House Baratheon: Difference between revisions

From A Wiki of Ice and Fire
Jump to: navigation, search
Browse history interactively

Imriel (talk | contribs)

5,480 edits
undo
VisualWikitext
Scafloc (talk | contribs)
Forum Moderators, Members
13,343 edits
New page: '''House Baratheon''' is a fictional family from George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire''. It is the principal house in the Stormlands, to whom the lesser storm lords a...
 
Imriel (talk | contribs)
5,480 edits
No edit summary
 
(226 intermediate revisions by 56 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''House Baratheon''' is a fictional family from [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. It is the principal house in [[the Stormlands]], to whom the lesser storm lords are sworn. Its seat is Storm's End. Its sigil is a crowned black stag on a field of gold, and its words are "Ours is the Fury." 
{{about|the branch of House Baratheon seated at Storm's End
|newer branches|House Baratheon of King's Landing|and|House Baratheon of Dragonstone}}
{{Noble House
| House_name = House Baratheon of Storm's End
| Rank          = great
| image        = House Baratheon.svg
| image_caption =
| Coat_of_arms = A crowned stag black on a golden field<br>(''Or, a stag crowned sable'')
| Words = Ours is the Fury
| textcolor    = #000
| bgcolor      = #fd0
| bordercolor  = #ea0
| Seat = [[Storm's End]]
| Current_Lord = Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]]
| Region = [[Stormlands]]
| Title = [[Lord of Storm's End]]<br>[[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]]
| Heir = [[Shireen Baratheon]]
| Overlord = [[House Targaryen]] {{s|{{Date|-2|282}}}}<br>[[House Baratheon of King's Landing]] {{s|{{Date|283|298}}}}
| Ancestral_weapon =
| Cadet_branch = [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]<br>[[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
| Founded = {{Date|-2}}
| Founder = [[Orys Baratheon]]
| Died_out =
}}
 
'''House Baratheon of Storm's End''' is one of the [[Great Houses]] of Westeros, and is the principal house in the [[stormlands]], which they rule as [[Lords Paramount of the Stormlands]]. Their seat, [[Storm's End]], is an ancient castle raised by the [[Storm King]]s from the now-extinct [[House Durrandon]]. The Baratheon sigil is a crowned black [[stag]] on a field of gold,{{Ref|AGOT|4}} and their words are "''Ours is the Fury''".{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
 
After [[Robert's Rebellion]], House Baratheon split into three branches. Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] was crowned [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] and took up residence at the [[Red Keep]], thereby creating [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]. With [[House Targaryen]] now in exile, Robert gave their castle of [[Dragonstone]] to his younger brother, [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]], creating [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]. Robert's youngest brother, [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]], replaced him as the Lord of Storm's End, continuing House Baratheon of Storm's End.
 
==Traits==
Members of the family tend to be tall and powerfully built, with black hair and blue eyes, as well as strong, square jawlines. They are known for their mercurial tempers.


==History==
==History==
It is the youngest of the great Houses, tracing its descent from Orys Baratheon, one of [[House Targaryen#Aegon I|Aegon the Conqueror]]'s fiercest generals, and rumored to be his bastard brother. Through the female line, the Baratheons are descended from the Storm Kings, as Orys slew Argilac the Arrogant, last of the Storm Kings, and married his daughter. Orys adopted the sigil and words of his wife's ancestral line. The line of the Storm Kings dates back to the Age of Heroes when their kingdom was founded by King Durran I "Godsgrief", a legendary hero. After the [[War of the Usurper]], the house claimed the Iron Throne in King's Landing and the Isle of Dragonstone, with the support of [[House Stark]], [[House Tully]], [[House Arryn]], and, eventually, [[House Lannister]].
===Targaryen Era===
[[File:Argella & Orys b y Rae Lavergne.jpg|thumb|[[Argella Durrandon]] and [[Orys Baratheon]] by Rae Lavergne ©]]
House Baratheon is the youngest of the [[Great House]]s of [[Westeros]]. It was created when [[Orys Baratheon]], one of [[Aegon I Targaryen]]'s generals, his closest companion, and his rumored [[bastard]] half-brother, took [[Argella Durrandon]], the only daughter of [[Argilac Durrandon]], the last [[Storm King]], to wife. Orys took the sigil and words of [[House Durrandon]] for his own and became the first [[Lord of Storm's End]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Through the female line, House Baratheon descents from King [[Durran Godsgrief]], who founded the kingdom of the Storm Kings during the [[Age of Heroes]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}


==Current members==
[[Rogar Baratheon]], the lord of [[Storm's End]] at the time of the reigns of kings [[Maegor I Targaryen]] and [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], served as [[Hand of the King]] and [[Protector of the Realm]] during the minority of Jaehaerys I.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} A grandson of Lord Orys, Rogar would marry Queen Dowager [[Alyssa Velaryon]] and father two children, [[Boremund Baratheon|Boremund]] and [[Jocelyn Baratheon|Jocelyn]]. Boremund would succeed his father, while Jocelyn married Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}
===Robert===
[[File:Brothers Baratheon by vazdelart.jpg|thumb|Brothers [[Ronnal Baratheon|Ronnal]], [[Orryn Baratheon|Orryn]], [[Rogar Baratheon|Rogar]], [[Borys Baratheon|Borys]], and [[Garon Baratheon]] by vazdelart ©]]
The eldest of three sons, Robert Baratheon was crowned king of the Seven Kingdoms after winning the [[War of the Usurper]]. A large man, Robert was once a renowned warrior, but has now grown fat from alcoholism and excess. He is known for his gregarious personality and remarkable ability to turn enemies into friends.


Robert was a childhood friend of [[House Stark#Eddard|Eddard Stark]], and was set to be married to his sister, [[House Stark#Lyanna|Lyanna]]. When [[House Targaryen#Rhaegar|Rhaegar Targaryen]] kidnapped her, Robert was driven almost mad by the thought of Rhaegar raping her. Together with Eddard and their foster father [[House Arryn#Jon|Jon Arryn]], he started the War of the Usurper. Though he won the rebellion and killed Rhaegar, Lyanna died before they could be reunited. Robert was thereafter haunted by her memory and the desire for further vengeance against the slain Rhaegar.
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] sided the House with [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and the [[greens]], despite his late father, Lord Boremund's support of [[the blacks]] and relation to [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] (through his sister, [[Jocelyn Baratheon]]).{{Ref|tpatq}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] was sent to [[Storm's End]], to get Lord Borros to side with Aegon II, by offering a betrothal between himself and one of Lord Borros' four daughters. It is unknown whether this marriage occurred prior to Aemond's [[Dance over Harrenhal|death]] the next year. Lord Borros was reluctant to face the dragons during the war, but marched with his army towards the end of the war, seizing [[King's Landing]] for Aegon II during the Moon of the Three Kings, restoring the city to order. He was promised that his eldest daughter would marry King Aegon II, who had lost both his Queen, [[Helaena Targaryen]], as well as both of his sons, during the war. Borros then marched against the approaching riverlander army, and fought in the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]], where he was killed by young Lord [[Kermit Tully]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands: House Tully}}


Robert took the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms due to a distant relation to the Targaryens. He pardoned many of his former enemies and won some over as allies. As Hand of the King, Jon Arryn held the Seven Kingdoms together while Robert ate, drank, hunted, and whored. Robert beggared the realm with the expense of his tournaments and sired many bastards.  
Having been injured in [[Dorne]], King [[Baelor I Targaryen]] stayed at Storm's End for more than half a year to regain his strength, before traveling on to King's Landing.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}


