Editing House Hightower (section)

===Recent History===
[[File:Thaldir Ser Gerold Hightower.jpg|thumb|Ser [[Gerold Hightower]], by Tiziano Baracchi © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] and Princess [[Elia Martell]] visited Oldtown on their way to [[Casterly Rock]] where their mother was to broker their marriage to the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] twins, [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]]. While in Oldtown they met [[Baelor Hightower]], whom Elia fancied but Oberyn mocked after he farted in their presence.{{Ref|ASOS|70}} Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] later offered his youngest son, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], as a match for a Hightower daughter, but Lord [[Leyton Hightower]] declined.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], the Hightowers remained loyal to King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]] and the Targaryen dynasty.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} Ser [[Gerold Hightower]], the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]], was [[Combat at the tower of joy|killed]] at the [[tower of joy]].{{Ref|AGOT|39}} The Hightowers knelt to the new king, [[Robert I Baratheon]], after the defeat of the Targaryens.

Lord Leyton attended the [[tourney at Lannisport]] to watch his sons joust. [[Lynesse Hightower|Lynesse]] accompanied her father, meeting and marrying [[Jorah Mormont]], Lord of [[Bear Island]]. [[Hall of the Mormonts|Mormont's hall]] proved underwhelming, however, and Lynesse eventually became the chief concubine of [[Tregar Ormollen]] in [[Lys]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}}

House Hightower continues to be patrons of both the [[Citadel]] and the [[Faith of the Seven]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} They are as rich as [[House Lannister]] and can field three times as many swords as other Tyrell [[bannermen]], as well as the manpower of [[Oldtown]]. The four-decked ''[[Honor of Oldtown]]'' is the flagship of the Hightower fleet.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

Lord Leyton has not descended from the [[High Tower]] in over a decade.{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}} His fourth and current wife is Lady [[Rhea Florent]]. Besides her family, the Hightowers are connected to several prominent Reach houses; Leyton's second daughter, Lady [[Alerie Hightower|Alerie]], is wed to their liege lord, [[Mace Tyrell]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}