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| Character_name = [[File:House Baratheon.svg|50px|left]] Cassandra Baratheon [[File:House Baratheon.svg|50px|right]]
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| firstname = Cassandra
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| lastname = Baratheon
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| arms = Baratheon
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| title = Lady
 
| image = [[File:Cassandra Baratheon.jpg|250px]]
 
| image = [[File:Cassandra Baratheon.jpg|250px]]
 
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| Alias = Cass{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
 
| Alias = Cass{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
| Title =
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| Title = Lady{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
 
| Allegiance = [[House Baratheon]]<br>[[House Brownhill (Stormlands)|House Brownhill]]{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
 
| Allegiance = [[House Baratheon]]<br>[[House Brownhill (Stormlands)|House Brownhill]]{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
 
| Race =
 
| Race =
 
| Culture = [[Stormlander]]
 
| Culture = [[Stormlander]]
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| Father = [[Borros Baratheon]]
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| Mother = [[Elenda Baratheon|Elenda Caron]]
 
| Spouse = Ser [[Walter Brownhill]]{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
 
| Spouse = Ser [[Walter Brownhill]]{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
 
| Place_of_Birth =
 
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = or before {{Date|116}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages# Cassandra Baratheon| Cassandra Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|111|116}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Cassandra Baratheon|Cassandra Baratheon]] calculation.''</ref>
 
| Place_of_Death =
 
| Place_of_Death =
 
| Date_of_Death =
 
| Date_of_Death =
 
| coat-of-arms =
 
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| Books = ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)
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| Books = ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by =
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| Played_by = Emma O'Hara <small>(uncredited)</small>
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| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]]
 
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'''Cassandra Baratheon''' was the eldest daughter of Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] of [[Storm's End]] who lived during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} and the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} She and her sisters were known as the '''Four Storms'''.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
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'''Cassandra Baratheon''' was a noblewoman from [[House Baratheon]] during the reign of kings [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]], [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] and [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. She was the eldest of the four daughters of Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] of [[Storm's End]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} She and her sisters were known as the [[Four Storms]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Cassandra was the daughter of Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] of [[Storm's End]] and his wife, Lady [[Elenda Baratheon|Elenda]]. She was the eldest daughter, and had three younger sisters: [[Maris Baratheon|Maris]], [[Floris Baratheon|Floris]], and [[Ellyn Baratheon|Ellyn]].{{ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} A brother, Lord [[Olyver Baratheon|Olyver]], would be born after her father's death.{{ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} According to Lord Borros, his daughters sometimes fought with each other, but he saw to it that they always made peace afterward.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
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===Dance of the Dragons===
 
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At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] arrived at Storm's End. Lord Borros offered the hand of any of his daughters, noting that Cassandra would be the first to [[Flowering|flower]]. Prince Aemond agreed, though the identity of the daughter is not known, save it was not Maris. The lord and prince were haggling over dates and dowries the morning Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] arrived, and claiming he could not marry Cassandra or her sisters due to his betrothal to [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], and was sent away by Lord Borros.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] arrived at Storm's End. Lord Borros offered the hand of any of his daughters, noting that Cassandra would be the first to [[Flowering|flower]]. Prince Aemond agreed, though the identity of the daughter is not known, save it was not Maris. The lord and prince were haggling over dates and dowries the morning Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]] arrived, and claiming he could not marry Cassandra or her sisters due to his betrothal to [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], and was sent away by Lord Borros.
 
  
 
Later, in return for the support of Ser [[Perkin the Flea]] and the stormlords in restoring King [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] to the [[Iron Throne]], Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] agreed that the king would marry Cassandra Baratheon. As the king's sons, Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]] and Prince [[Maelor Targaryen|Maelor]] had both died, Aegon II wished to marry Cassandra Baratheon at once after retaking the Iron Throne, and have sons on her.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
 
Later, in return for the support of Ser [[Perkin the Flea]] and the stormlords in restoring King [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]] to the [[Iron Throne]], Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] agreed that the king would marry Cassandra Baratheon. As the king's sons, Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]] and Prince [[Maelor Targaryen|Maelor]] had both died, Aegon II wished to marry Cassandra Baratheon at once after retaking the Iron Throne, and have sons on her.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
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It is said that Lady Cassandra wept when she learned that Aegon II had died and that she would not be a queen.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
 
It is said that Lady Cassandra wept when she learned that Aegon II had died and that she would not be a queen.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
  
