Editing Stannis Baratheon (section)

===Lord of Dragonstone===
[[File:HBO Stannis broods on Dragonstone.png|thumb|350px|Stannis brooding at [[Dragonstone]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
Following the [[Sack of King's Landing]] and the surrender of the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] at [[Storm's End]], the new king, [[Robert I Baratheon]], charged his brother Stannis with building a new [[royal fleet]] to seize the [[Dragonstone (island)|island of Dragonstone]], the last stronghold in the possession of [[House Targaryen]]. A fierce storm destroyed the Targaryen fleet which had been protecting the island, while Dowager Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]] died in labor at the [[Dragonstone|castle of Dragonstone]]. Targaryen loyalists led by Ser [[Willem Darry]] smuggled the two Targaryen children, [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]], from the island before Stannis's [[assault on Dragonstone]]. Robert blamed Stannis for letting the Targaryen heirs escape, although the two children had been spirited to safety in the [[Braavosian Coastland]] shortly before Stannis had set sail.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ACOK|25}}

Stannis was displeased to discover that King Robert had granted him Dragonstone, instead of the wealthier Storm's End, which was given to their younger brother [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]]. Stannis resented this and believed it to be an intentional slight,{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} which Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] agrees with.{{ref|ACOK|25}} According to a semi-canon source, however, Robert had not necessarily meant it as such.<ref name=Baratheonbrothers>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Baratheon_Brothers/ The Baratheon Brothers], September 11, 1999</ref> The castle had traditionally been the seat of the heir to the Iron Throne, the [[Prince of Dragonstone]], during most of the Targaryen dynasty, so the then-childless Robert was granting it to his heir at that time, Stannis.<ref name=Baratheonbrothers /> Now the [[Lord of Dragonstone]], Stannis became the head of [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]. Stannis and Maester [[Cressen]] came to Dragonstone around {{date|287}}.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

Stannis wed Lady [[Selyse Florent|Selyse]] of [[House Florent]]. While Stannis and Selyse were dancing during [[wedding of Stannis Baratheon and Selyse Florent|the feast]], King Robert deflowered [[Delena Florent]], a cousin of Selyse, on the wedding bed. This coupling led to the birth of [[Edric Storm]], the only officially acknowledged [[bastard]] of the king. Stannis insisted that the boy was a slight upon the honor of his wife's house and promptly shipped him off to his brother Renly at Storm's End.{{Ref|AGOT|35}} Stannis only does his duty in the marriage bed once or twice a year, taking no joy in it.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Though he once hoped for sons, Stannis has only had a daughter, [[Shireen Baratheon|Shireen]], with Selyse.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}