Editing Bastardy (section)

===Legitimization===
Besides being acknowledged, bastards can also be legitimized. This power is usually reserved to monarchs alone but in some cases to [[High Septon]]s as well.{{Ref|ASOS|45}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Jon_Snow Jon Snow (August 6, 2000)]</ref> Once a bastard is legitimized, this cannot be undone.{{ref|fab|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} 

Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] legitimized the brothers [[Addam Velaryon|Addam]] and [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn of Hull]] as heirs of Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]].{{ref|TPATQ}}

The children of Lord [[Lyonel Hightower]] and Lady [[Samantha Tarly]] were rendered legitimate once a new High Septon allowed the couple to marry.<ref name="highsepton">[https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/169198/which-bastards-in-westeros-were-automatically-legitimized-once-their-parents-mar Which bastards in Westeros were automatically legitimized once their parents married? (September 8, 2017)]</ref>{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] legitimized all of his bastards on his deathbed, both those born by highborn mothers, who were also known as the [[Great Bastards]], and those who had been baseborn.{{ref|tss}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} This act by King Aegon eventually played a large role in several wars fought over the [[Iron Throne]] between the trueborn descendants of King Aegon and his bastard-born offspring, the [[Blackfyre Pretenders]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}}

Following his role in the [[War of the Five Kings]], the bastard-born son of Lord [[Roose Bolton]], [[Ramsay Snow]], is legitimized in order to marry a [[Arya Stark|highborn bride]].{{Ref|ASOS|72}}