The Chief Gaoler is one of the overseers of the dungeons in the Red Keep and answers to the King's Justice. He has authority over the chief undergaoler.[1] The Chief Gaoler's chambers are located between the ground floor of the Traitor's Walk and the entrance to the dungeons.[2]
History
[edit]Following the death of King Maegor I Targaryen, Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen ordered the arrests of the Lord Confessor, the King's Justice, the Chief Gaoler, the Commander of the City Watch, and the four remaining Kingsguard who had remained loyal to the late king. All of them were sent to the black cells.[3].
Recent events
[edit]A Feast for Crows
[edit]The most recent Chief Gaoler of the Red Keep had been a cloth merchant who had purchased the office from Petyr Baelish during the reign of King Robert I Baratheon. After Robert's death, he became one of the conspirators, known as the 'Antler Men', which sought to put Stannis Baratheon on the Iron Throne. For this, he was imprisoned on the orders of King Joffrey I Baratheon and, together with his co-conspirators, was employed as a catapult projectile by King Joffrey during the early hours of the Battle of the Blackwater.[2][4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 27, Jaime III.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 49, Tyrion XI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 59, Tyrion XIII.