Editing Volantis (section)

===Recent History===
[[File:Triarch Horonno.jpg|thumb|350px|right|The execution of Triarch [[Horonno]], by Jordi Gonzalez Escamilla, as depicted in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
For the last three centuries, at least two of the three triarchs in power have been elephants.{{Ref|ADWD|8}}{{Ref|ADWD|14}} Triarch [[Horonno]], who had been returned as triarch for forty years, declared himself as triarch for life. In response, he was seized by rioters soon after, tied between two elephant animals, and torn apart.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Volantis}}{{Ref|ADWD|22}}

Volantis fought against the combined power of Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh, in the [[Battle of the Borderland]]. The victory of the three smaller cities over Volantis led to the start of the [[Triarchy]], in {{Date|96}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

Princess [[Saera Targaryen]], a younger daughter of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]], ended her days in Volantis as the proprietor of a famous [[pleasure house]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} [[Basilisk Isles]] [[pirates]] captured highborn maidens from the city sailing to Westeros to attend King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]'s [[Maiden's Day Cattle Show]].{{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} During the reign of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], Volantis was involved in a trade war against Myr and Tyrosh. Gold and arms were provided to them by the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] kings.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

[[Harwyn Hoare]], visited Volantis before becoming [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}} [[Doran Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]], visited Volantis in his youth, while on his way to [[Norvos]].{{Ref|AFFC|40}} His younger brother, Prince [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]], fathered a bastard daughter, [[Nymeria Sand]], on a Volantene noblewoman of the old blood.{{Ref|AFFC|2}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] sent his first cousin, Lord [[Steffon Baratheon]], on an ultimately fruitless mission to seek a bride across the [[narrow sea]] for his son, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. One of the places Steffon is known to have visited is Volantis, where he found the jester [[Patchface]], whose freedom he bought so he could bring him to [[Storm's End]].{{Ref|aCoK|0}}{{Ref|ACOK|5}}

When [[Daenerys Targaryen]] was a girl she and her brother, [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]], spent some time in Volantis when they were wandering from place to place.{{Ref|agot|3}} After leaving behind his wife, [[Lynesse Hightower]], and fleeing Lys, Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] ended up in Volantis for the best part of a year, owning nothing but his sword and the clothes upon his back.{{Ref|ADWD|27}} [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] has also visited Volantis.{{Ref|ADWD|2}}