Difference between revisions of "Bethany Bracken"
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− | | Character_name = Bethany Bracken [[File:Bracken_sigil_coat.png|50px|left]] [[File:Bracken_sigil_coat.png|50px|right]] | + | | Character_name = '''Bethany Bracken''' [[File:Bracken_sigil_coat.png|50px|left]] [[File:Bracken_sigil_coat.png|50px|right]] |
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|156}} or later<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Bethany Bracken|Bethany Bracken]] calculation.''</ref> | | Date_of_Birth = {{Date|156}} or later<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Bethany Bracken|Bethany Bracken]] calculation.''</ref> | ||
| Place_of_Death = | | Place_of_Death = | ||
− | | Date_of_Death = | + | | Date_of_Death = {{date|178}} |
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− | '''Bethany Bracken''' was a member of [[House Bracken]]. | + | '''Bethany Bracken''' was a member of [[House Bracken]]. She became King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]'s seventh mistress.<ref>Amok's Forum, May 22, 2008 [http://web.archive.org/web/20081228040634/http://amokanet.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=51/ Amok's Site]</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | + | Bethany was groomed by her [[Lord Bracken|father]] and [[Barba Bracken|sister]] expressly to win the king’s favor and displace [[Melissa Blackwood|Missy Blackwood]]. In {{date|177}}, she caught Aegon’s eye as he visited at Stone Hedge to see his bastard son, [[Aegor Rivers|Aegor]]. By now, the king was fat and foul-tempered, but Bethany delighted him, and he took her back with him to [[King’s Landing]]. Bethany found his royal embraces distressing and for comfort, she turned to a knight of the [[Kingsguard]], Ser [[Terrence Toyne]]. The pair was discovered abed by Aegon himself in {{date|178}}. Ser Terrence was tortured to death and both Lady Bethany and her father were executed.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon IV}} | |
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+ | ==Family== | ||
+ | Bethany was younger sister of king Aegon IV former mistress [[Barba Bracken]] | ||
==References and Notes== | ==References and Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Characters from the Riverlands|Bracken, Bethany]] | [[Category:Characters from the Riverlands|Bracken, Bethany]] | ||
[[Category:House Bracken]] | [[Category:House Bracken]] | ||
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Revision as of 02:59, 29 November 2014
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Allegiance | House Bracken |
Born | 156 AC or later[1] |
Died | 178 AC |
Bethany Bracken was a member of House Bracken. She became King Aegon IV Targaryen's seventh mistress.[2]
History
Bethany was groomed by her father and sister expressly to win the king’s favor and displace Missy Blackwood. In 177 AC, she caught Aegon’s eye as he visited at Stone Hedge to see his bastard son, Aegor. By now, the king was fat and foul-tempered, but Bethany delighted him, and he took her back with him to King’s Landing. Bethany found his royal embraces distressing and for comfort, she turned to a knight of the Kingsguard, Ser Terrence Toyne. The pair was discovered abed by Aegon himself in 178 AC. Ser Terrence was tortured to death and both Lady Bethany and her father were executed.[3]
Family
Bethany was younger sister of king Aegon IV former mistress Barba Bracken
References and Notes
- ↑ See the Bethany Bracken calculation.
- ↑ Amok's Forum, May 22, 2008 Amok's Site
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Aegon IV.