing that could be said of Joffrey is that he was tall and strong for his age.{{ref|AFFC|13}} Because of Joffrey, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] considers Cersei to be an unfit mother.{{ref|AFFC|7}}

Joffrey's younger brother, King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], weds his widow, [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{ref|AFFC|12}} Cersei is troubled by Tommen's meekness in comparison to Joffrey.{{ref|AFFC|7}} Because [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] is older than Tommen, [[Arianne Martell]] tries{{ref|AFFC|13}} but fails to crown Myrcella as queen.{{ref|AFFC|21}}

One of [[Cersei's dromonds]] is named ''[[Brave Joffrey]]'' in the late king's honor.{{ref|AFFC|28}}

==Quotes by Joffrey==
{{quote|I cannot abide the wailing of women.{{ref|AGOT|9}}|Joffrey to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|[[Cersei Lannister|My mother]] bids me let Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] [[take the black]], and Lady [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] has begged mercy for her father. But they have the soft hearts of women. So long as I am your king, treason shall never go unpunished. Ser Ilyn, bring me his head!{{Ref|AGOT|65}}|Joffrey, to the assembled crowd of [[King's Landing]], and [[Ilyn Payne]]}}

{{Quote|'''Tywin''': Joffrey, when your enemies defy you, you must serve them steel and fire. When they go to their knees, however, you must help them back to their feet. Elsewise no man will ever bend the knee to you. And any man who must say 'I am the king' is no true king at all. [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] never understood that, but you will. When I've won [[War of the Five Kings|your war]] for you, we will restore the king's peace and the king's justice. The only head that need concern you is [[Margaery Tyrell]]'s maidenhead. 
'''Joffrey:''' You talk about Aerys, Grandfather, but you were scared of him. 
'''Cersei:''' Joffrey, apologize to your grandfather. 
'''Joffrey:''' Why should I? Everyone knows it's true. [[Robert I Baratheon|My father]] won all the battles. He killed Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] and took the crown, while '''your''' father was hiding under [[Casterly Rock]]. A '''strong''' king acts boldly, he doesn't just talk.{{ref|asos|53}}|[[Tywin Lannister]], Joffrey, and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Joffrey:''' I want to see, kof, see you ride that, kof kof, [[Pretty Pig|pig]], [[Tyrion Lannister|Uncle]]. I want... 
'''Margaery:''' Your Grace? 
'''Joffrey:''' It's, kof, the pie, noth- kof, pie. I, kof, I can't, kof kof kof kof...{{ref|asos|60}}|Joffrey and [[Margaery Tyrell]] as he dies}}

==Quotes about Joffrey==
{{Quote|Joffrey is truly a little shit.{{ref|agot|7}}|[[Jon Snow]] to [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{quote|She could not hate Joffrey tonight. He was too beautiful to hate.{{ref|AGOT|29}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I am sorry for [[Arya Stark|your girl]], Ned. Truly. About [[Lady (direwolf)|the wolf]], I mean. My son was lying, I'd stake my soul on it. My son ...{{Ref|aGoT|30}}|[[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I have dreamed of giving up the crown. Take ship for the [[Free Cities]] with my horse and my hammer, spend my time warring and whoring, that's what I was made for. The sellsword king, how the singers would love me. You know what stops me? The thought of Joffrey on [[Iron Throne|the throne]], with [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] standing behind him whispering in his ear. My son. How could I have made a son like that, Ned?{{Ref|aGoT|30}}|[[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': [[Sansa Stark|She]] would have done anything for Joffrey, until he cut off [[Eddard Stark|her father's]] head and called it mercy. That put an end to that. 
'''Tyrion''': His Grace has a unique way of winning the hearts of his subjects.{{ref|ACOK|3}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Joffrey the Illborn, small wonder he's faithless, with the [[Jaime Lannister|Kingslayer]] for a father.{{Ref|aCoK|16}}|a [[knight]] of [[House Cerwyn]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{quote|'''Olenna''': What sort of man is this Joffrey, who calls himself [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|Baratheon]] but looks so very [[House Lannister|Lannister]]? 
'''Sansa''' A monster. Joffrey is a monster. He lied about the [[Mycah|butcher's boy]] and made [[Eddard Stark|Father]] kill [[Lady (direwolf)|my wolf]]. When I displease him, he has the [[Kingsguard]] beat me. He's evil and cruel, my lady, it's so. And [[Cersei Lannister|the queen]] as well.{{Ref|ASOS|6}}|[[Olenna Tyrell]] and [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|You can lead a king to water, but with Joff one had to splash it about before he realized he could drink it.{{ref|asos|61}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''''Tyrion''': Joffrey would have been a worse king than [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] ever was. He stole [[Valyrian steel dagger|his father's dagger]] and gave it to a footpad to slit the throat of [[Bran Stark|Brandon Stark]], did you know that? 
'''Jaime''': I ... I thought he might have. 
'''Tyrion''': Well, a son takes after his father. Joffrey would have killed me as well, once he came into his power. For the crime of being short and ugly, of which I am conspicuously guilty.{{Ref|aSoS|77}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Jaime Lannister]] }}

{{Quote|'''Brienne''': Joffrey was your... 
'''Jaime''': My king. Leave it at that. 
'''Brienne''': You say [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] killed him. Why protect her? 
'''Jaime''': Because Joff was no more to me than a squirt of seed in [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei's]] cunt. And because he deserved to die.{{Ref|aSoS|72}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': Joffrey had no love for [[Robb Stark]], but [[Bran Stark|the younger boy]] was nothing to him. He was only a child himself. 
'''Jaime''': A child hungry for a pat on the head from [[Robert I Baratheon|that sot]] you let him believe was his father.{{ref|aSoS|72}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

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{{Hatnote|"Joffrey" redirects here. For the historical King of the Rock, see [[Joffrey Lannister]]. For other characters named Joffrey, see [[Joffrey (disambiguation)]]}}
{{Infobox monarch
| name = [[File:House Baratheon.svg|50px|left]][[File:House Baratheon (King's Landing).svg|50px|right]] Joffrey I
| image = [[File:Joffrey Baratheon.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Prince Joffrey by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok©]
| reign = {{Date|298}} - {{Date|300}}
| coronation =
| othertitles = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Protector of the Realm]] [[Lord of Storm's End]] (claimant)
| alias = Joff{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Joffrey the Illborn{{Ref|ACOK|16}} Robert the Second{{Ref|ASOS|53}} Aerys the Third{{Ref|ASOS|53}} Joffy{{Ref|AFFC|8}} The Young Usurper{{Ref|ADWD|11}} Joffrey-called-Baratheon{{Ref|ADWD|19}}
| fullname = Joffrey Baratheon the First of His Name
| predecessor = [[Robert I Baratheon]]
| successor = [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]
| heir = [[Tommen Baratheon]] (heir presumptive)
| queen = [[Margaery Tyrell]]
| consort =
| spouse =
| issue =
| royalhouse = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]
| father = [[Robert I Baratheon]] (legally) [[Jaime Lannister]] (biologically)
| mother = [[Cersei Lannister]]
| dateofbirth = {{Date|286}}<ref name=Cal>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref>
| placeofbirth = [[King's Landing]]{{ref|awoiaf| Joffrey Baratheon}}
| dateofdeath = {{Date|300}} (aged 13){{ref|aSoS|4}}{{ref|aSoS|60}}
| placeofdeath = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]
| dateofburial =
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| culture =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms = A black crowned stag and a gold lion, combatant, on a per pale gold and crimson field (Per pale or and gules, a stag, crowned, sable and a lion of the first combatant)
| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Jack Gleeson,Joffrey Baratheon|Jack Gleeson]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]]
}}

'''Joffrey I Baratheon''' was known to the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as the eldest son and heir of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], and was the nineteenth king to sit the [[Iron Throne]] as [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and [[Protector of the Realm]] of [[Westeros]] until his [[Purple Wedding|death]] in {{date|300}}. Head of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], his siblings were Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], and King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]], the latter of whom succeeded him to the [[Iron Throne]] after his death. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', he is played by [[w:Jack Gleeson|Jack Gleeson]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Joffrey Baratheon|Images of Joffrey Baratheon]]''

Joffrey had the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] look{{ref|ASOS|6}} and was tall for a boy his age, with blond curly hair.{{ref|AGOT|5}} Known to be handsome,{{ref|AGOT|7}} he had deep green eyes and pouty lips.{{Ref|aGoT|5}} [[Jon Snow]] thinks that Joffrey looked like a girl.{{Ref|aGoT|7}}

Twelve years old at the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'',{{ref|AGOT|5}} Joffrey was strong-willed as a child.{{ref|ACOK|3}} Although he could be gallant{{ref|AGOT|7}} and courteous,{{ref|AGOT|29}} he had an uncontrollable temper not unlike his mother, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], and an unchecked sadistic streak.{{ref|ACOK|32}} He had little sense of right or wrong, which often led him to trouble, especially when he lost his temper. When things went wrong, Joffrey blamed the problems on others. Despite being wilful he was reckless, vicious, cruel and not particularly intelligent, all of which combined to make him prone to irrational and bad judgements.{{Ref|AGOT|65}}

Joffrey's surcoat was divided, showing both the [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] stag of his father, King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert I]], and the Lannister lion of his mother, Queen Cersei.{{ref|AGOT|7}} He always wore the finest clothing and accents, as befits the royal heir,{{Ref|aGoT|5}} including blue wool,{{ref|AGOT|15}} black leather,{{Ref|AGOT|15}} and a deep blue doublet studded with a double row of golden lion's heads.{{Ref|AGOT|29}} The prince possessed a slim coronet made of gold and [[sapphire]]s.{{ref|AGOT|29}} Joffrey wielded a longsword named [[Lion's Tooth]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}} His dagger had a jewelled pommel and inlaid goldwork on the blade.{{ref|ASOS|80}} Joffrey was a skilled dancer.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

==History==
Joffrey grew up as a spoiled and indulgent child with a cruel streak within him. His father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], is deeply disappointed with his son and feels little affection for Joffrey{{Ref|AGOT|32}}{{Ref|ACOK|33}} – nor did he like the fact that Joffrey would always cry whenever Robert picked him up.{{Ref|ACOK|52}} It is implied that Joffrey craves Robert's respect and approval, and many of his acts are done in an effort to live up to his father's standards.{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

Once after learning a kitchen [[cat]] was pregnant, Joffrey killed the [[animal]] and cut open its belly to see the kittens inside. He showed one of the unborn kittens to his father. Robert was so shocked and angry he hit Joffrey so hard it knocked out two of his baby teeth.{{Ref|ASOS|32}} Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] believes Robert would have beaten the boy if she had allowed it.{{Ref|aSoS|63}} It is also implied Joffrey bullied his younger brother, [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]].{{Ref|aFfC|8}}

Cersei assigned [[Sandor Clegane]] to be her son's [[sworn shield]].{{ref|AGOT|15}} While Sandor is widely known as the [[Hound]], Joffrey refers to his guardian as "dog".{{ref|AGOT|57}}

For Joffrey's twelfth name day, King Robert organized a [[Tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day|tourney in King's Landing]] in {{date|298}}, where, amongst others, Lord [[Walder Frey]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]], Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]], and Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] were present.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}{{Ref|aGoT|59}}{{Ref|aCoK|0}} Following the tourney, Joffrey and his siblings traveled with Cersei to [[Casterly Rock]] with their grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|25}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Joffrey and the rest of the royal family take the [[kingsroad]] to [[Winterfell]] after Lord [[Jon Arryn]]'s death, as King [[Robert I Baratheon]] asks Lord [[Eddard Stark]] to become the new [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|AGOT|4}} Joffrey begins to court the pretty [[Sansa Stark]], Eddard's eldest daughter, to whom he has been betrothed.{{ref|AGOT|6}}{{ref|AGOT|7}} Joffrey spars with [[Robb Stark]] in the yard and insults him.{{ref|AGOT|7}} He later joins his father during a hunt.{{ref|AGOT|8}}

After [[Bran Stark]] is critically injured after falling from the [[First Keep]], Joffrey's uncle, [[Tyrion Lannister]], slaps Joffrey for speaking rudely of the boy's condition.{{ref|AGOT|9}} Tyrion is later blamed{{ref|AGOT|18}} when [[catspaw|an assassin]] with a [[Valyrian steel dagger]] fails in an attempt to murder the comatose Bran, which furthers the growing enmity between Houses [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Lannister|Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|14}}

On the way from Winterfell to [[King's Landing]], Joffrey spends a day riding and drinking [[wine]] with Sansa. They come upon [[Arya Stark]] and her friend [[Mycah]], a butcher's boy, who are practicing sword fighting. A drunk Joffrey commands Mycah to spar with him. When Mycah does not take up the challenge, Joffrey pricks him with his sword, [[Lion's Tooth]], while ignoring pleas to leave the boy alone. Arya smacks him with her stick, allowing Mycah to escape. An enraged Joffrey slashes at Arya, but is injured when her direwolf, [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], protects her.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} Arya takes Lion's Tooth from him and hurls it towards the [[Trident]]. Humiliated and in pain, Joffrey angrily lashes out at Sansa while Arya and Nymeria flee.{{Ref|agot|15}}

Joffrey later claims before his father's court at [[Darry]] that he had been attacked by Mycah and Nymeria. Search parties are sent out to find Mycah, Nymeria and Arya. [[Sandor Clegane]] rides down Mycah, while Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], is executed after Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] interferes. This earns Joffrey the hatred of Arya. Robert's younger brother, Lord [[Renly Baratheon]], openly laughs at his nephew for being beaten and disarmed by a girl younger than him.{{Ref|aGoT|16}}

While drinking with Eddard Stark at the [[Hand's tourney]] at King's Landing, King Robert openly despairs of his son and heir, revealing to his old friend that he has often thought of abdicating; the only thing that stops him is the thought of Joffrey sitting on the Iron Throne with his mother whispering in his ear.{{Ref|aGoT|30}}

Acting as the new Hand, Ned Stark discovers that Joffrey, along with his siblings, are actually [[bastards]] born of [[incest]] between Cersei and her twin, Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] of Robert's [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|aGoT|44}}{{Ref|aGoT|45}} Robert never questioned the boy's parentage. Cersei protects her children's secret by arranging for Robert's death by increasing the strength of his favorite wine which he drinks while hunting in the [[kingswood]].{{ref|AGOT|47}}{{ref|AGOT|49}}

Following Robert's death, Joffrey summons the council and commands that they make arrangements for his coronation as [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. When Ned produces Robert's will, which declares Ned regent and mentions "the heir" rather than specifying Joffrey as heir to the [[Iron Throne]], Cersei tears it up and advises Ned to swear fealty to her son. Ned in turn reveals that Joffrey has no claim to the throne and that his uncle, Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]], is the true heir, but Eddard is quickly arrested for treason.{{Ref|aGoT|49}}
[[File:MagaliVilleneuve JoffLannister.jpg|thumb|350px|Joffrey sitting on the [[Iron Throne]] - by Magali Villeneuve ©]]
After taking the Iron Throne as Robert's heir, Joffrey starts his first court session by naming his grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], as the new Hand of the King, appointing his mother to the [[small council]] and [[Jaime Lannister]] as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], and dismissing the legendary knight [[Barristan Selmy]] from his service, against all traditions. When Barristan storms out in disgust, making a remark about the ease with which Stannis would take the throne from him, Joffrey orders Barristan seized and questioned,{{ref|AGOT|57}} though the old knight escapes.{{ref|AGOT|60}} The vacancy on the Kingsguard is filled by Joffrey's [[sworn shield]], [[Sandor Clegane]], the first person to serve on the Kingsguard without having earned [[knight]]hood.{{ref|AGOT|57}} Further during the court session, Sansa, to whom Joffrey is still betrothed, kneels and begs for him to spare her father Eddard's life, asking that Joffrey to do this for love of her. Joffrey promises Sansa that he will be merciful.{{Ref|agot|57}} However, after Eddard confesses his crimes and declares that Joffrey is the true heir to the Iron Throne, Joffrey's mercy turns out to be Eddard's public beheading by Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] before Sansa's eyes at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{Ref|aGoT|65}} This rash act is against his family's wishes to minimize further bloodshed and restore the king's peace{{ref|AGOT|69}} and leads to the intensification of [[War of the Five Kings|hostilities]].

Eddard's son Robb captures Jaime in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Wood]]{{ref|AGOT|63}} and is declared the [[King in the North]] at [[Riverrun]] after the [[Battle of the Camps]].{{ref|AGOT|71}} Robb intends to kill Joffrey in retaliation for Ned's death,{{ref|AGOT|71}} plunging Westeros into devastating civil war.

Joffrey continues to mistreat and abuse Sansa, a penalty for each of Robb's victories. Forcing her to look at her father Eddard's severed head is the start of a string of beatings he commands his Kingsguard to abuse her with. He threatens to force her to look on her brother Robb's head when he kills him, as he boasts, in single combat.{{Ref|aGoT|67}} Joffrey fancies himself a warrior, and considers leading the [[City Watch of King's Landing]] into the field. Cersei withholds the news of Renly's coronation at [[Highgarden]] from Joffrey lest he insist on marching against him.{{Ref|aGoT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:MagaliVilleneuve JoffreyBaratheon.jpg|King Joffrey Baratheon - by Magali Villeneuve ©|thumb|400px|right]]
[[Stannis Baratheon]], Lord of [[Dragonstone]] and the brother of King [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]] and the late King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]], has his supporters spread the message that Joffrey and his siblings, Prince [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] and Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], are [[bastard]] abominations. Stannis presses his own claim to the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ACOK|10}} After Renly's death at [[siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], Stannis hopes to present Robert's bastard, [[Edric Storm]], as proof that Joffrey is illegitimate.{{ref|ACOK|45}} [[Arya Stark]], incognito in the [[riverlands]], includes Joffrey in a list of those she wants dead.{{ref|ACOK|26}}

Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] tells [[Sansa Stark]] that [[smallfolk]] refer to the [[red comet]] as King Joffrey's Comet. During a [[Tourney on King Joffrey's name day|small tourney]] held to honor the boy king's name day, Sansa convinces Joffrey to spare the life of the drunken Ser [[Dontos Hollard]], who becomes Joffrey's new [[fool]].{{ref|ACOK|2}} While [[Tywin Lannister]] is Joffrey's [[Hand of the King]], Tywin is on campaign during the [[War of the Five Kings]]. [[Tyrion Lannister]], Tywin's son and Joffrey's uncle, acts as Hand in Tywin's stead.{{ref|ACOK|2}}

Joffrey rules with whim and caprice, proving difficult for even his mother to control. Sansa becomes imprisoned to his will, and he frequently has his [[Kingsguard]], with the exception of the [[Hound]], beat her when she displeases him.{{ref|ACOK|2}} When he tries to have her stripped, however, he is stopped by Tyrion.{{ref|ACOK|32}} Although Joffrey never tries it again, he is determined to eventually have Sansa in his bed whether he marries her or not.{{ref|ACOK|52}}{{ref|ACOK|65}}

Joffrey's cruelty and the decreased quality of life at King's Landing due to food shortages and other hardships make Joffrey an unpopular king, and he is nearly killed in a [[Riot of King's Landing|riot]] sparked by his temper.{{ref|acok|41}} Acting as his temporary Hand, only Tyrion stands up to Joffrey's authority, and the king develops a special hatred for his uncle. Tyrion, in return, holds his nephew in contempt, viewing him as a monster.

During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Joffrey wears gilded mail and enameled crimson plate, with a golden lion on his helm, and he carries a new blade, [[Hearteater]].{{ref|ACOK|57}} The king commands the [[Three Whores]] during the battle.{{ref|ACOK|59}} When Stannis's men begin to attack the gates of King's Landing, [[Cersei Lannister]] has Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]] bring the king to the safety of the Red Keep.{{ref|ACOK|60}} Although this leads many of the [[gold cloaks]] to abandon their posts and the Hound's fear of [[wildfire]] causes him to flee, Stannis is ultimately defeated by the arrival of Lords Tywin and [[Mace Tyrell]].{{ref|ACOK|62}}

Following the battle, Joffrey rewards many of the survivors in the throne room. The king puts aside his betrothal to Sansa and instead promises to wed [[Margaery Tyrell]], Mace's daughter and the widow of Renly. He is excused from court after cutting his arm on the Iron Throne.{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] becomes Joffrey's [[Hand of the King]], replacing [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{ref|ASOS|4}} Most of [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s supporters who survived the Blackwater submit to Joffrey.{{ref|ASOS|25}} At [[Dragonstone]], [[Melisandre]] burns leeches which have fed on [[Edric Storm]] in attempts to kill Kings Joffrey, [[Balon Greyjoy]], and [[Robb Stark]].{{ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Sansa Stark]] informs [[Olenna Tyrell]], [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery's]] grandmother, of Joffrey's cruel personality.{{ref|ASOS|6}} Tywin arranges the marriage of Sansa to Tyrion, and Joffrey intends to be present for the bedding. The king is outraged when Tyrion threatens to geld him in defense of his new wife, however.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

Joffrey is delighted when he hears of [[Robb Stark]]'s death at the [[Red Wedding]] and wants his head so he can serve it to Sansa at his own wedding, in addition to wanting to show no mercy to the [[north]]ern and [[riverlands|river]] lords who surrendered following Robb Stark's death. Tywin instructs Joffrey to be merciful in victory, but then sends the king from the Hand's [[solar]] when Joffrey is insulting in response.{{ref|ASOS|53}}

[[File:The Purple Wedding Fin.JPG|thumb|350px|Depiction of The Purple Wedding by [https://www.facebook.com/ConorCampbellArtist?ref=hl/ Conor Campbell©]]]

Before his wedding, Joffrey receives a [[goldenheart]] bow from [[Jalabhar Xho]], riding boots from [[Tanda Stokeworth]], a jousting saddle from [[Kevan Lannister]], scorpion brooch from [[Oberyn Martell]], silver spurs from [[Addam Marbrand]], and a tourney pavilion from [[Mathis Rowan]]. The king is presented with a model of a war galley by [[Paxter Redwyne]], who says ''[[King Joffrey's Valor]]'' is being built for him at the [[Arbor]]. Tyrion gives Joffrey a rare book, ''[[Lives of Four Kings]]'', and Mace gifts him a seven-sided [[wedding chalice]].{{ref|ASOS|59}}

Tywin gives his grandson a [[Valyrian steel]] sword as a wedding present, which Joffrey names [[Widow's Wail]]. Joffrey slices ''Lives of Four Kings'' with his new sword, demanding a better present from Tyrion and Sansa.{{ref|ASOS|59}} Since Joffrey boasts that he is no stranger to the metal, Tyrion thinks that Joffrey is referring to the [[Valyrian steel dagger]] given to the [[catspaw|assassin]] at [[Winterfell]], though he is unable to fathom why, attributing it to Joffrey's innate cruelty.{{ref|aSoS|60}} [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] later deduces that Joffrey did it in an attempt to impress his father after overhearing a drunken [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] say it would be kinder to put the crippled [[Bran Stark]] out of his misery.{{ref|ASOS|72}}

Joffrey's marriage to Margaery in {{date|300}} is on the first day of the new century at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ref|aSoS|60}} During his wedding feast in the [[Red Keep]]'s throne room, Joffrey pours wine from his new chalice atop Tyrion when his uncle refuses to join the [[dwarf]]s reenacting the [[War of the Five Kings]], and the king forces Tyrion to serve as his cupbearer.{{ref|ASOS|60}} Joffrey is [[strangler|poisoned]] after eating pigeon pie and drinking wine, and he dies while the entire court looks on, his face turning black as he asphyxiates while tearing at his throat. Cersei blames the deed on Tyrion and Sansa.{{ref|aSoS|60}}

While Tyrion is taken into custody by the Kingsguard, Sansa escapes King's Landing with the aid of [[Petyr Baelish]].{{ref|ASOS|61}} Littlefinger reveals that he orchestrated the plot with Olenna Tyrell.{{ref|ASOS|68}} Due to the color of the amethysts in the unknowing Sansa's hairnet{{ref|ASOS|61}} used to poison Joffrey's wine,{{ref|ADWD|22}} and the actual color of the wine, the wedding has since been referred to by fans as the [[Purple Wedding]].

