Aegon IV Targaryen

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Aegon IV
Monarch
Reign 172 AL - 184 AL
Full name Aegon Targaryen The Fourth of His Name
Title King of the Seven Kingdoms, the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men
Predecessor Viserys II
Heir Daeron II
Successor Daeron II
Personal Information
Died 184 AL
Family
Dynasty House Targaryen
Queen Naerys
Issue Daeron II
daughter (married to Maron Martell)
Daemon Blackfyre
Aegor Rivers "Bittersteel"
Shiera Seastar
Brynden Rivers "Bloodraven"

Aegon IV, known as Aegon the Unworthy, is considered one of the worst Targaryen kings. He sired numberous bastards and had them all legitimized on his deathbed.

Biography

During his youth Aegon had an affair with his cousin Daena the Defiant. Daena had a child from him who would become Daemon Blackfire but refused to say who his father was. When Daemon distinguished himself during a tournament Aegon acknowledged him and gave him the sword Blackfire.

Aegon was goodlooking an had a lot of women, highborn and lowborn. People said that the Targaryen words might be "Fire and Blood" but Aegon IV's motto was "Wash her and bring her to my bed".
One of his Kingsguard knights, Terrence Toyne, was caught sleeping with one of his mistresses and Aegon had booth their heads. The brothers of Terrence Toyne tried to avenge him but Aegon's brother Aemon was able to prevent this but was killed in the attemp.

Great Bastards

Amoung the bastards he fathered were the four "Great Bastards", so called because they were noble on booth sides. The were:

At his deathbed he legitimized them and placed them on the succession line. Although they still came after the firstborn Daeron II, a few years after his Aegon's death Daemon Blackfyre rose against his half brother. The Blackfyres continued to trouble the Targaryens for almost 100 year.