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| Character_name          = [[File:House_Targaryen_crest.PNG|50px|left]] Gael Targaryen [[File:House_Targaryen_crest.PNG|50px|right]]
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| title = Princess
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| firstname = Gael
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| lastname = Targaryen
| Alias = the Winter Child
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| arms = Targaryen
| Title = Princess
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| image = [[File:Gael_Targaryen_2_by_Riotarttherite.png|350px]]
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| image_caption = Gael Targaryen, by © [https://riotarttherite.tumblr.com/ Riotarttherite]
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| Alias = The Winter Child
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| Title = [[Prince]]ss
 
| Allegiance = [[House Targaryen]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Targaryen]]
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| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Valyrian Freehold|Valyrian]]
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| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|80}}{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
 
| Place_of_Birth =
 
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| Date_of_Birth = or between {{Date|62}} and {{Date|83}}<ref>''See [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Gael Targaryen|Gael Targaryen]] calculation.''</ref>
 
| Place_of_Death = the [[Blackwater]]
 
 
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|99}}
 
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|99}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned)
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| Place_of_Death = [[Blackwater Bay]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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| Father = [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
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| Mother = [[Alysanne Targaryen]]
 
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| Issue = Stillborn [[bastard]] son{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
 
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Princess '''Gael Targaryen''' was the thirteenth child of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} Born during winter, Gael was also called ''the Winter Child''.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
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Princess '''Gael Targaryen''' was the thirteenth and last child of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} Born during winter, Gael was also called the '''Winter Child'''.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
  
==Character==
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==Appearance and Character==
Gael was simple-minded and sweet.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
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{{See also|:Category:Images of Gael Targaryen|l1=Images of Gael Targaryen}}
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As a babe, Gael was small and pale. She grew to be a shy and sweet girl, although [[lackwit|simple-minded]] and frail.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Born the last of all her siblings, Gael was the favorite of Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]]. She disappeared from court in {{Date|99}}, and was said to have died from a summer fever, but in reality, she had committed suicide by drowning herself in the [[Blackwater]]. The reason for her suicide was that she had been seduced and abandoned by a traveling singer, who had left her pregnant. In her grief, Queen Alysanne would die within a year.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
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[[File:Gael Targaryen by Laura Avellino.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Gael, by Laura Avellino ©]]
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Gael was born in {{Date|80}}, a [[winter]] year, giving her the sobriquet the "Winter Child". (According to some, the name was because Queen Alysanne was "in the winter of her childbearing years", 44 years old at the time of Gael's birth.) Gael was cared for by [[Grand Maester]] [[Elysar]] and Septa [[Lyra]], who nursed her through her first year.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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After her sisters [[Alyssa Targaryen|Alyssa]], [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daella]], and [[Viserra Targaryen|Viserra]] had died within the span of five years ({{Date|82|87}}), Gael became a comfort for her mother Queen Alysanne, along with her older sister [[Maegelle Targaryen|Maegelle]]. Gael became Alysanne's constant shadow, and even slept with her in her bed.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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In {{Date|99}}, Gael disappeared from court. It was announced that she had died of a [[disease|summer fever]]. After the deaths of King Jaehaerys and Queen Alysanne, it was revealed that Gael had been seduced and impregnated by a traveling singer. Gael had given birth to a stillborn son, and overwhelmed by her grief, she had walked into [[Blackwater Bay]] and drowned.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
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According to some, Queen Alysanne never recovered from losing Gael. Following Gael's death, Alysanne could no longer stand to be in [[King's Landing]] and at the [[Red Keep]]. Alysanne herself would die less than a year after Gael, in {{Date|100}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
 
{{Targaryen tree Jaehaerys I}}
 
{{Targaryen tree Jaehaerys I}}
  
==References and Notes==
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Latest revision as of 12:08, 23 March 2023

House Targaryen.svg Princess
Gael Targaryen
House Targaryen.svg
Gael Targaryen 2 by Riotarttherite.png
Gael Targaryen, by © Riotarttherite

Alias The Winter Child
Title Princess
Allegiance House Targaryen
Race Valyrian
Culture Crownlands
Born 80 AC[1]
Died 99 AC
Blackwater Bay[1]
Father Jaehaerys I Targaryen
Mother Alysanne Targaryen
Issue Stillborn bastard son[1]
Books

Princess Gael Targaryen was the thirteenth and last child of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen and Queen Alysanne Targaryen.[2] Born during winter, Gael was also called the Winter Child.[3]

Appearance and Character

As a babe, Gael was small and pale. She grew to be a shy and sweet girl, although simple-minded and frail.[1][3]

History

Gael, by Laura Avellino ©

Gael was born in 80 AC, a winter year, giving her the sobriquet the "Winter Child". (According to some, the name was because Queen Alysanne was "in the winter of her childbearing years", 44 years old at the time of Gael's birth.) Gael was cared for by Grand Maester Elysar and Septa Lyra, who nursed her through her first year.[1]

After her sisters Alyssa, Daella, and Viserra had died within the span of five years (8287 AC), Gael became a comfort for her mother Queen Alysanne, along with her older sister Maegelle. Gael became Alysanne's constant shadow, and even slept with her in her bed.[1]

In 99 AC, Gael disappeared from court. It was announced that she had died of a summer fever. After the deaths of King Jaehaerys and Queen Alysanne, it was revealed that Gael had been seduced and impregnated by a traveling singer. Gael had given birth to a stillborn son, and overwhelmed by her grief, she had walked into Blackwater Bay and drowned.[1][3]

According to some, Queen Alysanne never recovered from losing Gael. Following Gael's death, Alysanne could no longer stand to be in King's Landing and at the Red Keep. Alysanne herself would die less than a year after Gael, in 100 AC.[1][3]

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aenys I
 
Alyssa
Velaryon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rhaena
 
Aegon
 
Viserys
 
Jaehaerys I
 
Alysanne
 
Vaella
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issue
 
Aegon
 
Daenerys
 
Aemon
 
 
Baelon
 
Alyssa
 
Maegelle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vaegon
 
Daella
 
Saera
 
Viserra
 
Gaemon
 
Valerion
 
Gael
 


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Targaryen Lineage.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I.