Joffrey is laid in state in the Red Keep's sept in gilded armor, and when Jaime returns to King's Landing he makes love to Cersei in front of the corpse.{{Ref|aSoS|62}} He is ultimately laid to rest in the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ref|asos|67}} Because Joffrey was poisoned, Jaime tasks Ser [[Boros Blount]] with tasting all of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]'s food and drink.{{ref|ASOS|67}} He refuses to recognize Joffrey as his son.{{ref|ASOS|72}}

During Tyrion's trial for Joffrey's death, witnesses downplay the king's behavior and exaggerate Tyrion's actions.{{ref|ASOS|66}}{{ref|ASOS|70}} Tyrion demands [[trial by battle]], and he is represent by Oberyn Martell, who seeks vengeance for the death of his sister, [[Elia Martell|Elia]] of [[Dorne]], who was killed years ago by the crown's representative, Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]. The Mountain kills the Red Viper in combat, however, and Tyrion is deemed to be guilty by [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]].{{ref|ASOS|70}} Before Tyrion can be executed for Joffrey's death, Jaime frees his brother from the dungeon. Angry at Jaime having deceived him about his first wife, [[Tysha]], Tyrion lies and takes responsibility for Joffrey's death.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Joffrey, with the exception of his mother [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]],{{ref|AFFC|28}} is not particularly mourned by anyone; even his biological father, Jaime, feels that Joffrey deserved his fate{{ref|ASOS|72}} and wants Tommen to be different.{{ref|AFFC|44}} Tyrion believes that Joffrey would have become a worse king than the [[Aerys II Targaryen|Mad King]].{{ref|ASOS|77}} [[Arys Oakheart]] thinks the only good thing that could be said of Joffrey is that he was tall and strong for his age.{{ref|AFFC|13}} Because of Joffrey, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] considers Cersei to be an unfit mother.{{ref|AFFC|7}}

Joffrey's younger brother, King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], weds his widow, [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{ref|AFFC|12}} Cersei is troubled by Tommen's meekness in comparison to Joffrey.{{ref|AFFC|7}} Because [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] is older than Tommen, [[Arianne Martell]] tries{{ref|AFFC|13}} but fails to crown Myrcella as queen.{{ref|AFFC|21}}

One of [[Cersei's dromonds]] is named ''[[Brave Joffrey]]'' in the late king's honor.{{ref|AFFC|28}}

==Quotes by Joffrey==
{{quote|I cannot abide the wailing of women.{{ref|AGOT|9}}|Joffrey to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|[[Cersei Lannister|My mother]] bids me let Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] [[take the black]], and Lady [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] has begged mercy for her father. But they have the soft hearts of women. So long as I am your king, treason shall never go unpunished. Ser Ilyn, bring me his head!{{Ref|AGOT|65}}|Joffrey, to the assembled crowd of [[King's Landing]], and [[Ilyn Payne]]}}

{{Quote|'''Tywin''': Joffrey, when your enemies defy you, you must serve them steel and fire. When they go to their knees, however, you must help them back to their feet. Elsewise no man will ever bend the knee to you. And any man who must say 'I am the king' is no true king at all. [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] never understood that, but you will. When I've won [[War of the Five Kings|your war]] for you, we will restore the king's peace and the king's justice. The only head that need concern you is [[Margaery Tyrell]]'s maidenhead. 
'''Joffrey:''' You talk about Aerys, Grandfather, but you were scared of him. 
'''Cersei:''' Joffrey, apologize to your grandfather. 
'''Joffrey:''' Why should I? Everyone knows it's true. [[Robert I Baratheon|My father]] won all the battles. He killed Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] and took the crown, while '''your''' father was hiding under [[Casterly Rock]]. A '''strong''' king acts boldly, he doesn't just talk.{{ref|asos|53}}|[[Tywin Lannister]], Joffrey, and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Joffrey:''' I want to see, kof, see you ride that, kof kof, [[Pretty Pig|pig]], [[Tyrion Lannister|Uncle]]. I want... 
'''Margaery:''' Your Grace? 
'''Joffrey:''' It's, kof, the pie, noth- kof, pie. I, kof, I can't, kof kof kof kof...{{ref|asos|60}}|Joffrey and [[Margaery Tyrell]] as he dies}}

==Quotes about Joffrey==
{{Quote|Joffrey is truly a little shit.{{ref|agot|7}}|[[Jon Snow]] to [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{quote|She could not hate Joffrey tonight. He was too beautiful to hate.{{ref|AGOT|29}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I am sorry for [[Arya Stark|your girl]], Ned. Truly. About [[Lady (direwolf)|the wolf]], I mean. My son was lying, I'd stake my soul on it. My son ...{{Ref|aGoT|30}}|[[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I have dreamed of giving up the crown. Take ship for the [[Free Cities]] with my horse and my hammer, spend my time warring and whoring, that's what I was made for. The sellsword king, how the singers would love me. You know what stops me? The thought of Joffrey on [[Iron Throne|the throne]], with [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] standing behind him whispering in his ear. My son. How could I have made a son like that, Ned?{{Ref|aGoT|30}}|[[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': [[Sansa Stark|She]] would have done anything for Joffrey, until he cut off [[Eddard Stark|her father's]] head and called it mercy. That put an end to that. 
'''Tyrion''': His Grace has a unique way of winning the hearts of his subjects.{{ref|ACOK|3}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Joffrey the Illborn, small wonder he's faithless, with the [[Jaime Lannister|Kingslayer]] for a father.{{Ref|aCoK|16}}|a [[knight]] of [[House Cerwyn]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{quote|'''Olenna''': What sort of man is this Joffrey, who calls himself [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|Baratheon]] but looks so very [[House Lannister|Lannister]]? 
'''Sansa''' A monster. Joffrey is a monster. He lied about the [[Mycah|butcher's boy]] and made [[Eddard Stark|Father]] kill [[Lady (direwolf)|my wolf]]. When I displease him, he has the [[Kingsguard]] beat me. He's evil and cruel, my lady, it's so. And [[Cersei Lannister|the queen]] as well.{{Ref|ASOS|6}}|[[Olenna Tyrell]] and [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|You can lead a king to water, but with Joff one had to splash it about before he realized he could drink it.{{ref|asos|61}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''''Tyrion''': Joffrey would have been a worse king than [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] ever was. He stole [[Valyrian steel dagger|his father's dagger]] and gave it to a footpad to slit the throat of [[Bran Stark|Brandon Stark]], did you know that? 
'''Jaime''': I ... I thought he might have. 
'''Tyrion''': Well, a son takes after his father. Joffrey would have killed me as well, once he came into his power. For the crime of being short and ugly, of which I am conspicuously guilty.{{Ref|aSoS|77}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Jaime Lannister]] }}

{{Quote|'''Brienne''': Joffrey was your... 
'''Jaime''': My king. Leave it at that. 
'''Brienne''': You say [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] killed him. Why protect her? 
'''Jaime''': Because Joff was no more to me than a squirt of seed in [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei's]] cunt. And because he deserved to die.{{Ref|aSoS|72}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': Joffrey had no love for [[Robb Stark]], but [[Bran Stark|the younger boy]] was nothing to him. He was only a child himself. 
'''Jaime''': A child hungry for a pat on the head from [[Robert I Baratheon|that sot]] you let him believe was his father.{{ref|aSoS|72}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

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{{Hatnote|"Joffrey" redirects here. For the historical King of the Rock, see [[Joffrey Lannister]]. For other characters named Joffrey, see [[Joffrey (disambiguation)]]}}
{{Infobox monarch
| name = [[File:House Baratheon.svg|50px|left]][[File:House Baratheon (King's Landing).svg|50px|right]] Joffrey I
| image = [[File:Joffrey Baratheon.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Prince Joffrey by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok©]
| reign = {{Date|298}} - {{Date|300}}
| coronation =
| othertitles = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Protector of the Realm]] [[Lord of Storm's End]] (claimant)
| alias = Joff{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Joffrey the Illborn{{Ref|ACOK|16}} Robert the Second{{Ref|ASOS|53}} Aerys the Third{{Ref|ASOS|53}} Joffy{{Ref|AFFC|8}} The Young Usurper{{Ref|ADWD|11}} Joffrey-called-Baratheon{{Ref|ADWD|19}}
| fullname = Joffrey Baratheon the First of His Name
| predecessor = [[Robert I Baratheon]]
| successor = [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]
| heir = [[Tommen Baratheon]] (heir presumptive)
| queen = [[Margaery Tyrell]]
| consort =
| spouse =
| issue =
| royalhouse = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]
| father = [[Robert I Baratheon]] (legally) [[Jaime Lannister]] (biologically)
| mother = [[Cersei Lannister]]
| dateofbirth = {{Date|286}}<ref name=Cal>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref>
| placeofbirth = [[King's Landing]]{{ref|awoiaf| Joffrey Baratheon}}
| dateofdeath = {{Date|300}} (aged 13){{ref|aSoS|4}}{{ref|aSoS|60}}
| placeofdeath = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]
| dateofburial =
| placeofburial =
| culture =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms = A black crowned stag and a gold lion, combatant, on a per pale gold and crimson field (Per pale or and gules, a stag, crowned, sable and a lion of the first combatant)
| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Jack Gleeson,Joffrey Baratheon|Jack Gleeson]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]]
}}

'''Joffrey I Baratheon''' was known to the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as the eldest son and heir of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], and was the nineteenth king to sit the [[Iron Throne]] as [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and [[Protector of the Realm]] of [[Westeros]] until his [[Purple Wedding|death]] in {{date|300}}. Head of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], his siblings were Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], and King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', he is played by [[w:Jack Gleeson|Jack Gleeson]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Joffrey Baratheon|Images of Joffrey Baratheon]]''

Joffrey had the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] look{{ref|ASOS|6}} and was tall for a boy his age, with blond curly hair.{{ref|AGOT|5}} Known to be handsome,{{ref|AGOT|7}} he had deep green eyes and pouty lips.{{Ref|aGoT|5}} [[Jon Snow]] thinks that Joffrey looked like a girl.{{Ref|aGoT|7}}

Twelve years old at the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'',{{ref|AGOT|5}} Joffrey was strong-willed as a child.{{ref|ACOK|3}} Although he could be gallant{{ref|AGOT|7}} and courteous,{{ref|AGOT|29}} he had an uncontrollable temper not unlike his mother, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], and an unchecked sadistic streak.{{ref|ACOK|32}} He had little sense of right or wrong, which often led him to trouble, especially when he lost his temper. When things went wrong, Joffrey blamed the problems on others. Despite being wilful he was reckless, vicious, cruel and not particularly intelligent, all of which combined to make him prone to irrational and bad judgements.{{Ref|AGOT|65}}

Joffrey's surcoat was divided, showing both the [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] stag of his father, King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert I]], and the Lannister lion of his mother, Queen Cersei.{{ref|AGOT|7}} He always wore the finest clothing and accents, as befits the royal heir,{{Ref|aGoT|5}} including blue wool,{{ref|AGOT|15}} black leather,{{Ref|AGOT|15}} and a deep blue doublet studded with a double row of golden lion's heads.{{Ref|AGOT|29}} The prince possessed a slim coronet made of gold and [[sapphire]]s.{{ref|AGOT|29}} Joffrey wielded a longsword named [[Lion's Tooth]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}} His dagger had a jewelled pommel and inlaid goldwork on the blade.{{ref|ASOS|80}} Joffrey was a skilled dancer.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

==History==
Joffrey grew up as a spoiled and indulgent child with a cruel streak within him. His father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], is deeply disappointed with his son and feels little affection for Joffrey{{Ref|AGOT|32}}{{Ref|ACOK|33}} – nor did he like the fact that Joffrey would always cry whenever Robert picked him up.{{Ref|ACOK|52}} It is implied that Joffrey craves Robert's respect and approval, and many of his acts are done in an effort to live up to his father's standards.{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

Once after learning a kitchen [[cat]] was pregnant, Joffrey killed the [[animal]] and cut open its belly to see the kittens inside. He showed one of the unborn kittens to his father. Robert was so shocked and angry he hit Joffrey so hard it knocked out two of his baby teeth.{{Ref|ASOS|32}} Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] believes Robert would have beaten the boy if she had allowed it.{{Ref|aSoS|63}} It is also implied Joffrey bullied his younger brother, [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]].{{Ref|aFfC|8}}

Cersei assigned [[Sandor Clegane]] to be her son's [[sworn shield]].{{ref|AGOT|15}} While Sandor is widely known as the [[Hound]], Joffrey refers to his guardian as "dog".{{ref|AGOT|57}}

For Joffrey's twelfth name day, King Robert organized a [[Tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day|tourney in King's Landing]] in {{date|298}}, where, amongst others, Lord [[Walder Frey]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]], Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]], and Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] were present.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}{{Ref|aGoT|59}}{{Ref|aCoK|0}} Following the tourney, Joffrey and his siblings traveled with Cersei to [[Casterly Rock]] with their grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|25}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Joffrey and the rest of the royal family take the [[kingsroad]] to [[Winterfell]] after Lord [[Jon Arryn]]'s death, as King [[Robert I Baratheon]] asks Lord [[Eddard Stark]] to become the new [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|AGOT|4}} Joffrey begins to court the pretty [[Sansa Stark]], Eddard's eldest daughter, to whom he has been betrothed.{{ref|AGOT|6}}{{ref|AGOT|7}} Joffrey spars with [[Robb Stark]] in the yard and insults him.{{ref|AGOT|7}} He later joins his father during a hunt.{{ref|AGOT|8}}

After [[Bran Stark]] is critically injured after falling from the [[First Keep]], Joffrey's uncle, [[Tyrion Lannister]], slaps Joffrey for speaking rudely of the boy's condition.{{ref|AGOT|9}} Tyrion is later blamed{{ref|AGOT|18}} when [[catspaw|an assassin]] with a [[Valyrian steel dagger]] fails in an attempt to murder the comatose Bran, which furthers the growing enmity between Houses [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Lannister|Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|14}}

On the way from Winterfell to [[King's Landing]], Joffrey spends a day riding and drinking [[wine]] with Sansa. They come upon [[Arya Stark]] and her friend [[Mycah]], a butcher's boy, who are practicing sword fighting. A drunk Joffrey commands Mycah to spar with him. When Mycah does not take up the challenge, Joffrey pricks him with his sword, [[Lion's Tooth]], while ignoring pleas to leave the boy alone. Arya smacks him with her stick, allowing Mycah to escape. An enraged Joffrey slashes at Arya, but is injured when her direwolf, [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], protects her.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} Arya takes Lion's Tooth from him and hurls it towards the [[Trident]]. Humiliated and in pain, Joffrey angrily lashes out at Sansa while Arya and Nymeria flee.{{Ref|agot|15}}

Joffrey later claims before his father's court at [[Darry]] that he had been attacked by Mycah and Nymeria. Search parties are sent out to find Mycah, Nymeria and Arya. [[Sandor Clegane]] rides down Mycah, while Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], is executed after Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] interferes. This earns Joffrey the hatred of Arya. Robert's younger brother, Lord [[Renly Baratheon]], openly laughs at his nephew for being beaten and disarmed by a girl younger than him.{{Ref|aGoT|16}}

While drinking with Eddard Stark at the [[Hand's tourney]] at King's Landing, King Robert openly despairs of his son and heir, revealing to his old friend that he has often thought of abdicating; the only thing that stops him is the thought of Joffrey sitting on the Iron Throne with his mother whispering in his ear.{{Ref|aGoT|30}}

Acting as the new Hand, Ned Stark discovers that Joffrey, along with his siblings, are actually [[bastards]] born of [[incest]] between Cersei and her twin, Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] of Robert's [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|aGoT|44}}{{Ref|aGoT|45}} Robert never questioned the boy's parentage. Cersei protects her children's secret by arranging for Robert's death by increasing the strength of his favorite wine which he drinks while hunting in the [[kingswood]].{{ref|AGOT|47}}{{ref|AGOT|49}}

Following Robert's death, Joffrey summons the council and commands that they make arrangements for his coronation as [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. When Ned produces Robert's will, which declares Ned regent and mentions "the heir" rather than specifying Joffrey as heir to the [[Iron Throne]], Cersei tears it up and advises Ned to swear fealty to her son. Ned in turn reveals that Joffrey has no claim to the throne and that his uncle, Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]], is the true heir, but Eddard is quickly arrested for treason.{{Ref|aGoT|49}}
[[File:MagaliVilleneuve JoffLannister.jpg|thumb|350px|Joffrey sitting on the [[Iron Throne]] - by Magali Villeneuve ©]]
After taking the Iron Throne as Robert's heir, Joffrey starts his first court session by naming his grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], as the new Hand of the King, appointing his mother to the [[small council]] and [[Jaime Lannister]] as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], and dismissing the legendary knight [[Barristan Selmy]] from his service, against all traditions. When Barristan storms out in disgust, making a remark about the ease with which Stannis would take the throne from him, Joffrey orders Barristan seized and questioned,{{ref|AGOT|57}} though the old knight escapes.{{ref|AGOT|60}} The vacancy on the Kingsguard is filled by Joffrey's [[sworn shield]], [[Sandor Clegane]], the first person to serve on the Kingsguard without having earned [[knight]]hood.{{ref|AGOT|57}} Further during the court session, Sansa, to whom Joffrey is still betrothed, kneels and begs for him to spare her father Eddard's life, asking that Joffrey to do this for love of her. Joffrey promises Sansa that he will be merciful.{{Ref|agot|57}} However, after Eddard confesses his crimes and declares that Joffrey is the true heir to the Iron Throne, Joffrey's mercy turns out to be Eddard's public beheading by Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] before Sansa's eyes at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{Ref|aGoT|65}} This rash act is against his family's wishes to minimize further bloodshed and restore the king's peace{{ref|AGOT|69}} and leads to the intensification of [[War of the Five Kings|hostilities]].

Eddard's son Robb captures Jaime in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Wood]]{{ref|AGOT|63}} and is declared the [[King in the North]] at [[Riverrun]] after the [[Battle of the Camps]].{{ref|AGOT|71}} Robb intends to kill Joffrey in retaliation for Ned's death,{{ref|AGOT|71}} plunging Westeros into devastating civil war.

Joffrey continues to mistreat and abuse Sansa, a penalty for each of Robb's victories. Forcing her to look at her father Eddard's severed head is the start of a string of beatings he commands his Kingsguard to abuse her with. He threatens to force her to look on her brother Robb's head when he kills him, as he boasts, in single combat.{{Ref|aGoT|67}} Joffrey fancies himself a warrior, and considers leading the [[City Watch of King's Landing]] into the field. Cersei withholds the news of Renly's coronation at [[Highgarden]] from Joffrey lest he insist on marching against him.{{Ref|aGoT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:MagaliVilleneuve JoffreyBaratheon.jpg|King Joffrey Baratheon - by Magali Villeneuve ©|thumb|400px|right]]
[[Stannis Baratheon]], Lord of [[Dragonstone]] and the brother of King [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]] and the late King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]], has his supporters spread the message that Joffrey and his siblings, Prince [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] and Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], are [[bastard]] abominations. Stannis presses his own claim to the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ACOK|10}} After Renly's death at [[siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], Stannis hopes to present Robert's bastard, [[Edric Storm]], as proof that Joffrey is illegitimate.{{ref|ACOK|45}} [[Arya Stark]], incognito in the [[riverlands]], includes Joffrey in a list of those she wants dead.{{ref|ACOK|26}}

Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] tells [[Sansa Stark]] that [[smallfolk]] refer to the [[red comet]] as King Joffrey's Comet. During a [[Tourney on King Joffrey's name day|small tourney]] held to honor the boy king's name day, Sansa convinces Joffrey to spare the life of the drunken Ser [[Dontos Hollard]], who becomes Joffrey's new [[fool]].{{ref|ACOK|2}} While [[Tywin Lannister]] is Joffrey's [[Hand of the King]], Tywin is on campaign during the [[War of the Five Kings]]. [[Tyrion Lannister]], Tywin's son and Joffrey's uncle, acts as Hand in Tywin's stead.{{ref|ACOK|2}}

Joffrey rules with whim and caprice, proving difficult for even his mother to control. Sansa becomes imprisoned to his will, and he frequently has his [[Kingsguard]], with the exception of the [[Hound]], beat her when she displeases him.{{ref|ACOK|2}} When he tries to have her stripped, however, he is stopped by Tyrion.{{ref|ACOK|32}} Although Joffrey never tries it again, he is determined to eventually have Sansa in his bed whether he marries her or not.{{ref|ACOK|52}}{{ref|ACOK|65}}

Joffrey's cruelty and the decreased quality of life at King's Landing due to food shortages and other hardships make Joffrey an unpopular king, and he is nearly killed in a [[Riot of King's Landing|riot]] sparked by his temper.{{ref|acok|41}} Acting as his temporary Hand, only Tyrion stands up to Joffrey's authority, and the king develops a special hatred for his uncle. Tyrion, in return, holds his nephew in contempt, viewing him as a monster.

During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Joffrey wears gilded mail and enameled crimson plate, with a golden lion on his helm, and he carries a new blade, [[Hearteater]].{{ref|ACOK|57}} The king commands the [[Three Whores]] during the battle.{{ref|ACOK|59}} When Stannis's men begin to attack the gates of King's Landing, [[Cersei Lannister]] has Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]] bring the king to the safety of the Red Keep.{{ref|ACOK|60}} Although this leads many of the [[gold cloaks]] to abandon their posts and the Hound's fear of [[wildfire]] causes him to flee, Stannis is ultimately defeated by the arrival of Lords Tywin and [[Mace Tyrell]].{{ref|ACOK|62}}

Following the battle, Joffrey rewards many of the survivors in the throne room. The king puts aside his betrothal to Sansa and instead promises to wed [[Margaery Tyrell]], Mace's daughter and the widow of Renly. He is excused from court after cutting his arm on the Iron Throne.{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] becomes Joffrey's [[Hand of the King]], replacing [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{ref|ASOS|4}} Most of [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s supporters who survived the Blackwater submit to Joffrey.{{ref|ASOS|25}} At [[Dragonstone]], [[Melisandre]] burns leeches which have fed on [[Edric Storm]] in attempts to kill Kings Joffrey, [[Balon Greyjoy]], and [[Robb Stark]].{{ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Sansa Stark]] informs [[Olenna Tyrell]], [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery's]] grandmother, of Joffrey's cruel personality.{{ref|ASOS|6}} Tywin arranges the marriage of Sansa to Tyrion, and Joffrey intends to be present for the bedding. The king is outraged when Tyrion threatens to geld him in defense of his new wife, however.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

Joffrey is delighted when he hears of [[Robb Stark]]'s death at the [[Red Wedding]] and wants his head so he can serve it to Sansa at his own wedding, in addition to wanting to show no mercy to the [[north]]ern and [[riverlands|river]] lords who surrendered following Robb Stark's death. Tywin instructs Joffrey to be merciful in victory, but then sends the king from the Hand's [[solar]] when Joffrey is insulting in response.{{ref|ASOS|53}}

[[File:The Purple Wedding Fin.JPG|thumb|350px|Depiction of The Purple Wedding by [https://www.facebook.com/ConorCampbellArtist?ref=hl/ Conor Campbell©]]]

Before his wedding, Joffrey receives a [[goldenheart]] bow from [[Jalabhar Xho]], riding boots from [[Tanda Stokeworth]], a jousting saddle from [[Kevan Lannister]], scorpion brooch from [[Oberyn Martell]], silver spurs from [[Addam Marbrand]], and a tourney pavilion from [[Mathis Rowan]]. The king is presented with a model of a war galley by [[Paxter Redwyne]], who says ''[[King Joffrey's Valor]]'' is being built for him at the [[Arbor]]. Tyrion gives Joffrey a rare book, ''[[Lives of Four Kings]]'', and Mace gifts him a seven-sided [[wedding chalice]].{{ref|ASOS|59}}

Tywin gives his grandson a [[Valyrian steel]] sword as a wedding present, which Joffrey names [[Widow's Wail]]. Joffrey slices ''Lives of Four Kings'' with his new sword, demanding a better present from Tyrion and Sansa.{{ref|ASOS|59}} Since Joffrey boasts that he is no stranger to the metal, Tyrion thinks that Joffrey is referring to the [[Valyrian steel dagger]] given to the [[catspaw|assassin]] at [[Winterfell]], though he is unable to fathom why, attributing it to Joffrey's innate cruelty.{{ref|aSoS|60}} [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] later deduces that Joffrey did it in an attempt to impress his father after overhearing a drunken [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] say it would be kinder to put the crippled [[Bran Stark]] out of his misery.{{ref|ASOS|72}}

Joffrey's marriage to Margaery in {{date|300}} is on the first day of the new century at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ref|aSoS|60}} During his wedding feast in the [[Red Keep]]'s throne room, Joffrey pours wine from his new chalice atop Tyrion when his uncle refuses to join the [[dwarf]]s reenacting the [[War of the Five Kings]], and the king forces Tyrion to serve as his cupbearer.{{ref|ASOS|60}} Joffrey is [[strangler|poisoned]] after eating pigeon pie and drinking wine, and he dies while the entire court looks on, his face turning black as he asphyxiates while tearing at his throat. Cersei blames the deed on Tyrion and Sansa.{{ref|aSoS|60}}

While Tyrion is taken into custody by the Kingsguard, Sansa escapes King's Landing with the aid of [[Petyr Baelish]].{{ref|ASOS|61}} Littlefinger reveals that he orchestrated the plot with Olenna Tyrell.{{ref|ASOS|68}} Due to the color of the amethysts in the unknowing Sansa's hairnet{{ref|ASOS|61}} used to poison Joffrey's wine,{{ref|ADWD|22}} and the actual color of the wine, the wedding has since been referred to by fans as the [[Purple Wedding]].

Joffrey is laid in state in the Red Keep's sept in gilded armor, and when Jaime returns to King's Landing he makes love to Cersei in front of the corpse.{{Ref|aSoS|62}} He is ultimately laid to rest in the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ref|asos|67}} Because Joffrey was poisoned, Jaime tasks Ser [[Boros Blount]] with tasting all of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]'s food and drink.{{ref|ASOS|67}} He refuses to recognize Joffrey as his son.{{ref|ASOS|72}}

During Tyrion's trial for Joffrey's death, witnesses downplay the king's behavior and exaggerate Tyrion's actions.{{ref|ASOS|66}}{{ref|ASOS|70}} Tyrion demands [[trial by battle]], and he is represent by Oberyn Martell, who seeks vengeance for the death of his sister, [[Elia Martell|Elia]] of [[Dorne]], who was killed years ago by the crown's representative, Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]. The Mountain kills the Red Viper in combat, however, and Tyrion is deemed to be guilty by [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]].{{ref|ASOS|70}} Before Tyrion can be executed for Joffrey's death, Jaime frees his brother from the dungeon. Angry at Jaime having deceived him about his first wife, [[Tysha]], Tyrion lies and takes responsibility for Joffrey's death.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Joffrey, with the exception of his mother [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]],{{ref|AFFC|28}} is not particularly mourned by anyone; even his biological father, Jaime, feels that Joffrey deserved his fate{{ref|ASOS|72}} and wants Tommen to be different.{{ref|AFFC|44}} Tyrion believes that Joffrey would have become a worse king than the [[Aerys II Targaryen|Mad King]].{{ref|ASOS|77}} [[Arys Oakheart]] thinks the only good thing that could be said of Joffrey is that he was tall and strong for his age.{{ref|AFFC|13}} Because of Joffrey, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] considers Cersei to be an unfit mother.{{ref|AFFC|7}}

Joffrey's younger brother, King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], weds his widow, [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{ref|AFFC|12}} Cersei is troubled by Tommen's meekness in comparison to Joffrey.{{ref|AFFC|7}} Because [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] is older than Tommen, [[Arianne Martell]] tries{{ref|AFFC|13}} but fails to crown Myrcella as queen.{{ref|AFFC|21}}

One of [[Cersei's dromonds]] is named ''[[Brave Joffrey]]'' in the late king's honor.{{ref|AFFC|28}}

==Quotes by Joffrey==
{{quote|I cannot abide the wailing of women.{{ref|AGOT|9}}|Joffrey to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|[[Cersei Lannister|My mother]] bids me let Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] [[take the black]], and Lady [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] has begged mercy for her father. But they have the soft hearts of women. So long as I am your king, treason shall never go unpunished. Ser Ilyn, bring me his head!{{Ref|AGOT|65}}|Joffrey, to the assembled crowd of [[King's Landing]], and [[Ilyn Payne]]}}

{{Quote|'''Tywin''': Joffrey, when your enemies defy you, you must serve them steel and fire. When they go to their knees, however, you must help them back to their feet. Elsewise no man will ever bend the knee to you. And any man who must say 'I am the king' is no true king at all. [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] never understood that, but you will. When I've won [[War of the Five Kings|your war]] for you, we will restore the king's peace and the king's justice. The only head that need concern you is [[Margaery Tyrell]]'s maidenhead. 
'''Joffrey:''' You talk about Aerys, Grandfather, but you were scared of him. 
'''Cersei:''' Joffrey, apologize to your grandfather. 
'''Joffrey:''' Why should I? Everyone knows it's true. [[Robert I Baratheon|My father]] won all the battles. He killed Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] and took the crown, while '''your''' father was hiding under [[Casterly Rock]]. A '''strong''' king acts boldly, he doesn't just talk.{{ref|asos|53}}|[[Tywin Lannister]], Joffrey, and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Joffrey:''' I want to see, kof, see you ride that, kof kof, [[Pretty Pig|pig]], [[Tyrion Lannister|Uncle]]. I want... 
'''Margaery:''' Your Grace? 
'''Joffrey:''' It's, kof, the pie, noth- kof, pie. I, kof, I can't, kof kof kof kof...{{ref|asos|60}}|Joffrey and [[Margaery Tyrell]] as he dies}}

==Quotes about Joffrey==
{{Quote|Joffrey is truly a little shit.{{ref|agot|7}}|[[Jon Snow]] to [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{quote|She could not hate Joffrey tonight. He was too beautiful to hate.{{ref|AGOT|29}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I am sorry for [[Arya Stark|your girl]], Ned. Truly. About [[Lady (direwolf)|the wolf]], I mean. My son was lying, I'd stake my soul on it. My son ...{{Ref|aGoT|30}}|[[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I have dreamed of giving up the crown. Take ship for the [[Free Cities]] with my horse and my hammer, spend my time warring and whoring, that's what I was made for. The sellsword king, how the singers would love me. You know what stops me? The thought of Joffrey on [[Iron Throne|the throne]], with [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] standing behind him whispering in his ear. My son. How could I have made a son like that, Ned?{{Ref|aGoT|30}}|[[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': [[Sansa Stark|She]] would have done anything for Joffrey, until he cut off [[Eddard Stark|her father's]] head and called it mercy. That put an end to that. 
'''Tyrion''': His Grace has a unique way of winning the hearts of his subjects.{{ref|ACOK|3}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Joffrey the Illborn, small wonder he's faithless, with the [[Jaime Lannister|Kingslayer]] for a father.{{Ref|aCoK|16}}|a [[knight]] of [[House Cerwyn]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{quote|'''Olenna''': What sort of man is this Joffrey, who calls himself [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|Baratheon]] but looks so very [[House Lannister|Lannister]]? 
'''Sansa''' A monster. Joffrey is a monster. He lied about the [[Mycah|butcher's boy]] and made [[Eddard Stark|Father]] kill [[Lady (direwolf)|my wolf]]. When I displease him, he has the [[Kingsguard]] beat me. He's evil and cruel, my lady, it's so. And [[Cersei Lannister|the queen]] as well.{{Ref|ASOS|6}}|[[Olenna Tyrell]] and [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|You can lead a king to water, but with Joff one had to splash it about before he realized he could drink it.{{ref|asos|61}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''''Tyrion''': Joffrey would have been a worse king than [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] ever was. He stole [[Valyrian steel dagger|his father's dagger]] and gave it to a footpad to slit the throat of [[Bran Stark|Brandon Stark]], did you know that? 
'''Jaime''': I ... I thought he might have. 
'''Tyrion''': Well, a son takes after his father. Joffrey would have killed me as well, once he came into his power. For the crime of being short and ugly, of which I am conspicuously guilty.{{Ref|aSoS|77}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Jaime Lannister]] }}

{{Quote|'''Brienne''': Joffrey was your... 
'''Jaime''': My king. Leave it at that. 
'''Brienne''': You say [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] killed him. Why protect her? 
'''Jaime''': Because Joff was no more to me than a squirt of seed in [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei's]] cunt. And because he deserved to die.{{Ref|aSoS|72}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': Joffrey had no love for [[Robb Stark]], but [[Bran Stark|the younger boy]] was nothing to him. He was only a child himself. 
'''Jaime''': A child hungry for a pat on the head from [[Robert I Baratheon|that sot]] you let him believe was his father.{{ref|aSoS|72}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

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{{Hatnote|"Robert" redirects here. For other characters named "Robert", see [[Robert (disambiguation)]].}}
{{Infobox monarch
| name = [[File:House Baratheon.svg|50px|left]] '''Robert I''' [[File:House Baratheon.svg|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:RobertBKingMagali Villeneuve.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = Robert Baratheon, as depicted by Magali Villeneuve in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''
| reign = {{Date|283}} - {{Date|298}}
| coronation =
| othertitles = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]] (granted to [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]]) [[Lord of Storm's End]] (granted to Renly) [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Protector of the Realm]]{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}
| fullname = Robert Baratheon the First of His Name
| alias = The [[Usurper]]{{ref|AGOT|3}} Demon of the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]]{{ref|AGOT|5}} The Whoremonger King{{ref|ACOK|20}} Rob{{Ref|aCoK|41}} The storm lord{{Ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007]</ref>
| predecessor = [[Aerys II Targaryen]]
| successor = [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]
| suc-type =
| heir = 1st: [[Stannis Baratheon]] (heir presumptive) ({{Date|283|286}})<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Baratheon_Brothers/ The Baratheon Brothers (September 11, 1999)]</ref> 2nd: [[Joffrey Baratheon]] ({{Date|286|298}}){{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
| queen = [[Cersei Lannister]]
| consort =
| spouse1 =
| issue = [[Joffrey Baratheon]] (legally) [[Myrcella Baratheon]] (legally) [[Tommen Baratheon]] (legally) '''Bastards:''' [[Mya Stone]] [[Bella]] [[Gendry]] [[Edric Storm]] Unknown twins [[Barra]] 9 others
| royalhouse = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]
| dynasty =
| royalanthem =
| father = [[Steffon Baratheon]]
| mother = [[Cassana Estermont]]
| dateofbirth = {{Date|262}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
| placeofbirth = [[Storm's End]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|AWOIAF|Robert Baratheon}}
| dateofdeath = {{Date|298}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Reign of the Kings}}
| placeofdeath = [[King's Landing]]
| dateofburial =
| placeofburial =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by = [[w:Mark Addy|Mark Addy]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}

'''Robert I Baratheon''' was the eighteenth [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and [[Protector of the Realm]] of [[Westeros]], and was head of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]. Robert was crowned king after King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], his first cousin once removed, was killed during [[Robert's Rebellion]]. Following the war, Robert married [[Cersei Lannister]] to ensure political stability. With her, Robert has three children: [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], and [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]]. His death in a hunting accident in {{Date|298}} precipitated the bloody conflict known as the [[War of the Five Kings]], and resulted in his eldest son Joffrey succeeding him to the [[Iron Throne]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is played by [[w:Mark Addy|Mark Addy]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Robert Baratheon|l1=Images of Robert Baratheon}}

Robert had the classical [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] look: black hair and bright blue eyes.{{Ref|AGOT|58}} His heavy black hair was thick on his chest, and coarse around his sex.{{Ref|AFFC|32}} He was a very tall man;{{Ref|AGOT|58}} [[Eddard Stark]] estimated his height to be six and a half feet.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} As a young adult, Robert was a handsome,{{Ref|AGOT|58}} clean-shaven man,{{Ref|AGOT|4}} with rough and hard hands.{{Ref|AFFC|9}} He was strong and powerful, and muscled "like a maiden's fantasy". However, several years after winning the [[Iron Throne]], Robert's appearance began to change. Due to excessive feasting and drinking, Robert gained a significant amount of weight. In the nine years since [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], he gained at least eight stone.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} In his later years he was often red-faced from [[Alcoholic beverages|drink]],{{Ref|AGOT|5}} with dark circles underneath his eyes,{{Ref|AGOT|4}} and walks as if he is half in his cups, while sweating through his silks.{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Robert's beard, a wild, thick and fierce thing,{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} hid his double chin.{{Ref|AGOT|4}}

Well loved by soldiers,{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{Ref|ADWD|10}} Robert was brave, but headstrong, rash, and impatient.{{Ref|AGOT|36}}{{Ref|AGOT|39}}{{Ref|AGOT|4}}{{Ref|AGOT|12}}{{Ref|AGOT|47}} He was proud,{{Ref|AGOT|30}} and would not likely back down on words spoken in a drunken bravado.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} As king, Robert was no longer used to someone disagreeing with him,{{Ref|AGOT|33}} and he could be manipulated by others if advised not to do something.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} [[Tyrion Lannister]] considered Robert to be a great blustering oaf,{{Ref|ACOK|3}} while [[Varys]] described him as a fool.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} [[Cersei Lannister]] considers her late husband to have been an ignorant,{{Ref|AFFC|7}} dumb,{{Ref|AFFC|8}}{{Ref|AFFC|32}} slow-witted,{{Ref|AFFC|24}} drunken brute of a man,{{Ref|AFFC|32}} who did not have the ruthless streak she believes a king requires.{{Ref|AFFC|32}} Although several people considered Robert to be brave,{{Ref|AGOT|36}}{{Ref|ASOS|71}} Cersei believes him to have been a coward.{{Ref|AFFC|7}} According to [[Petyr Baelish]], Robert was practiced at closing his eyes to things he would rather not see.{{Ref|AGOT|20}}

Robert was as strong as a bull and fearless in battle.{{Ref|ACOK|27}} He loved the song of swords{{Ref|ASOS|42}} and considered [[poison]] to be a coward's weapon.{{Ref|AGOT|33}} As long as they are honest and brave, Robert could be merciful towards his defeated enemies,{{Ref|AGOT|33}}{{Ref|AGOT|45}} and he could inspire loyalty and friendship in those he spares.{{Ref|ASOS|36}} The only exception are the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]];{{Ref|AGOT|33}} his hatred for which inspired a madness within him.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} A peerless warrior in his youth,{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Robert fought with a spiked iron warhammer, crafted at [[Storm's End]] by [[Donal Noye]],{{Ref|AGOT|19}} although he also carried a blade.{{Ref|ADWD|61}} In battle, he wore a great antlered helmet, which made him look like a horned god.{{Ref|AGOT|58}} He preferred melees, in which he could hit people with his hammer, over jousts.{{Ref|AFFC|24}} Despite the numerous weapons in the royal armory, the only blade Robert used was a hunting knife he received as a boy from [[Jon Arryn]], his foster father.{{Ref|ASOS|32}} Although his condition has deteriorated due to his weight gain and frequent drinking,{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Robert remained a strong man; [[Jaime Lannister]] believes that Robert was stronger than him.{{Ref|ASOS|21}} Robert possesses a powerful battlefield voice.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} ''[[King Robert's Hammer]]'' is the largest warship in the [[royal fleet]].{{ref|ACOK|58}}

Robert was a man of huge appetites, who knew how to take his pleasures.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} He was quite promiscuous,{{Ref|AGOT|35}} and had fathered multiple [[bastard]] children. His lusts were the subject of ribald drinking songs throughout the realm.{{Ref|AGOT|27}} As king, Robert was not loath to impose upon the hospitality of his subjects, no matter whether it is voluntarily or forced.{{Ref|AFFC|30}} At the same time, however, Robert possessed a great, but rather careless, generosity.<ref name=Baratheonbrothers/> He was an avid hunter.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}{{Ref|AFFC|28}} Some of Robert's favorite songs are "[[A Cask of Ale]]", "[[Fifty-Four Tuns]]", and "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]".{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

Robert owned a black velvet doublet decorated with a crowned golden stag,{{Ref|AGOT|39}} a green doublet,{{Ref|AGOT|47}} and a golden mantle with a cloak of black and gold squares.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} When riding his [[horse]], Robert wore thick brown gloves and a hooded heavy fur cloak.{{Ref|AGOT|12}}

==History==
===Early life===
Born in {{Date|262}},{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Robert was the first born child of [[Cassana Estermont]] and [[Steffon Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]], [[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]], and head of [[House Baratheon]]. He was a scant year older than his brother, [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]], who was born in {{Date|264}}.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Stannis Baratheon|Stannis Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref> When Robert was already in his teens, his youngest brother, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], was born.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Renly Baratheon|Renly Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref>

According to Stannis, when Robert was five or six years old, the two brothers were brought to court by their father, Steffon, where they witnessed the [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], sitting on the [[Iron Throne]] and holding court.{{ref|ASOS|54}} Young Robert also played with an [[House Estermont|Estermont]] [[Estermont (cousin of Robert)|cousin]] whose father was good to the future king.{{ref|AFFC|24}} Robert had a gyrfalcon named [[Thunderclap]] who never missed her strike, and he mocked Stannis's goshawk, [[Proudwing]], as "Weakwing".{{ref|ACOK|10}}

From an early age onwards, Robert had been fostered by Lord [[Jon Arryn]] at the [[Eyrie]] in the [[Vale of Arryn]], together with [[Eddard Stark]] of [[Winterfell]]. The two boys became fast friends, and Jon, who had no children of his own, became like a second father to them.{{ref|AGOT|2}}{{ref|AWOIAF|Robert Baratheon}} During the period in which he was fostered, Robert visited [[Storm's End]] on multiple occasions.{{ref|AWOIAF|Robert Baratheon}} At some point, Robert was [[knight]]ed.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} During a [[tourney at Storm's End]], Robert was defeated by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]].{{ref|ASOS|67}}

After reaching manhood, Robert divided his time between Storm's End and the Eyrie.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1077 Some Questions], March 16, 2000</ref> In {{Date|278}}, Robert's father was sent on a mission by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], to travel to [[Volantis]] to find a bride for Robert's cousin, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. The mission failed, and Steffon, accompanied by his wife, returned home.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Robert and Stannis watched their parents' ship, ''[[Windproud]]'', sink in a storm in [[Shipbreaker Bay]] while nearing Storm's End.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} With his father's death, Robert became the Lord of Storm's End.

===Lyanna Stark===
[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek Robert and Ned.jpg|thumb|Robert and [[Eddard Stark]], by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Robert fell in love with [[Lyanna Stark]], [[Eddard Stark|Eddard's]] younger sister.{{ref|AGOT|4}} In time, Lyanna's father, Lord [[Rickard Stark]] of [[Winterfell]], agreed to betroth her to Robert.{{ref|AGOT|35}} At the time of their betrothal, Robert already had a [[bastard]] daughter, [[Mya Stone]], in the [[Vale of Arryn]], which led to Lyanna commenting that Robert would never keep to one bed, despite his love for her.{{ref|AGOT|35}} Eddard would later state that Robert saw only Lyanna's beauty, and never recognized her boldness and strength of will.{{ref|aGoT|30}}

In {{Date|281}}, Robert was present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]], where he took part in the melee.{{ref|AGOT|58}} He held a drinking contest with Ser [[Richard Lonmouth]], and swore to unmask the [[mystery knight]] known as the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]], although he failed to do so.{{ref|ASOS|24}} It was Robert's cousin, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], who won the final joust of the tourney. The prince crowned Lyanna—by then long betrothed to Robert—the [[queen of love and beauty]], instead of his wife, Princess [[Elia Martell]]. There are some who say that Robert had laughed, stating that Rhaegar had only paid Lyanna her due, though according to men who knew Robert better, he felt it had been an insult, on which he brooded long, causing him to harden against Rhaegar.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

The next year, Prince Rhaegar kidnapped Lyanna,{{ref|AGOT|4}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}} which set in motion a chain of events leading to [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}

===Robert's Rebellion===
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News of [[Lyanna Stark]]'s kidnapping led her eldest brother, [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]], and later her father, Lord [[Rickard Stark|Rickard]], to [[King's Landing]] demanding justice. Both were executed by order of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], who then demanded that the heads of Robert and [[Eddard Stark]], wards of Lord [[Jon Arryn]] at the [[Eyrie]]. Jon refused, however, and rose up in rebellion instead, with Eddard (now [[Lord of Winterfell]] following the deaths of his father and older brother) and Robert rallying the [[north]] and the [[stormlands]] respectively.{{ref|aGoT|2}} Not all of Arryn's bannermen supported the rebellion, however. Robert [[taking of Gulltown|fought at Gulltown]], where [[Marq Grafton]] and other loyalists from the Vale blocked the port. Robert slew Marq{{ref|ADWD|9}} and sailed back home to [[Storm's End]] to call his banners.{{ref|aGoT|12}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}

[[File:Battle of Summerhall Robert Baratheon.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Young Robert at the [[battles at Summerhall]] (''[[Game of Thrones]]'' History and Lore)]]

However, some of his own remained loyal to the throne. When Robert learned that Lords [[Lord Grandison|Grandison]], [[Lord Cafferen|Cafferen]], and [[Lord Fell|Fell]] planned to gather their hosts at [[Summerhall]] in order to march on Storm's End, he rode ahead with his knights. He [[Battles at Summerhall|fought each of the lords]] in turn, defeating all three.{{ref|asos|54}} Robert returned to Storm's End with his captives, and there won the loyalty of Lords Cafferen and Grandison, as well as, [[Silveraxe Fell]], the son of Lord Fell whom Robert had slain.{{ref|ASOS|54}}{{ref|ASOS|36}}

Free to march north so he could join forces with Jon Arryn and the northmen,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} Robert marched out again, leaving his younger brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] in charge of Storm's End. Stannis was torn between loyalty to his brother or to the king, ultimately siding with his family.{{ref|ASOS|36}} Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] fell upon Robert with his van and defeated Robert's forces at the [[Battle of Ashford]], before Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] could arrive with the main force from the [[Reach]].{{ref|ASOS|19}} Robert escaped capture with the bulk of his forces,{{ref|awoiaf|Robert Baratheon}} however, and continued his journey north. Aerys wanted someone young and vigorous to match Robert, and so replaced Lord [[Owen Merryweather]] with Lord [[Jon Connington]] as his [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}{{ref|affc|14}} Connington personally led a mighty army into the field, giving chase to Robert, whose march became grueling.{{ref|awoiaf|Robert Baratheon}} Wounded and separated from his men,{{ref|ASOS|29}}{{ref|ADWD|61}} Robert took refuge at [[Stoney Sept]].{{ref|ASOS|29}} When Connington and his army arrived at the town and began searching the houses, the residents actively aided Robert, keeping him hidden from the king's men. In the end, they hid him in a brothel.{{ref|ADWD|61}} When Lords [[Eddard Stark]] and [[Hoster Tully]] arrived with a rebel army, Robert came out of hiding and fought with Connington, almost killing him.{{ref|ADWD|61}} One of Robert's [[bastard]] children, [[Bella]], fathered upon a whore in the whorehouse, was named after the [[Battle of the Bells]].{{ref|ASOS|29}}

King Aerys began to realize that Robert was the greatest threat to the Targaryen dynasty since [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], and exiled Connington, naming Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted]] as his Hand in Connington's stead.{{ref|asos|37}} To secure the aid of [[House Tully]], Jon Arryn and Eddard Stark married Lord Hoster's daughters, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]] and [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]].{{ref|aGoT|4}} Robert attended the wedding at [[Riverrun]].{{ref|awoiaf|Robert Baratheon}}

[[File:twoiaf battle of the trident.jpg|thumb|350px|Robert fighting Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]], as depicted by Justin Sweet in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]

Robert led the rebel forces during the [[Battle of the Trident]], the decisive battle near war's end. Around this time, Robert proclaimed his intention to claim the [[Iron Throne]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Huntington_Beach_CA US Signing Tour (Huntington Beach, CA)], November 19, 2005</ref> Out of all three leaders of the rebellion, Robert had the better claim,{{ref|agot|30}} due to the fact that his grandmother had been Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen]], the youngest daughter of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].{{ref|affc|35}} To justify Robert's claim, the [[maester]]s would later use his bloodties to [[House Targaryen]],{{ref|aCoK|22}} though it was conquest which won him the throne.

