Peake Uprising

Peake Uprising
Date	233 AC
Place	Starpike, Dornish Marches, the Reach
Combatants Iron Throne/House Targaryen Westerlands  House Lannister  House Reyne  House Peake Commanders King Maekar I Targaryen Lord Peake Strength Forces of the Iron Throne unknown Casualties King Maekar I Targaryen† Lord Robert Reyne† Tywald Lannister† at least seven captive Peakes

The Peake Uprising was a rebellion by House Peake against House Targaryen in 233 AC. It is notable for the death in battle of King Maekar I Targaryen.

Prelude

House Peake were loyal supporters of the Blackfyre pretenders. They were stripped of their castles Dunstonbury and Whitegrove in the aftermath of the First Blackfyre Rebellion in 196 AC, and Lord Gormon Peake was executed in the Second Blackfyre Rebellion in 212 AC.

The Uprising

In 233 AC, during the reign of King Maekar I Targaryen, the Peakes rose against the Iron Throne. To suppress the rebel lord on the Dornish Marches, the king chose to lead the army himself. The army included Lord Robert Reyne of Castamere, and his squire Tywald Lannister, the young heir of Casterly Rock. Another participant was Prince Aegon Targaryen, King Maekar's youngest son, with his squire Tion Lannister, Tywald's younger twin brother. Prince Aegon's close companion, Ser Duncan the Tall, also had some involvement.

During the concluding battle, the Storming of Starpike, King Maekar led the attack on Starpike's main gates, but was killed when his crowned helm was crushed by a rock dropped from the battlements. Less than an hour later, Tywald was pierced through by a spear as he climbed through the broken gates of Starpike, and died in the arms of his twin brother Tion. It is said that Prince Aegon fulfilled Tywald's last request, and knighted him as he was dying. Lord Robert Reyne was also killed, and after the battle, his eldest son and heir, Ser Roger "the Red Lion" Reyne, slaughtered seven captive Peakes in revenge, before Prince Aegon arrived and stopped him.

Aftermath

King Maekar's death led to political chaos. A Great Council was held later that year to determine his heir, and his fourth son, Prince Aegon, was crowned as King Aegon V Targaryen.

Tywald Lannister had long been betrothed to the Red Lion's sister, Lady Ellyn Reyne, who was unwilling to give up her ambition of becoming the Lady of Casterly Rock. After Tywald's death, Ellyn Reyne convinced his brother Tion to set aside his own betrothal for her. Lord Gerold Lannister, the twins' father, opposed this match, but the ailing lord gave way after Tion revealed that Tywald's last words were begging him to "take care of Lady Ellyn".