Lady Elenda sent Cassandra, Ellyn, and Floris to represent House Baratheon at the coronation of [[Aegon III Targaryen]] and his wedding to Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]].{{ref|Fab|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} Cassandra became a lady companion to the new queen after the wedding. When Jaehaera was found dead on the moat of spikes below [[Maegor's Holdfast]], some blamed Lady Cassandra. Her detractors claimed that the disappointment at not being a queen had turned her sour, and bitterly resented having to care for a weepy and feeble-witted queen who she blamed for all her woes. After Jaehaera's death, Lady Elenda put Cassandra and Ellyn forward as potential queens for Aegon III. The rumor that she had murdered Jaehaera was heard again before the [[Maiden's Day Cattle Show]], likely due to the actions of Lord [[Unwin Peake]], who hoped to further his [[Myrielle Peake|own daughter]] as a marriage candidate for the king.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}  
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===Regency of Aegon III===
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Lady Elenda sent Cassandra, Ellyn, and Floris to represent House Baratheon at the coronation of [[Aegon III Targaryen]] and his wedding to Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} Cassandra became a lady companion to the new queen after the wedding. When Jaehaera was found dead on the moat of spikes below [[Maegor's Holdfast]], some blamed Lady Cassandra. Her detractors claimed that the disappointment at not being a queen had turned her sour, and bitterly resented having to care for a weepy and feeble-witted queen whom she blamed for all her woes. After Jaehaera's death, Lady Elenda put Cassandra and Ellyn forward as potential queens for Aegon III. The rumor that she had murdered Jaehaera was heard again before the [[Maiden's Day Ball]], likely due to the actions of Lord [[Unwin Peake]], who hoped to further his [[Myrielle Peake|own daughter]] as a [[marriage]] candidate for the king.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}  
  
When Aegon III married again to Queen [[Daenaera Velaryon]], Cassandra became her companion. When the king and queen suffered an attempted [[poison]]ing, she confessed that she had often shared her bed with Ser [[Mervyn Flowers]], and sometimes with [[Tessario|Tessario the Tiger]] at Ser Mervyn's behest. When [[Willam Stackspear]] suggested Cassandra was a reward Tessario was promised for killing Jaehaera, Cassandra burst into tears.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
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When Aegon III married again to Queen [[Daenaera Velaryon]], Cassandra became her companion. When the king and queen suffered an attempted [[poison]]ing, she confessed that she had often shared her bed with Ser [[Mervyn Flowers]], and sometimes with [[Tessario|Tessario the Tiger]] at Ser Mervyn's behest. When Lord [[Willam Stackspear]] suggested Cassandra was a reward Tessario was promised for killing Jaehaera, Cassandra burst into tears.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
  
 
Lady Elenda had sent three Baratheon bannermen to speak for Cassandra during her trial. Through them, and Lord [[Lorent Grandison]], Cassandra was spared the harsher punishments of [[Lucinda Penrose]] and [[Priscella Hogg]] due to her high birth. Instead, she was arranged to marry the minor knight Ser [[Walter Brownhill]], thirty years her elder and who had fathered sixteen children in total upon three previous wives. Through caring for Ser Walter's thirteen living children and the additional sons or daughters she might give him, Lady Elenda thought Cassandra's plotting would cease, and it did.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
 
Lady Elenda had sent three Baratheon bannermen to speak for Cassandra during her trial. Through them, and Lord [[Lorent Grandison]], Cassandra was spared the harsher punishments of [[Lucinda Penrose]] and [[Priscella Hogg]] due to her high birth. Instead, she was arranged to marry the minor knight Ser [[Walter Brownhill]], thirty years her elder and who had fathered sixteen children in total upon three previous wives. Through caring for Ser Walter's thirteen living children and the additional sons or daughters she might give him, Lady Elenda thought Cassandra's plotting would cease, and it did.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
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==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 11:08, 12 February 2023

House Baratheon.svg Lady
Cassandra Baratheon
House Baratheon.svg
Cassandra Baratheon.jpg

Alias Cass[1]
Title Lady[2]
Allegiances
Culture Stormlander
Born 111116 AC[4]
Father Borros Baratheon
Mother Elenda Caron
Spouse Ser Walter Brownhill[3]
Books

