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===Jaehaerys I=== [[File:Oldtown by eemuium.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Oldtown by eemuium]] Lord [[Edwell Celtigar]], Jaehaerys I's [[master of coin]], imposed new taxes on the [[smallfolk]] of Oldtown, but the Hightowers refused to collect them.{{ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} In {{Date|50}}, Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]] sent his brother, Ser [[Orryn Baratheon|Orryn]], to the [[motherhouse]] of the Starry Sept to demand that the High Septon turn over Rhaella, still a novice, so she could be taken to [[Storm's End]]. Rogar planned to force her to confess that she was the actual Princess Aerea, not Rhaella, and Rogar would crown her queen in opposition to Jaehaerys. [[Casper Straw]] led thirty armed septons in protecting Rhaella, however, and the Baratheon plot was foiled.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} As part of his royal reforms, Jaehaerys replaced the harbormaster of Oldtown.{{ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} The king's spouse, Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] brought to court a harpist from Oldtown.{{ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} After the [[High Lickspittle|High Septon]] died in {{date|54}}, Jaehaerys and Alysanne flew on their dragons, [[Vermithor]] and [[Silverwing]], to ensure that the replacement would be a supporter of their [[Doctrine of Exceptionalism]]; [[Alfyn]] was eventually chosen.{{ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} In {{date|56}}, [[Elissa Farman]] departed Oldtown on ''[[Sun Chaser]]'' to explore the [[Sunset Sea]] with ''[[Lady Meredith]]'' and ''[[Autumn Moon]]''.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} Oldtown lost a quarter of its population to the [[Shivers]] during the winter of {{Date|59|60}}.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} Jaehaerys visited his daughter, Septa [[Maegelle Targaryen|Maegelle]], in Oldtown in {{date|89}}.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} [[Corlys Velaryon]] visited Oldtown in his youth, and Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] squired in the city.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
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