{{spoiler}}
In {{Date|200}}, Lord Baratheon held a tourney to celebrate the birth of his grandson. In {{Date|209}}, the heir to [[Storm's End]], Ser [[Lyonel Baratheon]], called the Laughing Storm, participated in the Ashford tourney and fought on the side of Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] during a [[trial of seven]].{{Ref|THK}}


When Jon Arryn died suddenly, Robert journeyed to Winterfell to meet the last person he truly trusted, Eddard Stark, after a long separation. Robert appeared to Eddard a broken man, unhealthy and unhappy. Eddard reluctantly took the job of Hand and came to King's Landing, where he discovered that Robert's children were in fact Cersei's bastards born of incest with her brother. After Eddard threatened to reveal her secret to Robert, Cersei had Robert killed during a hunting trip. Robert's death tipped off a struggle for power that lead to the [[War of the Five Kings]].
A daughter of Lord Lyonel was betrothed to crown prince [[Duncan Targaryen]] in {{Date|237}}. Duncan broke the betrothal when he married [[Jenny of Oldstones]] in {{Date|239}}. This angered Lord Lyonel, causing him to declare independence, naming himself the new Storm King. His short, bloody rebellion ended when he was defeated by Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] in single combat, Duncan renounced his claim to the throne, and King Aegon promised that Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen]], his youngest daughter, would marry Lyonel's heir, [[Ormund Baratheon]]. Rhaelle was send to Storm's End to serve as cupbearer to Lord Lyonel, and as lady companion to Lord Lyonel's wife. The wedding took place in {{Date|245}}, and a son, [[Steffon Baratheon|Steffon]], was born the next year.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}


====Known bastards====
Steffon served in his youth at the court of [[King's Landing]], and became a close friend to his cousin, Prince [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys Targaryen]]. He fought in the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]] in {{Date|260}}, where his father, Lord Ormund, died in his arms, slain by [[Maelys I Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}
Although Robert Baratheon is known to have fathered at least sixteen bastards, only one has been acknowledged. Five have been seen by POV characters, while two others have been mentioned only in passing.


*'''Gendry'''.  An unacknowledged bastard who was born to a worker in an alehouse.  When he was old enough, an unknown lord paid his apprentice fee so he could learn to be a blacksmith.  Gendry developed a reputation for stubbornness and fashioned a bull's head helmet as a result, causing him to be named the "Bull".  Following the death of Robert, he fled the city with Yoren of the [[Night's Watch]].  He knew that Queen Cersei wanted him dead, although he did not know why.  He traveled with Arya Stark until the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] captured them and he joined the organization. The Brotherhood later placed him at the Old Crossroads Inn to look after a group of orphans there.
Lord Steffon's eldest son, [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]], was fostered by Lord [[Jon Arryn]] at the [[Eyrie]], together with [[Eddard Stark]] from [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|6}} After the [[Defiance of Duskendale]], King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] summoned Lord Steffon to King's Landing and named him to the small council. In {{Date|278}}, Steffon was sent to [[Volantis]], to find a bride for Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. He was accompanied by his wife, Lady [[Cassana Estermont]]. They failed their mission, and died upon their return, when their ship ''[[Windproud]]'' sank in [[Shipbreaker Bay]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}
*'''Mya Stone'''.  An unacknowledged bastard daughter born to Robert in the Vale. She served as a guide to and from the Eyrie, and became a favorite companion to [[House Stark#Sansa|Sansa Stark]]. Eddard Stark remembered that Robert was very fond of her.
*'''Edric Storm'''.  Robert's only acknowledged bastard son, born to Delena Florent.  He lived in [[Strongholds of A Song of Ice and Fire#Storm's End|Storm's End]] under the protection of Cortnay Penrose, the castellan.  Stannis laid siege to the castle with the goal of capturing Edric Storm and using him to prove his claims of Cersei's incestuous affair with her brother.  The red witch [[Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire#Melisandre|Melisandre]] also aimed to use Edric's blood to raise the dragons of Dragonstone.  [[Davos Seaworth]] smuggled Edric away from Dragonstone before he could be sacrificed.  
*'''Bella'''.  An unacknowledged bastard daughter who lived at the Old Crossroads Inn.
*'''Barra'''.  The youngest of Robert's known bastard children.  A baby, she was killed by agents of Cersei following the death of Robert.
*'''Two unnamed twins'''. Petyr Baelish hints that Robert fathered twins to a woman in Casterly Rock who were killed by agents of Cersei.


===Cersei Lannister===
===Robert's Rebellion===
[[House Lannister#Cersei|Queen Cersei Lannister Baratheon]] is the wife of King Robert and mother of the royal children.
[[File:Joshua Cairós - Robert Baratheon Winterfell.jpg|thumb|King [[Robert I Baratheon]] by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games]]
:{{Main|Robert's Rebellion}}
Steffon's eldest son, Robert, inherited Storm's End upon Steffon's death, and in the years that followed, was betrothed to [[Lyanna Stark]] of [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}{{Ref|AGOT| 4}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] defeated Lord Robert in a [[tourney at Storm's End]], winning the joust in the end.{{Ref|ASOS|67}} In {{Date|282}}, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], Robert's cousin, disappeared with Lyanna Stark, causing Lyanna's eldest brother [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]] to ride to King's Landing in anger. He was arrested, and killed together with his father, Lord [[Rickard Stark]], on the command of King Aerys II. The king then demanded the heads of both Lord Robert, as well as [[Eddard Stark]], from Lord [[Jon Arryn]], as both men were in the Vale. Jon refused and raised his banners, marking the start of the war that would become known as Robert's Rebellion. Robert became a figure-head, and he personally killed Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] during the [[Battle of the Trident]] in {{Date|283}}. In the early parts of the war, the [[battles at Summerhall]] and the [[siege of Storm's End]] were fixtures of the stormlands theater.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}{{Ref|AGOT|4}}


===Joffrey===
===Baratheon Dynasty===
Joffrey Baratheon is the eldest of the royal Baratheon children, and Robert's heir. He is 12 years old at the beginning of the series. Joffrey was strong-willed already as a child and has an uncontrollable temper not unlike his mother's and an unchecked sadistic streak. Like his Lannister relatives, he is tall, blonde, and handsome.  
Lord Robert was crowned King Robert I. House Baratheon was split into three branches: [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], under King Robert I, [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]], headed by Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]], and House Baratheon of Storm's End, headed by Lord Renly Baratheon, Robert's youngest brother. During [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]] in {{Date|289}}, the combined Baratheon fleet defeated the [[Iron Fleet]] in a [[sea battle off Fair Isle]], commanded by Stannis, the [[master of ships]]. Stannis later subdued [[Great Wyk]] in his brother's name. Some time after he achieved manhood, Renly Baratheon was appointed to Robert's [[small council]] as [[master of laws]].


{{spoiler}}
==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Chris Dien Renly Baratheon.jpg|thumb|[[Renly Baratheon]] by Chris Dien © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Lord [[Jon Arryn]], the [[Hand of the King]], dies suddenly in [[King's Landing]]. King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and his retinue travel to [[Winterfell]] to offer the position to Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Robert's friend from his youth. Lord [[Renly Baratheon]] rides north to meet King Robert on his return trip after Eddard accepts the position, while Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]] returns to his seat at [[Dragonstone]]. Renly participates in [[the Hand's tourney]], riding well before losing to [[Sandor Clegane]].


