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Tywin bends Cersei to his will and later makes it clear she is no longer wanted on the council. When her son King Joffrey is killed at his own wedding feast, Cersei accuses her brother Tyrion and his wife Sansa Stark (who fled) falsely believing them responsible. Cersei names Ser Gregor Clegane champion if there is to be a trial by combat. This move however led Oberyn Martell whose sister was murdered by Gregor over a dozen years ago to champion Tyrion. Oberyn was kille din the duel however.
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Tywin bends Cersei to his will and later makes it clear she is no longer wanted on the council. When her son King Joffrey is killed at his own wedding feast, Cersei accuses her brother Tyrion and his wife Sansa Stark (who fled) falsely believing them responsible. Cersei names Ser Gregor Clegane champion if there is to be a trial by combat. This move however led Oberyn Martell whose sister was murdered by Gregor over a dozen years ago to champion Tyrion. Oberyn was killed in the duel however.
  
 
==A Feast for Crows==
 
==A Feast for Crows==

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Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister

Titles
  • Queen Dowager
  • Protector of the Realm
  • Lady of Casterly Rock
  • Queen Regent
Allegiance House Lannister
Culture Westeros
Born 266 AL
Casterly Rock
Spouse Robert Baratheon
Books

Played by Lena Heady

Cersei Lannister is Tywin's eldest child by mere moments and the twin sister of Jaime Lannister. After Robert's Rebellion she married the new King, Robert Baratheon, and became Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. A willful and ambitious woman, Cersei resents the restrictions put on her for her sex. She is always concerned for the safety of her royal children, Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen, and stops at nothing to protect them. In the TV series she is played by Lena Headey.[1]

History

Cersei has shared an incestuous relationship with her brother Jaime since they were youths[2]. That her three children were all a product of this incest, rather than her husband King Robert, was a well-guarded secret until Jon Arryn and Stannis Baratheon uncovered it shortly before the War of the Five Kings.

Cersei has been haunted since childhood by a prophesy given to her by a maegi, Maggy the Frog. This prophesy correctly predicted the death of a childhood friend, her unrequited love for Rhaegar Targaryen, and the marriage (and mutual infidelity) with the King. It also predicts that all three of her children will be crowned, but that all three will die before her. Everything that she has will be taken away by a younger and more beautiful queen, and then the valonqar (Valyrian for "little brother") will strangle her to death.

Throughout the series Cersei has climbed the rungs of power. Cersei despite having a low cunning is a very poor ruler as she does not have the patience or judgement for the tedium of leadership. Littlefinger once stated that Cersei lusts for power but does not know how to wield it.

A Game of Thrones

After arranging the death of her husband, Cersei put her 13-year-old son Joffrey on the throne, despite accusations of bastardy, and ruled as his Queen Regent. However Joffrey as king does not listen to his mother or his council and foolishly has Lord Eddard Stark executed making peace between Stark and Lannister impossible.

A Clash of Kings

To end the foolish edicts made by Joffrey and Cersei, Tywin promptly put Tyrion in the position of Hand of the King until he could claim the seat himself. Tyrion nullified most of Cersei decisions. During the battle for Kings landing Cersei had Joffrey summoned back to the Red Keep when she heard how the gates were under assault, the act of seeing the king flee back to the castle damaged the morale of the defenders causing most of them also abandon there positions. This outraged Tyrion and Lancel Lannister as they both felt they could have held the gates if Cersei hadnt recalled the King back. If not for the timely arrival and attack on Stannis flank by the army of Tywin Lannister and Mace Tyrell the battle would have been lost for the Lannisters.

A Storm of Swords

Tywin bends Cersei to his will and later makes it clear she is no longer wanted on the council. When her son King Joffrey is killed at his own wedding feast, Cersei accuses her brother Tyrion and his wife Sansa Stark (who fled) falsely believing them responsible. Cersei names Ser Gregor Clegane champion if there is to be a trial by combat. This move however led Oberyn Martell whose sister was murdered by Gregor over a dozen years ago to champion Tyrion. Oberyn was killed in the duel however.

