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Desmond was a maester of the Citadel who served as Grand Maester during the reign of King Maegor I Targaryen.
History
After Queen Alys Harroway went into premature labor in 44 AC, Desmond assisted in the delivery. When the queen gave birth to a severely-deformed stillborn child, the furious King Maegor I Targaryen blamed everyone who had assisted in the delivery, and later Alys herself for her supposed infidelity. The king eventually ordered the executions of Alys, her lord father Lucas, her septas and midwives, and Desmond.[1][2]
Desmond was one of three Grand Maesters who were executed during Maegor's reign,[3] the others being Gawen and Myros.
Recent events
A Storm of Swords
When the archmaesters restore Grand Maester Pycelle on the grounds that only the Conclave can make or unmake a Grand Maester, Tyrion Lannister points out that Maegor's headsman unmade three Grand Maesters with his axe.[3] Tyrion is mistaken on some details as, according to Archmaester Gyldayn's Fire & Blood, Being a History of the Targaryen Kings of Westeros, Gawen and Myros were killed not by a headsman's axe but by Maegor himself with Blackfyre. The histories concur that Maegor ordered Desmond's execution, but do not describe the method of execution.[1]
Quotes about Desmond
I seem to recall that Maegor the Cruel's headsman unmade three [Grand Maesters] with his axe.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 12, Tyrion II.