Editing Red Keep (section)

===The Mad King===
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], the [[Hand of the King]] to [[Aerys II Targaryen]], desired to have his brother, Ser [[Tygett Lannister]], appointed as master-at-arms of the Red Keep. The growing rift between the king and his Hand led to Ser [[Willem Darry]] instead being chosen in {{Date|170}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}}

[[File:Jason Engle There Are No Men Like Me.jpg|thumb|Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] and the Red Keep, by Jason Engle © Fantasy Flight Games]]

The Mad King remained in the Red Keep for four years after the [[Defiance of Duskendale]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}} but he unexpectedly left the castle to attend the [[tourney at Harrenhal]].{{Ref|ASOS|42}}{{Ref|ADWD|67}} His heir, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], chose to reside at [[Dragonstone]] instead of the capital.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}} Aerys tasked the [[Alchemists' Guild]] with using [[wildfire]] to ward off winter in {{Date|281}}, the [[Year of the False Spring]], and green flame burned on the walls of the Red Keep.{{Ref|TWOIAF|5|1}}

After [[Lyanna Stark]] was abducted by Rhaegar, her brother, [[Brandon Stark]], rode into the Red Keep to challenge Rhaegar. Aerys had Brandon and his companions arrested, however, and summoned their fathers to court. The king had almost all of them murdered, with Brandon and his father, Lord [[Rickard Stark]], being executed in the throne room.{{Ref|ACOK|55}} Later during [[Robert's Rebellion]], Rhaegar rode from the Red Keep to confront Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]],{{Ref|AFFC|8}} but the prince was slain by Robert in the [[Battle of the Trident]].{{Ref|AGOT|4}}

Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], a member of the Mad King's [[Kingsguard]], held the Red Keep amid the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and Ser [[Amory Lorch]] climbed the walls of [[Maegor's Holdfast]] and slew Rhaegar's wife, Princess [[Elia Martell]], and children, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]].{{Ref|ASOS|11}}{{Ref|ASOS|53}} Jaime wanted the king to surrender the castle, but Aerys instead wanted to enact his [[wildfire plot]], with [[wildfire]] having been hidden throughout the city, including the castle's cellars. Jaime slew [[Rossart]] while the [[Hand of the King]] hurried to a postern gate, and then Jaime killed Aerys before the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|ASOS|37}} Willem Darry eventually helped Aerys's surviving children, Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] and Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]], flee Dragonstone before [[assault on Dragonstone|its assault]] by [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|3}}