Along with the rest of the royal family, Joffrey made the trip to Winterfell after Jon Arryn's death. There he began to court the pretty [[House Stark#Sansa|Sansa Stark]], Eddard's daughter to whom he was betrothed. After an altercation with the fiery young [[House Stark#Arya|Arya Stark]], his true personality showed through his polished manners, which earned him Arya's hatred.  
Later, as Robert lies dying from a [[kingswood]] [[boar]]'s tusk, Renly asks Eddard to support him in a bid for the throne. Lord Stark has discovered that Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]]'s children, [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], and [[Tommen Baratheon]], are not Robert's legitimate children, but they are instead bastards born of incest with Cersei's brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]. Eddard insists that it is Lord Stannis who should be Robert's successor as king. After Eddard refuses to support Renly's bid for power, Renly, his thirty men-at-arms, and his former squire Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] ride south out of the capital. King Joffrey I names Lord Renly and Ser Loras among the nobles who must do him homage or be declared traitors, and soon thereafter has Eddard executed for treason.


Acting as the new Hand of the King, Eddard Stark discovered that Joffrey, along with his siblings, were actually bastards born of incest between Cersei and Jaime. Cersei protected her children's secret by arranging for Robert's death and then arresting Eddard. Joffrey took the Iron Throne as Robert's heir, and Sansa pleaded with him to spare her father's life. Joffrey gently promised Sansa that he would be merciful, but Joffrey's mercy turned out to be Eddard Stark's quick public beheading before Sansa's own eyes. This rash act was against his mother's wishes and was the major trigger that plunged Westeros into the devastating War of the Five Kings. Joffrey ruled with whim and caprice, proving difficult for even his mother to control. Sansa became imprisoned to his will, and he frequently had his guards beat her for his amusement. When he tried to have her stripped, his uncle Tyrion stopped him, and he never tried it again, although he was determined to eventually have Sansa in his bed whether he married her or not. His cruelty made him an unpopular king, and he was nearly killed in a riot sparked by his temper. Acting as his temporary Hand, only Tyrion stood up to Joffrey's authority, and Joffrey developed a special hatred for his uncle.
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Despite Stannis's better claim to the [[Iron Throne]], Renly is able to rally the [[stormlands]] to his cause, as well as [[House Tyrell]] and much of the [[Reach]]. Stannis has a significantly smaller force drawn mostly from the [[crownlands]] and the [[royal fleet]]. When Renly is [[shadow assassin|assassinated]] beneath the walls of Storm's End as the brothers' hosts [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|prepare to clash]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]], he leaves no heirs. Most of the houses sworn to Storm's End, as well as some from the Reach, join Stannis, who unsuccessfully attacks King's Landing in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. Following their defeat, most houses sworn to Stannis kneel to King Joffrey and the [[Iron Throne]].


After [[House Tyrell]] allied itself to his reign, Joffrey discarded Sansa and married [[House Tyrell#Margaery|Margaery Tyrell]], but decided that he would conduct an affair with Sansa later. During his wedding feast Joffrey drank poisoned wine and died while the entire court looked on. Cersei blamed the deed on Tyrion and his newly-wedded bride Sansa, but it is later hinted that the plot may have been orchestrated by [[House Tyrell#Olenna Redwyne|Olenna Tyrell]].
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Joshua Cairos tommenbaratheon.jpg|thumb|[[Tommen Baratheon]] by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Stannis's garrison at Storm's End commanded by Ser [[Gilbert Farring]] remains loyal to his cause.


It is later revealed that Joffrey was himself responsible for the attempt on Bran's life in A Clash of Kings. Over-hearing his mother express her concern, and ever eager to please, Joffrey stole a dagger from his "father's" (King Robert's) collection and paid a man to kill Bran. Catelyn mistakenly traced the dagger back to Tyrion, which led her to take him hostage and inevitably caused even more animosity and blood shed between House Stark and House Lannister.
[[Edric Storm]] is smuggled out of [[Dragonstone]] by Lord [[Davos Seaworth]] to prevent him from being burned alive by Stannis's advisor, [[Melisandre]].


===Myrcella===
Renly's widow, [[Margaery Tyrell]], marries King [[Joffrey Baratheon]]. After [[Purple Wedding|Joffrey's death]], the current head of the house is the young king [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] - a title disputed by King Stannis.
The second oldest of the royal Baratheon children, Myrcella Baratheon is delicate, beautiful and courteous. For her age, she displays courage, a strong will, and high intelligence. She is eight at the beginning of the series.


{{spoiler}}
Aside from a few garrisons, Stannis leads his remaining forces north to the [[Wall]] and saves the [[Night's Watch]] from [[wildlings]] in the [[battle beneath the Wall]].


Like her siblings, Myrcella is the product of incest between Cersei and Jaime Lannister. She was sent to [[Westeros#Dorne|Dorne]] as part of an agreement with [[House Martell]] to ensure their support of Joffrey during the War of Five Kings. She is betrothed to marry Prince Trystane when they come of age, and by all reports the two get along well. [[Arianne Martell]] schemed to make Myrcella queen after Joffrey's death, as befit the laws of Dorne, but the plan went awry. During the chaos, Ser Gerold Dayne attempted to kill Myrcella, slashing her across the face. She survived, but lost an ear and received a hideous facial scar.
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] serves as [[regent]] for her son, King Tommen I. She sends Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] to [[Siege of Storm's End (300)|take Storm's End]] from Stannis's garrison, although when Mace hears his daughter [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] has been arrested he returns to the capital with most of his army,{{Ref|AFFC|44}} leaving Lord [[Mathis Rowan]] to continue the siege with a token force.{{Ref|AWOIAF| Mathis Rowan}} Cersei is replaced as Tommen's regent by Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} after she is also arrested by the [[Faith of the Seven]]. Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] is said to have taken [[Dragonstone]] from Stannis's garrison in a [[Siege of Dragonstone|bloody assault]].


===Tommen===
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
The youngest of the royal Baratheon children, Tommen is seven years old at the beginning of the series. His plumpness, sweet disposition, and weak will are all marked contrasts to his fiery older brother.
After leaving [[Castle Black]], Stannis remains in the [[north]], [[fight by Deepwood Motte|liberates Deepwood Motte]],{{Ref|ADWD|26}} and [[march on Winterfell|marches on Winterfell]].{{Ref|ADWD|37}}{{Ref|ADWD|42}} His wife, Queen [[Selyse Florent]], and heir, Princess [[Shireen Baratheon]], travel to Castle Black from [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]].{{Ref|ADWD|44}}


{{spoiler}}
The garrison at Storm's End is Stannis's last force in the south, but it is threatened by Mathis Rowan as well as [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]] and the [[Golden Company]].{{Ref|AFFC|16}}{{Ref|AWOIAF| Mathis Rowan}}{{Ref|ADWD|61}}


Tommen was crowned after Joffrey's death, and married Margaery in his brother's stead. A submissive child, he did everything Cersei bade him, being more interested in his kittens and games than in the realm. Tommen's pliability worked both ways, however, and he was soon influenced by Margaery to resist his mother's commands. After Cersei was arrested, Tommen continued to sign everything his advisors set in front of him. One of his favorite activities as king was to stamp his seal on official documents.
The regent of King Tommen I Baratheon, Ser Kevan Lannister, is murdered in [[King's Landing]] by [[Varys]].{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}