Played by Emma O'Hara (uncredited)
TV series House of the Dragon: Season 1

Cassandra Baratheon was a noblewoman from House Baratheon during the reign of kings Viserys I, Aegon II and Aegon III Targaryen. She was the eldest of the four daughters of Lord Borros Baratheon of Storm's End.[1][5] She and her sisters were known as the Four Storms.[5]

History

Dance of the Dragons

At the start of the Dance of the Dragons, Prince Aemond Targaryen arrived at Storm's End. Lord Borros offered the hand of any of his daughters, noting that Cassandra would be the first to flower. Prince Aemond agreed, though the identity of the daughter is not known, save it was not Maris. The lord and prince were haggling over dates and dowries the morning Prince Lucerys arrived, and claiming he could not marry Cassandra or her sisters due to his betrothal to Rhaena Targaryen, and was sent away by Lord Borros.[1]

Later, in return for the support of Ser Perkin the Flea and the stormlords in restoring King Aegon II to the Iron Throne, Queen Alicent Hightower agreed that the king would marry Cassandra Baratheon. As the king's sons, Prince Jaehaerys and Prince Maelor had both died, Aegon II wished to marry Cassandra Baratheon at once after retaking the Iron Throne, and have sons on her.[2]

It is said that Lady Cassandra wept when she learned that Aegon II had died and that she would not be a queen.[6]

Regency of Aegon III

Lady Elenda sent Cassandra, Ellyn, and Floris to represent House Baratheon at the coronation of Aegon III Targaryen and his wedding to Princess Jaehaera.[5] Cassandra became a lady companion to the new queen after the wedding. When Jaehaera was found dead on the moat of spikes below Maegor's Holdfast, some blamed Lady Cassandra. Her detractors claimed that the disappointment at not being a queen had turned her sour, and bitterly resented having to care for a weepy and feeble-witted queen whom she blamed for all her woes. After Jaehaera's death, Lady Elenda put Cassandra and Ellyn forward as potential queens for Aegon III. The rumor that she had murdered Jaehaera was heard again before the Maiden's Day Ball, likely due to the actions of Lord Unwin Peake, who hoped to further his own daughter as a marriage candidate for the king.[7]

When Aegon III married again to Queen Daenaera Velaryon, Cassandra became her companion. When the king and queen suffered an attempted poisoning, she confessed that she had often shared her bed with Ser Mervyn Flowers, and sometimes with Tessario the Tiger at Ser Mervyn's behest. When Lord Willam Stackspear suggested Cassandra was a reward Tessario was promised for killing Jaehaera, Cassandra burst into tears.[3]

Lady Elenda had sent three Baratheon bannermen to speak for Cassandra during her trial. Through them, and Lord Lorent Grandison, Cassandra was spared the harsher punishments of Lucinda Penrose and Priscella Hogg due to her high birth. Instead, she was arranged to marry the minor knight Ser Walter Brownhill, thirty years her elder and who had fathered sixteen children in total upon three previous wives. Through caring for Ser Walter's thirteen living children and the additional sons or daughters she might give him, Lady Elenda thought Cassandra's plotting would cease, and it did.[3]

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aerion Targaryen
[Note 1]
 
Unknown woman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Orys
 
Argella
Durrandon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
wife
 
Unknown
Baratheon
[Note 2]
 
Davos
 
Raymont
[Note 3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown first wife
 
Rogar
 
Alyssa Velaryon
 
 
 
Borys
 
Unknown
wife
 
Garon
 
Unknown
wife
 
Ronnal
 
Unknown
wife
 
Orryn
 
Archon's daughter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
wife
 
Boremund
 
Jocelyn
 
Aemon
Targaryen
 
Issue
 
 
 
 
 
Issue
 
 
 
Sons
 
Two daughters
 
 
 
Daughter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borros
 
Elenda Caron
 
Rhaenys Targaryen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cassandra
 
Walter
Brownhill
 
Maris
 
Ellyn
 
Floris
 
Thaddeus
Rowan
 
Royce
 
 
 
Notes:
  1. Parentage unproven, but widely accepted as fact by some maesters, as well as members of House Targaryen and House Baratheon itself.
  2. Uncertain, may be Davos Baratheon.
  3. The canon status of the character is unclear. See: Westeros.org: Family trees and successions – Comment by Ran (December 20, 2018).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
  4. See the Cassandra Baratheon calculation.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
  6. Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
  7. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows.