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| name       = [[File:House Targaryen crest.PNG|50px|left]] '''Aegon V''' [[File:House Targaryen crest.PNG|50px|right]]
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| name = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|left]] Aegon V [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|right]]
| image     = [[Image:AEGON V.jpg|300px|]]
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| image_caption= Aegon V by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amok©]
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| image_caption = Aegon V by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amok©]
| reign     = {{Date|233}} - {{Date|259}}
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| reign = {{Date|233}} - {{Date|259}}
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| othertitles= King of Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men<br>Lord of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]<br>Protector of the Realm
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| othertitles = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]]<br>[[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]<br>[[Protector of the Realm]]
| alias     = Aegon the Unlikely<br>Aegon the Fortunate<br>Egg<br>The Prince Who Was An Egg
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| alias = Aegon the Unlikely<br>Aegon the Fortunate<br>Egg<br>The Prince Who Was An Egg
| fullname   = Aegon Targaryen Fifth of His Name
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| fullname = Aegon Targaryen the Fifth of His Name
| predecessor= [[Maekar I Targaryen]]
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| predecessor = [[Maekar I Targaryen]]
| successor = [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]]
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| successor = [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]]
| heir       = 1st: [[Duncan Targaryen]] (renounced rights)<br>2nd: [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys Targaryen]]
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| heir = 1st: [[Duncan Targaryen]] (renounced rights)<br>2nd: [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys Targaryen]]
| queen     = [[Betha Blackwood]]
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| queen = [[Betha Blackwood]]
| spouse     =  
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| spouse =  
| issue     = [[Duncan Targaryen]]<br>[[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]]<br>[[Shaera Targaryen]]<br>[[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron Targaryen]]<br>[[Rhaelle Targaryen]]
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| issue = [[Duncan Targaryen]]<br>[[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]]<br>[[Shaera Targaryen]]<br>[[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron Targaryen]]<br>[[Rhaelle Targaryen]]
 
| royalhouse = [[House Targaryen]]
 
| royalhouse = [[House Targaryen]]
| father     = [[Maekar I Targaryen]]
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| father = [[Maekar I Targaryen]]
| mother     = [[Dyanna Dayne]]
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| mother = [[Dyanna Dayne]]
| dateofbirth= {{Date|200}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V Targaryen]] calculation.''</ref>
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| dateofbirth = {{Date|200}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V Targaryen]] calculation.''</ref>
| placeofbirth= [[King's Landing]]
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| placeofbirth = [[King's Landing]]
| dateofdeath= {{Date|259}}
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| dateofdeath = {{Date|259}}
| placeofdeath= [[Tragedy at Summerhall|Summerhall]]
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| placeofdeath = [[Tragedy at Summerhall|Summerhall]]
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| Books     = ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (Mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (Mentioned)
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (appears)<br>''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (appears)<br>''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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{{See homonyms | Aegon Targaryen (disambiguation)}}
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{{See homonyms | Aegon Targaryen}}
'''Aegon V''' was King of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] and the fifteenth [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] to sit the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|agot|appendix}} In his youth he went by the nickname '''Egg''' and squired for Ser [[Duncan the Tall]].
 
  
Aegon became king only after a [[Great Council]] that bypassed a number of candidates earlier in the line of succession, and after his elder brother, [[Aemon]], refused the throne. As the fourth son of [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar I]], himself a fourth son, Aegon was called "Aegon the Unlikely."{{ref|aCoK|6}}
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'''Aegon V Targaryen''' was a [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and the fifteenth [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] king to sit the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|agot|appendix}} In his youth, he went by the nickname '''Egg''' and squired for Ser [[Duncan the Tall]].
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Aegon became king after a [[Great Council]] bypassed a number of candidates earlier in the line of succession, and after his elder brother, Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], refused the throne. As the fourth son of [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar I]], himself a fourth son, Aegon was called '''Aegon the Unlikely'''.{{ref|aCoK|6}}
  
 
==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Aegon V Targaryen|Images of Aegon V Targaryen]]''
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{{See also|:Category:Images of Aegon V Targaryen|l1=Images of Aegon V Targaryen}}
  