===Renly===
==House Baratheon at the end of the third century==
The younger of Robert's brothers, the Lord of Storm's End, and Master of Laws on Robert's [[Organizations in A Song of Ice and Fire#The Small Council|Small Council]]. He is a handsome and charismatic man, winning friends easily, but also strikes some people as frivolous.
[[File:Stormsendfreerider Jorge Barrero.jpg|thumb|Storm's End Freerider by Jorge Barrero © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The known Baratheons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:


{{spoiler}}
* King {[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert I]]}, [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and [[Protector of the Realm]], former [[Lord of Storm's End]]. Gored by a boar.
** Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], his wife, [[Lord of Casterly Rock|Lady of Casterly Rock]], [[Light of the West]], Queen Dowager, former [[Regent|Queen Regent]] and Protector of the Realm.
*** King {[[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]]}, his eldest son and heir, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, claimant Lord of Storm's End. [[Purple Wedding|Poisoned at his wedding feast]].
**** Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]], his wife.
*** Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]], his daughter, betrothed to Prince [[Trystane Martell]].
*** King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I]], his second son, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, claimant Lord of Storm's End.
**** Queen Margaery Tyrell, his wife.
*** [[Edric Storm]], Robert's acknowledged [[bastard]] by [[Delena Florent]]. Raised at Storm's End, under the guardianship of Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]].
* King [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis I]], self-proclaimed [[King of Westeros]], [[Lord of Dragonstone]] and Storm's End and [[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]].
** Queen [[Selyse Florent]], his wife.
*** Princess [[Shireen Baratheon]], his only daughter and heir.
* King {[[Renly Baratheon|Renly I]]}, self-proclaimed king, Lord of Storm's End and [[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]]. Slain at Storm's End by a [[shadow assassin|shadow]] conjured by [[Melisandre]] of [[Asshai]], a red priestess of [[R'hllor]].
** Queen Margaery Tyrell, his wife.


Though Renly is Robert's younger brother, Robert gave the Baratheon seat of Storm's End to him rather than Stannis. The lands of Storm's End are considerably larger and richer than those of Stannis's Dragonstone, giving Renly more power than his older brother. While Robert lay dying, Renly approached [[House Stark#Eddard|Eddard Stark]] and suggested they seize control of the Iron Throne before [[House Lannister#Cersei|Cersei Lannister]] could strike. Eddard refused the offer, and Renly left the city. After Robert's death, Renly declared himself king. Through his charisma and familiarity with the Baratheon bannermen, he managed to win support from many houses, despite his brother having the better claim. Renly also won the support of the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] through a love affair with [[House Tyrell#Loras|Loras]] and a marriage to [[House Tyrell#Margaery|Margaery]].
With unknown exact relations to the main branch:
* Ser {[[Harbert]]}, possibly a Baratheon.<ref group="N">Ser Harbert's last name is never mentioned. As the great-uncle of Stannis Baratheon and his siblings (''[[A Clash of Kings]]'', [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 10|Davos I]]), he might have been an unmentioned brother of Lord Ormund Baratheon, or an uncle of Cassana Estermont, Stannis's mother.</ref> Great-uncle of Robert, Stannis, and Renly. Once [[castellan]] of Storm's End.  


He spent a great deal of time moving slowly through the south, gaining support and men while waiting for the right moment to strike. He hosted tournaments for his men while the Lannisters and Starks wore each other down. This plan went awry, however, when his brother Stannis marched against him. He met Stannis' much smaller force and refused to back down from his claim. While preparing for battle with his brother's forces, Renly was slain by Stannis' magic shade. Garlan Tyrell later wore Renly's armor in the Battle of the Blackwater to make it appear that Renly's ghost had returned for vengeance against the kinslaying Stannis.
{{Baratheon_tree}}


===Stannis===
===Household===
The elder of Robert's brothers, Stannis is Lord of Dragonstone and Master of Ships on Robert's [[Organizations in A Song of Ice and Fire#The Small Council|Small Council]]. A brooding, humorless man known for a harsh and unyielding sense of justice, he is obsessed with slights real and imagined. His stubbornness and determination are legendary, most famously shown in resisting the Siege of Storm's End under desperate conditions. He is also a capable naval commander, having trapped and destroyed much of the Iron Fleet during Balon's Rebellion. His wife is Lady Selyse of House Florent, a mighty noble house sworn to Highgarden and House Tyrell. They have one daughter, Shireen, a small girl of poor health, and bearing a disfigurement from a childhood ailment.  
* Ser {[[Cortnay Penrose]]}, castellan of Storm's End. Slain by another of Melisandre's shadow assassins.
* Ser [[Colen of Greenpools]], a [[knight]] sworn to House Baratheon.
* [[Brella]], who ran Lord Renly's household in [[King's Landing]]. Later came to serve [[Tyrion Lannister]].


{{spoiler}}
==Historical Members==
* Lord [[Orys Baratheon]], known as Orys One-Hand, the founder of House Baratheon and the first Lord of [[Storm's End]] and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands. [[Hand of the King]] to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
** [[Davos Baratheon]], son of Lord Orys.
** Ser [[Raymont Baratheon]], a younger son of Lord Baratheon, a [[knight]] of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]] (the canon status of the character is unclear).<ref name="status">Westeros.org: [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/152622-spoilers-family-trees-and-successions/&do=findComment&comment=8279429 Family trees and successions &ndash; Comment by Ran (December 20, 2018)]</ref>
* Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]], grandson of Lord Orys, Hand of the King to King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], married Dowager Queen [[Alyssa Velaryon]].
** Lady [[Jocelyn Baratheon]], Rogar's daughter, married to Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]; mother of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]].{{Ref|tpatq}}
** Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]], Rogar's son, Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands during the [[Great Council]] of {{date|101}}.{{Ref|tpatq}}
*** Lord [[Borros Baratheon]], Boremund's son, Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands during the final days of [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|tpatq}} Married Lady [[Elenda Baratheon|Elenda Caron]].{{Ref|fab|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
**** [[Cassandra Baratheon]], Lord Borros's eldest daughter. Shortly betrothed to King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]{{Ref|Fab|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} and later married to Ser [[Walter Brownhill]] after attempting to murder members of the royal household.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
**** [[Maris Baratheon]], Lord Borros's secondborn daughter.{{Ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} She eventually joined the [[silent sister]]s.{{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
**** [[Ellyn Baratheon]], Lord Borros's daughter.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
**** [[Floris Baratheon]], Lord Borros's daughter. The prettiest of the "[[Four Storms]]". She married Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
**** Lord [[Royce Baratheon]], Lord Borros's posthumous son.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
** Ser [[Borys Baratheon]], the oldest of Lord Rogar's four younger brothers.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
*** Issue.
** Ser [[Garon Baratheon]], one of Lord Rogar's four younger brothers.{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
***Garon's wife, died of the [[Shivers]].
*** Issue.
** Ser [[Ronnal Baratheon]], one of Lord Rogar's four younger brothers.
*** Ronnal's wife and sons, died of the [[Shivers]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
*** Two daughters.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
** Ser [[Orryn Baratheon]], the youngest of Lord Rogar's four younger brothers.
*** Orryn's wife, the daughter of the [[Archon of Tyrosh]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
*** One daughter{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
* [[Stormbreaker]], a famous knight of House Baratheon.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}
* Unnamed Baratheon maid who married a [[House Lannister|Lannister]] around {{Date|178}} (some 30 years before [[Gowen Baratheon]] and [[Tya Lannister]]'s wedding). They had three daughters and one son together.{{Ref|AGOT|45}}
* Lord Baratheon ruling in {{Date|200}}, held a [[hastilude]] to celebrate the birth of a grandson.{{Ref|THK}}
** A grandson born in {{Date|200}}.{{Ref|THK}}
* Lord Baratheon ruling around {{Date|208}}.{{Ref|AGOT|45}}<ref group="N">This Lord Baratheon ruled at the time of his third son's wedding, which occurred "some ninety years ago" from {{Date|298}} (''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 45|Eddard XII]]).</ref>
** Two eldest sons.{{Ref|AGOT|45}}
** [[Gowen Baratheon]], his third son. He was the last Baratheon to marry a member of [[House Lannister]], [[Tya Lannister|Tya]], until [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] married [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] in {{Date|284}}.
*** One son, died in infancy.{{Ref|AGOT|45}}
* Lord [[Lyonel Baratheon]], called the Laughing Storm, a knight at the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], became Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands.{{Ref|THK}} Briefly rebelled against the Iron Throne, declaring himself [[Storm King]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
** Unnamed daughter, formerly betrothed to Prince [[Duncan Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
** Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]], heir of Lord Lyonel, married [[Rhaelle Targaryen]]. Hand of the King to King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]].
*** Lord [[Steffon Baratheon]], Lord Ormund's son, Lord of Storm's End and father to [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]], [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] and [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]].


