Editing House Stark (section)

===Cregan's successors===
Cregan Stark had five sons: [[Rickon Stark (son of Cregan)|Rickon]], [[Jonnel Stark|Jonnel]], [[Edric Stark (son of Cregan)|Edric]], [[Barthogan Stark|Barthogan]], and [[Brandon Stark (son of Cregan)|Brandon]]. Though Rickon predeceased his father, he was survived by his own two daughters, [[Sansa Stark (daughter of Rickon)|Sansa]] and [[Serena Stark|Serena]], and by the known [[Laws and justice of the Seven Kingdoms|laws]] of succession they should have been ahead of Rickon's younger brothers in line of inheritance. Northern succession laws may be different,<ref name=HW>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/P210/ The Hornwood Inheritance and the Whents], November 02, 1999</ref> there has never been a ruling Queen of Winter or ruling Lady of Winterfell for example,<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/2763/ Various Questions Concerning, Tywin, Oberyn, Gregor, The North, and Sansa], April 15, 2008</ref> however, and primogeniture is not necessarily binding elsewhere in the Seven Kingdoms either.<ref>A Forum of Ice and Fire: [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/120966-errors-in-the-woiaf/&page=4#comment-6801531 Errors in the WOIAF &ndash; Comment by Ran], March 10, 2015</ref> Cregan's second son Jonnel succeeded Cregan upon his death, marrying his half-niece Sansa.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}} Cregan's third son Edric married Rickon's other daughter Serena.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}} Jonnel's marriage to Sansa was childless, but upon his death rule passed not to Cregan's third son Edric, but to his fourth son, Barthogan.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}} While it is possible that Edric predeceased his older brother, Edric did have two sons and two daughters with Serena, and the daughters had children of their own,{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}} and all of these normally would have been ahead of Barthogan in the line of succession. The exact reasons and circumstances under which Barthogan became lord are as yet unknown.

Barthogan himself later died childless, when he was slain in the [[Skagos]]i rebellion during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}} and he was succeeded by Cregan's fifth and final son, Brandon, from whom the later generations of House Stark descend. Convoluted succession challenges remained for decades, possibly through Serena and Edric's children and between Brandon's own rival grandchildren. Brandon was succeeded by his eldest son [[Rodwell Stark|Rodwell]], who died without issue, after which rule passed to his younger brother [[Beron Stark|Beron]]. The grandson of Cregan, Beron was mortally wounded fighting off an incursion by [[Dagon Greyjoy]]'s [[ironborn]], and as he lay dying in Winterfell [[The She-Wolves of Winterfell|multiple Stark widows]] pushed their children's rival succession claims against the others.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1408/ Boskone (Boston, MA; February 17-19)], February 17, 2006, report 1</ref><ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1409/ Boskone (Boston, MA; February 17-19)], February 17, 2006, report 2</ref>

Ultimately Beron was succeeded by his eldest son, [[Donnor Stark]], but when he died without issue rule passed to second son, [[Willam Stark]]. In {{Date|226}}, [[Raymun Redbeard]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], led a large [[wildling]] invasion. Lord Willam and [[Harmond Umber]], [[Lord of the Last Hearth]], met the wildling host in battle on the shores of [[battle at Long Lake|Long Lake]]. Although Willam was killed by Raymun, his younger brother, [[Artos Stark|Artos]], avenged him by slaying the King-Beyond-the-Wall.{{Ref|ADWD|7}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}}

Willam was succeeded upon his death by his son [[Edwyle Stark]], father of [[Rickard Stark]] and grandfather of [[Eddard Stark]].