According to a semi-canonical source, Aegon had long, shoulder-length hair that shone like beaten gold with strands of silver woven together. Tall, slender and handsome, he had large eyes, [[purple eyes|deep and dark and purple]]. He wore the crown of [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]].<ref>Targaryen Kings, (November 1, 2005) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/ So Spake Martin]</ref>
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According to a semi-canonical source, Aegon had long, shoulder-length hair that shone like beaten gold with strands of silver woven together. Tall, slender and handsome, he had large eyes, [[Purple eyes|deep and dark and purple]]. He wore the [[crown]] of [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/ Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)]</ref>
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
===Early Life===
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===Early life===
[[File:Egg.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Aegon in his youth, during the [[Tales of Dunk and Egg]]]]
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Aegon was born the fourth son and fifth child of then-Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]] and his wife [[Dyanna Dayne]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} In his youth, Aegon first served at court in King's Landing as a page.{{Ref|TSS}} He owned a [[dragon egg]], which was colored with green and white swirls, placed in his cradle with him when he was a babe.{{ref|tmk}} He loathed his brother, the cruel and sadistic [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion]], who threw Aegon's pet cat down a well. Aerion once visited Aegon in his bedroom during the dead of night, put a knife to Aegon's privates, and joked about removing his genitals so he would become a girl whom Aerion could marry.{{Ref|thk}} Once Aegon's sister [[Rhae Targaryen|Rhae]] slipped a love potion into his drink so that he would marry her and not their sister [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Maekar I)|Daella]],{{Ref|TSS}} to whom he might have been betrothed.<ref group="N">''"so I'd marry [Rhae] instead of [Daella]"'' can be interpreted to mean that Aegon and Daella were betrothed</ref> Aegon did not wish to marry, instead dreaming of becoming a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]], who are sworn not to wed.{{Ref|TSS}}
In his youth, Aegon first served at court in King's Landing as a page.{{Ref|TSS}} He owned a [[dragon egg]], which was colored with green and white swirls, placed in his cradle with him when he was a babe.{{ref|tmk}} He loathed his brother, the cruel and sadistic [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion]], who threw Aegon's pet cat down a well. Aerion once visited Aegon in his bedroom during the dead of night, put a knife to Aegon's privates, and joked about removing his genitals so he would become a girl whom Aerion could marry. Aegon himself was betrothed to his sister [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Maekar I)|Daella]], though he did not wish to marry her. Aegon dreamed of becoming a knight of the [[Kingsguard]], who are sworn not to wed.{{Ref|TSS}}
 
  
Aegon was supposed to squire for his eldest brother, [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]], in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], but Daeron had no interest in jousting and drank himself into a stupor at an inn. Ser Duncan the Tall visited the inn and Aegon was impressed by the humble hedge knight and followed him.
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Aegon was supposed to squire for his eldest brother, [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]], in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], but Daeron had no interest in jousting and drank himself into a stupor at an inn. Ser Duncan the Tall visited the inn and Aegon was impressed by the humble hedge knight and followed him. Duncan agreed to let Egg serve as his squire during the tourney. Duncan was arrested and sentenced to fight a [[trial by battle]] after attacking a [[Aerion Targaryen|prince of House Targaryen]]. The trial was to be a [[Trial of Seven]], during which Aegon's his uncle, Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Breakspear]], fighting on behalf of Duncan, died of a wound inflicted by Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], Baelor's brother and Aegon's father, who had fought on behalf of House Targaryen.{{ref|thk}} Maekar wished Aegon to be trained as a knight, but Aegon would only agree if Duncan were the knight who trained him. Maekar, the [[Prince of Summerhall]], offered Duncan a place at the garrison of [[Summerhall]], but Duncan declined and agreed to take Aegon on only if Aegon accompanied him as his squire. Aegon would live humbly, but Duncan thought it would make Aegon a better man than his brothers, Aerion and Daeron. Thus, he served as a squire to the [[hedge knight]] Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] under his nickname "Egg".{{ref|thk}}
  
Egg served as a squire to Duncan during the Ashford tourney where his uncle, Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Breakspear]], died of a wound inflicted by Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], Baelor's brother and Aegon's father.{{ref|thk}} Maekar wished Aegon to be trained as a knight, but Aegon would only agree if Duncan was the knight who trained him. Maekar, the [[Prince of Summerhall]], offered Duncan a place at the garrison of [[Summerhall]], but Duncan declined and agreed to take Aegon on only if Aegon accompanied him as his squire. Aegon would live humbly, but Duncan thought it would make Aegon a better man than his brothers, Aerion and Daeron.  Thus he served as a squire to the [[hedge knight]] Ser [[Dunk|Duncan the Tall]] under his nickname "Egg".{{ref|thk}}  
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A little less than two years later Egg squired for Duncan during the small localized conflict between [[House Webber]] and [[House Osgrey]].{{ref|tss}} In {{Date|212}}, he played a part in the suppression of the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]] at [[Whitewalls]].{{Ref|TMK}}
  
A little less than two years later Egg squired for Duncan during the small localized conflict between [[House Webber]] and [[House Osgrey]].{{ref|tss}} In {{Date|212}}, he played a part in the suppression of the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]] at [[Whitewalls]].{{ref|tmk}}
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===Later life===
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Aegon married Lady [[Betha Blackwood]] in {{date|220}}. The marriage at the time provoked no opposition as Aegon was very low in the line of succession.  They married for love and eventually had five children together. Aegon named his first-born son [[Duncan Targaryen|Duncan]] to honor his friend, Ser [[Duncan the Tall]].{{ref|adwd|67}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
  
===Later Life===
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According to a semi-canon source, Aegon participated in the suppression of the [[Peake Uprising]] in {{date|233}}, with [[Tion Lannister]] as his squire. Aegon's father, King [[Maekar I Targaryen]], was killed at [[Storming of Starpike|Starpike]] during the rebellion, however. According to a semi-canon source, the prince knighted the mortally wounded [[Tywald Lannister]], Tion's twin, during the battle.<ref>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref>
Aegon married [[Betha Blackwood]] in {{date|220}}. The marriage at the time provoked no opposition as Aegon was very low in the line of succession.  They married for love and eventually had five children together. Their first born son, Aegon named [[Duncan Targaryen|Duncan]] in honor or his friend [[Duncan|Ser Duncan the Tall]]. {{ref|adwd|67}}{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon V}}
 