A Feast for Crows

When her father Tywin was murdered, the checks on her claim to power were cleared. She resumed her position as Regent over her son, the eight-year-old King Tommen, who was entirely obedient to her will. As the eldest child of Tywin, she was also acknowledged as the Lady of Casterly Rock by her uncle Kevan. Thus empowered and unrestricted, Cersei felt she had the opportunity to prove herself an even better ruler than her father. She began her new regime by filling all of the positions on Tommen's small council with her own supporters and agents, disregarding the previous arrangements made by Tywin and the well meaning if blunt advice from Kevan. Cersei grew to suspect that her powerful Tyrell allies, now relatives through Tommen's marriage, were trying to seize control of the kingdom. This suspusion grew from a Tyrell coin found by Qyburn in the dungeon where Tyrion was being held before his escape. Since the reader knows the Tyrells had nothing to do with Tyrions escape the coin was likely planted by someone else (Varys being the likely suspect) in the hopes of spreading discord in the Tyrell/Lannister alliance. If so the plot seemed to have worked as Cersei commenced a campaign of intrigue to remove all the Tyrells in King's Landing from positions of influence and authority, including her son's wife Margaery, and Loras, a member of the Kingsguard. She thus alienated Jaime, who abandoned her to her political machinations. She refused to honor the debts owed by the Crown, angering powerful institutions such as the Iron Bank of Braavos and the Faith, this resulted in the Faith refusing to bless King Tommen and the Iron Bank calling in all there debts throughout westoras while refusing all new loans which caused economic chaos in Westoras. With the monies owed, Cersei constructed a new royal fleet of warships and gave command to Aurane Waters, a sellsail of questionable expertise and loyalty. In an attempt to alleviate the crown's debts, gain the Faiths blessing and gain more protection from her purported enemies, she allowed the High Septon to revive the Faith Militant, ignorant of its history of causing trouble for monarchs. She also took the disgraced former maester Qyburn into her service, using him as a torturer and allowing him to conduct immoral experiments on human subjects. She also began drinking heavily.

All her plans to remove the Tyrell influence at court backfired when the High Septon arrested her for several crimes, including the murder of the previous High Septon. Her own ministers seized control of the government while she awaited trial in the Great Sept of Baelor. They recalled her uncle Kevan to fill her position as regent, while her new lord admiral absconded with the costly new fleet. Accused of capital crimes, her only hope lay in a Kingsguard champion to stand for her in a trial by combat. She sent an emotional summons to Jaime, which he burned and to which he has not replied.

A Dance with Dragons

Cersei still remains a prisoner of the faith. To try and gain access to visitors Cersei decided to confess to the High septon that she did have relations with her cousin Lancel and all three of the Kettleblack brothers (knowing that such sins would not earn her an execution) but still denied having ordered Osney to kill the previous High Septon or her involvement in Roberts death. The High septon agreed to allow her one visitor a day. Cersei then learned about Mrycella injury but more importantly she learned of Arys Oakhearts death (thus leaving a vacancy in the Kingsguard). Cersei then said "Go to Lord Qyburn on my behalf with a white cloak, and tell him that the time has come". Before her trial, the faith had Cersei do a penance walk from the Sept of Baelor to the red Keep. Cersei was shaved of hair from her head and entire body, then stripped naked, an escort of warrior Sons and poor fellows along with several septa's escorted her from the leering and jeering crowds who had flocked to see her shame to the Red Keep. Near the end the ordeal proved much for Cersei who broke down in tears, before entering the Keep. Upon entering Qyburn had her covered. Cersei was carried into the castle by a silent eight foot tall Knight covered head to heel in thick enamelled white plate, with a great helm concealing his face. Qyburn introduced Cersei to the newest member of the Kingsguard "Ser Robert Strong" her "Champion".

Appearance

Cersei is beautiful, with golden hair, bright green eyes and a slender figure. She has a fair skin.[3]

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tytos
 
Jeyne
Marbrand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tywin
 
Joanna
Lannister
 
Kevan
 
Dorna
Swyft
 
Emmon
Frey
 
Genna
 
Tygett
 
Darlessa
Marbrand
 
Gerion
 
Briony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert
Baratheon
 
Cersei
 
Jaime
 
Tyrion
 
Sansa
Stark
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issue
 
 
 
 
 
Tyrek
 
Ermesande
Hayford
 
Joy
Hill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joffrey
Baratheon
 
Myrcella
Baratheon
 
Tommen
Baratheon
 
Amerei
Frey
 
Lancel
 
Willem
 
Martyn
 
Janei
 
 
 


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