Aegon IV Targaryen
Aegon IV | |
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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.