  
After his father Maekar I's death in {{date|232}} during the [[Peake Uprising]], it was unclear who should be king since two of Aegon's older brothers had died before his father. Daeron left a feeble-witted daughter named [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Daeron)|Vaella]] and Aerion a minor  [[Maegor Targaryen (son of Aerion)|son]], so the [[Great Council]] was called to choose the king. Aegon seemed the logical choice but many Lords considered him ''"half a peasant"'' due to his youth among the [[smallfolk]], the Council approached Aegon's brother [[Aemon]], a [[maester]], was offered the crown, but refused, stating it should be given to Aegon. {{ref|twoiaf| Maekar I}}
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With Maekar dead, it was unclear who should be king since two of Aegon's older brothers had died before his father. Daeron left a feeble-witted daughter named [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Daeron)|Vaella]] and Aerion an [[Maegor Targaryen (son of Aerion)|infant son]], so a [[Great Council]] was called to choose the king. Aegon seemed the logical choice but many lords considered him "half a peasant" due to his youth among the [[smallfolk]]. The council approached Aegon's older brother, Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], but he refused, stating the crown should be given to Aegon.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}
  
==Reign==
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===Lord of the Seven Kingdoms===
Aegon was crowned King of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] when he was thirty-three years old. According to [[Aemon]], Aegon, despite being a man grown with sons of his own, was still half a boy and had an innocence to him, a sweetness that was well loved. Aegon's first act as King was the arrest of Lord [[Brynden Rivers|Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers]] the former [[Hand of the King]], for the murder of [[Aenys Blackfyre]], Brynden had offered him safe conduct to Westeros for the [[Great Council]] but had executed him when he arrived in the capital.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Maekar I}} Though all were glad another [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyre]] pretender was dead, Aegon had to punish Lord Bloodraven least it look like the word of the [[Iron Throne]] is worthless, he was sentenced to death though King Aegon offered him a choice to join the [[Night's Watch]] to which Brynden accepted.
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====Early Reign====
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Aegon V was crowned [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] in {{date|233}} when he was thirty-three years old. During most, if not all, of Aegon's reign, his old friend Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] served as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].  
  
Aemon decided to join the Night's Watch too, to prevent any plots from developing whereby he would be used against his brother. As an honor guard many of bloodraven's personal guard known as the [[Raven's Teeth]] decided to follow their commander and take the black also. Aegon emptied the dungeons and sent the prisoners to join the Night's Watch, Before departing for the [[Wall]], Aemon gave his brother, one final counsel:
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Aegon's first act as king was the arrest of Lord [[Brynden Rivers]], the [[Hand of the King]] known as Bloodraven, for the murder of [[Aenys Blackfyre]], as Brynden had offered him safe conduct to Westeros for the [[Great Council]] but had Aenys executed when he arrived in the capital.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}} Though all were glad another [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyre]] pretender was dead, Aegon had to punish Lord Bloodraven to prove the word of the [[Iron Throne]] was not worthless. Although Brynden was sentenced to death, Aegon allowed him to join the [[Night's Watch]]. Aegon's brother, Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], decided to join the Watch as well, to prevent any plots in which he would be used against his brother. Brynden and Aemon were joined by many of Bloodraven's personal guard, the [[Raven's Teeth]], as well as prisoners released from dungeons by the king.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{ref|AFFC|15}}
  
{{Quote|It takes a man to rule. An Aegon, not an Egg. Kill the boy and let the man be born.{{ref|aDwD|7}}}}
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Aegon's reign began during a harsh winter which lasted from {{date|230}} until {{date|236}}. The benevolent Aegon sent massive shipments of food and grain to aid starving [[north]]men, though there were those who felt he provided too much aid. The end of winter saw the return of the [[Blackfyre Pretenders]], with the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]] taking place in {{Date|236}}. [[Daemon III Blackfyre]] attempted to seize the [[Iron Throne]] with the [[Golden Company]], but few rallied to his side. Aegon and his sons rode to meet and repel the invaders, and Duncan the Tall slew Daemon in single combat, ending the rebellion. [[Aegor Rivers]], known as Bittersteel, managed to flee with the remnants of the Golden Company [[across the narrow sea]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}  
  
During Aegon's reign he appointed his old friend Ser [[Dunk|Duncan the Tall]] as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]. Aegon's reign was a troubled and challenging one, It began during a harsh winter that had already lasted three years and showed no signs of abating. There was massive starvation and suffering in [[the North]]. Aegon always concerned for the well being of the poor and weak sent massive shipments of food and grain North, some felt he did too much in this regard though. The Winter after six years finally ended in {{date|236}}, Aegons reign was tested by those lords whose affairs they felt he meddled in during his youth.
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Aegon V spent much of his reign dealing with uprisings. On three occasions, the Iron Throne had to intervene in the [[westerlands]] due to the inferior and inept leadership of Lord [[Tytos Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}} Most of Aegon's troubles resulted from his efforts to improve the lives of the [[smallfolk]], whom he had interacted with while squiring for Duncan. Although the smallfolk loved Aegon for his reforms and granting of rights and protections, high lords felt their powers over peasantry was diminished and curtailed by these new reforms. Lacking the [[dragon]]s controlled by early [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] kings, Aegon reluctantly compromised with the recalcitrant lords on several issues.
 
 
The spring saw the threat of the [[Blackfyre Pretenders]] return, the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]] happened just as the winter had ended. [[Daemon III Blackfyre]] attempted to seize the [[Iron Throne]] with the [[Golden Company]] but the rebellion rallied few to it's side. Aegon and his sons personally rode to meet and repel the invaders, Ser Duncan the Tall personally slew Daemon in single combat ending the Rebellion, [[Aegor Rivers|Bittersteel]] managed to escape though and fled with the remnants of the Golden Company across the [[Narrow Sea]]. The [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyres]] sadly were not the only opposition Aegon faced during his rule.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon V}}
 
 
 
Despite Aemon removing himself as a possible pawn in plots to overthrow Aegon. Aegon spent much of his reign in armor trying to quell one conflict after another, thrice the Iron Throne had to intervene in [[the Westerlands]] due to the inferior and inept leadership of Lord [[Tytos Lannister]].{{ref|twoiaf| House Lannister under the Dragons}} However the troubles were mainly caused because Aegon tried to improve the lives of the smallfolk. Having seen first hand the hardship the smallfolk suffer during his time as a Squire to Ser Duncan, Aegon V did much to improve the quality of life for his lowborn subjects. He enacted numerous reforms and granted rights and protections to the commons that they had never known before, these new rights made him beloved of the commons but each of these measures also provoked fierce opposition from the High Lords whose powers over their peasants was diminished and curtailed by these new reforms, the most outspoken of the high Lords against King Aegon once denounced Aegon as a...
 
 
 
{{Quote|Bloody handed tyrant intent on depriving us of our god-given rights and liberties.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon V}}}}
 
 
 
It was well known that the resistance he constantly faced taxed King Aegon's patience - especially as the compromises a king must make to rule well often left his greatest hopes receding further and further into the future. As one defiance followed another, Aegon was forced to bow to the recalcitrant lords more often than he wished. Aegon was heard to say, that if only he had [[Dragons]], the Lords would be less hostile to him and could more easily enact all of the desired reforms and rights he wished to grant the smallfolk, if he had Dragons he could remake the realm anew, with peace and prosperity for all.
 
 
   
 
   
Aegon faced renewed troubles in his reign caused because of his sons.{{ref|AWOIAF}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] stated Aegon V married for love and all three of his sons were said to want to do the same in defiance of their father's wishes. With Aegon growing up among the smallfolk he had developed a distaste for the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] practice of incestuous marriage, Aegon was convinced that such incestuous unions did more harm than good and he wished to end this tradition once and for all. He had arranged marriages for all three of his sons when they were children, to the daughters of some of the greatest and most powerful Houses in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Aegon V}}
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====Family Betrothals====
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Aegon faced renewed troubles in his reign caused because of his sons.{{ref|AWOIAF}} Convinced the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] practice of [[incest|incestuous marriage]] was harmful after spending time with [[smallfolk]], Aegon and his queen, [[Betha Blackwood]], betrothed four of their children to some of the [[Great Houses]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] in {{date|237}} Their eldest son and heir, Prince [[Duncan Targaryen|Duncan]], was betrothed to the daughter of Lord [[Lyonel Baratheon]] of [[Storm's End]]. Prince [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], Aegon's second son, was betrothed to Lady [[Celia Tully]], the daughter of the Lord of [[Riverrun]]. Aegon's youngest son, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron]], was betrothed to Lady [[Olenna Redwyne]] of the [[Arbor]], when both children were nine years old. In addition, Aegon's eldest daughter, Princess [[Shaera Targaryen|Shaera]], was betrothed to [[Luthor Tyrell]], the heir to [[Highgarden]]. The proposed marriages would have won Aegon much support for his reforms, but his children had inherited his willfulness and their mother's stubbornness.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{Ref|aDwD|67}}
  
Aegon and his Queen, [[Betha Blackwood]], had arranged the betrothals of four of their children in {{date|237}}. The first was between their eldest son and heir Prince [[Duncan Targaryen|Duncan]] to the daughter of Lord [[Lyonel Baratheon]] of [[Storm's End]]. The second was Prince [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] to Lady [[Celia Tully]], the daughter of the Lord of [[Riverrun]] and the youngest son, Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron]] to Lady [[Olenna Redwyne]] of the [[Arbor]] and finally their daughter Princess [[Shaera Targaryen|Shaera]] was to wed [[Luthor Tyrell]] the heir to [[Highgarden]]. If these marriages had taken place they would have strengthened King Aegon's rule and would have won him much support for his reforms. His Grace had failed to take into account that his children had inherited his willfulness and their mothers stubbornness, King Aegon followed his heart and married for love, his sons and daughter would do likewise.{{Ref|twoiaf| Aegon V}}{{Ref|aDwD|67}}
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Beginning in {{date|239}}, Prince Duncan fell in love with and eventually wed the mysterious [[Jenny of Oldstones]]. King Aegon, the [[small council]], the [[Maesters|Grand Maester]], and the [[High Septon]] forced Duncan to choose between the peasant girl or the [[Iron Throne]]. The prince choose his wife and abdicated as [[Prince of Dragonstone]], making his younger brother, Prince Jaehaerys, the new heir. With Duncan refusing to marry the daughter of Lord Baratheon, Storm's End briefly rose in rebellion, which ended when Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] of the [[Kingsguard]] forced Lord Lyonel to yield during [[trial by combat]]. King Aegon pardoned Lyonel and betrothed his daughter, Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen|Rhaelle]], to Lyonel's heir, [[Ormund Baratheon|Ormund]]. Aegon sent Rhaelle to Storm's End as Lyonel's cupbearer and companion to his wife.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
  