After learning of Cersei's incest and the death of [[House Arryn#Jon|Jon Arryn]], Stannis left the king's council and returned to Dragonstone. There, together with many of his wife's kin, the Florents, acting as his councillors, he gathered what strength he could, while also falling under the sway of the sorceress [[Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire#Melisandre|Melisandre]], who proclaimed Stannis to be Azor Ahai reborn, a messianic figure of the [[Westeros#R'hllor|R'hllor]] faith. When Robert died, Stannis claimed the Iron Throne as Robert's heir, however most of the Baratheon bannermen followed his more charismatic brother when Renly also claimed the throne. Stannis rode to treat with Renly, but could not convince him to renounce his claim. That night, Melisandre used her magic to birth a shadow incarnation of Stannis, which assassinated Renly in his tent. Swallowing his sense of justice, Stannis recruited most his brother's treasonous host into his own army and launched an amphibious assault on King's Landing. His forces were defeated at the cusp of victory when [[House Lannister|Lannister]] and Tyrell reinforcements unexpectedly arrived, seemingly led by Renly's ghost.
==Sworn Houses==
{{Columns|3|
*{{coa|Bolling|m}} [[House Bolling]]
*{{coa|Buckler|m}} [[House Buckler]] of [[Bronzegate]]
*{{coa|Cafferen|m}} [[House Cafferen]] of [[Fawnton]]
*{{coa|Caron|m}} [[House Caron]] of [[Nightsong]]
*{{coa|Connington|m}} [[House Connington]] of [[Griffin's Roost]]
*{{coa|Dondarrion|m}} [[House Dondarrion]] of [[Blackhaven]]
*{{coa|Errol|m}} [[House Errol]] of [[Haystack Hall]]
*{{coa|Estermont|m}} [[House Estermont]] of [[Greenstone]]
*{{coa|Fell|m}} [[House Fell]] of [[Felwood]]
*{{coa|Gower|m}} [[House Gower]]
*{{coa|Grandison|m}} [[House Grandison]] of [[Grandview]]
*{{coa|Hasty|m}} [[House Hasty]]
*{{coa|Herston|m}} [[House Herston]]
*{{coa|Horpe|m}} [[House Horpe]]
*{{coa|Kellington|m}} [[House Kellington]]
*{{coa|Lonmouth|m}} [[House Lonmouth]]
*{{coa|Mertyns|m}} [[House Mertyns]] of [[Mistwood]]
*{{coa|Morrigen|m}} [[House Morrigen]] of [[Crow's Nest]]
*{{coa|Musgood|m}} [[House Musgood]]
*{{coa|Peasebury|m}} [[House Peasebury]] of [[Poddingfield]]
*{{coa|Penrose|m}} [[House Penrose]] of [[Parchments]]
*{{coa|Rogers|m}} [[House Rogers]] of [[Amberly]]
*{{coa|Selmy|m}} [[House Selmy]] of [[Harvest Hall]]
*{{coa|Staedmon|m}} [[House Staedmon]] of [[Broad Arch]]
*{{coa|Swann|m}} [[House Swann]] of [[Stonehelm]]
*{{coa|Swygert|m}} [[House Swygert]]
*{{coa|Tarth]|m}} [[House Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]]
*{{coa|Trant|m}} [[House Trant]] of [[Gallowsgrey]]
*{{coa|Tudbury|m}} [[House Tudbury]]
*{{coa|Wagstaff|m}} [[House Wagstaff]]
*{{coa|Wensington|m}} [[House Wensington]]
*{{coa|Wylde|m}} [[House Wylde]] of [[Rain House]]
}}


Stannis returned to Dragonstone, his host broken. There, Melisandre urged him to sacrifice Edric Storm to complete a spell for more power. Stannis was about to follow through with the ritual when his counselor [[Davos Seaworth]] smuggled the boy away and urged Stannis to take his remaining forces north to defend [[the Wall]]. Stannis agreed, and arrived at the Wall just in time to crush a wildling assault at the [[Battle of Castle Black]]. He stayed at the Wall to negotiate a settlement compromise with the wildlings and offered to legitimize Jon Snow as heir of Winterfell if he would support Stannis's rule. The offer fell through when Jon was selected as Lord Commander of the [[Night's Watch]]. Stannis continues to seek support in the North for another attempt at the throne.
During the reign of [[Aegon IV Targaryen]], the relationship of Ser [[Terrence Toyne]] of the [[Kingsguard]] with [[Bethany Bracken]], the king's own mistress, led to the downfall of [[House Toyne]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} who had been sworn to Storm's End. The [[outlaw]] [[Simon Toyne]] was killed in {{Date|281}}.{{Ref|ASOS|76}} Another member of House Toyne, [[Myles Toyne]], is known to have lived in exile in [[Essos]].{{Ref|ADWD|24}}


==Past and historic members==
Following the Battle of the Blackwater, [[Nightsong]] is taken from [[House Caron]] and granted to the newly-created [[House Foote of Nightsong]].{{Ref|ACOK|65}} Ser [[Rolland Storm]], the Bastard of Nightsong, claims his [[Bryce Caron|late brother's]] seat for himself, however.{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} Despite being from the [[Reach]], Lord [[Elwood Meadows]] of [[Grassy Vale]] remains loyal to Stannis Baratheon after his defeat at the Blackwater.{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
===Lyonel===
Ser Lyonel was the heir to Storm's End [[House Baratheon#Notes|1]], called “The Laughing Storm” for the booming laugh he would issue during tilts, a famous knight, and one of the attendees at the [[Tourneys in A Song of Ice and Fire#Ashford Tourney|Ashford tourney]] ''c.'' 208 AL. He fought for Dunk in the Trial of Seven.