In {{Date|283}}<ref group="N">[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/119534-twoiaf-spoilers-inconsistency-or-intentional/#comment-6391443 Erronously listed] as {{Date|282}} in early prints of ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', which has subsequently been corrected into {{Date|283}} in later prints.</ref> the rebel and loyalist forces fought at a place that became known as the [[ruby ford]], located on the northern bank of the [[Trident]].{{ref|agot|15}} Robert and Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] met on horseback in single combat, with the battle raging on all around them.{{ref|aGoT|4}} Rhaegar wounded Robert{{ref|agot|12}} before Robert killed Rhaegar with a blow to the chest from his warhammer.{{ref|AGOT|4}} Eventually, the Targaryen host broke and ran.{{ref|agot|12}} When Lord [[Roose Bolton]] advised Robert to execute Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], a captured knight of Aerys's [[Kingsguard]], Robert refused, and instead had his own maester treat the wounds of Barristan the Bold.{{ref|AGOT|33}}

Himself wounded and unable to chase the loyalists,{{ref|AGOT|12}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}} Robert gave the pursuit of the remnants of the Targaryen army to Lord Stark. Leading the van, Eddard followed the loyalists back to King's Landing.{{ref|aGoT|12}}{{ref|ASOS|37}} However, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] had arrived earlier with an army, which began attacking the city after Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] convinced Aerys to admit them within the gates.{{ref|ASOS|37}} Aerys was slain in the [[Sack of King's Landing]] by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], Tywin's son and a member of the Kingsguard.{{ref|AGOT|12}} After Robert arrived in King's Landing, Tywin presented him with the mutilated bodies of Princess [[Elia Martell]], Rhaegar's wife, and their two young children, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]]. While Robert was pleased they were dead, Eddard was outraged and disgusted by the act, calling it murder, and saying the young prince and princess were no more than babes. Robert's response was, "I see no babes, only [[dragon]]spawn."{{ref|aGoT|12}} The argument led to Eddard leaving King's Landing the next day, to fight the final battles alone. It took the death of Lyanna and their shared grief to reunite the pair in friendship.{{ref|aGoT|12}} Robert was thereafter haunted by Lyanna's memory and the desire for further vengeance against the slain Rhaegar.{{ref|aGoT|4}}

===Rebellion's Aftermath===
[[File:Henning Ludvigsen kingshonorguard.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Coronation of King Robert Baratheon by Henning Ludvigsen © Fantasy Flight Games]]

In late {{Date|283}}, Robert was crowned king. He chose his second father,{{ref|AGOT|2}} Lord [[Jon Arryn]], as his [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Glorious Reign}} Pardoning many of his former enemies, Robert appointed Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] as the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of his [[Kingsguard]]. Despite [[Eddard Stark]] urging Robert to strip Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] of his white cloak, Robert listened to Jon's advice, and pardoned Jaime together with the [[master of whisperers]], Lord [[Varys]], and the [[Grand Maester]], [[Pycelle]],{{ref|ACOK|55}} and Jaime continued to serve in the Kingsguard along with Barristan.{{ref|ACOK|3}} At his coronation feast, Robert joked to Jaime about the fact that Jaime was already being called "Kingslayer".{{ref|ASOS|37}} Robert allowed Ser [[Ronald Connington]] to keep [[Griffin's Roost]], although Robert kept the gold{{ref|AFFC|27}} and most of [[House Connington]]'s lands were granted to neighbors.{{ref|ADWD|61}} Robert replaced the [[skulls of the Targaryen dragons]] in the [[Red Keep]]'s throne room with banners and [[tapestries]] depicting hunting and battle.{{ref|AGOT|13}}{{ref|AGOT|43}}{{ref|AGOT|49}}

Robert tasked his brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] with building a new [[royal fleet]] and capturing [[Dragonstone]], the last Targaryen-loyalist stronghold, where the pregnant Dowager Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]] and her son [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] remained. Stannis led the [[assault on Dragonstone]] some nine months<ref group="N">[[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] was conceived prior to [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]] leaving [[King's Landing]], and she was born nine months after Rhaella left the city. Rhaella left the capital in-between the [[Battle of the Trident]] and the [[Sack of King's Landing]], which occurred a fortnight apart.</ref> after the Trident, but Viserys and the newly-born [[Daenerys Targaryen]] had been smuggled from the island shortly before by Ser [[Willem Darry]]. Robert blamed Stannis for letting the Targaryen children escape, even though the two children had been spirited to safety by Targaryen loyalists shortly before Stannis had set sail.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|AGOT|3}}{{ref|ACOK|25}}

As he now resided in [[King's Landing]], Robert granted the ancestral Baratheon seat of [[Storm's End]] to his youngest brother, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], while naming Stannis as [[Lord of Dragonstone]]. Both Stannis and Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] believe that Robert intended this as a slight against Stannis,{{ref|acok|prologue}}{{ref|acok|25}} but according to [[George R. R. Martin]] Robert had not necessarily meant it as such.<ref name=Baratheonbrothers>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Baratheon_Brothers/ The Baratheon Brothers], September 11, 1999</ref> Dragonstone had traditionally been the seat of the heir to the Iron Throne, the [[Prince of Dragonstone]], during most of the Targaryen dynasty, so the then-childless Robert was granting it to his heir at that time, Stannis.<ref name=Baratheonbrothers /> Stannis became the head of [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]], with Robert heading [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]

Although peace returned to the [[Seven Kingdoms]], many of those who did not support Robert referred to him as the [[Usurper]]. [[Dorne]] never forgot or forgave that Robert condoned the murders of Princess [[Elia Martell]] and her two young children, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]]. The year after Robert took the throne, Elia's younger brother, Prince [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]], began plotting a rebellion in the name of the exiled Viserys. Lord [[Jon Arryn]], Robert's new [[Hand of the King]], travelled to Dorne, sat down with [[Doran Martell]], the [[Prince of Dorne]], and ended all talk of rebellion. Regardless, Robert never visited Dorne.{{ref|ASOS|53}}

===Marriage===
[[File:Robert Cersei Iron Throne.jpg|thumb|Robert and [[Cersei Lannister]], by Amok © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Though Robert had no wish to marry after [[Lyanna Stark]]'s death, the realm needed an heir, and Lord [[Jon Arryn]] suggested that Robert marry Lady [[Cersei Lannister]], the only daughter of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], to ensure political stability and Tywin's support should [[Viserys Targaryen]] ever attempt to win back his throne.{{ref|agot|30}} Robert and Cersei were married in {{Date|284}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Events#Weddings|calculation for Cersei Lannister's wedding to Robert I Baratheon]]''</ref> in the [[Great Sept of Baelor]],{{ref|AFFC|28}} with Robert draping her with a heavy golden cloak decorated with an onyx stag.{{ref|AFFC|12}} A tourney was held to celebrate the [[Marriage|wedding]],{{ref|ASOS|67}} and [[Gerion Lannister]] gave the king a gilded dagger with an [[ivory]] grip and a sapphire pommel.{{ref|ASOS|32}} On their wedding night, however, a drunken Robert accidentally whispered, "Lyanna" into Cersei's ear while [[Bedding|consummating the marriage]], an act that would set the tone for their marriage.{{ref|AGOT|45}} That was the only night when sex between Robert and Cersei was consensual.{{ref|AFFC|32}}

While Robert "claimed his rights" frequently during the early years of their marriage, his [[alcohol|drinking]] led to him hurting Cersei during those encounters. When she confronted him once during their first year of marriage, Robert claimed it was because of the drink, and he was not to blame. According to Robert, he did not remember anything of those nights, but according to Cersei, Robert did recall what he did to her, but felt that pretending to have forgotten was easier than facing the truth. Over time, Robert came to Cersei's bed less frequently, not even once a year.{{ref|AFFC|32}} Cersei began to loathe her husband,{{ref|ACOK|3}} and her cold attitude towards him created a distance between them.{{ref|AGOT|30}} Robert remained in love with Lyanna for years after her death,{{ref|agot|8}} placing further strain upon the marriage.

Cersei has had an incestuous relationship with her twin brother, [[Jaime Lannister]], for years, and they continued their illicit relationship after Cersei's marriage to Robert. Although Robert often urged Cersei to join his hunts in the early years of their marriage, Cersei refused so she could discretely be with her brother.{{ref|AFFC|26}} Two of Robert's [[House Estermont|Estermont]] uncles had spent half a year at court following his wedding, and Robert insisted on repaying the visit. They remained on [[Greenstone]] for a fortnight. There, Robert slept with a widowed [[Estermont (cousin of Robert)|cousin]], and upon learning this, Cersei had sex with Jaime whilst in the castle.{{ref|AFFC|24}}

Cersei gave birth to three children: Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], born in {{Date|286}}, Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], born in {{Date|289}}, and Prince [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]], born in {{Date|290}}.<ref>''See the calculations for [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey Baratheon]], [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella Baratheon]], and [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Tommen Baratheon|Tommen Baratheon]]''</ref> Though everyone, including Robert, believed them to be Robert's children, Jaime is the biological father of all three.{{ref|agot|45}} Robert did not attend any of the births; whenever Cersei's time was due, he left for a hunt, returning only after the birth.{{ref|acok|52}} Cersei became pregnant by Robert only once. Refusing to give birth to Robert's child, she had Jaime find a woman to cleanse her.{{ref|AGOT|45}}

===Reign===
[[File:Balon kneels.png|thumb|300px|[[Balon Greyjoy]] kneels before King Robert Baratheon (''[[Game of Thrones]]'' History and Lore)]]

Six years after taking the crown, Robert joined forces with his [[Warden of the North]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]], and his [[Warden of the West]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], to crush [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], which lasted less than a year. Robert and Ned fought side by side during the [[siege of Pyke]],{{ref|ACOK|11}} after which the king knighted [[Jacelyn Bywater]]{{ref|ACOK|8}} and Lord [[Jorah Mormont]].{{ref|ACOK|12}} [[Balon Greyjoy]], self-proclaimed [[King of the Iron Islands]], submitted to Robert, who allowed the [[ironborn|ironman]] to remain [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], although Eddard took Balon's heir, [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]], as hostage.{{ref|AGOT|4}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}} To celebrate his victory, Robert ordained that [[Tourney at Lannisport|a tourney]] should be held outside [[Lannisport]].{{ref|ACOK|12}}

Robert does not like his kingship;{{ref|agot|33}} according to [[Donal Noye]], Robert changed by becoming king, and not for the better.{{ref|aCoK|6}} He finds business concerning coin, crop, or [[Law and justice|justice]] tedious.{{ref|AGOT|20}} Robert barely attends [[small council]] sessions,{{ref|AGOT|20}}{{ref|AGOT|27}}{{ref|ACOK|3}} preferring to hunt and [[hawk]] instead,{{ref|affc|24}}{{ref|acok|3}} and when he does attend, he usually dozes through them.{{ref|AFFC|24}} He leaves the task of ruling to his small council,{{ref|AGOT|20}} mostly to Lord [[Jon Arryn]], his [[Hand of the King]], and to Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]], his younger brother and the [[master of ships]].{{ref|AFFC|24}}{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Robert loathes "counting coppers",{{ref|agot|20}}{{ref|agot|12}} but loves to organize tournaments and feasts, and so has beggared the realm.{{ref|AGOT|20}} Despite the fact that King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] had left treasure vaults overflowing with gold, Robert's spending has left the crown in debt of over six million [[Currency|golden dragons]] (borrowing heavily from the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]], the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]], the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], and the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]]).{{ref|AGOT|20}} Silver stags have been minted with Robert's face on one side and the stag on the reverse.{{ref|AFFC|14}}

Though Robert loves him,{{ref|AGOT|30}} he does not have a close bond with his heir, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|28}} Robert disliked that Joffrey always cried when he picked him up as a babe, as his [[bastard]] children gurgled at him happily.{{ref|ACOK|52}} Nor was he fond of Joffrey's nature.{{ref|AGOT|30}} For instance, when Joffrey cut open a pregnant cat to see if there were kittens inside its belly and then shown his father what he'd done, Robert hit the boy, knocking out two of his teeth.{{ref|ASOS|52}}{{ref|ASOS|63}} Robert claims he has dreamed of giving up his crown, but that the thought of Joffrey on the throne with Cersei whispering in his ear has stopped him.{{ref|AGOT|30}}

[[File:Chris Dien RB.jpg|thumb|Robert by Chris Dien © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Due to his frequent whoring, Robert has sired several [[bastards]] during his marriage to Cersei, though he has kept them out of sight. According to a prophecy by [[Maggy the Frog]], Robert has fathered sixteen children.{{ref|AFFC|36}} However, Robert has acknowledged only one bastard,{{ref|AGOT|30}} and Lord [[Varys]], the [[master of whisperers]], knows of the existence of eight.{{ref|ACOK|15}} The eldest, [[Mya Stone]], was born to Robert while he was still in the [[Vale of Arryn]].{{ref|AGOT|30}} Robert once suggested bringing Mya to court after Prince Joffrey assaulted the cat. When Cersei threatened the girl's life, Robert hit his wife, but he refrained from for bringing Mya to court.{{ref|AFFC|17}} [[Bella]] was conceived during [[Robert's Rebellion]],{{ref|ASOS|29}} and [[Gendry]] shortly after the rebellion had ended, to a worker in an alehouse in [[King’s Landing]]. According to Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], Robert also fathered twins on a serving woman at [[Casterly Rock]], but the two were killed on the orders of Queen Cersei.{{ref|aGoT|35}} During the wedding of his younger brother Stannis to Lady [[Selyse Florent|Selyse]] of [[House Florent]], Robert deflowered [[Delena Florent|Delena]], a cousin of Selyse, on the wedding bed. According to Robert, he was too drunk to know which bed it was. This coupling led to the birth of [[Edric Storm]], the only acknowledged bastard of the king.{{ref|aGoT|35}} Robert enjoys visiting Edric at Storm's End, although gifts for the boy are chosen by Varys.{{ref|ASOS|36}} The youngest of Robert's baseborn children is [[Barra]], a babe born to [[Mhaegen|a prostitute]] in King's Landing.{{ref|AGOT|35}}

Ser [[Justin Massey]] developed his lustiness while squiring for Robert.{{ref|ADWD|17}} [[Richard Horpe]] hoped to join Robert's [[Kingsguard]], but Cersei convinced her husband to refuse Richard.{{ref|ADWD|17}} The king's current squires are [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]] and [[Tyrek Lannister]], cousins of Queen Cersei.{{ref|AGOT|30}} Lord Stark names his firstborn son [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and Lord Arryn names his sole surviving child [[Robert Arryn|Robert]].{{ref|AGOT|4}} Jon Arryn's favorite falcon is a gift from the king.{{ref|AFFC|10}} Robert became goods friends with [[Thoros of Myr]],{{ref|ASOS|22}} laughing at the [[red priest]]'s flaming sword,{{ref|ASOS|43}} and he keeps [[Jalabhar Xho]] at court as a curiosity.{{ref|ADWD|60}} During the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]], Robert won a [[Valyrian steel dagger]] from Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] by betting against Jaime, who was defeated by Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] in the lists.{{ref|ACOK|55}}{{ref|AWOIAF|Petyr Baelish}} The largest warship in the [[royal fleet]] is ''[[King Robert's Hammer]]'', and Robert named ''[[Lady Lyanna]]'' after his [[Lyanna Stark|lost love]].{{ref|ACOK|58}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Jedruszek leaving Winterfell.jpg|500px|right|thumb|Robert and [[Eddard Stark]] leaving [[Winterfell]] by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]

When his [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]], dies suddenly, Robert decides to offer the position to his old childhood friend, [[Eddard Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]].{{ref|AGOT|2}} Displeased that he was not chosen,{{ref|ACOK|33}} [[Stannis Baratheon]], Robert's younger brother, sails from [[King's Landing]] to his own seat of [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|AGOT|20}}

Traveling with a large retinue to the [[north]], Robert insists upon paying his respects at the tomb of [[Lyanna Stark]] within the [[crypt of Winterfell]].{{ref|AGOT|4}} The king offers a betrothal between his own son, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], and Eddard's eldest daughter, [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]]. Eddard is shocked how much Robert has changed since he last saw him, at the end of [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]].{{ref|aGoT|4}} Eddard reluctantly accepts the position of Hand.{{ref|AGOT|6}} While Robert and Eddard are away hunting, [[Bran Stark]] discovers Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] and her twin, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] of Robert's [[Kingsguard]], in the [[First Keep]]. Jaime throws Bran from the tower,{{ref|AGOT|8}} leaving the boy crippled and comatose.{{ref|AGOT|9}} A [[catspaw]] later attempts to assassinate Bran with a [[Valyrian steel dagger]].{{ref|AGOT|14}}

While riding through the [[barrowlands]], Robert discusses the marriage of the exiled Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]] to [[Drogo]], a ''[[khal]]'' of the [[Dothraki]], and the king is uncertain about Ned's opinion that the marriage does not represent a danger.{{ref|AGOT|12}} At [[Castle Darry]], after Joffrey has been attacked by [[Arya Stark]]'s direwolf, [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], Robert is willing to call the incident simply an argument between two children. As the direwolf has disappeared, the beast cannot be executed. When Cersei suggests Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady]], be executed instead, Robert does nothing to stop it, despite loathing the suggestion.{{ref|AGOT|16}} Robert does not wish to face Eddard and spends the remaining fortnight of the journey drunk in Cersei's [[wheelhouse]].{{ref|AGOT|20}}

[[Renly Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]] and Robert's youngest brother, plots with [[House Tyrell]] to have Robert replace Cersei as queen with [[Margaery Tyrell]], daughter of [[Mace Tyrell]], [[Lord of Highgarden]].{{ref|AGOT|32}} Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] hopes his sister would remind Robert of the love of his youth, Lyanna.{{ref|AGOT|27}}

Against Ned's wishes, Robert decides to host a tourney for his friend's appointment as Hand of the King.{{ref|AGOT|20}} The king plans to fight in the melee portion of the [[Hand's tourney]], loudly shouting at Cersei when she openly attempts to forbid him.{{ref|AGOT|29}} Eddard and Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] convince him that the fight would be unfair, as every contestant would let their king win, which angers Robert, as it touches on his pride. He eventually does not participate in the melee.{{ref|AGOT|30}} Lord [[Varys]] later tells Eddard that Cersei had planned to have Robert killed during the melee.{{ref|AGOT|30}} Robert confesses to Eddard that he dreams about giving up his crown and journeying to the [[Free Cities]] as a [[sellsword]] to spend his life warring and whoring, but he worries about Cersei's influence on Joffrey.{{ref|aGoT|30}}

When Robert calls a meeting to demand the assassination of Daenerys, who is now pregnant with Drogo's child, Eddard resigns in protest.{{ref|aGoT|33}} After Eddard is injured in an ambush led by Jaime,{{ref|AGOT|35}} Robert visits his friend and gives him back his badge of office, stating that if Eddard refuses to take it, Robert will pin it on Jaime.{{ref|AGOT|39}}

Accompanied by Renly, Barristan, Joffrey, [[Sandor Clegane]], Ser [[Balon Swann]], Lord [[Yohn Royce]], and other nobles, Robert goes hunting in the [[kingswood]] for a white hart.{{ref|AGOT|43}}{{ref|AGOT|45}} Eddard holds court and meets with [[Raymun Darry]], [[Marq Piper]], and [[Karyl Vance]], knights from the [[riverlands]]. In Robert's name, Ned sends Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] to apprehend Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], who is accused of brigandry.{{ref|AGOT|43}} Having investigated Robert's bastards and discovered [[Gendry]]{{ref|AGOT|27}} and [[Barra]],{{ref|AGOT|35}} Eddard comes to the realization that Robert's royal children are actually Cersei's [[bastard]]s born of incest with her brother, Jaime.{{ref|aGoT|45}} Knowing that Robert will kill Cersei and the children in his wroth, Eddard advises her to flee, but she refuses.{{ref|AGOT|45}}

[[File:Chris Dien Robert deathbead.jpg|400px|thumb|King Robert on his deathbed by Chris Dien © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Cersei had given Robert's squire, [[Lancel Lannister]], a fortified strongwine, three times as potent as normal, to give to Robert during his hunt.{{ref|ACOK|3}} Robert drunkenly insists on facing a monstrous [[boar]] alone, but the king is mortally gored in the process.{{ref|AGOT|47}} Robert is brought back to King's Landing, where he has Eddard write him his will. Robert names him [[Regent|Lord Regent]] and [[Protector of the Realm]], to serve until Joffrey comes of age. Eddard, unable to tell Robert about Cersei's infidelity, changes the wording in Robert's will, replacing "my son Joffrey" with "my heir".{{ref|AGOT|47}} Robert dies the next day.{{ref|AGOT|49}} According to Varys, if it had not been the boar which killed Robert, it would have been a fall from a horse or an arrow gone astray, as Cersei needed Robert to die during the hunt.{{ref|AGOT|58}} The bells of the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] toll in the city to announce his death.{{ref|AGOT|51}} After Cersei tears up Robert's will in the throne room, Eddard announces that Joffrey has no claim to the throne and that Stannis is the true heir as Robert's younger brother. Lord Stark is betrayed by Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] and the [[gold cloaks]] of [[Janos Slynt]], however.{{ref|AGOT|49}}

When King Joffrey wishes to punish someone for his father's death, Varys suggests that Barristan, the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], be blamed.{{ref|ACOK|3}} Joffrey forces Barristan into retirement, replacing him with Jaime as Lord Commander and allowing Sandor to be added to the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|AGOT|57}}

Renly and Loras flee the capital for [[Highgarden]], where Renly is crowned king with the support of House Tyrell.{{ref|AGOT|69}} After the unexpected execution of Eddard by order of Joffrey,{{ref|AGOT|65}} [[Robb Stark]] is proclaimed [[King in the North]] at [[Riverrun]] by [[northmen]] and [[rivermen]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Robert's widow, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], admits to her brother, [[Tyrion Lannister]], that their cousin [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]] had supplied Robert with potent [[wine|strongwine]].{{ref|ACOK|3}} Robert's body has been buried in the capital,{{ref|AFFC|7}} although the burial site has not been mentioned. Cersei claims the boar which killed the king "tasted liked triumph" at the funeral feast.{{ref|ACOK|3}} Lancel receives [[knight]]hood at the insistence of Cersei, his secret lover, and he later admits his role in Robert's death to Tyrion.{{ref|ACOK|27}}

[[Yoren]] helps Gendry flee the capital.{{ref|ACOK|5}}

[[Stannis Baratheon]] claims the [[Iron Throne]] as Robert's heir and sends words throughout the [[Seven Kingdoms]] that Cersei's children were not fathered by Robert.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ACOK|10}}

With Robert dead, [[Balon Greyjoy]] declares independence for the [[Iron Islands]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]], proclaiming himself [[King of the Isles and the North]].{{ref|ACOK|49}}

At [[Qarth]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] learns from [[Quhuru Mo]] about Robert's death and the subsequent chaos.{{ref|ACOK|23}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] and [[Thoros of Myr]] lead the [[brotherhood without banners]] in fighting for [[smallfolk]] in Robert's name.{{ref|ASOS|13}}{{ref|ASOS|17}}

King Joffrey dies at his [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]]{{ref|ASOS|60}} and is succeeded by his younger brother, King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{ref|ASOS|72}} Tyrion deduces that Joffrey had stolen the Valyrian dagger from Robert's armory,{{ref|ASOS|60}} and Jaime concludes that Joffrey tried to kill Bran Stark in a misguided attempt to impress Robert.{{ref|ASOS|72}}

Lord [[Davos Seaworth]] helps [[Edric Storm]] flee [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|ASOS|63}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Cersei, the Queen Regent for Tommen, thinks she makes a better king than Robert.{{ref|AFFC|32}} Cersei informs [[Noho Dimittis]] she will delay repayment of Robert's debts to the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]] until fighting has ended.{{ref|AFFC|25}} Petyr Baelish, now [[Lord Protector of the Vale]], asks for Cersei to send Robert's tapestries to the [[Vale of Arryn]].{{ref|AFFC|17}}{{ref|AFFC|23}}

Princess [[Arianne Martell]] fails in an attempt to crown Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|21}}

Lancel renounces his lordship of [[Darry]] and joins the [[Warrior's Sons]] for atonement. He admits to his cousin, Jaime, that they have both killed kings, Robert by Lancel's wine and [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] by Jaime's sword.{{ref|AFFC|30}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Barristan, now serving Daenerys in [[Meereen]], regrets having accepted Robert's pardon after [[Robert's Rebellion]] instead of seeking her brother, [[Viserys Targaryen]].{{ref|ADWD|11}}

[[Jon Connington]] regrets not having slain Robert in the [[Battle of the Bells]].{{ref|ADWD|61}}

Having been arrested by the [[High Sparrow]], Cersei insists she is innocent of causing Robert's death.{{ref|ADWD|54}} [[Qyburn]] champions her with Ser [[Robert Strong]], a new member of the Kingsguard.{{ref|ADWD|65}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning/twow}}
Petyr gifts Robert's tapestries to [[Nestor Royce]], Lord of the [[Gates of the Moon]].<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref>

==Family Tree==
{{Baratheon tree}}

==Quotes by Robert==
[[File: Cersei Robert.jpg|thumb|Robert (Mark Addy) with [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] (Lena Headey) and [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] (Callum Wharry) in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{quote|'''Balon''': You may take my head, but you cannot name me traitor. No [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoy]] ever swore an oath to a [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]]. '''Robert''': Swear one now, or lose that stubborn head of yours.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}|[[Balon Greyjoy]] and Robert}}

{{Quote|The gods be damned. It was a hollow victory they gave me. [[Iron Throne|A crown]] ... it was [[Lyanna Stark|the girl]] I prayed them for. Your sister, safe ... and mine again, as she was meant to be. I ask you, Ned, what good is it to wear a crown? The gods mock the prayers of kings and cowherds alike.{{ref|aGoT|12}}|Robert to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Eddard:''' You're too fat for your armor, Robert. 
'''Robert:''' Fat? Fat, is it? Is that how you speak to your king? Ah, damn you, Ned, why are you always right?{{ref|aGoT|30}}|Robert to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I swear to you, I was never so alive as when I was winning [[Iron Throne|this throne]], or so dead as now that I've won it.{{ref|aGoT|30}}|Robert to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|STOP THIS MADNESS, IN THE NAME OF YOUR KING!{{ref|aGoT|30}}|Robert to [[Gregor Clegane|Gregor]] and [[Sandor Clegane]]}}

{{Quote|I will not kill [[Barristan Selmy|a man]] for loyalty, nor for fighting well.{{ref|AGOT|33}}|Robert to [[Roose Bolton]]}}

{{Quote|'''Robert:''' [[Seven Kingdoms|The realm]] ... the realm knows ... what a wretched king I've been. Bad as [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]], [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]] spare me. 
'''Eddard:''' No, not as bad as Aerys, Your Grace. Not near so bad as Aerys.{{ref|AGOT|47}}|Robert and [[Eddard Stark]]}}

==Quotes about Robert==
{{Quote|The king was a great disappointment to Jon. [[Eddard Stark|His father]] had talked of him often: the peerless Robert Baratheon, [[Battle of the Trident|demon of the Trident]], the fiercest warrior of the realm, a giant among princes. Jon saw only a fat man, red-faced under his beard, sweating through his silks. He walked like a man half in his cups.{{ref|agot|5}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{quote|[[Varys|The eunuch]] had hit upon a truth; tell Robert Baratheon he could not, should not, or must not do a thing, and it was as good as done.{{ref|AGOT|30}}|thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Robert was never the same after he put on that crown. Some men are like swords, made for fighting. Hang them up and they go to rust.{{ref|ACOK|6}}|[[Donal Noye]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|They said Robert Baratheon was strong as a bull and fearless in battle, a man who loved nothing better than war.{{ref|aCoK|27}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Robert wanted smiles and cheers, always, so he went where he found them, to his friends and his [[whore]]s. Robert wanted to be loved. My brother [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] has the same disease.{{ref|aCoK|52}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{quote|'''Sandor''': Robert is the king of the worms now. Is that why you're [[hollow hill|down in the earth]], to keep his court for him? '''Beric''': The king is dead, but we are still king's men, though the royal banner we bore was lost at the [[battle at the Mummer's Ford|Mummer's Ford]] when [[Mountain's men|your brother's butchers]] fell upon us. Robert is slain, but [[Seven Kingdoms|his realm remains]]. And [[brotherhood without banners|we]] defend her.{{ref|ASOS|34}}|[[Sandor Clegane]] and [[Beric Dondarrion]]}}

{{Quote|Robert ... He is in my dreams as well. Laughing. Drinking. Boasting. Those were the things he was best at. Those, and fighting. I never bested him at anything.{{ref|aSoS|36}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Melisandre]]}}

{{Quote|Robert was as generous with his [[Currency|coin]] as he was with his cock.{{Ref|aSoS|32}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Tywin Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|It's not [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] I rue, it's Robert ... Why is it no one names Robert oathbreaker? He [[Robert's Rebellion|tore the realm apart]], yet I am the one with shit for honor.{{ref|aSoS|37}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|'''Arys:''' Robert was no monster. '''Arianne:''' He climbed onto his throne [[Sack of King's Landing|over the corpses of children]], though I will grant you he was no [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]].{{ref|aFfC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] and [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{quote|'''Jaime''': What do you know of sin, coz? I killed [[Aerys II Targaryen|my king]]. '''Lancel''' The brave man slays with a sword, the craven with a wineskin. We are both kingslayers, ser. '''Jaime''': Robert was no true king. Some might even say that a stag is a lion's natural prey.{{ref|AFFC|30}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Lancel Lannister]]}}

{{quote|He was a good [[knight]] but a bad king, for he had no right to [[Iron Throne|the throne]] he sat.{{ref|ADWD|11}}|[[Barristan Selmy]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|We all know what my brother would do. Robert would gallop up to the gates of [[Winterfell]] alone, break them with his warhammer, and ride through the rubble to slay [[Roose Bolton]] with his left hand and [[Ramsay Snow|the Bastard]] with his right. I am not Robert. But [[March on Winterfell|we will march]], and we will free Winterfell ... or die in the attempt.{{ref|aDwD|42}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Richard Horpe]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
According to [[George R. R. Martin]], Robert is partially inspired by [[w:Edward IV of England|Edward IV of England]],<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1170 Historical Influences], June 20, 2001</ref> and he also has similarities with [[w:Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII of England]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1436 Boskone (Boston, MA; February 17-19)], February 17, 2006</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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Tommen Baratheon

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{{Hatnote|"Tommen" redirects here. For other other characters named Tommen, see [[Tommen (disambiguation)]].}}

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| name = [[File:House Baratheon.svg|50px|left]] '''Tommen I''' [[File:House Baratheon (King's Landing).svg|50px|right]]
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| reign = {{Date|300}} - Current ruler
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| othertitles = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Lord of Storm's End]] (claimant)
| fullname = Tommen Baratheon the First of His Name
| alias = The Boy King{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} Tommen-called-Baratheon{{Ref|ADWD|19}}
| predecessor = [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]
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| heir = [[Myrcella Baratheon]] (heiress presumptive)
| queen = [[Margaery Tyrell]]
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| father = [[Robert I Baratheon]] (legally) [[Jaime Lannister]] (biologically)
| mother = [[Cersei Lannister]]
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King '''Tommen I Baratheon''' is known to the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as the youngest child of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], and reigns as the twentieth [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] and [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]]. Head of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], his siblings are King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]], and Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', he is played by Callum Wharry in seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|1]] and [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|2]] and by [[w:Dean-Charles Chapman|Dean-Charles Chapman]] in seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]], [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]] and [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Tommen Baratheon|Images of Tommen Baratheon]]''
Tommen is plump, with long white-blond hair.{{ref|aGoT|5}} He has golden curls and emerald green eyes.{{ref|ASOS|72}}{{ref|AFFC|7}} At the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', he is seven years old.