Prince Duncan was the first to defy his father in {{date|239}} when he became enamored and eventually fell in love with a mysterious woman known as [[Jenny of Oldstones]] who he secretly wed. Though King Aegon V grew up among the smallfolk and was a good friend to them, he could not sanction the wedding of the heir to the [[Iron Throne]] to a peasant girl, he did all they could to undo the marriage. Prince Duncan shared his fathers willfulness and would not relent though. King Aegon, the [[small council]], the [[Maesters|Grandmaester]] and the [[High Septon]] all forced Prince Duncan to choose between the girl or the Iron Throne. The Prince choose Jenny and abdicated as [[Prince of Dragonstone]], thus making his younger brother Prince Jaehaerys the new heir.{{Ref|twoiaf| Aegon V}}
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While King Aegon disliked the Targaryen practice of marriage through incest, Prince Jaehaerys and his sister, Princess Shaera, desired each other from a young age. With Duncan marrying Jenny as precedent, Jaehaerys and Shaera secretly wed and consummated their marriage in {{date|240}}, leaving Aegon to deal with the anger of Houses [[House Tully|Tully]] and [[House Tyrell|Tyrell]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
  
This did not restore peace between the Iron Throne and [[House Baratheon]], whose daughter Prince Duncan had spurned to wed a peasant girl. Prior to this, Lord [[Lyonel Baratheon]] had been a leal supporter of King Aegon V, thus the reason King Aegon was pleased to have arranged the betrothal of his heir to Lord Lyonel's daughter. The famed warrior and Lord of Storm's End was not a man easily appeased when his pride and honor were wounded. A short bloody rebellion followed which was ended in trial by combat between Ser [[Dunk|Duncan the Tall]] of the [[Kingsguard]] and Lord Lyonel, Ser Duncan defeated Lord Lyonel, making him yield. King Aegon pardoned him and to make peace arranged a new betrothal of his daughter Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen|Rhaelle]] to Lord Lyonel's heir. King Aegon sent Rhaelle to [[Storm's End]] as Lord Lyonel's cupbearer and companion to his lady wife to make sure this wedding took place.{{Ref|twoiaf| Aegon V}}  
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Though betrothed for nine years to Lady [[Olenna Redwyne]], Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron]] broke his betrothal in {{Date|246}} when he was eighteen years old. Daeron remained unwed, instead preferring the companionship of Ser [[Jeremy Norridge]], a young knight whom he had befriended when they were squires at [[Highgarden]]. Daeron and Jeremy perished in battle in {{date|251}}, crushing a rebellion led by [[the Rat, the Hawk, and the Pig]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
  
The second betrothal that was broken was by the new heir Prince [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], while his father had developed a distaste for the Targaryen practice of marriage through incest, Prince Jaehaerys was of a more traditional mind and from a young age desired his sister Princess [[Shaera Targaryen|Shaera]] whose desire for him was similar. When King Aegon and Queen Betha discovered this, they did everything to separate the two siblings, which only served to inflame their passions. When Prince Duncan defied his father's wishes and married Jenny, Jaehaerys did not fail to note that their father eventually relented. In {{date|240}} Prince Jaehaerys and Princess Shaera who both eluded their guardians secretly wed and consummated the marriage. Aegon despaired over this, but felt he had no choice now and was forced to relent to his children's wishes, while at the same time dealing with the anger and wounded pride of [[House Tully]] and [[House Tyrell]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Aegon V}} Jaehaerys and Shaera eventually had their first child, a son who they named [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]].
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====Summerhall====
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In {{Date|258}}, nine outlaws, exiles, pirates and sellswords hoping to carve out individual kingdoms came together in the [[Disputed Lands]] of [[Essos]]. Among these [[Band of Nine]] was [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], the last of the [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyres]]. Because the outlaws had no great urgency, King Aegon remained intent on his reign and on [[dragon]]s in particular. Against the advice of his friends and counselors, Aegon V became convinced that only with dragons could he force the [[lord]]s of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] to accept his decrees that granted freedoms, rights, and protections to the smallfolk.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
  
Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Aegon V)|Daeron]] followed the examples of his brothers and refused to marry to his betrothed, Lady [[Olenna Redwyne]].  
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This eventually led to the [[tragedy of Summerhall]] in {{date|259}}, in which Aegon perished while trying to hatch [[dragon egg]]s. His son, Prince [[Duncan Targaryen|Duncan the Small]]; his friend and [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]]; and others of the royal court also perished in the fire.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} Aegon was succeeded by his second son and heir, [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]].
He did so when he was eighteen years old, in {{Date|246}}. But while his brothers had broken their betrothals for another woman, this was not the case with Daeron.
 
