Editing Great Council (section)

===Great Council of 233 AC===
====Prelude====
King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]'s heir, Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]], died after a [[trial of seven]] in {{Date|209}},{{Ref|THK}} making his eldest son [[Valarr Targaryen|Valarr]] the heir. However, later that year the [[Great Spring Sickness]] killed King Daeron and both of Baelor's sons, Valarr and [[Matarys Targaryen|Matarys]].{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}} This in turn left Daeron's second son, Prince [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys]], to inherit, and he was thus crowned as King Aerys I Targaryen.{{Ref|TSS}} Aerys left no issue, and upon his death in {{Date|221}} the crown was passed to his youngest brother, who reigned as King [[Maekar I Targaryen]] (Aerys's other heirs, Prince [[Rhaegel Targaryen|Rhaegel]] and Rhaegel's son, Prince [[Aelor Targaryen|Aelor]], had predeceased Aerys). The inheritance was unclear after Maekar's death in the [[Peake Uprising]] of {{date|233}}, so a council was called in [[King's Landing]] by Maekar's [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Brynden Rivers]], to decide who would inherit the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

====Outcome====
Maekar's eldest son, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]], called "Daeron the Drunken", had died of a sexually transmitted pox prior to {{date|233}}. Daeron's only issue was Princess [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Daeron)|Vaella]], a feeble-witted, simple girl.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}{{Ref|ACOK|6}}

Maekar's next son, Prince [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion]], had died in {{Date|232}}, when he drank [[wildfire]] in the mistaken belief it would turn him into a dragon.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}{{Ref|ACOK|6}} Aerion's only issue was an infant son, Prince [[Maegor Targaryen (son of Aerion)|Maegor]], who had been born in {{Date|232}}, not long before Aerion's death.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

Maekar's third son, [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], had taken his maester's vows in {{Date|217}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

Maekar's youngest son, Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], had served as a squire of Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] in his youth, which had led to some of the lords mistrusting him, as they felt that Aegon's wandering with the [[hedge knight ]]had left the prince "half a [[peasant]]".{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

The claim of Princess Vaella was immediately dismissed. Only a few spoke up for the claim of Prince Maegor, but his ascension would mean a long regency, and in addition, it was feared that Maegor might have inherited Aerion's madness and cruelty. Thus, Maegor's claim was dismissed as well.

Prince Aegon's claim seemed as the obvious choice, but due to the prince's wanderings in his youth, there were enough lords who hated him, and thus, an effort was made to offer the throne,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}} quietly, to Aemon. Maester Aemon, however, refused the crown.{{Ref|ACOK|6}}

As the Great Council was debating the matter of succession, a fifth claimant appeared. [[Aenys Blackfyre]], the fifth son of the Pretender [[Daemon I Blackfyre]], had written to King's Landing from [[Tyrosh]] when the Great Council had first been announced, hoping to gain the throne with words, as swords had failed his family three times already. The [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Brynden Rivers]], had offered him safe conduct to Westeros. Upon arrival, however, Aenys was immediately arrested and dragged to the [[Red Keep]], where he was executed. His head was presented to the council to serve as a warning against every lord who might still have sympathies for [[House Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

A majority of the council elected Prince Aegon soon thereafter, leading to the ascension of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]], called "Aegon the Unlikely".{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

====Aftermath====
As his first act as King, Aegon V had [[Brynden Rivers]] arrested and sentenced to death for breaking the word of the Iron Throne, having arranged the execution of Aenys Blackfyre. Aegon later offered Bloodraven the option of going to the [[Wall]], which Brynden accepted. He traveled to the Wall together with Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], serving in the [[Night's Watch]] from {{Date|233}} until he disappeared [[beyond the Wall]] in {{Date|252}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}