Tommen, unlike [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], is regarded as a good-hearted lad who always tries his best.{{ref|agot|9}} Tommen is tenderhearted{{Ref|ACOK|44}} and not as strong-willed as his brother. Many other characters (except his mother){{ref|aFfC|7}} believe that he would be a much better king than Joffrey.{{ref|aFfC|13}} Tommen is fond of applecakes,{{ref|ASOS|67}} and enjoys reading.{{ref|ASOS|72}} He is a clumsy but earnest dancer.{{ref|AFFC|12}} He is afraid of [[Sandor Clegane]].{{ref|AFFC|12}}

==History==
Tommen once adopted a fawn as a pet, but his elder brother, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], later killed and skinned the [[animal]].{{Ref|aCoK|44}} It is also implied Joffrey bullies and abuses Tommen physically or emotionally.{{Ref|aFfC|8}}

Following the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]], Tommen and his siblings traveled with [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] to [[Casterly Rock]] with their grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|25}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:M.Luisa Giliberti TommenMyrcella.jpg|thumb|[[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] and Tommen Baratheon by M.Luisa Giliberti ©]]
Tommen is part of the entourage of his father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], which journeys to [[Winterfell]] following the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. At Winterfell, Tommen spars with [[Bran Stark]] using wooden swords.{{ref|AGOT|7}}

Tommen and [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] do not recognize a dirty [[Arya Stark]] when she chases cats in [[King's Landing]]. Arya bowls over Tommen when she escapes from [[House Lannister guards]].{{ref|AGOT|32}}

Lord [[Eddard Stark]], the new [[Hand of the King]], discovers that Tommen and his siblings are not the biological children of Robert, but actually fathered by Cersei's twin brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{Ref|AGOT|45}} With Robert dying from being gored by a [[boar]], Lord [[Renly Baratheon]] suggests that Tommen and Myrcella be seized and that Arya wed Tommen. Eddard refuses, however.{{ref|AGOT|47}}

Tommen's older brother, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], becomes king after Robert dies. Tommen is present when Eddard is arrested in the [[Red Keep#Great_hall|throne room]].{{Ref|AGoT|49}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Tommen attends the [[tourney on King Joffrey's name day]]. Joffrey laughs at Tommen when the youth is struck by a quintain.{{ref|ACOK|2}}

Announcing his claim to the [[Iron Throne]], [[Stannis Baratheon]] declares that his nephew Joffrey and his siblings are abominations born of [[incest]].{{ref|ACOK|10}}

Tommen cries when Myrcella sails from King's Landing for [[Dorne]]. The [[riot of King's Landing]] breaks out after Myrcella leaves the harbor.{{Ref|ACOK|41}}

With rioting and the [[War of the Five Kings]] making King's Landing increasingly unsafe, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] plots to sneak Tommen out of the city to [[Rosby]] under the protection of Lord [[Gyles Rosby]], disguised as a page. However, Tommen's uncle, [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], learns of the plot, and sends Ser [[Jacelyn Bywater]] to intercept the party on the [[Rosby road]] and take Tommen to Rosby himself, thereby under Tyrion's control and not Cersei's.{{ref|ACOK|44}} Tommen adopts a fawn at Rosby, and Jacelyn tasks his men with evacuating the boy to an unknown location if King's Landing falls during the war.{{ref|ACOK|49}}

Tyrion threatens Cersei that any harm inflicted on [[Alayaya]], a [[prostitute]] believed to be Tyrion's lover and arrested under the queen's orders, will be visited upon Tommen as well.{{ref|ACOK|54}} The [[Kingsguard]] knight who allowed Jacelyn to take Tommen, Ser [[Boros Blount]], is stripped of his white cloak by Cersei.{{ref|ACOK|49}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:King Tommen.jpg|thumb|King Tommen I - by Amok ©]]
After Jacelyn Bywater is killed in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Cersei has Tommen brought back to King's Landing by the [[House Kettleblack|Kettleblack]] brothers.{{ref|ASOS|4}}

Acting of his own accord while the Hand of Stannis, Lord [[Alester Florent]] attempts to settle a peace agreement with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Tommen's grandfather, that involves a promise of marriage between Tommen and Stannis's daughter, Princess [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]], but his plans do not come to pass.{{Ref|aSoS|25}}

During the wedding feast of Tyrion and [[Sansa Stark]], Tommen, who is now taller than his uncle, dances with [[Megga Tyrell]] and Sansa.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

Tommen participates in the wedding of Joffrey to [[Margaery Tyrell]], handing the bride's cloak to his brother. The boy scatters rose petals before the king and queen after the ceremony. Tommen screams and cries when Joffrey chokes to death at his [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]].{{ref|ASOS|60}}

Tommen is crowned king in the aftermath of Joffrey's death, and plans are made for him to wed [[Margaery Tyrell]] in Joffrey's stead.{{ref|ASOS|62}} Not wanting Cersei to raise Tommen, Tywin wants Jaime to abdicate as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] and educate the boy as his ward and squire at [[Casterly Rock]]. However, Jaime refuses.{{ref|ASOS|62}} Jaime orders Boros Blount to serve as the boy king's food taster.{{ref|ASOS|67}}

Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] reminds Tyrion, who is imprisoned for Joffrey's death, that according to [[Dorne|Dornish]] law Myrcella should succeed to the [[Iron Throne]] rather than her younger brother, Tommen.{{ref|ASOS|66}} During Tyrion's trial, [[Shae]] alleges that Tyrion killed Joffrey and planned to eventually kill Tommen.{{ref|ASOS|70}}

Tommen's great-uncle, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], provides the boy king with documents to sign, including pardons, grants, and bills of attainder.{{ref|ASOS|72}} Tyrion kills his father Tywin, Tommen's Hand, after Jaime helps him escape from imprisonment.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Tommen_sketch.jpg‎|thumb|300px|King Tommen placing the royal stamp on a document- by Pojypojy ©]]
Tommen continues usage of the split [[House Baratheon|black stag]] and [[House Lannister|golden lion]] royal banner introduced by Joffrey.{{ref|AFFC|14}}

[[Jon Snow]], the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], and [[Samwell Tarly]] discuss a letter prepared by Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], which asks for assistance from King Tommen. Jon recalls how Tommen had sparred with his half-brother [[Bran Stark]] at [[Winterfell]], but that Bran is dead now while Tommen is king. Jon reluctantly agrees to have the message sent by [[raven]].{{ref|AFFC|5}}

Cersei is [[Regent|Queen Regent]] after the death of her father, Tywin. Tommen acts as king, his primary and favorite activity being to place the royal stamp on any document put in front of him.{{ref|AFFC|17}} Cersei frowns upon his meek and tractable nature, frequently comparing him with disfavor to his willful, headstrong brother, Joffrey. Tommen is frightened of the dying Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s screams,{{ref|AFFC|7}} and he flees in disgust from Tywin's corpse.{{ref|AFFC|8}} Kevan refuses to serve as Hand to Tommen and leaves for Casterly Rock since his niece will not yield Tommen's regency.{{ref|AFFC|7}} Ser [[Harys Swyft]] instead becomes the King's Hand.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] insists that Tommen wed his daughter, Margaery, before agreeing to march on [[Storm's End]]. Cersei does not trust [[House Tyrell]], however. When they wed, Tommen covers Margaery with the black [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] cloak which King [[Robert I Baratheon]] had used when he married Cersei. Tommen dances with Margaery and her cousins, [[Alla Tyrell|Alla]], [[Elinor Tyrell|Elinor]], and Megga, during the feast. Tommen is fascinated and frightened when Cersei burns the [[Tower of the Hand]] with [[wildfire]] after the wedding.{{ref|AFFC|12}}

In [[Dorne]], Princess [[Arianne Martell]] plots to crown Tommen's sister, [[Myrcella Baratheon]], in opposition to the boy king.{{ref|AFFC|13}} The plan is foiled by her father, Prince [[Doran Martell]], however.{{ref|AFFC|21}}

Wanting Tommen to have younger advisors, Cersei appoints [[Aurane Waters]] as [[master of ships]] on the [[small council]].{{ref|AFFC|16}} When the small council receives [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch|Lord Commander]] Jon Snow's request for aid for the [[Night's Watch]], Cersei agrees to send reinforcements in Tommen's name, but some are to be tasked with [[assassin]]ating Jon.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

Margaery begins to influence Tommen to resist his mother's commands. Margaery gives Tommen three black [[kitten]]s, [[Ser Pounce]], [[Lady Whiskers]], and [[Boots]].{{ref|AFFC|24}} Tommen also takes an interest in [[knight]]hood and jousting, and reacts with anger when Cersei refuses to honor his command that Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], now of the [[Kingsguard]], be named as the [[Red Keep]]'s master-at-arms.{{ref|AFFC|24}} Cersei assigns Ser [[Osney Kettleblack]] as Tommen's [[sworn shield]],{{ref|AFFC|24}} but the queen regent also tasks him with seducing Margaery.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

In return for Cersei allowing the [[Faith Militant]] to reform, the new [[High Septon]]—the [[High Sparrow]]—forgives the crown's debts to the [[Faith of the Seven]] and blesses King Tommen.{{ref|AFFC|28}} The king gives Loras a jeweled sword when the knight departs for the [[siege of Dragonstone]].{{ref|AFFC|36}} When Tommen stands up to his mother and shows assertiveness when Cersei threatens Margaery, Cersei's response is to have Boros force Tommen to beat his whipping boy, [[Pate (King's Landing)|Pate]], until he bleeds.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

In order to claim the inheritance of [[Gyles Rosby]], Cersei claims the late lord had wanted his land and wealth to go to Tommen.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

Cersei engineers Margaery's arrest by the Faith for allegedly sleeping with a number of men.{{ref|AFFC|39}}{{ref|AFFC|43}} Following Cersei's own arrest for treason and adultery, Tommen continues to do the bidding of the small council, now controlled by Ser [[Harys Swyft]] and [[Grand Maester]] [[Pycelle]]. A lonely Tommen asks for his wife and his mother, and he signs any decree placed before him.{{Ref|aFfC|43}}

Jaime informs the [[House Frey|Freys]] at the [[siege of Riverrun]] that King Tommen requires all captives from the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Joshuacairostommenbaratheonandbalerion.jpg‎|thumb|300px|Tommen playing with his kittens - by Joshua Cairos ©]]
Prince [[Doran Martell]]'s seneschal [[Ricasso]] toasts Tommen's name during the feast welcoming Ser [[Balon Swann]] to [[Sunspear]], but many [[Dornishmen]] refuse to drink in the boy king's honor. Balon brings word that Cersei would like Myrcella to briefly return to King's Landing, and that Tommen could befriend Prince [[Trystane Martell]]. Later, [[Ellaria Sand]] objects to the [[Sand Snakes]]' desire for vengeance against Tywin Lannister's descendants, which includes a wish to murder Tommen.{{ref|adwd|38}}

Since Cersei refused to pay back the crown's debts to the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]], [[Tycho Nestoris]] agrees to support [[Stannis Baratheon]] against Tommen.{{ref|ADWD|44}}

Tommen is kept hidden away in the [[Red Keep]] when his mother completes her [[walk of atonement]], as his great-uncle [[Kevan Lannister]], now [[Regent|Lord Regent]] and [[Protector of the Realm]], feels no son should see his mother like that.{{ref|ADWD|65}}

Tommen has dinner with the newly-released Cersei and Kevan. He entertains his great-uncle with the exploits of his kittens, and Kevan thinks Tommen a sweet lad. Cersei wants [[Russell Merryweather]] to come to the capital and befriend Tommen. Following the meal, [[Varys]] has Kevan and Pycelle murdered in support of [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen's]] attempt to take the [[Iron Throne]] from Tommen.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes by Tommen==
{{quote|'''Margaery''': Look, the flames are dancing. Just as we did, my love. 
'''Tommen''': They are. [[Cersei Lannister|Mother]], look, they're dancing.{{ref|AFFC|12}}|[[Margaery Tyrell]] and Tommen}}

{{Quote|When I'm king in my own right, I'm going to outlaw beets.{{ref|AFFC|24}}|Tommen to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': Tommen, when you say your prayers before bed, tell [[Mother (the Seven)|the Mother]] and [[Father (the Seven)|the Father]] that you are thankful you are still a child. Being king is hard work. I promise you, you will not like it. They peck at you like a murder of crows. Every one wants a piece of your flesh. 
'''Tommen''': Yes, Mother. I wouldn't mind them pecking, though. I should go to court with you every day, to listen. [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] says— 
'''Cersei''': —a deal too much. For half a groat I'd gladly have her tongue torn out. 
'''Tommen''': Don't you say that. You leave her tongue alone. Don't you touch her. I'm the king, not you.{{ref|AFFC|36}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and Tommen}}

{{quote|'''Tommen''': [[Ser Pounce]] caught a mouse, but [[Lady Whiskers]] stole it from him. 
'''Cersei''': Ser Pounce must learn to defend his rights. In this world the weak are always the victims of the strong.{{ref|AFFC|39}}|Tommen and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

==Quotes about Tommen==
{{Quote|He was a sweet boy, not like [[Joffrey Baratheon|his brother]].{{Ref|agot|38}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|If only Tommen were the elder instead of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]. I wouldn't mind marrying Tommen.{{Ref|acok|2}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{quote|You mew like a suckling babe. Princes aren't supposed to cry.{{ref|ACOK|41}}|[[Joffrey Baratheon]] to Tommen}}

{{quote|Ever think how easy life would be if the other one had been born first? The weepy one, Tommen. Seems like he'd do whatever he was told, as a good king should.{{ref|ACOK|41}}|[[Bronn]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': I shall rule until my son comes of age. 
'''Jaime''': I don't know who I pity more. Tommen, or the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|AFFC|3}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{quote|Tommen is no son of mine, no more than [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] was.{{ref|AFFC|8}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{quote|The world is full of horrors, Tommen. You can fight them, or laugh at them, or look without seeing ... go away inside.{{ref|AFFC|8}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to Tommen}}

{{Quote|He will be a better king than [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]].{{Ref|aFfC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|He will never have a wife you don't hate.{{Ref|affc|43}}|[[Margaery Tyrell]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Cersei Lannister|two]] [[Margaery Tyrell|queens]] are squabbling over Tommen like bitches with a juicy bone.{{Ref|adwd|38}}|[[Obara Sand]] to [[Nymeria Sand]]}}

{{quote|Tommen has been taught that kingship is his right. [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] knows that kingship is his duty, that a king must put his people first, and live and rule for them.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|[[Varys]] to [[Kevan Lannister]]}}

==Family==
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===House Lannister===
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Joffrey Baratheon

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Anumaril: Updated info for Joffrey

{{Hatnote|"Joffrey" redirects here. For the historical King of the Rock, see [[Joffrey Lannister]]. For other characters named Joffrey, see [[Joffrey (disambiguation)]]}}
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| name = [[File:House Baratheon.svg|50px|left]][[File:House Baratheon (King's Landing).svg|50px|right]] Joffrey I
| image = [[File:Joffrey Baratheon.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Prince Joffrey by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok©]
| reign = {{Date|298}} - {{Date|300}}
| coronation =
| othertitles = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Protector of the Realm]] [[Lord of Storm's End]] (claimant)
| alias = Joff{{Ref|AGOT|4}} Joffrey the Illborn{{Ref|ACOK|16}} Robert the Second{{Ref|ASOS|53}} Aerys the Third{{Ref|ASOS|53}} Joffy{{Ref|AFFC|8}} The Young Usurper{{Ref|ADWD|11}} Joffrey-called-Baratheon{{Ref|ADWD|19}}
| fullname = Joffrey Baratheon the First of His Name
| predecessor = [[Robert I Baratheon]]
| successor = [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]
| heir = [[Tommen Baratheon]] (heir presumptive)
| queen = [[Margaery Tyrell]]
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| spouse =
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| royalhouse = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]
| father = [[Robert I Baratheon]] (legally) [[Jaime Lannister]] (biologically)
| mother = [[Cersei Lannister]]
| dateofbirth = {{Date|286}}<ref name=Cal>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref>
| placeofbirth = [[King's Landing]]{{ref|awoiaf| Joffrey Baratheon}}
| dateofdeath = {{Date|300}} (aged 13){{ref|aSoS|4}}{{ref|aSoS|60}}
| placeofdeath = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]
| dateofburial =
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| culture =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms = A black crowned stag and a gold lion, combatant, on a per pale gold and crimson field (Per pale or and gules, a stag, crowned, sable and a lion of the first combatant)
| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Jack Gleeson,Joffrey Baratheon|Jack Gleeson]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]]
}}

King '''Joffrey I Baratheon''' was known to the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as the eldest son and heir of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], and was the nineteenth king to sit the [[Iron Throne]] as [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and [[Protector of the Realm]] of [[Westeros]] until his [[Purple Wedding|death]] in {{date|300}}. Head of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], his siblings were Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], and King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', he is played by [[w:Jack Gleeson|Jack Gleeson]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Joffrey Baratheon|Images of Joffrey Baratheon]]''

Joffrey has the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] look{{ref|ASOS|6}} and is tall for a boy his age, with blond curly hair.{{ref|AGOT|5}} Known to be handsome,{{ref|AGOT|7}} he has deep green eyes and pouty lips.{{Ref|aGoT|5}} [[Jon Snow]] thinks that Joffrey looks like a girl.{{Ref|aGoT|7}}

Twelve years old at the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'',{{ref|AGOT|5}} Joffrey was strong-willed as a child.{{ref|ACOK|3}} Although he can be gallant{{ref|AGOT|7}} and courteous,{{ref|AGOT|29}} he has an uncontrollable temper not unlike his mother, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], and an unchecked sadistic streak.{{ref|ACOK|32}} He has little sense of right or wrong, which often leads him to trouble, especially when he loses his temper. When things go wrong, Joffrey blames the problems on others. Despite being willful he is reckless, vicious, cruel and not particularly intelligent, all of which combine to make him prone to irrational and bad judgements.{{Ref|AGOT|65}}

Joffrey's surcout is divided, showing both the [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] stag of his father, King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert I]], and the Lannister lion of his mother, Queen Cersei.{{ref|AGOT|7}} He always wears the finest clothing and accents, as befits the royal heir,{{Ref|aGoT|5}} including blue wool,{{ref|AGOT|15}} black leather,{{Ref|AGOT|15}} and a deep blue doublet studded with a double row of golden lion's heads.{{Ref|AGOT|29}} The prince possesses a slim coronet made of gold and [[sapphire]]s.{{ref|AGOT|29}} Joffrey wields a longsword named [[Lion's Tooth]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}} His dagger has a jeweled pommel and inlaid goldwork on the blade.{{ref|ASOS|80}} Joffrey is a skilled dancer.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

==History==
Joffrey grew up as a spoiled and indulgent child with a cruel streak within him. His father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], is deeply disappointed with his son and feels little affection for Joffrey{{Ref|AGOT|32}}{{Ref|ACOK|33}} – nor did he like the fact that Joffrey would always cry whenever Robert picked him up.{{Ref|ACOK|52}} It is implied that Joffrey craves Robert's respect and approval, and many of his acts are done in an effort to live up to his father's standards.{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

Once after learning a kitchen [[cat]] was pregnant, Joffrey killed the [[animal]] and cut open its belly to see the kittens inside. He showed one of the unborn kittens to his father. Robert was so shocked and angry he hit Joffrey so hard it knocked out two of his baby teeth.{{Ref|ASOS|32}} Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] believes Robert would have beaten the boy if she had allowed it.{{Ref|aSoS|63}} It is also implied Joffrey bullied his younger brother, [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]].{{Ref|aFfC|8}}

Cersei assigned [[Sandor Clegane]] to be her son's [[sworn shield]].{{ref|AGOT|15}} While Sandor is widely known as the [[Hound]], Joffrey refers to his guardian as "dog".{{ref|AGOT|57}}

For Joffrey's twelfth name day, King Robert organized a [[Tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day|tourney in King's Landing]] in {{date|298}}, where, amongst others, Lord [[Walder Frey]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]], Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]], and Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] were present.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}{{Ref|aGoT|59}}{{Ref|aCoK|0}} Following the tourney, Joffrey and his siblings traveled with Cersei to [[Casterly Rock]] with their grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|25}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Joffrey and the rest of the royal family take the [[kingsroad]] to [[Winterfell]] after Lord [[Jon Arryn]]'s death, as King [[Robert I Baratheon]] asks Lord [[Eddard Stark]] to become the new [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|AGOT|4}} Joffrey begins to court the pretty [[Sansa Stark]], Eddard's eldest daughter, to whom he has been betrothed.{{ref|AGOT|6}}{{ref|AGOT|7}} Joffrey spars with [[Robb Stark]] in the yard and insults him.{{ref|AGOT|7}} He later joins his father during a hunt.{{ref|AGOT|8}}

After [[Bran Stark]] is critically injured after falling from the [[First Keep]], Joffrey's uncle, [[Tyrion Lannister]], slaps Joffrey for speaking rudely of the boy's condition.{{ref|AGOT|9}} Tyrion is later blamed{{ref|AGOT|18}} when [[catspaw|an assassin]] with a [[Valyrian steel dagger]] fails in an attempt to murder the comatose Bran, which furthers the growing enmity between Houses [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Lannister|Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|14}}

On the way from Winterfell to [[King's Landing]], Joffrey spends a day riding and drinking [[wine]] with Sansa. They come upon [[Arya Stark]] and her friend [[Mycah]], a butcher's boy, who are practicing sword fighting. A drunk Joffrey commands Mycah to spar with him. When Mycah does not take up the challenge, Joffrey pricks him with his sword, [[Lion's Tooth]], while ignoring pleas to leave the boy alone. Arya smacks him with her stick, allowing Mycah to escape. An enraged Joffrey slashes at Arya, but is injured when her direwolf, [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], protects her.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} Arya takes Lion's Tooth from him and hurls it towards the [[Trident]]. Humiliated and in pain, Joffrey angrily lashes out at Sansa while Arya and Nymeria flee.{{Ref|agot|15}}

Joffrey later claims before his father's court at [[Darry]] that he had been attacked by Mycah and Nymeria. Search parties are sent out to find Mycah, Nymeria and Arya. [[Sandor Clegane]] rides down Mycah, while Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], is executed after Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] interferes. This earns Joffrey the hatred of Arya. Robert's younger brother, Lord [[Renly Baratheon]], openly laughs at his nephew for being beaten and disarmed by a girl younger than him.{{Ref|aGoT|16}}

While drinking with Eddard Stark at the [[Hand's tourney]] at King's Landing, King Robert openly despairs of his son and heir, revealing to his old friend that he has often thought of abdicating; the only thing that stops him is the thought of Joffrey sitting on the Iron Throne with his mother whispering in his ear.{{Ref|aGoT|30}}

Acting as the new Hand, Ned Stark discovers that Joffrey, along with his siblings, are actually [[bastards]] born of [[incest]] between Cersei and her twin, Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] of Robert's [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|aGoT|44}}{{Ref|aGoT|45}} Robert never questioned the boy's parentage. Cersei protects her children's secret by arranging for Robert's death by increasing the strength of his favorite wine which he drinks while hunting in the [[kingswood]].{{ref|AGOT|47}}{{ref|AGOT|49}}

Following Robert's death, Joffrey summons the council and commands that they make arrangements for his coronation as [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]. When Ned produces Robert's will, which declares Ned regent and mentions "the heir" rather than specifying Joffrey as heir to the [[Iron Throne]], Cersei tears it up and advises Ned to swear fealty to her son. Ned in turn reveals that Joffrey has no claim to the throne and that his uncle, Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]], is the true heir, but Eddard is quickly arrested for treason.{{Ref|aGoT|49}}
[[File:MagaliVilleneuve JoffLannister.jpg|thumb|350px|Joffrey sitting on the [[Iron Throne]] - by Magali Villeneuve ©]]
After taking the Iron Throne as Robert's heir, Joffrey starts his first court session by naming his grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], as the new Hand of the King, appointing his mother to the [[small council]] and [[Jaime Lannister]] as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], and dismissing the legendary knight [[Barristan Selmy]] from his service, against all traditions. When Barristan storms out in disgust, making a remark about the ease with which Stannis would take the throne from him, Joffrey orders Barristan seized and questioned,{{ref|AGOT|57}} though the old knight escapes.{{ref|AGOT|60}} The vacancy on the Kingsguard is filled by Joffrey's [[sworn shield]], [[Sandor Clegane]], the first person to serve on the Kingsguard without having earned [[knight]]hood.{{ref|AGOT|57}} Further during the court session, Sansa, to whom Joffrey is still betrothed, kneels and begs for him to spare her father Eddard's life, asking that Joffrey to do this for love of her. Joffrey promises Sansa that he will be merciful.{{Ref|agot|57}} However, after Eddard confesses his crimes and declares that Joffrey is the true heir to the Iron Throne, Joffrey's mercy turns out to be Eddard's public beheading by Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] before Sansa's eyes at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{Ref|aGoT|65}} This rash act is against his family's wishes to minimize further bloodshed and restore the king's peace{{ref|AGOT|69}} and leads to the intensification of [[War of the Five Kings|hostilities]].

