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| Alias | Black Betha[1] | |||
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| Culture | Rivermen | |||
| Born | 201 AC[2] | |||
| Died | In or after 239 AC[2] | |||
| Father | Lord Blackwood | |||
| Spouse | King Aegon V Targaryen[1] | |||
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Betha Blackwood, known as Black Betha, was a noblewoman from House Blackwood who became queen consort to King Aegon V Targaryen.[1]
Appearance and Character
Betha was known as Black Betha because of her dark eyes and hair. She was a spirited woman also considered stubborn or willful.[1]
The galley captained by Ser Davos Seaworth, Black Betha,[3] is probably named in her honor.
History
The daughter of Lord Blackwood of Raventree Hall, Betha married Prince Aegon Targaryen in 220 AC at the age of nineteen. Their union was a love match which saw no opposition as at the time Aegon was far down the line of the succession for the Iron Throne. Betha assisted in arranging politically advantageous betrothals for their four eldest children. The youths resisted Betha's and Aegon's plans, however, and the children instead married for love as their parents had done.[1]
It is unknown if Betha was in attendance during the tragedy at Summerhall.
Quotes
All three of the sons of the fifth Aegon had wed for love in defiance of their father's wishes. And because that unlikely monarch had followed his heart when he chose his queen, he allowed his sons to have their way, making bitter enemies when he might have made fast friends.[4]
—thoughts of Barristan Selmy
Family
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 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 See the Betha Blackwood calculation.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 10, Davos I.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 67, The Kingbreaker.