===Gowen===
==Quotes==
Gowen Baratheon was a third son who married Lady Tya of [[House Lannister]] ''c.'' 207 AL.  Their only issue was a black haired boy who died in infancy.
{{Quote|House Baratheon was born amidst the rain and mud of the battle known to history as the [[Last Storm]], when [[Orys Baratheon]] thrice turned back the charge of the knights of [[Storm's End]] and slew their king [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]] in single combat.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}


===Steffon===
{{Quote|[[Orys Baratheon|Orys]] had been a [[bastard]] brother to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] and his most trusted commander. After slaying [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]], last of the [[House Durrandon|Durrandon]], he had taken [[Argella Durrandon|Argilac's daughter]] to wife. Lord [[Rogar Baratheon|Rogar]] could thus claim that both the blood of [[House Targaryen|the dragon]] and that of the [[storm kings]] of old flowed in his veins.{{ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}
Lord Steffon Baratheon was the father of Robert, Stannis, and Renly. He perished at sea with his wife, Cassana, in sight of Storm's End, on their return from a trip to the [[Free Cities (A Song of Ice and Fire)|Free Cities]]. [[House Targaryen#Aerys II|King Aerys]] had sent Steffon, his first cousin, to the Free Cities to find a bride for Rhaegar.


===Harbert===
{{Quote|They are quite a pair, [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] and [[Renly Baratheon|Renly]]. The [[iron]] gauntlet and the [[silk]] glove.{{Ref|AGOT|58}}|[[Varys]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}
An uncle of Steffon, Ser Harbert was master-at-arms of Storm's End and frequently served as castellan while the lord was away. After Steffon's death, Harbert remained castellan until Robert came of age to rule. He is long dead by the beginning of [[A Game of Thrones]].


==Sworn houses==
{{Quote|[[Renly Baratheon|Renly's]] own standard flew high over all. From the top of his tallest siege tower, a wheeled oaken immensity covered with rawhides, streamed the largest war banner that Catelyn had ever seen—a cloth big enough to carpet many a hall, shimmering gold, with the crowned [[stag]] of Baratheon black upon it, prancing proud and tall.{{ref|ACOK|22}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}
===Sworn directly to King's Landing===
* '''House Blount'''. Ser Boros of House Blount is one of the [[Kingsguard]].
* '''House Chelsted'''. A member of House Chested was for a short time the Hand of King Aerys II. The House may be extinct.
* '''House Hayford'''.
* '''House Hogg''' of Hog's Sow.
* '''House Kettleblack'''. The Kettleblacks are a family of sellswords and hedge knights who serve several masters. Osmund is a member of the [[Kingsguard]], while his brothers Osfryd and Osney are officially retainers of Cersei Lannister. Their father, Oswell, is a retainer of [[Petyr Baelish]].
* '''House Massey''' of Stonedance.
* '''House Rosby''' of Rosby.
* '''House Rykker''' of Duskendale. The Rykkers were given the lordship of Duskendale after the Defiance of Duskendale and the subsequent execution of all members of House Darklyn of Duskendale.
* '''House Stokeworth''' of Stokeworth.
* '''House Thorne'''.
* '''House Darklyn'''. An extinct House.


===Sworn to Dragonstone===
==Notes==
* '''House Bar Emmon''' of Sharp Point.
{{Notes}}
* '''House Celtigar''' of Claw Isle.
* '''House Rambton''' are vassels of Lord Sunglass.
* '''House Sunglass''' of Sweetport Sound.
* '''House Velaryon''' of Driftmark. The Velaryons are Valyrian in origin and have intermarried with House Targaryen. Lord Velaryon is given the title Lord of the Tydes.


===Sworn to Storm's End===
==References==
* '''House Cafferen''' of Fawonton.
{{References|2}}
* '''House Caron''' of Nightsong. The Lord of House Caron is given the title of Lord of the Marches.
* '''House Connington''' of Griffin's Roost. After Lord Jon's failure at the [[Battle of the Bells]] they were stripped of their lands by [[House Targaryen#Aerys II|King Aerys II]]. King Robert later returned their lands but not their title of Lord, henceforth they are masters and landed knights.
* '''House Dondarrion''' of Blackhaven. The first Dondarrion was given a lordship by a Storm King for delivering an important message. The house sigil of a forked, purple lightning bolt commemorates a lucky lightning strike that saved the messenger's life. The Dondarrions are marcher lords.
* '''House Errol''' of Haystack Hall.
* '''House Estermont''' of Greenstone. Lord Estermont is maternal grandfather to King Robert Baratheon; his mother, Lady Cassana was the daughter of Lord Estermont.
* '''House Fell''' of Fellwood.
* '''House Gradison''' of Grandview.
* '''House Penrose''' of Parchments.
* '''[[House Seaworth]]'''.
* '''House Selmy''' of Harvest Hall.
* '''House Swann''' of Stonehelm. The Swanns are marcher lords.
* '''[[House Tarth]]''' of Evenfall Hall. The Tarths rule the island of Tarth, situated at the edge of Shipbreaker Bay. Lord Selwyn is called the Evenstar. His only daughter and heiress is Brienne, a POV character
* '''House Toyne'''. A few members of the house have played a part in the larger history of Westeros. Simon Toyne was a famous outlaw killed by Barristan Selmy, and another Toyne was a knight of the Kingsguard who was executed for sleeping with Aegon IV's mistress. His two brothers tried to avenge him by murdering the king, but Aegon was saved by his brother [[House Targaryen#Aemon the Dragonknight|Aemon the Dragonknight]], who died defending him.
* '''House Trant''' of Gallowsgrey.
* '''House Wylde''' of Rain House.


==Notes==
{{HousesStormlands}}
1 Ser Lyonel is styled heir to Storm's End in the heraldry section at the end of the graphic novel adaptation of ''The Hedge Knight''.
 
<!-- Categories -->
[[Category:House Baratheon| ]]
[[Category:Houses from the Stormlands|Baratheon]]
[[Category:Kings of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men| ]]
[[Category:Lords of Storm's End| ]]
[[Category:Lords Paramount of the Stormlands| ]]
[[Category:Noble houses|Baratheon]]
[[Category:Royal houses|Baratheon]]
 
<!-- language interwikis -->
[[es:Casa Baratheon]]
[[fa:خاندان براتیون]]
[[fr:Maison Baratheon]]
[[it:Nobile Casa Baratheon]]
[[nl:Huis Baratheon]]
[[pt:Casa Baratheon]]
[[ru:Баратеоны]]
[[zh:&#39118;&#24687;&#22561;&#30340;&#25308;&#25289;&#24109;&#24681;&#23478;&#26063;]]

Latest revision as of 04:22, 16 October 2025

This article is about the branch of House Baratheon seated at Storm's End. For newer branches, see House Baratheon of King's Landing and House Baratheon of Dragonstone.
House Baratheon of Storm's End
Ours is the Fury
Coat of arms A crowned stag black on a golden field
(Or, a stag crowned sable)
Seat Storm's End
Head Lord Stannis Baratheon
Region Stormlands
Titles
Heir Shireen Baratheon
Overlords
Cadet branches
Founder Orys Baratheon
Founded 2 BC

House Baratheon of Storm's End is one of the Great Houses of Westeros, and is the principal house in the stormlands, which they rule as Lords Paramount of the Stormlands. Their seat, Storm's End, is an ancient castle raised by the Storm Kings from the now-extinct House Durrandon. The Baratheon sigil is a crowned black stag on a field of gold,[1] and their words are "Ours is the Fury".[2]

After Robert's Rebellion, House Baratheon split into three branches. Lord Robert Baratheon was crowned King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men and took up residence at the Red Keep, thereby creating House Baratheon of King's Landing. With House Targaryen now in exile, Robert gave their castle of Dragonstone to his younger brother, Stannis, creating House Baratheon of Dragonstone. Robert's youngest brother, Renly, replaced him as the Lord of Storm's End, continuing House Baratheon of Storm's End.