Eddard's son Robb captures Jaime in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Wood]]{{ref|AGOT|63}} and is declared the [[King in the North]] at [[Riverrun]] after the [[Battle of the Camps]].{{ref|AGOT|71}} Robb intends to kill Joffrey in retaliation for Ned's death,{{ref|AGOT|71}} plunging Westeros into devastating civil war.

Joffrey continues to mistreat and abuse Sansa, a penalty for each of Robb's victories. Forcing her to look at her father Eddard's severed head is the start of a string of beatings he commands his Kingsguard to abuse her with. He threatens to force her to look on her brother Robb's head when he kills him, as he boasts, in single combat.{{Ref|aGoT|67}} Joffrey fancies himself a warrior, and considers leading the [[City Watch of King's Landing]] into the field. Cersei withholds the news of Renly's coronation at [[Highgarden]] from Joffrey lest he insist on marching against him.{{Ref|aGoT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:MagaliVilleneuve JoffreyBaratheon.jpg|King Joffrey Baratheon - by Magali Villeneuve ©|thumb|400px|right]]
[[Stannis Baratheon]], Lord of [[Dragonstone]] and the brother of King [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]] and the late King [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]], has his supporters spread the message that Joffrey and his siblings, Prince [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] and Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], are [[bastard]] abominations. Stannis presses his own claim to the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ACOK|10}} After Renly's death at [[siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]], Stannis hopes to present Robert's bastard, [[Edric Storm]], as proof that Joffrey is illegitimate.{{ref|ACOK|45}} [[Arya Stark]], incognito in the [[riverlands]], includes Joffrey in a list of those she wants dead.{{ref|ACOK|26}}

Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] tells [[Sansa Stark]] that [[smallfolk]] refer to the [[red comet]] as King Joffrey's Comet. During a [[Tourney on King Joffrey's name day|small tourney]] held to honor the boy king's name day, Sansa convinces Joffrey to spare the life of the drunken Ser [[Dontos Hollard]], who becomes Joffrey's new [[fool]].{{ref|ACOK|2}} While [[Tywin Lannister]] is Joffrey's [[Hand of the King]], Tywin is on campaign during the [[War of the Five Kings]]. [[Tyrion Lannister]], Tywin's son and Joffrey's uncle, acts as Hand in Tywin's stead.{{ref|ACOK|2}}

Joffrey rules with whim and caprice, proving difficult for even his mother to control. Sansa becomes imprisoned to his will, and he frequently has his [[Kingsguard]], with the exception of the [[Hound]], beat her when she displeases him.{{ref|ACOK|2}} When he tries to have her stripped, however, he is stopped by Tyrion.{{ref|ACOK|32}} Although Joffrey never tries it again, he is determined to eventually have Sansa in his bed whether he marries her or not.{{ref|ACOK|52}}{{ref|ACOK|65}}

Joffrey's cruelty and the decreased quality of life at King's Landing due to food shortages and other hardships make Joffrey an unpopular king, and he is nearly killed in a [[Riot of King's Landing|riot]] sparked by his temper.{{ref|acok|41}} Acting as his temporary Hand, only Tyrion stands up to Joffrey's authority, and the king develops a special hatred for his uncle. Tyrion, in return, holds his nephew in contempt, viewing him as a monster.

During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Joffrey wears gilded mail and enameled crimson plate, with a golden lion on his helm, and he carries a new blade, [[Hearteater]].{{ref|ACOK|57}} The king commands the [[Three Whores]] during the battle.{{ref|ACOK|59}} When Stannis's men begin to attack the gates of King's Landing, [[Cersei Lannister]] has Ser [[Osmund Kettleblack]] bring the king to the safety of the Red Keep.{{ref|ACOK|60}} Although this leads many of the [[gold cloaks]] to abandon their posts and the Hound's fear of [[wildfire]] causes him to flee, Stannis is ultimately defeated by the arrival of Lords Tywin and [[Mace Tyrell]].{{ref|ACOK|62}}

Following the battle, Joffrey rewards many of the survivors in the throne room. The king puts aside his betrothal to Sansa and instead promises to wed [[Margaery Tyrell]], Mace's daughter and the widow of Renly. He is excused from court after cutting his arm on the Iron Throne.{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] becomes Joffrey's [[Hand of the King]], replacing [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{ref|ASOS|4}} Most of [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s supporters who survived the Blackwater submit to Joffrey.{{ref|ASOS|25}} At [[Dragonstone]], [[Melisandre]] burns leeches which have fed on [[Edric Storm]] in attempts to kill Kings Joffrey, [[Balon Greyjoy]], and [[Robb Stark]].{{ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Sansa Stark]] informs [[Olenna Tyrell]], [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery's]] grandmother, of Joffrey's cruel personality.{{ref|ASOS|6}} Tywin arranges the marriage of Sansa to Tyrion, and Joffrey intends to be present for the bedding. The king is outraged when Tyrion threatens to geld him in defense of his new wife, however.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

Joffrey is delighted when he hears of [[Robb Stark]]'s death at the [[Red Wedding]] and wants his head so he can serve it to Sansa at his own wedding, in addition to wanting to show no mercy to the [[north]]ern and [[riverlands|river]] lords who surrendered following Robb Stark's death. Tywin instructs Joffrey to be merciful in victory, but then sends the king from the Hand's [[solar]] when Joffrey is insulting in response.{{ref|ASOS|53}}

[[File:The Purple Wedding Fin.JPG|thumb|350px|Depiction of The Purple Wedding by [https://www.facebook.com/ConorCampbellArtist?ref=hl/ Conor Campbell©]]]

Before his wedding, Joffrey receives a [[goldenheart]] bow from [[Jalabhar Xho]], riding boots from [[Tanda Stokeworth]], a jousting saddle from [[Kevan Lannister]], scorpion brooch from [[Oberyn Martell]], silver spurs from [[Addam Marbrand]], and a tourney pavilion from [[Mathis Rowan]]. The king is presented with a model of a war galley by [[Paxter Redwyne]], who says ''[[King Joffrey's Valor]]'' is being built for him at the [[Arbor]]. Tyrion gives Joffrey a rare book, ''[[Lives of Four Kings]]'', and Mace gifts him a seven-sided [[wedding chalice]].{{ref|ASOS|59}}

Tywin gives his grandson a [[Valyrian steel]] sword as a wedding present, which Joffrey names [[Widow's Wail]]. Joffrey slices ''Lives of Four Kings'' with his new sword, demanding a better present from Tyrion and Sansa.{{ref|ASOS|59}} Since Joffrey boasts that he is no stranger to the metal, Tyrion thinks that Joffrey is referring to the [[Valyrian steel dagger]] given to the [[catspaw|assassin]] at [[Winterfell]], though he is unable to fathom why, attributing it to Joffrey's innate cruelty.{{ref|aSoS|60}} [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] later deduces that Joffrey did it in an attempt to impress his father after overhearing a drunken [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] say it would be kinder to put the crippled [[Bran Stark]] out of his misery.{{ref|ASOS|72}}

Joffrey's marriage to Margaery in {{date|300}} is on the first day of the new century at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ref|aSoS|60}} During his wedding feast in the [[Red Keep]]'s throne room, Joffrey pours wine from his new chalice atop Tyrion when his uncle refuses to join the [[dwarf]]s reenacting the [[War of the Five Kings]], and the king forces Tyrion to serve as his cupbearer.{{ref|ASOS|60}} Joffrey is [[strangler|poisoned]] after eating pigeon pie and drinking wine, and he dies while the entire court looks on, his face turning black as he asphyxiates while tearing at his throat. Cersei blames the deed on Tyrion and Sansa.{{ref|aSoS|60}}

While Tyrion is taken into custody by the Kingsguard, Sansa escapes King's Landing with the aid of [[Petyr Baelish]].{{ref|ASOS|61}} Littlefinger reveals that he orchestrated the plot with Olenna Tyrell.{{ref|ASOS|68}} Due to the color of the amethysts in the unknowing Sansa's hairnet{{ref|ASOS|61}} used to poison Joffrey's wine,{{ref|ADWD|22}} and the actual color of the wine, the wedding has since been referred to by fans as the [[Purple Wedding]].

Joffrey is laid in state in the Red Keep's sept in gilded armor, and when Jaime returns to King's Landing he makes love to Cersei in front of the corpse.{{Ref|aSoS|62}} He is ultimately laid to rest in the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ref|asos|67}} Because Joffrey was poisoned, Jaime tasks Ser [[Boros Blount]] with tasting all of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]'s food and drink.{{ref|ASOS|67}} He refuses to recognize Joffrey as his son.{{ref|ASOS|72}}

During Tyrion's trial for Joffrey's death, witnesses downplay the king's behavior and exaggerate Tyrion's actions.{{ref|ASOS|66}}{{ref|ASOS|70}} Tyrion demands [[trial by battle]], and he is represent by Oberyn Martell, who seeks vengeance for the death of his sister, [[Elia Martell|Elia]] of [[Dorne]], who was killed years ago by the crown's representative, Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]. The Mountain kills the Red Viper in combat, however, and Tyrion is deemed to be guilty by [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]].{{ref|ASOS|70}} Before Tyrion can be executed for Joffrey's death, Jaime frees his brother from the dungeon. Angry at Jaime having deceived him about his first wife, [[Tysha]], Tyrion lies and takes responsibility for Joffrey's death.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Joffrey, with the exception of his mother [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]],{{ref|AFFC|28}} is not particularly mourned by anyone; even his biological father, Jaime, feels that Joffrey deserved his fate{{ref|ASOS|72}} and wants Tommen to be different.{{ref|AFFC|44}} Tyrion believes that Joffrey would have become a worse king than the [[Aerys II Targaryen|Mad King]].{{ref|ASOS|77}} [[Arys Oakheart]] thinks the only good thing that could be said of Joffrey is that he was tall and strong for his age.{{ref|AFFC|13}} Because of Joffrey, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] considers Cersei to be an unfit mother.{{ref|AFFC|7}}

Joffrey's younger brother, King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], weds his widow, [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{ref|AFFC|12}} Cersei is troubled by Tommen's meekness in comparison to Joffrey.{{ref|AFFC|7}} Because [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] is older than Tommen, [[Arianne Martell]] tries{{ref|AFFC|13}} but fails to crown Myrcella as queen.{{ref|AFFC|21}}

One of [[Cersei's dromonds]] is named ''[[Brave Joffrey]]'' in the late king's honor.{{ref|AFFC|28}}

==Quotes by Joffrey==
{{quote|I cannot abide the wailing of women.{{ref|AGOT|9}}|Joffrey to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|[[Cersei Lannister|My mother]] bids me let Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] [[take the black]], and Lady [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] has begged mercy for her father. But they have the soft hearts of women. So long as I am your king, treason shall never go unpunished. Ser Ilyn, bring me his head!{{Ref|AGOT|65}}|Joffrey, to the assembled crowd of [[King's Landing]], and [[Ilyn Payne]]}}

{{Quote|'''Tywin''': Joffrey, when your enemies defy you, you must serve them steel and fire. When they go to their knees, however, you must help them back to their feet. Elsewise no man will ever bend the knee to you. And any man who must say 'I am the king' is no true king at all. [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] never understood that, but you will. When I've won [[War of the Five Kings|your war]] for you, we will restore the king's peace and the king's justice. The only head that need concern you is [[Margaery Tyrell]]'s maidenhead. 
'''Joffrey:''' You talk about Aerys, Grandfather, but you were scared of him. 
'''Cersei:''' Joffrey, apologize to your grandfather. 
'''Joffrey:''' Why should I? Everyone knows it's true. [[Robert I Baratheon|My father]] won all the battles. He killed Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] and took the crown, while '''your''' father was hiding under [[Casterly Rock]]. A '''strong''' king acts boldly, he doesn't just talk.{{ref|asos|53}}|[[Tywin Lannister]], Joffrey, and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Joffrey:''' I want to see, kof, see you ride that, kof kof, [[Pretty Pig|pig]], [[Tyrion Lannister|Uncle]]. I want... 
'''Margaery:''' Your Grace? 
'''Joffrey:''' It's, kof, the pie, noth- kof, pie. I, kof, I can't, kof kof kof kof...{{ref|asos|60}}|Joffrey and [[Margaery Tyrell]] as he dies}}

==Quotes about Joffrey==
{{Quote|Joffrey is truly a little shit.{{ref|agot|7}}|[[Jon Snow]] to [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{quote|She could not hate Joffrey tonight. He was too beautiful to hate.{{ref|AGOT|29}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I am sorry for [[Arya Stark|your girl]], Ned. Truly. About [[Lady (direwolf)|the wolf]], I mean. My son was lying, I'd stake my soul on it. My son ...{{Ref|aGoT|30}}|[[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I have dreamed of giving up the crown. Take ship for the [[Free Cities]] with my horse and my hammer, spend my time warring and whoring, that's what I was made for. The sellsword king, how the singers would love me. You know what stops me? The thought of Joffrey on [[Iron Throne|the throne]], with [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] standing behind him whispering in his ear. My son. How could I have made a son like that, Ned?{{Ref|aGoT|30}}|[[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': [[Sansa Stark|She]] would have done anything for Joffrey, until he cut off [[Eddard Stark|her father's]] head and called it mercy. That put an end to that. 
'''Tyrion''': His Grace has a unique way of winning the hearts of his subjects.{{ref|ACOK|3}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Joffrey the Illborn, small wonder he's faithless, with the [[Jaime Lannister|Kingslayer]] for a father.{{Ref|aCoK|16}}|a [[knight]] of [[House Cerwyn]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{quote|'''Olenna''': What sort of man is this Joffrey, who calls himself [[House Baratheon of King's Landing|Baratheon]] but looks so very [[House Lannister|Lannister]]? 
'''Sansa''' A monster. Joffrey is a monster. He lied about the [[Mycah|butcher's boy]] and made [[Eddard Stark|Father]] kill [[Lady (direwolf)|my wolf]]. When I displease him, he has the [[Kingsguard]] beat me. He's evil and cruel, my lady, it's so. And [[Cersei Lannister|the queen]] as well.{{Ref|ASOS|6}}|[[Olenna Tyrell]] and [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|You can lead a king to water, but with Joff one had to splash it about before he realized he could drink it.{{ref|asos|61}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''''Tyrion''': Joffrey would have been a worse king than [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] ever was. He stole [[Valyrian steel dagger|his father's dagger]] and gave it to a footpad to slit the throat of [[Bran Stark|Brandon Stark]], did you know that? 
'''Jaime''': I ... I thought he might have. 
'''Tyrion''': Well, a son takes after his father. Joffrey would have killed me as well, once he came into his power. For the crime of being short and ugly, of which I am conspicuously guilty.{{Ref|aSoS|77}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Jaime Lannister]] }}

{{Quote|'''Brienne''': Joffrey was your... 
'''Jaime''': My king. Leave it at that. 
'''Brienne''': You say [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] killed him. Why protect her? 
'''Jaime''': Because Joff was no more to me than a squirt of seed in [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei's]] cunt. And because he deserved to die.{{Ref|aSoS|72}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': Joffrey had no love for [[Robb Stark]], but [[Bran Stark|the younger boy]] was nothing to him. He was only a child himself. 
'''Jaime''': A child hungry for a pat on the head from [[Robert I Baratheon|that sot]] you let him believe was his father.{{ref|aSoS|72}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

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{{Hatnote|"Tommen" redirects here. For other other characters named Tommen, see [[Tommen (disambiguation)]].}}

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| name = [[File:House Baratheon.svg|50px|left]] '''Tommen I''' [[File:House Baratheon (King's Landing).svg|50px|right]]
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| reign = {{Date|300}} - Current ruler
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| othertitles = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Lord of Storm's End]] (claimant)
| fullname = Tommen Baratheon the First of His Name
| alias = The Boy King{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} Tommen-called-Baratheon{{Ref|ADWD|19}}
| predecessor = [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]
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| heir = [[Myrcella Baratheon]] (heiress presumptive)
| queen = [[Margaery Tyrell]]
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| father = [[Robert I Baratheon]] (legally) [[Jaime Lannister]] (biologically)
| mother = [[Cersei Lannister]]
| dateofbirth = {{Date|291}} (age 8)<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Tommen Baratheon|Tommen Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
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| Played_by = Callum Wharry ~ Seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|1]]-[[Game of Thrones - Season 2|2]] Dean-Charles Chapman ~ [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]]-[[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]]
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King '''Tommen I Baratheon''' is known to the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as the youngest child of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], and reigns as the current [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] and [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]]. Head of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], his siblings are King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]], and Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', he is played by Callum Wharry in seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|1]] and [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|2]] and by [[w:Dean-Charles Chapman|Dean-Charles Chapman]] in seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]], [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]] and [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Tommen Baratheon|Images of Tommen Baratheon]]''
Tommen is plump, with long white-blond hair.{{ref|aGoT|5}} He has golden curls and emerald green eyes.{{ref|ASOS|72}}{{ref|AFFC|7}} At the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', he is seven years old.

Tommen, unlike [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], is regarded as a good-hearted lad who always tries his best.{{ref|agot|9}} Tommen is tenderhearted{{Ref|ACOK|44}} and not as strong-willed as his brother. Many other characters (except his mother){{ref|aFfC|7}} believe that he would be a much better king than Joffrey.{{ref|aFfC|13}} Tommen is fond of applecakes,{{ref|ASOS|67}} and enjoys reading.{{ref|ASOS|72}} He is a clumsy but earnest dancer.{{ref|AFFC|12}} He is afraid of [[Sandor Clegane]].{{ref|AFFC|12}}

==History==
Tommen once adopted a fawn as a pet, but his elder brother, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], later killed and skinned the [[animal]].{{Ref|aCoK|44}} It is also implied Joffrey bullies and abuses Tommen physically or emotionally.{{Ref|aFfC|8}}

Following the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]], Tommen and his siblings traveled with [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] to [[Casterly Rock]] with their grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|25}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:M.Luisa Giliberti TommenMyrcella.jpg|thumb|[[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] and Tommen Baratheon by M.Luisa Giliberti ©]]
Tommen is part of the entourage of his father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], which journeys to [[Winterfell]] following the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. At Winterfell, Tommen spars with [[Bran Stark]] using wooden swords.{{ref|AGOT|7}}

Tommen and [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] do not recognize a dirty [[Arya Stark]] when she chases cats in [[King's Landing]]. Arya bowls over Tommen when she escapes from [[House Lannister guards]].{{ref|AGOT|32}}

Lord [[Eddard Stark]], the new [[Hand of the King]], discovers that Tommen and his siblings are not the biological children of Robert, but actually fathered by Cersei's twin brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{Ref|AGOT|45}} With Robert dying from being gored by a [[boar]], Lord [[Renly Baratheon]] suggests that Tommen and Myrcella be seized and that Arya wed Tommen. Eddard refuses, however.{{ref|AGOT|47}}

Tommen's older brother, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], becomes king after Robert dies. Tommen is present when Eddard is arrested in the [[Red Keep#Great_hall|throne room]].{{Ref|AGoT|49}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Tommen attends the [[tourney on King Joffrey's name day]]. Joffrey laughs at Tommen when the youth is struck by a quintain.{{ref|ACOK|2}}

Announcing his claim to the [[Iron Throne]], [[Stannis Baratheon]] declares that his nephew Joffrey and his siblings are abominations born of [[incest]].{{ref|ACOK|10}}

Tommen cries when Myrcella sails from King's Landing for [[Dorne]]. The [[riot of King's Landing]] breaks out after Myrcella leaves the harbor.{{Ref|ACOK|41}}

With rioting and the [[War of the Five Kings]] making King's Landing increasingly unsafe, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] plots to sneak Tommen out of the city to [[Rosby]] under the protection of Lord [[Gyles Rosby]], disguised as a page. However, Tommen's uncle, [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], learns of the plot, and sends Ser [[Jacelyn Bywater]] to intercept the party on the [[Rosby road]] and take Tommen to Rosby himself, thereby under Tyrion's control and not Cersei's.{{ref|ACOK|44}} Tommen adopts a fawn at Rosby, and Jacelyn tasks his men with evacuating the boy to an unknown location if King's Landing falls during the war.{{ref|ACOK|49}}

Tyrion threatens Cersei that any harm inflicted on [[Alayaya]], a [[prostitute]] believed to be Tyrion's lover and arrested under the queen's orders, will be visited upon Tommen as well.{{ref|ACOK|54}} The [[Kingsguard]] knight who allowed Jacelyn to take Tommen, Ser [[Boros Blount]], is stripped of his white cloak by Cersei.{{ref|ACOK|49}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:King Tommen.jpg|thumb|King Tommen I - by Amok ©]]
After Jacelyn Bywater is killed in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Cersei has Tommen brought back to King's Landing by the [[House Kettleblack|Kettleblack]] brothers.{{ref|ASOS|4}}

Acting of his own accord while the Hand of Stannis, Lord [[Alester Florent]] attempts to settle a peace agreement with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Tommen's grandfather, that involves a promise of marriage between Tommen and Stannis's daughter, Princess [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]], but his plans do not come to pass.{{Ref|aSoS|25}}

During the wedding feast of Tyrion and [[Sansa Stark]], Tommen, who is now taller than his uncle, dances with [[Megga Tyrell]] and Sansa.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

Tommen participates in the wedding of Joffrey to [[Margaery Tyrell]], handing the bride's cloak to his brother. The boy scatters rose petals before the king and queen after the ceremony. Tommen screams and cries when Joffrey chokes to death at his [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]].{{ref|ASOS|60}}

Tommen is crowned king in the aftermath of Joffrey's death, and plans are made for him to wed [[Margaery Tyrell]] in Joffrey's stead.{{ref|ASOS|62}} Not wanting Cersei to raise Tommen, Tywin wants Jaime to abdicate as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] and educate the boy as his ward and squire at [[Casterly Rock]]. However, Jaime refuses.{{ref|ASOS|62}} Jaime orders Boros Blount to serve as the boy king's food taster.{{ref|ASOS|67}}

Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] reminds Tyrion, who is imprisoned for Joffrey's death, that according to [[Dorne|Dornish]] law Myrcella should succeed to the [[Iron Throne]] rather than her younger brother, Tommen.{{ref|ASOS|66}} During Tyrion's trial, [[Shae]] alleges that Tyrion killed Joffrey and planned to eventually kill Tommen.{{ref|ASOS|70}}

Tommen's great-uncle, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], provides the boy king with documents to sign, including pardons, grants, and bills of attainder.{{ref|ASOS|72}} Tyrion kills his father Tywin, Tommen's Hand, after Jaime helps him escape from imprisonment.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Tommen_sketch.jpg‎|thumb|300px|King Tommen placing the royal stamp on a document- by Pojypojy ©]]
Tommen continues usage of the split [[House Baratheon|black stag]] and [[House Lannister|golden lion]] royal banner introduced by Joffrey.{{ref|AFFC|14}}

[[Jon Snow]], the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], and [[Samwell Tarly]] discuss a letter prepared by Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], which asks for assistance from King Tommen. Jon recalls how Tommen had sparred with his half-brother [[Bran Stark]] at [[Winterfell]], but that Bran is dead now while Tommen is king. Jon reluctantly agrees to have the message sent by [[raven]].{{ref|AFFC|5}}

