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| Allegiance | House Velaryon[1] | |||
| Culture | Crownlands[1] | |||
| Born | In or before 11 BC[2] | |||
| Died | 42–47 AC[2] | |||
| Father | Daemon Velaryon | |||
| Spouse | Lady Alarra Massey[3] | |||
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Aethan Velaryon was the powerful Lord of the Tides, Master of Driftmark, and head of House Velaryon during the reigns of kings Aegon I, Aenys I, and Maegor I Targaryen. He was married to Lady Alarra Massey[3] and had several sons, including Daemon, and at least one daughter, Alyssa.[1]
Character
Archmaester Gyldayn describes Aethan Velaryon as a mighty and powerful lord.[3]
History
Lord of the Tides
After his father, Lord Daemon, died in battle near Gulltown in 2 BC,[4] Aethan succeeded him in his titles and as King Aegon I Targaryen's lord admiral and master of ships.[1] This began a tradition that essentially made those offices hereditary with House Velaryon.[5]
In 22 AC, Aethan's daughter, Lady Alyssa, was married to her cousin, Prince Aenys Targaryen, as the prince lacked a sister to wed and the Velaryons were also of Valyrian stock.[1] In 29 AC and 30 AC, Lord Aethan was aided by Prince Maegor Targaryen and Ser Osmund Strong during campaigns against Sargoso Saan, a pirate-king of the Stepstones.[1]
Aethan's daughter became a queen when Aegon I passed away and Aenys succeeded him as Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. After the death of King Aenys, and Maegor's usurpation of the Iron Throne, Queen Alyssa fled to her lord father's seat on Driftmark, taking her children with her.[1]
Death and legacy
Aethan passed away during the reign of Maegor I Targaryen, and was succeeded as Lord of the Tides by his son Daemon Velaryon, who also succeeded him as Maegor's master of ships and lord admiral.[1]
Aethan was the namesake for Lord Aethan's Glory, a notable warship serving the Velaryon fleet under Lord Corlys Velaryon.[6]
Family
Aethan Velaryon was the son and heir of Lord Daemon Velaryon. He had several siblings, including Ser Corlys Velaryon, the first Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. He married Lady Alarra of House Massey and had several children, including Daemon and Alyssa.[1]
Daemon would succeed Aethan as Lord of the Tides. Alyssa wed Aenys I Targaryen and became queen of the realm, and later remarried Lord Rogar Baratheon. As a result of Alyssa's marriages, both House Targaryen and House Baratheon descend from Aethan.[1][3]
| Unknown Velaryon | Unknown Targaryen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valaena | Aerion Targaryen | Daemon | Unknown wife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| House Targaryen | Aethan | Alarra Massey | Corlys | Son(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daemon | Unknown wife | Aenys I Targaryen | Alyssa | Rogar Baratheon | Son(s) | Unknown Velaryons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corwyn | Unknown wife | Jorgen | Victor | Daughters (at least four) | Lianna | Larissa | Son of Lord Tarth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | Lord Estermont | Daughter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 See the Aethan Velaryon calculation.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Fire & Blood, The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II.