  
While Daeron would not live for much longer, he would remain unwed. He preferred the companionship of Ser [[Jeremy Norridge]], a young [[knight]] whom he had befriended when they were squires together at [[Highgarden]]. Prince Daeron and Ser Jeremy both perished in battle in {{date|251}} crushing a rebellion led by [[the Rat, the Hawk and the Pig]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Aegon V}}
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Many of the laws, rights and protections King Aegon V had granted and bestowed upon the smallfolk were later undone during the reign of King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]] by the [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
  
Meanwhile in [[Essos]] during {{date|258}}, the [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyres]] joined together with other power seekers to form the [[Band of Nine]]. Since this group also posed a threat to the [[Free Cities]], King Aegon felt that they would be dealt with by the forces of [[Free Cities]] saving the [[Iron Throne]] from getting involved, nonetheless preparations were made in case the group became a serious threat.
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==Quotes about Aegon==
 
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{{Quote|A bloody-handed tyrant intent on depriving us of our gods-given rights and liberties.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}|a [[lord]] regarding Aegon's reforms}}
The turmoil in his reign made Aegon obsessed with the idea of restoring dragons to Westeros. He got [[Septons]] to pray over the last Dragon eggs and [[Maesters]] to consult ancient scrolls and lore, though friends and counselors sought to dissuade him, King Aegon grew convinced that only with dragons could he have the power to enact the changes he wished and force the stubborn lords to accept his decrees that granted freedoms, rights and protections to the smallfolk.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon V}}
 
 
 
This led to the [[tragedy of Summerhall]], where Aegon perished while trying to hatch [[dragon egg]]s. His son, Prince [[Duncan Targaryen|Duncan the Small]], his friend, [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] [[of the Kingsguard|Kingsguard]] Ser [[Dunk|Duncan the Tall]], and others of the royal court also perished in the fire.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon V}} Aegon was succeeded by his second son, [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen|Jaehaerys II]].
 
 
 
Many of the laws, rights and protections King Aegon V had granted and bestowed upon the smallfolk would later be undone during the reign of King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]] by his [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|twoiaf| Aerys II}}
 
  
==Quotes about Aegon==
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{{Quote|Egg had an innocence to him, a sweetness we all loved. Kill the boy within you, I told him the day I took ship for the [[Wall]]. It takes a man to rule. An Aegon, not an Egg. Kill the boy and let the man be born.{{ref|aDwD|7}}|[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}
  
{{Quote|All three of the sons of the fifth Aegon had wed for love in defiance of their father's wishes. And because that unlikely monarch had followed his heart when he chose his queen, he allowed his sons to have their way, making bitter enemies when he might have made fast friends. Treason and turmoil followed, as night follows day, ending at [[Summerhall]] in sorcery, fire and grief.{{Ref|aDwD|67}}}}
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{{Quote|All three of the sons of the fifth Aegon had wed for love in defiance of their father's wishes. And because that unlikely monarch had followed his heart when he chose his queen, he allowed his sons to have their way, making bitter enemies when he might have made fast friends. Treason and turmoil followed, as night follows day, ending at [[Summerhall]] in [[Tragedy at Summerhall|sorcery, fire and grief]].{{ref|aDwD|67}}|thoughts of [[Barristan Selmy]]}}
-[[Barristan Selmy]]
 
  
 
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Aegon V
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Aegon V by Amok©
Monarch
Reign 233 AC - 259 AC
Full name Aegon Targaryen the Fifth of His Name
Titles
Predecessor Maekar I Targaryen
Heirs
Successor Jaehaerys II Targaryen
Personal Information
Aliases
  • Aegon the Unlikely
  • Aegon the Fortunate
  • Egg
  • The Prince Who Was An Egg
Born 200 AC[1]
King's Landing
Died 259 AC
Summerhall
Family
Dynasty House Targaryen
Queen Betha Blackwood
Issue Duncan Targaryen
Jaehaerys II Targaryen
Shaera Targaryen
Daeron Targaryen
Rhaelle Targaryen
Father Maekar I Targaryen
Mother Dyanna Dayne
References
Books

Aegon V Targaryen was a Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and the fifteenth Targaryen king to sit the Iron Throne.[2] In his youth, he went by the nickname Egg and squired for Ser Duncan the Tall.

Aegon became king after a Great Council bypassed a number of candidates earlier in the line of succession, and after his elder brother, Maester Aemon, refused the throne. As the fourth son of Maekar I, himself a fourth son, Aegon was called Aegon the Unlikely.[3]

Appearance

According to a semi-canonical source, Aegon had long, shoulder-length hair that shone like beaten gold with strands of silver woven together. Tall, slender and handsome, he had large eyes, deep and dark and purple. He wore the crown of Aegon III.[4]

Biography

Early life

Aegon was born the fourth son and fifth child of then-Prince Maekar Targaryen and his wife Dyanna Dayne.[5] In his youth, Aegon first served at court in King's Landing as a page.[6] He owned a dragon egg, which was colored with green and white swirls, placed in his cradle with him when he was a babe.[7] He loathed his brother, the cruel and sadistic Aerion, who threw Aegon's pet cat down a well. Aerion once visited Aegon in his bedroom during the dead of night, put a knife to Aegon's privates, and joked about removing his genitals so he would become a girl whom Aerion could marry.[8] Once Aegon's sister Rhae slipped a love potion into his drink so that he would marry her and not their sister Daella,[6] to whom he might have been betrothed.[N 1] Aegon did not wish to marry, instead dreaming of becoming a knight of the Kingsguard, who are sworn not to wed.[6]

