Martyn Tyrell
| Title(s) |
Lord of Highgarden Lord Paramount of the Mander Defender of the Marches High Marshal of the Reach Warden of the South Master of coin |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | House Tyrell |
| Predecessor | Bertrand Tyrell |
| Culture(s) | Reach |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Florence Fossoway |
| Father | Bertrand Tyrell |
| Book(s) | Fire & Blood (mentioned) |
Martyn Tyrell was the Lord of Highgarden and the head of House Tyrell during the early reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen. He was married to the clever Lady Florence Fossoway.[1]
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Character
Martyn was a young man when he became the Lord of Highgarden. Lord Manfryd Redwyne believed Martyn to be a dolt, though Septon Barth favored him as young and eager, but could not vouch for his wits.[1]
History
Martyn succeeded his father as the Lord of Highgarden in 59 AC, after his father died from a drunken fall from his horse.[1]
After the murder of Lord Rego Draz, a new master of coin was needed. Septon Barth put forward Lord Martyn who he knew from his time serving at Highgarden;[2] while not praising his wits, he mentioned that Martyn's wife, the Lady Florence Fossoway, had been handling the Reach's accounts for years and had increased the incomes of Highgarden by a third. King Jaehaerys I Targaryen agreed with the septon and summoned Martyn and his wife to court, believing that Queen Alysanne Targaryen would be fond of the intelligent Lady Florence.[1]
Martyn—aided and abetted by his clever wife—proved almost as able as Rego, the so-called Lord of Air, had been as master of coin. This made the Seven Kingdoms prosperous and allowed King Jaehaerys I Targaryen to expand his project of roads, creating the roseroad, the ocean road, the river road, and the goldroad once the kingsroad was completed.[1]
Family
Martyn Tyrell was the son and heir of Lord Bertrand Tyrell. Through his father, he also had several unruly bastard half-brothers.[1]
| Unknown woman | Bertrand | Unknown wife | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bastard sons | Martyn | Florence Fossoway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade.
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