Traits

[edit]

Members of the family tend to be tall and powerfully built, with black hair and blue eyes, as well as strong, square jawlines. They are known for their mercurial tempers.

History

[edit]

Targaryen Era

[edit]
Argella Durrandon and Orys Baratheon by Rae Lavergne ©

House Baratheon is the youngest of the Great Houses of Westeros. It was created when Orys Baratheon, one of Aegon I Targaryen's generals, his closest companion, and his rumored bastard half-brother, took Argella Durrandon, the only daughter of Argilac Durrandon, the last Storm King, to wife. Orys took the sigil and words of House Durrandon for his own and became the first Lord of Storm's End.[2][3] Through the female line, House Baratheon descents from King Durran Godsgrief, who founded the kingdom of the Storm Kings during the Age of Heroes.[4]

Rogar Baratheon, the lord of Storm's End at the time of the reigns of kings Maegor I Targaryen and Jaehaerys I Targaryen, served as Hand of the King and Protector of the Realm during the minority of Jaehaerys I.[5] A grandson of Lord Orys, Rogar would marry Queen Dowager Alyssa Velaryon and father two children, Boremund and Jocelyn. Boremund would succeed his father, while Jocelyn married Prince Aemon Targaryen.[6]

Brothers Ronnal, Orryn, Rogar, Borys, and Garon Baratheon by vazdelart ©

During the Dance of the Dragons, Lord Borros Baratheon sided the House with Aegon II Targaryen and the greens, despite his late father, Lord Boremund's support of the blacks and relation to Rhaenys Targaryen (through his sister, Jocelyn Baratheon).[7][6][5] Prince Aemond Targaryen was sent to Storm's End, to get Lord Borros to side with Aegon II, by offering a betrothal between himself and one of Lord Borros' four daughters. It is unknown whether this marriage occurred prior to Aemond's death the next year. Lord Borros was reluctant to face the dragons during the war, but marched with his army towards the end of the war, seizing King's Landing for Aegon II during the Moon of the Three Kings, restoring the city to order. He was promised that his eldest daughter would marry King Aegon II, who had lost both his Queen, Helaena Targaryen, as well as both of his sons, during the war. Borros then marched against the approaching riverlander army, and fought in the Battle of the Kingsroad, where he was killed by young Lord Kermit Tully.[5][8][9]

Having been injured in Dorne, King Baelor I Targaryen stayed at Storm's End for more than half a year to regain his strength, before traveling on to King's Landing.[10]

In 200 AC, Lord Baratheon held a tourney to celebrate the birth of his grandson. In 209 AC, the heir to Storm's End, Ser Lyonel Baratheon, called the Laughing Storm, participated in the Ashford tourney and fought on the side of Ser Duncan the Tall during a trial of seven.[11]

A daughter of Lord Lyonel was betrothed to crown prince Duncan Targaryen in 237 AC. Duncan broke the betrothal when he married Jenny of Oldstones in 239 AC. This angered Lord Lyonel, causing him to declare independence, naming himself the new Storm King. His short, bloody rebellion ended when he was defeated by Ser Duncan the Tall in single combat, Duncan renounced his claim to the throne, and King Aegon promised that Princess Rhaelle Targaryen, his youngest daughter, would marry Lyonel's heir, Ormund Baratheon. Rhaelle was send to Storm's End to serve as cupbearer to Lord Lyonel, and as lady companion to Lord Lyonel's wife. The wedding took place in 245 AC, and a son, Steffon, was born the next year.[12][5]

Steffon served in his youth at the court of King's Landing, and became a close friend to his cousin, Prince Aerys Targaryen. He fought in the War of the Ninepenny Kings in 260 AC, where his father, Lord Ormund, died in his arms, slain by Maelys I Blackfyre.[13][5]

Lord Steffon's eldest son, Robert, was fostered by Lord Jon Arryn at the Eyrie, together with Eddard Stark from Winterfell.[14] After the Defiance of Duskendale, King Aerys II Targaryen summoned Lord Steffon to King's Landing and named him to the small council. In 278 AC, Steffon was sent to Volantis, to find a bride for Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. He was accompanied by his wife, Lady Cassana Estermont. They failed their mission, and died upon their return, when their ship Windproud sank in Shipbreaker Bay.[15][5][16]

Robert's Rebellion

[edit]
King Robert I Baratheon by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games
Main article: Robert's Rebellion

Steffon's eldest son, Robert, inherited Storm's End upon Steffon's death, and in the years that followed, was betrothed to Lyanna Stark of Winterfell.[17][18] Ser Barristan Selmy defeated Lord Robert in a tourney at Storm's End, winning the joust in the end.[19] In 282 AC, Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, Robert's cousin, disappeared with Lyanna Stark, causing Lyanna's eldest brother Brandon to ride to King's Landing in anger. He was arrested, and killed together with his father, Lord Rickard Stark, on the command of King Aerys II. The king then demanded the heads of both Lord Robert, as well as Eddard Stark, from Lord Jon Arryn, as both men were in the Vale. Jon refused and raised his banners, marking the start of the war that would become known as Robert's Rebellion. Robert became a figure-head, and he personally killed Prince Rhaegar Targaryen during the Battle of the Trident in 283 AC. In the early parts of the war, the battles at Summerhall and the siege of Storm's End were fixtures of the stormlands theater.[20][5][1]

Baratheon Dynasty

[edit]

Lord Robert was crowned King Robert I. House Baratheon was split into three branches: House Baratheon of King's Landing, under King Robert I, House Baratheon of Dragonstone, headed by Lord Stannis Baratheon, and House Baratheon of Storm's End, headed by Lord Renly Baratheon, Robert's youngest brother. During Greyjoy's Rebellion in 289 AC, the combined Baratheon fleet defeated the Iron Fleet in a sea battle off Fair Isle, commanded by Stannis, the master of ships. Stannis later subdued Great Wyk in his brother's name. Some time after he achieved manhood, Renly Baratheon was appointed to Robert's small council as master of laws.

Recent Events

[edit]

A Game of Thrones

[edit]
Renly Baratheon by Chris Dien © Fantasy Flight Games

Lord Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, dies suddenly in King's Landing. King Robert I Baratheon and his retinue travel to Winterfell to offer the position to Lord Eddard Stark, Robert's friend from his youth. Lord Renly Baratheon rides north to meet King Robert on his return trip after Eddard accepts the position, while Lord Stannis Baratheon returns to his seat at Dragonstone. Renly participates in the Hand's tourney, riding well before losing to Sandor Clegane.

Later, as Robert lies dying from a kingswood boar's tusk, Renly asks Eddard to support him in a bid for the throne. Lord Stark has discovered that Queen Cersei's children, Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen Baratheon, are not Robert's legitimate children, but they are instead bastards born of incest with Cersei's brother, Ser Jaime Lannister. Eddard insists that it is Lord Stannis who should be Robert's successor as king. After Eddard refuses to support Renly's bid for power, Renly, his thirty men-at-arms, and his former squire Ser Loras Tyrell ride south out of the capital. King Joffrey I names Lord Renly and Ser Loras among the nobles who must do him homage or be declared traitors, and soon thereafter has Eddard executed for treason.