Cersei is [[Regent|Queen Regent]] after the death of her father, Tywin. Tommen acts as king, his primary and favorite activity being to place the royal stamp on any document put in front of him.{{ref|AFFC|17}} Cersei frowns upon his meek and tractable nature, frequently comparing him with disfavor to his willful, headstrong brother, Joffrey. Tommen is frightened of the dying Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s screams,{{ref|AFFC|7}} and he flees in disgust from Tywin's corpse.{{ref|AFFC|8}} Kevan refuses to serve as Hand to Tommen and leaves for Casterly Rock since his niece will not yield Tommen's regency.{{ref|AFFC|7}} Ser [[Harys Swyft]] instead becomes the King's Hand.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] insists that Tommen wed his daughter, Margaery, before agreeing to march on [[Storm's End]]. Cersei does not trust [[House Tyrell]], however. When they wed, Tommen covers Margaery with the black [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] cloak which King [[Robert I Baratheon]] had used when he married Cersei. Tommen dances with Margaery and her cousins, [[Alla Tyrell|Alla]], [[Elinor Tyrell|Elinor]], and Megga, during the feast. Tommen is fascinated and frightened when Cersei burns the [[Tower of the Hand]] with [[wildfire]] after the wedding.{{ref|AFFC|12}}

In [[Dorne]], Princess [[Arianne Martell]] plots to crown Tommen's sister, [[Myrcella Baratheon]], in opposition to the boy king.{{ref|AFFC|13}} The plan is foiled by her father, Prince [[Doran Martell]], however.{{ref|AFFC|21}}

Wanting Tommen to have younger advisors, Cersei appoints [[Aurane Waters]] as [[master of ships]] on the [[small council]].{{ref|AFFC|16}} When the small council receives [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch|Lord Commander]] Jon Snow's request for aid for the [[Night's Watch]], Cersei agrees to send reinforcements in Tommen's name, but some are to be tasked with [[assassin]]ating Jon.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

Margaery begins to influence Tommen to resist his mother's commands. Margaery gives Tommen three black [[kitten]]s, [[Ser Pounce]], [[Lady Whiskers]], and [[Boots]].{{ref|AFFC|24}} Tommen also takes an interest in [[knight]]hood and jousting, and reacts with anger when Cersei refuses to honor his command that Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], now of the [[Kingsguard]], be named as the [[Red Keep]]'s master-at-arms.{{ref|AFFC|24}} Cersei assigns Ser [[Osney Kettleblack]] as Tommen's [[sworn shield]],{{ref|AFFC|24}} but the queen regent also tasks him with seducing Margaery.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

In return for Cersei allowing the [[Faith Militant]] to reform, the new [[High Septon]]—the [[High Sparrow]]—forgives the crown's debts to the [[Faith of the Seven]] and blesses King Tommen.{{ref|AFFC|28}} The king gives Loras a jeweled sword when the knight departs for the [[siege of Dragonstone]].{{ref|AFFC|36}} When Tommen stands up to his mother and shows assertiveness when Cersei threatens Margaery, Cersei's response is to have Boros force Tommen to beat his whipping boy, [[Pate (King's Landing)|Pate]], until he bleeds.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

In order to claim the inheritance of [[Gyles Rosby]], Cersei claims the late lord had wanted his land and wealth to go to Tommen.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

Cersei engineers Margaery's arrest by the Faith for allegedly sleeping with a number of men.{{ref|AFFC|39}}{{ref|AFFC|43}} Following Cersei's own arrest for treason and adultery, Tommen continues to do the bidding of the small council, now controlled by Ser [[Harys Swyft]] and [[Grand Maester]] [[Pycelle]]. A lonely Tommen asks for his wife and his mother, and he signs any decree placed before him.{{Ref|aFfC|43}}

Jaime informs the [[House Frey|Freys]] at the [[siege of Riverrun]] that King Tommen requires all captives from the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Joshuacairostommenbaratheonandbalerion.jpg‎|thumb|300px|Tommen playing with his kittens - by Joshua Cairos ©]]
Prince [[Doran Martell]]'s seneschal [[Ricasso]] toasts Tommen's name during the feast welcoming Ser [[Balon Swann]] to [[Sunspear]], but many [[Dornishmen]] refuse to drink in the boy king's honor. Balon brings word that Cersei would like Myrcella to briefly return to King's Landing, and that Tommen could befriend Prince [[Trystane Martell]]. Later, [[Ellaria Sand]] objects to the [[Sand Snakes]]' desire for vengeance against Tywin Lannister's descendants, which includes a wish to murder Tommen.{{ref|adwd|38}}

Since Cersei refused to pay back the crown's debts to the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]], [[Tycho Nestoris]] agrees to support [[Stannis Baratheon]] against Tommen.{{ref|ADWD|44}}

Tommen is kept hidden away in the [[Red Keep]] when his mother completes her [[walk of atonement]], as his great-uncle [[Kevan Lannister]], now [[Regent|Lord Regent]] and [[Protector of the Realm]], feels no son should see his mother like that.{{ref|ADWD|65}}

Tommen has dinner with the newly-released Cersei and Kevan. He entertains his great-uncle with the exploits of his kittens, and Kevan thinks Tommen a sweet lad. Cersei wants [[Russell Merryweather]] to come to the capital and befriend Tommen. Following the meal, [[Varys]] has Kevan and Pycelle murdered in support of [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen's]] attempt to take the [[Iron Throne]] from Tommen.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes by Tommen==
{{quote|'''Margaery''': Look, the flames are dancing. Just as we did, my love. 
'''Tommen''': They are. [[Cersei Lannister|Mother]], look, they're dancing.{{ref|AFFC|12}}|[[Margaery Tyrell]] and Tommen}}

{{Quote|When I'm king in my own right, I'm going to outlaw beets.{{ref|AFFC|24}}|Tommen to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': Tommen, when you say your prayers before bed, tell [[Mother (the Seven)|the Mother]] and [[Father (the Seven)|the Father]] that you are thankful you are still a child. Being king is hard work. I promise you, you will not like it. They peck at you like a murder of crows. Every one wants a piece of your flesh. 
'''Tommen''': Yes, Mother. I wouldn't mind them pecking, though. I should go to court with you every day, to listen. [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] says— 
'''Cersei''': —a deal too much. For half a groat I'd gladly have her tongue torn out. 
'''Tommen''': Don't you say that. You leave her tongue alone. Don't you touch her. I'm the king, not you.{{ref|AFFC|36}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and Tommen}}

{{quote|'''Tommen''': [[Ser Pounce]] caught a mouse, but [[Lady Whiskers]] stole it from him. 
'''Cersei''': Ser Pounce must learn to defend his rights. In this world the weak are always the victims of the strong.{{ref|AFFC|39}}|Tommen and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

==Quotes about Tommen==
{{Quote|He was a sweet boy, not like [[Joffrey Baratheon|his brother]].{{Ref|agot|38}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|If only Tommen were the elder instead of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]. I wouldn't mind marrying Tommen.{{Ref|acok|2}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{quote|You mew like a suckling babe. Princes aren't supposed to cry.{{ref|ACOK|41}}|[[Joffrey Baratheon]] to Tommen}}

{{quote|Ever think how easy life would be if the other one had been born first? The weepy one, Tommen. Seems like he'd do whatever he was told, as a good king should.{{ref|ACOK|41}}|[[Bronn]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': I shall rule until my son comes of age. 
'''Jaime''': I don't know who I pity more. Tommen, or the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|AFFC|3}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{quote|Tommen is no son of mine, no more than [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] was.{{ref|AFFC|8}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{quote|The world is full of horrors, Tommen. You can fight them, or laugh at them, or look without seeing ... go away inside.{{ref|AFFC|8}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to Tommen}}

{{Quote|He will be a better king than [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]].{{Ref|aFfC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|He will never have a wife you don't hate.{{Ref|affc|43}}|[[Margaery Tyrell]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Cersei Lannister|two]] [[Margaery Tyrell|queens]] are squabbling over Tommen like bitches with a juicy bone.{{Ref|adwd|38}}|[[Obara Sand]] to [[Nymeria Sand]]}}

{{quote|Tommen has been taught that kingship is his right. [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] knows that kingship is his duty, that a king must put his people first, and live and rule for them.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|[[Varys]] to [[Kevan Lannister]]}}

==Family==
===House Baratheon===
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===House Lannister===
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==References==
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{{Hatnote|"Tommen" redirects here. For other other characters named Tommen, see [[Tommen (disambiguation)]].}}

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King '''Tommen I Baratheon''' is known to the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as the youngest child of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], and reigns as the current [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] and [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]]. Head of [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], his siblings are Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], and Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', he is played by Callum Wharry in seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|1]] and [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|2]] and by [[w:Dean-Charles Chapman|Dean-Charles Chapman]] in seasons [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]], [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]] and [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Tommen Baratheon|Images of Tommen Baratheon]]''
Tommen is plump, with long white-blond hair.{{ref|aGoT|5}} He has golden curls and emerald green eyes.{{ref|ASOS|72}}{{ref|AFFC|7}} At the beginning of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', he is seven years old.

Tommen, unlike [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], is regarded as a good-hearted lad who always tries his best.{{ref|agot|9}} Tommen is tenderhearted{{Ref|ACOK|44}} and not as strong-willed as his brother. Many other characters (except his mother){{ref|aFfC|7}} believe that he would be a much better king than Joffrey.{{ref|aFfC|13}} Tommen is fond of applecakes,{{ref|ASOS|67}} and enjoys reading.{{ref|ASOS|72}} He is a clumsy but earnest dancer.{{ref|AFFC|12}} He is afraid of [[Sandor Clegane]].{{ref|AFFC|12}}

==History==
Tommen once adopted a fawn as a pet, but his elder brother, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], later killed and skinned the [[animal]].{{Ref|aCoK|44}} It is also implied Joffrey bullies and abuses Tommen physically or emotionally.{{Ref|aFfC|8}}

Following the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]], Tommen and his siblings traveled with [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] to [[Casterly Rock]] with their grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|25}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:M.Luisa Giliberti TommenMyrcella.jpg|thumb|[[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] and Tommen Baratheon by M.Luisa Giliberti ©]]
Tommen is part of the entourage of his father, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], which journeys to [[Winterfell]] following the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. At Winterfell, Tommen spars with [[Bran Stark]] using wooden swords.{{ref|AGOT|7}}

Tommen and [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] do not recognize a dirty [[Arya Stark]] when she chases cats in [[King's Landing]]. Arya bowls over Tommen when she escapes from [[House Lannister guards]].{{ref|AGOT|32}}

Lord [[Eddard Stark]], the new [[Hand of the King]], discovers that Tommen and his siblings are not the biological children of Robert, but actually fathered by Cersei's twin brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{Ref|AGOT|45}} With Robert dying from being gored by a [[boar]], Lord [[Renly Baratheon]] suggests that Tommen and Myrcella be seized and that Arya wed Tommen. Eddard refuses, however.{{ref|AGOT|47}}

Tommen's older brother, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], becomes king after Robert dies. Tommen is present when Eddard is arrested in the [[Red Keep#Great_hall|throne room]].{{Ref|AGoT|49}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Tommen attends the [[tourney on King Joffrey's name day]]. Joffrey laughs at Tommen when the youth is struck by a quintain.{{ref|ACOK|2}}

Announcing his claim to the [[Iron Throne]], [[Stannis Baratheon]] declares that his nephew Joffrey and his siblings are abominations born of [[incest]].{{ref|ACOK|10}}

Tommen cries when Myrcella sails from King's Landing for [[Dorne]]. The [[riot of King's Landing]] breaks out after Myrcella leaves the harbor.{{Ref|ACOK|41}}

With rioting and the [[War of the Five Kings]] making King's Landing increasingly unsafe, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] plots to sneak Tommen out of the city to [[Rosby]] under the protection of Lord [[Gyles Rosby]], disguised as a page. However, Tommen's uncle, [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], learns of the plot, and sends Ser [[Jacelyn Bywater]] to intercept the party on the [[Rosby road]] and take Tommen to Rosby himself, thereby under Tyrion's control and not Cersei's.{{ref|ACOK|44}} Tommen adopts a fawn at Rosby, and Jacelyn tasks his men with evacuating the boy to an unknown location if King's Landing falls during the war.{{ref|ACOK|49}}

Tyrion threatens Cersei that any harm inflicted on [[Alayaya]], a [[prostitute]] believed to be Tyrion's lover and arrested under the queen's orders, will be visited upon Tommen as well.{{ref|ACOK|54}} The [[Kingsguard]] knight who allowed Jacelyn to take Tommen, Ser [[Boros Blount]], is stripped of his white cloak by Cersei.{{ref|ACOK|49}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:King Tommen.jpg|thumb|King Tommen I - by Amok ©]]
After Jacelyn Bywater is killed in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Cersei has Tommen brought back to King's Landing by the [[House Kettleblack|Kettleblack]] brothers.{{ref|ASOS|4}}

Acting of his own accord while the Hand of Stannis, Lord [[Alester Florent]] attempts to settle a peace agreement with Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Tommen's grandfather, that involves a promise of marriage between Tommen and Stannis's daughter, Princess [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]], but his plans do not come to pass.{{Ref|aSoS|25}}

During the wedding feast of Tyrion and [[Sansa Stark]], Tommen, who is now taller than his uncle, dances with [[Megga Tyrell]] and Sansa.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

Tommen participates in the wedding of Joffrey to [[Margaery Tyrell]], handing the bride's cloak to his brother. The boy scatters rose petals before the king and queen after the ceremony. Tommen screams and cries when Joffrey chokes to death at his [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]].{{ref|ASOS|60}}

Tommen is crowned king in the aftermath of Joffrey's death, and plans are made for him to wed [[Margaery Tyrell]] in Joffrey's stead.{{ref|ASOS|62}} Not wanting Cersei to raise Tommen, Tywin wants Jaime to abdicate as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] and educate the boy as his ward and squire at [[Casterly Rock]]. However, Jaime refuses.{{ref|ASOS|62}} Jaime orders Boros Blount to serve as the boy king's food taster.{{ref|ASOS|67}}

Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] reminds Tyrion, who is imprisoned for Joffrey's death, that according to [[Dorne|Dornish]] law Myrcella should succeed to the [[Iron Throne]] rather than her younger brother, Tommen.{{ref|ASOS|66}} During Tyrion's trial, [[Shae]] alleges that Tyrion killed Joffrey and planned to eventually kill Tommen.{{ref|ASOS|70}}

Tommen's great-uncle, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], provides the boy king with documents to sign, including pardons, grants, and bills of attainder.{{ref|ASOS|72}} Tyrion kills his father Tywin, Tommen's Hand, after Jaime helps him escape from imprisonment.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Tommen_sketch.jpg‎|thumb|300px|King Tommen placing the royal stamp on a document- by Pojypojy ©]]
Tommen continues usage of the split [[House Baratheon|black stag]] and [[House Lannister|golden lion]] royal banner introduced by Joffrey.{{ref|AFFC|14}}

[[Jon Snow]], the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], and [[Samwell Tarly]] discuss a letter prepared by Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], which asks for assistance from King Tommen. Jon recalls how Tommen had sparred with his half-brother [[Bran Stark]] at [[Winterfell]], but that Bran is dead now while Tommen is king. Jon reluctantly agrees to have the message sent by [[raven]].{{ref|AFFC|5}}

Cersei is [[Regent|Queen Regent]] after the death of her father, Tywin. Tommen acts as king, his primary and favorite activity being to place the royal stamp on any document put in front of him.{{ref|AFFC|17}} Cersei frowns upon his meek and tractable nature, frequently comparing him with disfavor to his willful, headstrong brother, Joffrey. Tommen is frightened of the dying Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s screams,{{ref|AFFC|7}} and he flees in disgust from Tywin's corpse.{{ref|AFFC|8}} Kevan refuses to serve as Hand to Tommen and leaves for Casterly Rock since his niece will not yield Tommen's regency.{{ref|AFFC|7}} Ser [[Harys Swyft]] instead becomes the King's Hand.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] insists that Tommen wed his daughter, Margaery, before agreeing to march on [[Storm's End]]. Cersei does not trust [[House Tyrell]], however. When they wed, Tommen covers Margaery with the black [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]] cloak which King [[Robert I Baratheon]] had used when he married Cersei. Tommen dances with Margaery and her cousins, [[Alla Tyrell|Alla]], [[Elinor Tyrell|Elinor]], and Megga, during the feast. Tommen is fascinated and frightened when Cersei burns the [[Tower of the Hand]] with [[wildfire]] after the wedding.{{ref|AFFC|12}}

In [[Dorne]], Princess [[Arianne Martell]] plots to crown Tommen's sister, [[Myrcella Baratheon]], in opposition to the boy king.{{ref|AFFC|13}} The plan is foiled by her father, Prince [[Doran Martell]], however.{{ref|AFFC|21}}

Wanting Tommen to have younger advisors, Cersei appoints [[Aurane Waters]] as [[master of ships]] on the [[small council]].{{ref|AFFC|16}} When the small council receives [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch|Lord Commander]] Jon Snow's request for aid for the [[Night's Watch]], Cersei agrees to send reinforcements in Tommen's name, but some are to be tasked with [[assassin]]ating Jon.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

Margaery begins to influence Tommen to resist his mother's commands. Margaery gives Tommen three black [[kitten]]s, [[Ser Pounce]], [[Lady Whiskers]], and [[Boots]].{{ref|AFFC|24}} Tommen also takes an interest in [[knight]]hood and jousting, and reacts with anger when Cersei refuses to honor his command that Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], now of the [[Kingsguard]], be named as the [[Red Keep]]'s master-at-arms.{{ref|AFFC|24}} Cersei assigns Ser [[Osney Kettleblack]] as Tommen's [[sworn shield]],{{ref|AFFC|24}} but the queen regent also tasks him with seducing Margaery.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

In return for Cersei allowing the [[Faith Militant]] to reform, the new [[High Septon]]—the [[High Sparrow]]—forgives the crown's debts to the [[Faith of the Seven]] and blesses King Tommen.{{ref|AFFC|28}} The king gives Loras a jeweled sword when the knight departs for the [[siege of Dragonstone]].{{ref|AFFC|36}} When Tommen stands up to his mother and shows assertiveness when Cersei threatens Margaery, Cersei's response is to have Boros force Tommen to beat his whipping boy, [[Pate (King's Landing)|Pate]], until he bleeds.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

In order to claim the inheritance of [[Gyles Rosby]], Cersei claims the late lord had wanted his land and wealth to go to Tommen.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

Cersei engineers Margaery's arrest by the Faith for allegedly sleeping with a number of men.{{ref|AFFC|39}}{{ref|AFFC|43}} Following Cersei's own arrest for treason and adultery, Tommen continues to do the bidding of the small council, now controlled by Ser [[Harys Swyft]] and [[Grand Maester]] [[Pycelle]]. A lonely Tommen asks for his wife and his mother, and he signs any decree placed before him.{{Ref|aFfC|43}}

Jaime informs the [[House Frey|Freys]] at the [[siege of Riverrun]] that King Tommen requires all captives from the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Joshuacairostommenbaratheonandbalerion.jpg‎|thumb|300px|Tommen playing with his kittens - by Joshua Cairos ©]]
Prince [[Doran Martell]]'s seneschal [[Ricasso]] toasts Tommen's name during the feast welcoming Ser [[Balon Swann]] to [[Sunspear]], but many [[Dornishmen]] refuse to drink in the boy king's honor. Balon brings word that Cersei would like Myrcella to briefly return to King's Landing, and that Tommen could befriend Prince [[Trystane Martell]]. Later, [[Ellaria Sand]] objects to the [[Sand Snakes]]' desire for vengeance against Tywin Lannister's descendants, which includes a wish to murder Tommen.{{ref|adwd|38}}

Since Cersei refused to pay back the crown's debts to the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]], [[Tycho Nestoris]] agrees to support [[Stannis Baratheon]] against Tommen.{{ref|ADWD|44}}

Tommen is kept hidden away in the [[Red Keep]] when his mother completes her [[walk of atonement]], as his great-uncle [[Kevan Lannister]], now [[Regent|Lord Regent]] and [[Protector of the Realm]], feels no son should see his mother like that.{{ref|ADWD|65}}

Tommen has dinner with the newly-released Cersei and Kevan. He entertains his great-uncle with the exploits of his kittens, and Kevan thinks Tommen a sweet lad. Cersei wants [[Russell Merryweather]] to come to the capital and befriend Tommen. Following the meal, [[Varys]] has Kevan and Pycelle murdered in support of [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen's]] attempt to take the [[Iron Throne]] from Tommen.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes by Tommen==
{{quote|'''Margaery''': Look, the flames are dancing. Just as we did, my love. 
'''Tommen''': They are. [[Cersei Lannister|Mother]], look, they're dancing.{{ref|AFFC|12}}|[[Margaery Tyrell]] and Tommen}}

{{Quote|When I'm king in my own right, I'm going to outlaw beets.{{ref|AFFC|24}}|Tommen to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': Tommen, when you say your prayers before bed, tell [[Mother (the Seven)|the Mother]] and [[Father (the Seven)|the Father]] that you are thankful you are still a child. Being king is hard work. I promise you, you will not like it. They peck at you like a murder of crows. Every one wants a piece of your flesh. 
'''Tommen''': Yes, Mother. I wouldn't mind them pecking, though. I should go to court with you every day, to listen. [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] says— 
'''Cersei''': —a deal too much. For half a groat I'd gladly have her tongue torn out. 
'''Tommen''': Don't you say that. You leave her tongue alone. Don't you touch her. I'm the king, not you.{{ref|AFFC|36}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and Tommen}}

{{quote|'''Tommen''': [[Ser Pounce]] caught a mouse, but [[Lady Whiskers]] stole it from him. 
'''Cersei''': Ser Pounce must learn to defend his rights. In this world the weak are always the victims of the strong.{{ref|AFFC|39}}|Tommen and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

==Quotes about Tommen==
{{Quote|He was a sweet boy, not like [[Joffrey Baratheon|his brother]].{{Ref|agot|38}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|If only Tommen were the elder instead of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]. I wouldn't mind marrying Tommen.{{Ref|acok|2}}|thoughts of [[Sansa Stark]]}}

{{quote|You mew like a suckling babe. Princes aren't supposed to cry.{{ref|ACOK|41}}|[[Joffrey Baratheon]] to Tommen}}

{{quote|Ever think how easy life would be if the other one had been born first? The weepy one, Tommen. Seems like he'd do whatever he was told, as a good king should.{{ref|ACOK|41}}|[[Bronn]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': I shall rule until my son comes of age. 
'''Jaime''': I don't know who I pity more. Tommen, or the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{ref|AFFC|3}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{quote|Tommen is no son of mine, no more than [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] was.{{ref|AFFC|8}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{quote|The world is full of horrors, Tommen. You can fight them, or laugh at them, or look without seeing ... go away inside.{{ref|AFFC|8}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to Tommen}}

{{Quote|He will be a better king than [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]].{{Ref|aFfC|13}}|[[Arys Oakheart]] to [[Arianne Martell]]}}

{{Quote|He will never have a wife you don't hate.{{Ref|affc|43}}|[[Margaery Tyrell]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Cersei Lannister|two]] [[Margaery Tyrell|queens]] are squabbling over Tommen like bitches with a juicy bone.{{Ref|adwd|38}}|[[Obara Sand]] to [[Nymeria Sand]]}}

{{quote|Tommen has been taught that kingship is his right. [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] knows that kingship is his duty, that a king must put his people first, and live and rule for them.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|[[Varys]] to [[Kevan Lannister]]}}

==Family==
===House Baratheon===
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===House Lannister===
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==References==
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Red Keep

2021-05-27T12:25:53Z

Anumaril: Updated who lives in the Red Keep—Robert I has been dead for a while now

[[File:Red Keep at Kings Landing, Ted Nasmith.jpg|300px|thumb|The Red Keep over [[King's Landing]] by Ted Nasmith ©]]
The '''Red Keep''' is a castle on [[Aegon's Hill]] in [[King's Landing]], the capital of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. The Red Keep contains the [[Iron Throne]] and is the home of King [[Tommen I Baratheon]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]].