Aegon was supposed to squire for his eldest brother, Daeron, in the tourney at Ashford Meadow, but Daeron had no interest in jousting and drank himself into a stupor at an inn. Ser Duncan the Tall visited the inn and Aegon was impressed by the humble hedge knight and followed him. Duncan agreed to let Egg serve as his squire during the tourney. Duncan was arrested and sentenced to fight a trial by battle after attacking a prince of House Targaryen. The trial was to be a Trial of Seven, during which Aegon's his uncle, Prince Baelor Breakspear, fighting on behalf of Duncan, died of a wound inflicted by Prince Maekar, Baelor's brother and Aegon's father, who had fought on behalf of House Targaryen.[8] Maekar wished Aegon to be trained as a knight, but Aegon would only agree if Duncan were the knight who trained him. Maekar, the Prince of Summerhall, offered Duncan a place at the garrison of Summerhall, but Duncan declined and agreed to take Aegon on only if Aegon accompanied him as his squire. Aegon would live humbly, but Duncan thought it would make Aegon a better man than his brothers, Aerion and Daeron. Thus, he served as a squire to the hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall under his nickname "Egg".[8]

A little less than two years later Egg squired for Duncan during the small localized conflict between House Webber and House Osgrey.[6] In 212 AC, he played a part in the suppression of the Second Blackfyre Rebellion at Whitewalls.[7]

Later life

Aegon married Lady Betha Blackwood in 220 AC. The marriage at the time provoked no opposition as Aegon was very low in the line of succession. They married for love and eventually had five children together. Aegon named his first-born son Duncan to honor his friend, Ser Duncan the Tall.[9][10]

According to a semi-canon source, Aegon participated in the suppression of the Peake Uprising in 233 AC, with Tion Lannister as his squire. Aegon's father, King Maekar I Targaryen, was killed at Starpike during the rebellion, however. According to a semi-canon source, the prince knighted the mortally wounded Tywald Lannister, Tion's twin, during the battle.[11]

With Maekar dead, it was unclear who should be king since two of Aegon's older brothers had died before his father. Daeron left a feeble-witted daughter named Vaella and Aerion an infant son, so a Great Council was called to choose the king. Aegon seemed the logical choice but many lords considered him "half a peasant" due to his youth among the smallfolk. The council approached Aegon's older brother, Maester Aemon, but he refused, stating the crown should be given to Aegon.[12]

Lord of the Seven Kingdoms

Early Reign

Aegon V was crowned Lord of the Seven Kingdoms in 233 AC when he was thirty-three years old. During most, if not all, of Aegon's reign, his old friend Ser Duncan the Tall served as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.

Aegon's first act as king was the arrest of Lord Brynden Rivers, the Hand of the King known as Bloodraven, for the murder of Aenys Blackfyre, as Brynden had offered him safe conduct to Westeros for the Great Council but had Aenys executed when he arrived in the capital.[12] Though all were glad another Blackfyre pretender was dead, Aegon had to punish Lord Bloodraven to prove the word of the Iron Throne was not worthless. Although Brynden was sentenced to death, Aegon allowed him to join the Night's Watch. Aegon's brother, Maester Aemon, decided to join the Watch as well, to prevent any plots in which he would be used against his brother. Brynden and Aemon were joined by many of Bloodraven's personal guard, the Raven's Teeth, as well as prisoners released from dungeons by the king.[10][13]

Aegon's reign began during a harsh winter which lasted from 230 AC until 236 AC. The benevolent Aegon sent massive shipments of food and grain to aid starving northmen, though there were those who felt he provided too much aid. The end of winter saw the return of the Blackfyre Pretenders, with the Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion taking place in 236 AC. Daemon III Blackfyre attempted to seize the Iron Throne with the Golden Company, but few rallied to his side. Aegon and his sons rode to meet and repel the invaders, and Duncan the Tall slew Daemon in single combat, ending the rebellion. Aegor Rivers, known as Bittersteel, managed to flee with the remnants of the Golden Company across the narrow sea.[10]

Aegon V spent much of his reign dealing with uprisings. On three occasions, the Iron Throne had to intervene in the westerlands due to the inferior and inept leadership of Lord Tytos Lannister of Casterly Rock.[14] Most of Aegon's troubles resulted from his efforts to improve the lives of the smallfolk, whom he had interacted with while squiring for Duncan. Although the smallfolk loved Aegon for his reforms and granting of rights and protections, high lords felt their powers over peasantry was diminished and curtailed by these new reforms. Lacking the dragons controlled by early Targaryen kings, Aegon reluctantly compromised with the recalcitrant lords on several issues.

