Editing Iron Throne (section)

===The Dance and Regency===
[[File:Daviddemaret Heir to the Iron Throne.jpg|thumb|400px|Iron Throne - by David Demaret © Fantasy Flight Games]]
At [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I's]] death in early {{Date|129}}, [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon the Elder]], his eldest son, claimed the throne, making use of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s presence at [[Dragonstone]] during her pregnancy. Brother and sister fought over the throne during the two and a half years that followed, a struggle called the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. In {{Date|130}}, Rhaenyra [[fall of King's Landing|took King's Landing]] and sat the first night on the Iron Throne to accept fealty from those present at the Red Keep. Even though Rhaenyra wore armor at that time, Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]], one of the supporters of Aegon II, claims that Rhaenyra had cuts on her legs and the palm of her left hand once she got up from the throne. Eustace claimed this was an indication that "the Iron Throne had spurned her".{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Once Rhaenyra fled King's Landing half a year later after the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]], two new "kings" declared themselves during the [[Moon of the Three Kings]]: [[Trystane Truefyre]], a young squire who took possession of the Red Keep and sat on the Iron Throne, and [[Gaemon Palehair]], a small child.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} Aegon II fed Rhaenyra to his dragon, [[Sunfyre]], after the [[fall of Dragonstone]]. Trystane and Gaemon were eventually arrested by Lord [[Borros Baratheon]]. Since Aegon was away at [[Dragonstone]], the Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] received the submission of Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] from the lower steps of the Iron Throne.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

The crippled Aegon was unable to climb the steps of the Iron Throne when he returned to the capital, so he instead used a carved and cushioned wooden seat below.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} Aegon was killed with [[poison]] half a year later after the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]],{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} and his body was laid upon a bier by the Iron Throne when the [[Lads]] arrived at the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} Rhaenyra's eleven year-old son, [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], was crowned king, and married to Aegon II's daughter and only remaining child, [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], uniting the claims.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} Lord [[Cregan Stark]] briefly served as [[Hand of the King]] during the so-called [[Hour of the Wolf]]. Although Cregan might have sat the Iron Throne as Hand, he instead used a simple wooden bench beneath it.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}} 

When Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] died in {{Date|132}} during the [[regency of Aegon III]], his body was placed beneath the Iron Throne for seven days.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} Unlike Cregan Stark, Lord [[Unwin Peake]] used the Iron Throne while serving as Aegon's Hand.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} Aegon sat on the throne during the [[Maiden's Day Ball]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}