==Layout==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of the Red Keep|Images of the Red Keep]]''
[[File:The iron throne.jpg|thumb|The [[Iron Throne]] in the throne room by Marc Simonetti ©]]
The Red Keep is made of pale red stone{{ref|AGOT|18}} and overlooks the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]].{{ref|ACOK|58}} The Red Keep has seven massive drum-towers crowned with iron ramparts.{{ref|AGOT|18}} The castle is smaller than [[Winterfell]]{{ref|AGOT|32}} and is patrolled by gold cloaks.{{ref|AGOT|47}} Much of the Red Keep is connected underground.{{ref|ASOS|58}}

Massive curtain walls surround the castle, with nests and crenelations for archers.{{Ref|aGoT|18}} Thick stone parapets, some four feet high, protect the outer edge of the wall ramparts, where the heads of traitors are traditionally placed on iron spikes between the crenels at the gatehouse.{{ref|AGOT|67}} The walls have great bronze gates{{ref|AGOT|20}} and portcullises, with narrow postern doors nearby.{{ref|AGOT|18}} The castle also has great cornerforts.{{ref|ACOK|52}} The immense barbican has a cobbled square in front of it.{{ref|ACOK|41}} Behind the walls are small inner yards, vaulted halls, covered bridges, barracks of the [[City Watch of King's Landing]], dungeons, granaries, kennels, and stables.{{ref|AGOT|18}}{{ref|AGOT|32}}{{ref|ASOS|12}}{{ref|ASOS|54}}

The Red Keep has serpentine steps which can be strenuous to climb.{{ref|ACOK|18}} [[Maegor's Holdfast]],{{ref|ACOK|18}} the [[small council]] chambers,{{ref|ACOK|15}} the [[Tower of the Hand]],{{ref|ACOK|15}} the lower bailey,{{ref|ACOK|17}} a small sunken courtyard,{{ref|ASOS|61}} and the [[black cells]]{{ref|ASOS|70}} are located below the steps. The Great Hall with the throne room is found above the steps,{{ref|AFFC|24}} and the outer yard or ward is found near the main gate.{{ref|ACOK|17}}{{ref|ASOS|4}}{{ref|ASOS|70}} Also above the steps are the [[godswood]], the river walk, the small kitchen, and the pig yard.{{ref|ACOK|18}} The [[royal sept]] and the [[Maidenvault]] are located above the serpentine steps as well.{{ref|ASOS|6}}

Relics of the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dynasty, such as dusty suits of black armor, sit in some corridors.{{ref|AGOT|20}} Doors are made of [[oak]] banded with black [[iron]].{{ref|AGOT|22}} Sweet-smelling rushes can be spread on floors.{{ref|ACOK|57}}{{ref|ASOS|6}} The Red Keep is full of cats, including those kept as pets as well as strays, like a [[Balerion (cat)|black tomcat]].{{ref|AGOT|32}}

===Great Hall===
The Great Hall contains the throne room of the king. The [[Iron Throne]] sits on a raised iron dais with high and narrow steps. A long carpet stretches from the throne to the hall's great [[oak]]-and-[[bronze]] doors. The cavernous Great Hall can feast a thousand people.{{ref|AGOT|22}} The hall is oriented north to south, with high, narrow windows on the eastern and western walls. [[Skulls of the Targaryen dragons]] once adorned the walls, but King [[Robert I Baratheon]] had them moved to a cellar and replaced with hunting tapestries at the beginning of his reign.{{ref|AGOT|13}}{{ref|AGOT|43}} Located behind the Iron Throne is the king's door, a private exit.{{ref|AFFC|32}}{{ref|AFFC|43}}

The second-largest chamber in Westeros after [[Harrenhal]], more than a thousand maidens and their family members and servants overcrowded the Great Hall during the [[Maiden's Day Cattle Show]].{{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} [[Small council]] sessions are sometimes held in the throne room.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

===Maegor's Holdfast===
[[Maegor's Holdfast]] is a massive square fortress inside the heart of the Red Keep. The castle-within-a-castle is situated behind walls twelve feet thick and a dry moat lined with iron spikes. Maegor's Holdfast includes the royal apartments, and the king's bedchamber contains a canopied bed and twin hearths.{{ref|AGOT|47}} The holdfast also contains the Queen's Ballroom.{{ref|ACOK|57}}

===Tower of the Hand===
[[File:Tower of the Hand.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Tower of the Hand]] by Ryan Barger © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The [[Tower of the Hand]] contains the chambers of the [[Hand of the King]] and the Small Hall.{{ref|AGOT|22}} The building has a [[solar]] and a garderobe,{{ref|ACOK|29}} as well as tall windows.{{ref|AGOT|39}} Below the tower is the [[chamber of the dragon mosaic]].{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===Other Buildings===
[[File:White Sword Tower.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[[White Sword Tower]] by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The council chamber hosts meetings of the [[small council]]. It contains a long table,{{ref|AGOT|51}} at the head of which may sit the king.{{ref|ASOS|19}} The chamber is richly furnished with [[Myr]]ish carpet, a carved screen from the [[Summer Isles]], and tapestries from [[Lys]], [[Norvos]], and [[Qohor]]. The chamber's door is flanked by two [[Valyrian sphinx]]es.{{ref|AGOT|20}} The door can be guarded by a knight of the [[Kingsguard]] when the council is in session.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

[[White Sword Tower]], located near [[Blackwater Bay]], contains the chambers of the [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|ASOS|67}}

The [[Maidenvault]] is a long, slate-roofed building located behind the [[royal sept]].{{ref|ASOS|6}} The castle also has a library.{{ref|ASOS|12}}

The Kitchen Keep is located at a courtyard across from the castle's main kitchen. Lord [[Gyles Rosby]] has spacious apartments above the Kitchen Keep, including a large bedchamber, a solar, a bath, a dressing room, and small adjoining chambers for servants.{{ref|ASOS|58}} The Red Keep also has a small kitchen and a pig yard.{{ref|ACOK|18}}

The [[godswood]] of the Red Keep is an acre of elm, alder and black cottonwood trees that overlook the [[Blackwater Rush]]. The [[heart tree]] is a great oak with limbs overgrown with smokeberry vines.{{ref|AGOT|25}} Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] has a garden at the Red Keep.{{ref|AGOT|57}}

The [[rookery]] is the home of the [[raven]]s used by [[maesters]] of the [[Citadel]]. The [[Grand Maester]] has his chambers beneath the rookery.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

The snug apartments of Lord [[Varys]], the [[master of whisperers]], are three windowless chambers with a hearth near the northern wall. Varys sleeps on a stone bed.{{ref|ASOS|12}}

===Dungeon===
The Traitor's Walk is a pathway{{ref|AGOT|32}}{{ref|ASOS|59}} leading to a squat, half-round tower.{{ref|AFFC|27}} The top floor holds cells for prisoners kept in a degree of comfort, such as [[knight]]s or [[lord]]lings who might be ransomed, while the entrance to the dungeons sits on the ground floor. The other floors between contain rooms for the [[King's Justice]], the [[Chief Gaoler]], and the [[Lord Confessor]].{{ref|AFFC|27}} The dungeon entrance consists of a door of hammered iron and another door of splintered grey wood.{{ref|AFFC|27}}

King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] ordered that the dungeons below the squat tower have four levels.{{ref|ASOS|77}} The uppermost level has cells with high narrow windows where common criminals are confined together. The second level has smaller, personal cells without windows for highborn captives. Torches in the halls cast light through the bars. The third level cells, the [[black cells]], are smaller still and have doors of wood so that no light enters them,{{ref|ASOS|77}} but they have not been used in recent years.{{ref|AFFC|7}} The lowest level is used for torture. It is supposedly safer to go through the fourth level of the dungeons in darkness, because there are things one would not wish to see.{{ref|ASOS|77}} The dungeon has twisting turnpike stairs and iron gates.{{ref|ASOS|77}} A path from the lowest level leads to the [[chamber of the dragon mosaic]] below the [[Tower of the Hand]] and to the [[Blackwater Rush]].{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===Secret Passages===
[[File:Red Keep tunnels.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Red Keep tunnels by Jonny Klein © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The Red Keep and [[Aegon's High Hill]] have a network of secret passages and tunnels. King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] had them built to enable him to make a quick escape should his enemies ever trap him.{{ref|ASOS|12}} The tunnels are supposedly full of traps. Some tunnels are of stone, while others are earth supported by timbers. Some of them are so small that a grown man must crawl through them. Some pass close to other rooms in the Red Keep, allowing a hidden person to eavesdrop on conversations.{{ref|asos|77}}

The bedchamber used by Lord [[Varys]] contains a mechanism that causes his stone slab of a bed to float up and reveal a hidden staircase.{{ref|asos|12}} One secret passage leads from the bedchamber of the [[Tower of the Hand]] to the [[chamber of the dragon mosaic]] below.{{ref|asos|77}}{{ref|adwd|1}} There is also a secret way to get out of the Red Keep onto the cliffs facing the sea. Narrow handholds, impossible to see from the ground, have been cut into the rock so one may climb down to a trail beside the [[Blackwater Rush]].{{ref|agot|20}}{{ref|asos|61}} Another passage out of the Red Keep leads to a sewer that empties into the river.{{ref|agot|32}}

Maegor's Holdfast is the only building in the Red Keep that has no secret passages, as Maegor "wanted no rats in his own walls", except for one escape door that does not connect to any other passage in the Red Keep.{{ref|asos|12}} Characters familiar with the secret passages include Maegor, [[Cheese (the rat-catcher)|Cheese]], Lord [[Larys Strong]], Varys and his [[little birds]], and Lord [[Petyr Baelish]].

==History==
===Construction===
[[File: Franz Miklis red keep.jpg|thumb|The Red Keep by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games]]
At the start of [[Aegon's Conquest]], [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] landed at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]]. On the highest of the three hills of the area, Aegon's Hill, he built his first fort of earth and wood,{{Ref|aGoT|18}} the [[Aegonfort]].{{ref|AWOIAF|King's Landing}} The new city of [[King's Landing]], the capital of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], developed around the fort. In {{date|35}} King Aegon I tore down the wooden Aegonfort so a more fitting stone castle could be raised for [[House Targaryen]], tasking his sister, Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]], and the [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]], with overseeing its construction.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

When Aegon died at [[Dragonstone]] in {{date|37}}, he was succeeded by his son, [[Aenys I Targaryen]], who was crowned at Dragonstone and then traveled to the capital to claim the Iron Throne in the ruins of the Aegonfort.{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Aenys was obsessed with the new castle, which the people of King's Landing named the Red Keep because of its stone,{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} but the king passed away at Dragonstone during the [[Faith Militant uprising]] in {{date|42}}. Aenys was succeeded by his brother, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor I]]. The Red Keep and the [[Sept of Remembrance]] were seized by [[Warrior's Sons]] and [[Poor Fellows]], but Maegor eventually used [[Balerion]] to destroy the [[Faith Militant]] at the sept and solidify his rule.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}

Maegor took personal charge of the Red Keep's construction in {{date|43}}. He went beyond the plans of Aegon and Aenys by adding a moated redoubt, later known as [[Maegor's Holdfast]], within the walls of the Red Keep. He also commanded that secret passages, false walls, and trapdoors be introduced to the castle and tunnels through Aegon's High Hill.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} After Prince [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys Targaryen]] was tortured to death by [[Tyanna of the Tower]] in {{date|44}}, King Maegor abandoned his nephew's body in the courtyard of the Red Keep.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} Many members of [[House Harroway]] were thrown onto the spikes below Maegor's Holdfast when the king extinguished the family in {{Date|44}}.{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}When the castle was completed in {{Date|45}}, Maegor threw a feast for its builders, carvers, and stonemasons. After three days of feasting, however, Maegor the Cruel had all of the craftsmen killed so that only he would know the Red Keep's secrets.{{Ref|aGoT|18}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} With the Red Keep complete, Maegor then began construction of the [[Dragonpit]]. When Maegor the Cruel was found dead on the [[Iron Throne]] in {{Date|48}}, one theory suggested that a mason familiar with the castle's secret passages had escaped Maegor's massacre and assassinated the king.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}

King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] chose Septon [[Barth]], who worked in the Red Keep's library, to serve as his [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|ASOS|54}} In {{date|95}}, Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] broke her hip after a fall on the serpentine steps, forcing her to then walk with a cane.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} The ashes of Jaehaerys and Alysanne were interred beneath the Red Keep after their deaths.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===Dance of the Dragons===
[[File:Red Keep Dragon Cellar by Kim Pope.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Dragon skulls]] by Kim Pope © HBO]]
The Red Keep was a place of song and splendor during the reign of the generous King [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} The king's trusted friend, Grand Maester [[Mellos]], died while climbing the serpentine steps in {{date|127}}.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Civil war erupted after Viserys's death with the [[Dance of the Dragons]], and many men were imprisoned in the dungeons once [[Aegon II Targaryen]] took the throne.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} [[Blood and Cheese]] infiltrated the Red Keep and assassinated Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]] to avenge the death of Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]] at [[Storm's End]]. Afterward, the king commanded the city's ratcatchers be hanged. Ser [[Otto Hightower]] brought one hundred cats to the Red Keep to take their place.{{ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}

Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her spouse, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], landed in the outer ward of the Red Keep during the [[fall of King's Landing]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} Aegon's bride, Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]], threw herself to her death from [[Maegor's Holdfast]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} Rhaenyra fled the city after the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]], and Ser [[Perkin the Flea]] claimed the abandoned Red Keep for [[Trystane Truefyre]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] recovered King's Landing for Aegon II during the [[Moon of the Three Kings]], but the king was eventually found dead within the Red Keep after the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

Lord [[Cregan Stark]] administered justice for King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] during the [[Hour of the Wolf]] in {{date|131}}.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} During the [[regency of Aegon III]] the following year, Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] died while climbing the serpentine steps,{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} and young [[Falena Stokeworth]] broke her leg on the steps in {{date|133}} before the [[Maiden's Day Cattle Show]].{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} Aegon and his brother, Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]], were besieged in Maegor's Holdfast for eighteen days, the so-called [[secret siege]], by Ser [[Marston Waters]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} Ser [[Lucas Lothston]], the master-at-arms of the Red Keep, was granted Harrenhal by Aegon in {{date|151}}.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands: House Tully}}

===Blackfyre Rebellions===
King [[Baelor I Targaryen]] confined his sisters in the [[Maidenvault]] when he came to the throne, claiming it would prevent any carnal thoughts.{{ref|ASOS|6}} [[Maron Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]], submitted to King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] before the Iron Throne, after which the pair rode to the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

Ser [[Quentyn Ball]], the castle's master-at-arms, helped Ser [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]] escape the Red Keep at the start of the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} The [[Raven's Teeth]] of Lord [[Brynden Rivers]] garrisoned the castle during the reign of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|TSS}} [[Daemon II Blackfyre]] was kept hostage below the castle by Bloodraven after the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}} Ser [[Aegor Rivers]] was a prisoner in the Red Keep after the [[Third Blackfyre Rebellion]], but Bittersteel eventually escaped to the [[Free Cities]] while traveling to the [[Wall]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}} The murder of [[Aenys Blackfyre]] at the Red Keep by order of Brynden Rivers led to Bloodraven being sent to the Wall by King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

===The Mad King===
[[File: Jason Engle There Are No Men Like Me.jpg|thumb|Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] and the Red Keep by Jason Engle © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], the [[Hand of the King]] to [[Aerys II Targaryen]], desired to have his brother, Ser [[Tygett Lannister]], appointed as master-at-arms of the Red Keep. The growing rift between the king and his Hand led to Ser [[Willem Darry]] instead being chosen in {{date|170}}.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

The Mad King remained in the Red Keep for four years after the [[Defiance of Duskendale]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} but he unexpectedly left the castle to attend the [[tourney at Harrenhal]].{{ref|ASOS|42}}{{ref|ADWD|67}} His heir, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], chose to reside at [[Dragonstone]] instead of the capital.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Aerys tasked the [[Alchemists' Guild]] with using [[wildfire]] to ward off winter in {{date|281}}, the [[Year of the False Spring]], and green flame burned on the walls of the Red Keep.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

After [[Lyanna Stark]] was abducted by Rhaegar, her brother, [[Brandon Stark]], rode into the Red Keep to challenge Rhaegar. Aerys had Brandon and his companions arrested, however, and summoned their fathers to court. The king had almost all of them murdered, with Brandon and his father, Lord [[Rickard Stark]], being executed in the throne room.{{ref|ACOK|55}} Later during [[Robert's Rebellion]], Rhaegar rode from the Red Keep to confront Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]],{{ref|AFFC|8}} but the prince was slain by Robert in the [[Battle of the Trident]].{{ref|AGOT|4}}

Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], a member of the Mad King's [[Kingsguard]], held the Red Keep amid the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and Ser [[Amory Lorch]] climbed the walls of [[Maegor's Holdfast]] and slew Rhaegar's wife, Princess [[Elia Martell]], and children, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]].{{ref|ASOS|11}}{{ref|ASOS|53}} Jaime wanted the king to surrender the castle, but Aerys instead wanted to enact his [[wildfire plot]], with [[wildfire]] having been hidden throughout the city, including the castle's cellars. Jaime slew [[Rossart]] while the [[Hand of the King]] hurried to a postern gate, and then Jaime killed Aerys before the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|ASOS|37}} Willem Darry eventually helped Aerys's surviving children, Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] and Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]], flee Dragonstone before [[assault on Dragonstone|its assault]] by [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|AGOT|3}}

===House Baratheon===
King [[Robert I Baratheon]] claimed the [[Iron Throne]] after the death of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. Ser [[Aron Santagar]] serves as [[master-at-arms]] of the Red Keep, while Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] is the [[King's Justice]].{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] handles the castle's [[raven]]s.{{ref|AGOT|25}} [[Moon Boy]] and [[Orland of Oldtown|Orland]] are Robert's [[fool]] and bard, respectively.{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File: Joshua CairosNedStark.jpg|thumb|[[Eddard Stark]] in the council chambers by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] abruptly flees the Red Keep in the night after the death of her husband, Lord [[Jon Arryn]].{{ref|AGOT|34}} The new [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]], and his daughters, [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark|Arya]], take up residence in Jon's former chambers in the [[Tower of the Hand]].{{ref|AGOT|20}}

Lost in the dark cellars of the Red Keep, Arya overhears a conversation between two strangers to her, [[Varys]] and [[Illyrio Mopatis]].{{ref|AGOT|32}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1261/ Sentry Books Signing (Calgary, Canada)], November 16, 2000</ref>

King [[Robert I Baratheon]] is taken to his chambers in [[Maegor's Holdfast]] after having been mortally wounded by a [[boar]] in the [[kingswood]].{{ref|AGOT|47}} After Robert dies, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] has Eddard arrested in the throne room for plotting against King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]].{{ref|AGOT|4}} Lord Stark is thrown into the dungeon{{ref|AGOT|58}} and Sansa is confined to the tallest tower of Maegor's,{{ref|AGOT|51}} but Arya escapes the [[House Lannister guards|Lannister guards]] by fleeing into the dungeons.{{ref|AGOT|50}}

Robert's hunting tapestries are removed from the throne room's walls.{{ref|AGOT|57}} Sansa is eventually granted freedom of the castle by Cersei, although the girl is not allowed to leave the Red Keep.{{ref|AGOT|57}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], having been dismissed from the [[Kingsguard]],{{ref|AGOT|57}} slays two [[gold cloaks]] in the stables while attempting to leave the Red Keep.{{ref|AGOT|60}}{{ref|ADWD|11}} Joffrey has the spiked heads of Eddard and other members of his retinue displayed on the castle's walls.{{ref|AGOT|67}} Sansa briefly considers pushing Joffrey from the battlements and falling to her death, but she refrains when [[Sandor Clegane]] treats her wounded lip.{{ref|ASOS|67}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File: Zippo514 Giant of Lannister.jpg|thumb|[[Tyrion Lannister]] rallying troops at the [[Battle of the Blackwater|Blackwater]] by zippo514 ©]]
With the [[War of the Five Kings]] having broken out, the [[tourney on King Joffrey's name day]] is held in the Red Keep.{{ref|ACOK|2}} [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting Hand, has [[Vylarr]] remove the spiked heads.{{ref|ACOK|2}} Ser [[Dontos Hollard]] meets with [[Sansa Stark]] in the castle's [[godswood]] to avoid being overheard.{{ref|ACOK|18}}

When a mob of [[smallfolk]] ask for food outside the castle's gates, King [[Joffrey I Baratheon]] has his guards fire upon them.{{ref|ACOK|20}} The royal party flees back to the Red Keep during the [[riot of King's Landing]].{{ref|ACOK|41}}

During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Sansa and other ladies take refuge in the Red Keep's [[royal sept]] and the Queen's Ballroom.{{ref|ACOK|57}} Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] has Ser [[Ilyn Payne]], the [[King's Justice]], on hand in the ballroom,{{ref|ACOK|57}} and she recalls Joffrey to [[Maegor's Holdfast]] during the battle.{{ref|ACOK|62}} The castle's bells ring to celebrate the defeat of [[Stannis Baratheon]] by Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|ACOK|62}} Afterward, heroes and captives are presented before Joffrey in the throne room.{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File: Cassandre Bolanshadowsandspiders.jpg|thumb|[[Varys]] spying amongst the cobwebs in the Red Keep by Cassandre Bolan © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]'s court stays in the [[Maidenvault]] during their visit to King's Landing.{{ref|ASOS|6}} [[Tyrion Lannister]] houses Prince [[Oberyn Martell]]'s retinue from [[Dorne]] in a cornerfort away from the Tyrells.{{ref|ASOS|53}}

Sansa marries [[Tyrion Lannister]] in the Red Keep's sept, the wedding feast is held in the Small Hall afterwards.{{ref|ASOS|28}} Tyrion and Sansa are granted Lord [[Gyles Rosby]]'s apartments in the Kitchen Keep.{{ref|ASOS|58}}

King Joffrey receives wedding gifts in the Queen's Ballroom.{{ref|ASOS|59}} Following his wedding to [[Margaery Tyrell]] at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]], Joffrey [[Purple Wedding|dies at the reception]] in the throne room.{{ref|ASOS|60}} Tyrion is blamed for Joffrey's death and is held in a tower cell.{{ref|ASOS|66}} Sansa escapes the Red Keep with the assistance of Joffrey's new fool, [[Dontos Hollard]].{{ref|ASOS|61}} It is rumored that a ghostly [[direwolf]] prowls the Red Keep after Sansa's disappearance.{{ref|ASOS|62}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] has sex with his sister, Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], in the royal sept, where Joffrey's body has been placed.{{ref|ASOS|62}}

Oberyn represents Tyrion in a [[trial by combat]] held in the Red Keep's outer ward, but the Red Viper is slain by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]].{{ref|ASOS|70}} The night before Tyrion is to be executed, Jaime forces [[Varys]] to help his brother escape from the [[black cells]]. Varys then guides Tyrion to the [[chamber of the dragon mosaic]]. Tyrion climbs a secret passage to the [[Tower of the Hand]], where he kills his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], the [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File: Xia TaptaraRedKeepServant.jpg|thumb|A servant spying in the Red Keep by Xia Taptara © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] becomes paranoid after her father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], is found murdered in the [[Tower of the Hand]]. The queen fears that her younger brother, [[Tyrion Lannister]], is moving in secret passages, and that the vanished [[Varys]] has allied with [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|3}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] and guards unsuccessfully search for Tyrion and Varys.{{ref|AFFC|3}}{{ref|AFFC|8}}{{ref|AFFC|12}} The undergaoler [[Rugen]] has also disappeared.{{ref|AFFC|7}}

King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] weds [[Margaery Tyrell]] in a modest ceremony within the castle sept. After the feast in the Small Hall, Cersei has the Tower of the Hand burned to the ground with [[wildfire]].{{ref|AFFC|12}} The queen dreams of building a new royal castle on the other side of the [[Blackwater Rush]].{{ref|AFFC|12}} Cersei refuses to allow Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] to become the castle's new master-at-arms.{{ref|AFFC|25}} The dying Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and enemies of Cersei are sent by the queen to the [[black cells]] for experimentation by [[Qyburn]].{{ref|AFFC|7}}{{ref|AFFC|32}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser [[Balon Swann]] informs Prince [[Doran Martell]] and his court at [[Sunspear]] that Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s dying screams were heard throughout the Red Keep.{{ref|ADWD|38}}

With Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] having been arrested by the [[High Sparrow]], her uncle, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], takes up residence in the Red Keep as [[Lord Regent]]. Several accusers against [[Margaery Tyrell]] are imprisoned in dungeons under the castle.{{ref|ADWD|54}} Cersei embarks on a [[walk of atonement]] from the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] to the Red Keep.{{ref|ADWD|65}}

The new [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], plans to construct a replacement Tower of the Hand triple the size of the original. Kevan and [[Pycelle]] are [[Assassinations of Pycelle and Kevan Lannister|assassinated]] by [[Varys]] and his "[[little birds]]" in the [[Grand Maester]]'s chambers below the rookery.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes==
[[File: Red Keep.jpg|thumb|The Red Keep in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|The Red Keep has its secrets, known only to the dead.{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] had commanded it built. His son [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor the Cruel]] had seen it completed. Afterward he had taken the heads of every stonemason, woodworker, and builder who had labored on it. Only the [[House Targaryen|blood of the dragon]] would ever know the secrets of the fortress the [[Dragonlords]] had built, he vowed.{{ref|agot|18}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|The Red Keep has ways known only to ghosts and spiders.{{Ref|aGoT|30}}|[[Varys]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|The Red Keep shelters two sorts of people, Lord Eddard. Those who are loyal to [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]], and those who are loyal only to themselves. {{Ref|aGoT|30}}|[[Varys]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|[[Eddard Stark|Father]] said the Red Keep was smaller than [[Winterfell]], but in her dreams it had been immense, an endless stone maze with that seemed to shift and change behind her.{{ref|AGOT|32}}|thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{quote|The only palace I desire is the red castle at [[King's Landing]], my lord Pyat.{{ref|ACOK|27}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] to [[Pyat Pree]]}}

{{quote|[[Blackwater Rush|The river]] that had seemed so narrow from a distance now stretched wide as a sea, but [[King's Landing|the city]] had grown gigantic as well. Glowering down from [[Aegon's High Hill]], the Red Keep commanded the approaches. Its iron-crowned battlements, massive towers, and thick red walls gave it the aspect of a ferocious beast hunched above river and streets. The bluffs on which it crouched were steep and rocky, spotted with lichen and gnarled thorny trees.{{ref|ACOK|58}}|thoughts of [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{Quote|No one knew the Red Keep better than [[Varys|the eunuch]].{{ref|ASOS|67}}|thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{quote|It is my day now. It is my castle and [[Seven Kingdoms|my kingdom]].{{ref|AFFC|12}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

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