A Clash of Kings

[edit]

Despite Stannis's better claim to the Iron Throne, Renly is able to rally the stormlands to his cause, as well as House Tyrell and much of the Reach. Stannis has a significantly smaller force drawn mostly from the crownlands and the royal fleet. When Renly is assassinated beneath the walls of Storm's End as the brothers' hosts prepare to clash during the War of the Five Kings, he leaves no heirs. Most of the houses sworn to Storm's End, as well as some from the Reach, join Stannis, who unsuccessfully attacks King's Landing in the Battle of the Blackwater. Following their defeat, most houses sworn to Stannis kneel to King Joffrey and the Iron Throne.

A Storm of Swords

[edit]
Tommen Baratheon by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Games

Stannis's garrison at Storm's End commanded by Ser Gilbert Farring remains loyal to his cause.

Edric Storm is smuggled out of Dragonstone by Lord Davos Seaworth to prevent him from being burned alive by Stannis's advisor, Melisandre.

Renly's widow, Margaery Tyrell, marries King Joffrey Baratheon. After Joffrey's death, the current head of the house is the young king Tommen I Baratheon - a title disputed by King Stannis.

Aside from a few garrisons, Stannis leads his remaining forces north to the Wall and saves the Night's Watch from wildlings in the battle beneath the Wall.

A Feast for Crows

[edit]

Queen Cersei Lannister serves as regent for her son, King Tommen I. She sends Lord Mace Tyrell to take Storm's End from Stannis's garrison, although when Mace hears his daughter Margaery has been arrested he returns to the capital with most of his army,[21] leaving Lord Mathis Rowan to continue the siege with a token force.[22] Cersei is replaced as Tommen's regent by Ser Kevan Lannister[23] after she is also arrested by the Faith of the Seven. Ser Loras Tyrell is said to have taken Dragonstone from Stannis's garrison in a bloody assault.

A Dance with Dragons

[edit]

After leaving Castle Black, Stannis remains in the north, liberates Deepwood Motte,[24] and marches on Winterfell.[25][26] His wife, Queen Selyse Florent, and heir, Princess Shireen Baratheon, travel to Castle Black from Eastwatch-by-the-Sea.[27]

The garrison at Storm's End is Stannis's last force in the south, but it is threatened by Mathis Rowan as well as Aegon Targaryen and the Golden Company.[28][22][29]

The regent of King Tommen I Baratheon, Ser Kevan Lannister, is murdered in King's Landing by Varys.[23]

House Baratheon at the end of the third century

[edit]
Storm's End Freerider by Jorge Barrero © Fantasy Flight Games

The known Baratheons during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

With unknown exact relations to the main branch:

  • Ser {Harbert}, possibly a Baratheon.[N 1] Great-uncle of Robert, Stannis, and Renly. Once castellan of Storm's End.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ormund
 
Rhaelle
Targaryen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Steffon
 
Cassana
Estermont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Various
women
 
Robert I
 
Cersei
Lannister
 
Renly I
 
Margaery
Tyrell
[Note 1]
 
Stannis I
 
Selyse
Florent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joffrey I
 
Margaery
Tyrell
[Note 1]
 
Tommen I
 
Myrcella
 
 
 
Shireen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mya
Stone
 
Bella
 
Gendry
 
Edric
Storm
 
Barra
 
Unidentified
twins
 
9 Others
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Margaery Tyrell married 1st Renly, 2nd Joffrey, 3rd Tommen.

Household

[edit]

Historical Members

[edit]

Sworn Houses

[edit]

During the reign of Aegon IV Targaryen, the relationship of Ser Terrence Toyne of the Kingsguard with Bethany Bracken, the king's own mistress, led to the downfall of House Toyne,[40] who had been sworn to Storm's End. The outlaw Simon Toyne was killed in 281 AC.[41] Another member of House Toyne, Myles Toyne, is known to have lived in exile in Essos.[42]

Following the Battle of the Blackwater, Nightsong is taken from House Caron and granted to the newly-created House Foote of Nightsong.[43] Ser Rolland Storm, the Bastard of Nightsong, claims his late brother's seat for himself, however.[44] Despite being from the Reach, Lord Elwood Meadows of Grassy Vale remains loyal to Stannis Baratheon after his defeat at the Blackwater.[44]

Quotes

[edit]

House Baratheon was born amidst the rain and mud of the battle known to history as the Last Storm, when Orys Baratheon thrice turned back the charge of the knights of Storm's End and slew their king Argilac the Arrogant in single combat.[5]

—writings of Yandel

Orys had been a bastard brother to Aegon the Conqueror and his most trusted commander. After slaying Argilac the Arrogant, last of the Durrandon, he had taken Argilac's daughter to wife. Lord Rogar could thus claim that both the blood of the dragon and that of the storm kings of old flowed in his veins.[45]

—writings of Gyldayn

They are quite a pair, Stannis and Renly. The iron gauntlet and the silk glove.[46]

—Varys to Eddard Stark

Renly's own standard flew high over all. From the top of his tallest siege tower, a wheeled oaken immensity covered with rawhides, streamed the largest war banner that Catelyn had ever seen—a cloth big enough to carpet many a hall, shimmering gold, with the crowned stag of Baratheon black upon it, prancing proud and tall.[47]

—thoughts of Catelyn Stark

Notes

[edit]
  1. ↑ Ser Harbert's last name is never mentioned. As the great-uncle of Stannis Baratheon and his siblings (A Clash of Kings, Davos I), he might have been an unmentioned brother of Lord Ormund Baratheon, or an uncle of Cassana Estermont, Stannis's mother.
  2. ↑ This Lord Baratheon ruled at the time of his third son's wedding, which occurred "some ninety years ago" from 298 AC (A Game of Thrones, Eddard XII).

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 4, Eddard I.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
  3. ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest.
  4. ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: House Durrandon.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: House Baratheon.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Targaryen Lineage.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 The Princess and the Queen.
  8. ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
  9. ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Riverlands: House Tully.
  10. ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 The Hedge Knight.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V.
  13. ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II.
  14. ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 6, Catelyn II.
  15. ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
  16. ↑ A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
  17. ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring.
  18. ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 4, Eddard I.
  19. ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 67, Jaime VIII.
  20. ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion.
  21. ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Mathis Rowan.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 A Dance with Dragons, Epilogue.
  24. ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 26, The Wayward Bride.
  25. ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 37, The Prince of Winterfell.
  26. ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 42, The King's Prize.
  27. ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 44, Jon IX.
  28. ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.
  29. ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 61, The Griffin Reborn.
  30. ↑ Westeros.org: Family trees and successions – Comment by Ran (December 20, 2018)
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
  32. ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II.
  33. ↑ Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
  34. ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Fire & Blood, A Surfeit of Rulers.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Fire & Blood, A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 45, Eddard XII.
  40. ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV.
  41. ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 76, Jon XI.
  42. ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 24, The Lost Lord.
  43. ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 65, Sansa VIII.
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 A Dance with Dragons, Appendix.
  45. ↑ Fire & Blood, The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC.
  46. ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 58, Eddard XV.
  47. ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 22, Catelyn II.
Retrieved from "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=House_Baratheon&oldid=330888"