House Baratheon of King's Landing
House Baratheon of King's Landing | |
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Coat of arms | crowned stag of House Baratheon, black on gold, and the lion of Lannister, gold on crimson, combatant |
Seat | King's Landing |
Head | Tommen I |
Region | the Crownlands |
Title | King of Westeros |
Heir | Myrcella Baratheon |
Overlord | none, sovereign |
Founder | Robert I |
Founded | 283 AL |
House Baratheon of King's Landing is the royal line of House Baratheon of Storm's End, from which it comes. It was founded by Robert Baratheon after his successful rebellion against Aerys II Targaryen.
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Recent Events
King Robert, when he appoints Eddard Stark as Hand of the King, also offers Prince Joffrey's hand in marriage to Ned's daughter Sansa. Robert is killed by a boar while out on a hunt, inebriated by strongwine arranged for by his wife Cersei Lannister, who fears what he might do if he discovers the truth that her three children are not his, but are the result of incestuous liaisons with her brother Jaime the Kingslayer. The claim of this line to the Iron Throne is disputed by their "uncles," Stannis Baratheon and Renly Baratheon.
The second ruler of the house, Joffrey I, created their new coat of arms, the crowned stag of House Baratheon, black on gold, and the lion of Lannister, gold on crimson, combatant.[1][2] The new king, Tommen I continues to use this blazon.[3] Since its current lord remains a child, the House is, for all practical matters, controlled by House Lannister.
Tyrion Lannister, acting as Hand of the King, betroths his niece Princess Myrcella to wed Prince Trystane Martell in order to help avoid hostility with Dorne. King Joffrey's forces defend his House's claim to the throne against Stannis's branch of the family in the Battle of the Blackwater. He, however, is assassinated during his wedding feast, his throne and his bride Margaery Tyrell passing to the new King Tommen. Princess Arianne Martell plots to crown Princess Myrcella as Queen of Westeros, as she would be according to Dornish law. Her conspiracy is betrayed and Myrcella is wounded by Ser Gerold Dayne.
The Baratheon House at the end of the third century
The known Baratheons during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:
House Baratheon of King's Landing
- King {Robert I}, King of Westeros. Gored by a boar.
- Queen Cersei Lannister, his wife
- King {Joffrey I}, his eldest son and heir. Poisoned.
- Princess Myrcella Baratheon, his daughter.
- King Tommen I, his second son. King of Westeros.
- Queen Cersei Lannister, his wife
Other Branches
House Baratheon of Dragonstone
- King Stannis I, self-proclaimed King of Westeros.
- Queen Selyse Florent, his wife.
- Princess Shireen Baratheon, his only daughter.
- Queen Selyse Florent, his wife.
House Baratheon of Storm's End
- King {Renly I}, self-proclaimed King of Westeros. He died under mysterious circumstances.
Ormund | Rhaelle Targaryen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steffon | Cassana Estermont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Various women | Robert I | Cersei Lannister | Renly I | Margaery Tyrell[4] | Stannis I | Selyse Florent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joffrey I | Margaery Tyrell[4] | Tommen I | Myrcella | Shireen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mya Stone | Bella | Gendry | Edric Storm | Barra | Unknown twins | 9 Others | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houses sworn to King's Landing
- House Blount. Ser Boros of House Blount is one of the Kingsguard.
- House Chelsted. A member of House Chested was for a short time the Hand of King Aerys II. The House may be extinct.
- House Hayford.
- House Hogg of Hogs Sow.
- House Kettleblack. The Kettleblacks are a family of sellswords and hedge knights who serve several masters. Osmund is a member of the Kingsguard, while his brothers Osfryd and Osney are officially retainers of Cersei Lannister. Their father, Oswell, is a retainer of Petyr Baelish.
- House Massey of Stonedance.
- House Rosby of Rosby.
- House Rykker of Duskendale. The Rykkers were given the lordship of Duskendale after the Defiance of Duskendale and the subsequent execution of all members of House Darklyn of Duskendale.
- House Stokeworth of Stokeworth.
- House Thorne.
References and Notes
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 7, Arya
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Appendix
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 14, Brienne
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Margaery Tyrell married 1st Renly, 2nd Joffrey, 3rd Tommen
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