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| Allegiance | House Lothston | |||
| Culture | Rivermen | |||
| Spouse | Lady Falena Stokeworth[1] | |||
| Issue | Jeyne Lothston[1] | |||
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Lucas Lothston was the Lord of Harrenhal and the head of House Lothston during the reign of King Aegon IV Targaryen. He served Aegon as Hand of the King.[1][2]
Character
Lucas was a fine swordsman and a patient teacher.[3]
History
Ser Lucas was the grandson of a hedge knight. In 136 AC, he was appointed the new master-at-arms of the Red Keep by Lord Torrhen Manderly, the Hand of the King, replacing the harsh and disgraced Ser Gareth Long. The patient Lucas became a favorite of Prince Viserys Targaryen, and the knight won grudging respect from the prince's solemn elder brother, King Aegon III.[3]
In 149 AC, Falena Stokeworth became the first mistress of Prince Aegon Targaryen, making him "a man" when the prince was fourteen. When a knight of the Kingsguard found them abed together in 151 AC, his father, Prince Viserys, desired to remove Falena from court at King's Landing. Viserys arranged for Falena to marry Lucas, and convinced King Aegon III to gift Lucas with Harrenhal, as the previous holders of the castle, House Strong, had died out as a result of the Dance of the Dragons.[1][2] House Lothston became the sixth noble house to rule as Lords of Harrenhal.[2]
Falena gave birth to a daughter, Jeyne Lothston, in 164 AC. Although Prince Aegon did not have any acknowledged children with Falena, some suspected Jeyne's father was the prince, not Lucas.[1]
In 172 AC, Prince Aegon succeeded to the Iron Throne as King Aegon IV. Falena brought her fourteen-year-old daughter to court in 178 AC. The king took Jeyne as his eighth mistress, and named Lord Lucas as Hand of the King. It was rumored but not proven that King Aegon enjoyed mother and daughter together in the same bed.[1] This possibly resulted in Lucas receiving the derogatory title "The Pander".[4][N 1] However, Aegon soon gave Jeyne a pox, and Lucas was banished from court along with his wife and daughter, having served less than a year as Hand.[1][2]
Recent Events
A Feast for Crows
On the way to Duskendale, Brienne of Tarth meets Ser Illifer the Penniless, who chastises her for using a shield with the arms of House Lothston. Illifer speaks of the shameful deeds of those who wore the Lothston arms, including Lord Lucas the Pander.[N 1]
Family
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 It is unclear whether Lucas is the same character as the Lucas Lothston called the Pander.[4] However, a pander is a pimp,[5] which would be a logical aspersion after Falena and Lucas arranged for their daughter Jeyne to become the mistress of Aegon IV Targaryen, and especially since it was rumored Falena was also Aegon's lover at the same time.[1]
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 IV.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands: House Tully.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 4, Brienne I.
- ↑ Wiktionary: Pander