Family Betrothals

Aegon faced renewed troubles in his reign caused because of his sons.[15] Convinced the Targaryen practice of incestuous marriage was harmful after spending time with smallfolk, Aegon and his queen, Betha Blackwood, betrothed four of their children to some of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms in 237 AC Their eldest son and heir, Prince Duncan, was betrothed to the daughter of Lord Lyonel Baratheon of Storm's End. Prince Jaehaerys, Aegon's second son, was betrothed to Lady Celia Tully, the daughter of the Lord of Riverrun. Aegon's youngest son, Prince Daeron, was betrothed to Lady Olenna Redwyne of the Arbor, when both children were nine years old. In addition, Aegon's eldest daughter, Princess Shaera, was betrothed to Luthor Tyrell, the heir to Highgarden. The proposed marriages would have won Aegon much support for his reforms, but his children had inherited his willfulness and their mother's stubbornness.[10][9]

Beginning in 239 AC, Prince Duncan fell in love with and eventually wed the mysterious Jenny of Oldstones. King Aegon, the small council, the Grand Maester, and the High Septon forced Duncan to choose between the peasant girl or the Iron Throne. The prince choose his wife and abdicated as Prince of Dragonstone, making his younger brother, Prince Jaehaerys, the new heir. With Duncan refusing to marry the daughter of Lord Baratheon, Storm's End briefly rose in rebellion, which ended when Ser Duncan the Tall of the Kingsguard forced Lord Lyonel to yield during trial by combat. King Aegon pardoned Lyonel and betrothed his daughter, Princess Rhaelle, to Lyonel's heir, Ormund. Aegon sent Rhaelle to Storm's End as Lyonel's cupbearer and companion to his wife.[10]

While King Aegon disliked the Targaryen practice of marriage through incest, Prince Jaehaerys and his sister, Princess Shaera, desired each other from a young age. With Duncan marrying Jenny as precedent, Jaehaerys and Shaera secretly wed and consummated their marriage in 240 AC, leaving Aegon to deal with the anger of Houses Tully and Tyrell.[10]

Though betrothed for nine years to Lady Olenna Redwyne, Prince Daeron broke his betrothal in 246 AC when he was eighteen years old. Daeron remained unwed, instead preferring the companionship of Ser Jeremy Norridge, a young knight whom he had befriended when they were squires at Highgarden. Daeron and Jeremy perished in battle in 251 AC, crushing a rebellion led by the Rat, the Hawk, and the Pig.[10]

Summerhall

In 258 AC, nine outlaws, exiles, pirates and sellswords hoping to carve out individual kingdoms came together in the Disputed Lands of Essos. Among these Band of Nine was Maelys I Blackfyre, the last of the Blackfyres. Because the outlaws had no great urgency, King Aegon remained intent on his reign and on dragons in particular. Against the advice of his friends and counselors, Aegon V became convinced that only with dragons could he force the lords of the Seven Kingdoms to accept his decrees that granted freedoms, rights, and protections to the smallfolk.[10]

This eventually led to the tragedy of Summerhall in 259 AC, in which Aegon perished while trying to hatch dragon eggs. His son, Prince Duncan the Small; his friend and Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall; and others of the royal court also perished in the fire.[10] Aegon was succeeded by his second son and heir, Jaehaerys II.

Many of the laws, rights and protections King Aegon V had granted and bestowed upon the smallfolk were later undone during the reign of King Aerys II by the Hand of the King, Lord Tywin Lannister.[16]

Quotes about Aegon

A bloody-handed tyrant intent on depriving us of our gods-given rights and liberties.[10]

—a lord regarding Aegon's reforms

Egg had an innocence to him, a sweetness we all loved. Kill the boy within you, I told him the day I took ship for the Wall. It takes a man to rule. An Aegon, not an Egg. Kill the boy and let the man be born.[17]

All three of the sons of the fifth Aegon had wed for love in defiance of their father's wishes. And because that unlikely monarch had followed his heart when he chose his queen, he allowed his sons to have their way, making bitter enemies when he might have made fast friends. Treason and turmoil followed, as night follows day, ending at Summerhall in sorcery, fire and grief.[9]

—thoughts of Barristan Selmy

Family

Ancestors

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Daeron II
 
Myriah
Martell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Baelor
 
Jena
Dondarrion
 
Aerys I
 
Aelinor
Penrose
 
Rhaegel
 
Alys
Arryn
 
Maekar I
 
Dyanna
Dayne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valarr
 
Kiera of
Tyrosh
[N 2]
 
Matarys
 
Aelora
 
Aelor
 
Daenora
 
Aerion
 
Daeron
 
Kiera of
Tyrosh
[N 2]
 
Aemon
 
Daella
 
Aegon V
 
Rhae
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Maegor
 
 
 
 
 
Vaella
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes:
  1. "so I'd marry [Rhae] instead of [Daella]" can be interpreted to mean that Aegon and Daella were betrothed
  2. Kiera of Tyrosh was widowed when Valarr Targaryen died from the Great Spring Sickness; some time later she married his cousin Daeron.


Descendants

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aegon V
 
Betha
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Duncan
 
Jenny
of Oldstones
 
Jaehaerys II
 
Shaera
 
Daeron
 
Rhaelle
 
Ormund
Baratheon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aerys II
 
Rhaella
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Rhaegar
 
Elia
Martell
 
Shaena
 
 
Stillborn
child
 
 
Jaehaerys
 
 
Drogo
 
Daenerys
 
Hizdahr
zo Loraq
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rhaenys
 
Aegon
 
 
 
Daeron
 
Aegon
 
Viserys
 
Rhaego
 

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