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==The Florent House at the end of the third century==
 
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[[File:Alester Florent Chris Pritchard.jpg|Lord Alester Florent. © FFG|thumb|350px|right]]
 
The known Florents during the timespan of the events described on [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] are:
 
The known Florents during the timespan of the events described on [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] are:
  

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House Florent of Brightwater Keep
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Coat of arms Ermine, a fox cabossed within an annulet of flowers, all proper
Seat Brightwater Keep (disputed by House Tyrell of Brightwater Keep)
Head Alekyne Florent
Region the Reach
Title Lord of Brightwater
Heir Melessa Florent
Overlord House Baratheon of Dragonstone (disputed by House Tyrell)

House Florent of Brightwater Keep have long been sworn to House Tyrell, but are also known to chafe at their fealty owed to them. The Florents, like the Tyrells, claim descent from the extinct House Gardener, the defunct royal line of the Reach. The Florents have a superior line of descent, and believe that they by rights should possess Highgarden.[1] The Florent seat is Brightwater Keep.

Their sigil is a red-gold fox`s head encircled by lapis lazuli flowers.[2][3][4] They can field roughly two thousand men, a large proportion of whom are cavalry.[5][6] Members of the House are known for their prominent ears.

History

A Clash of Kings

Selyse Florent is the queen of newly-crowned Stannis Baratheon, to whom she is lovelessly married. Recently a priestess named Melisandre has joined Stannis's court, and Selyse has fervently taken up the worship of R'hllor, the Lord of Light. As the War of the Five Kings breaks out, House Florent follows House Tyrell in supporting Robert's youngest brother, Renly. However, upon Renly's death the house switches allegiance to Stannis, giving Queen Selyse more influence over her husband than ever before. The Florents were the most significant Reach house to defect. Lord Alester's nephew Ser Erren is one of the knights Stannis sends to recruit Renly's infantry at Bitterbridge, but he is captured by Loras Tyrell. Meanwhile Alester's son-in-law Randyll Tarly puts many Brightwater men-at-arms to death when he seizes Renly's stores to ensure they do not go over to Stannis's side. Lord Alester is with Stannis during the parley with Ser Cortnay Penrose, who refuses to yield Storm's End or his ward Edric Storm. Edric is the acknowledged bastard of King Robert, a result of Robert despoiling Selyse and Stannis's wedding bed with the queen's cousin Delena. Ultimately Edric is recovered, and spends time with his double-cousin Shireen on Dragonstone, improving both of their spirits.

On Dragonstone, Alester joins his niece Queen Selyse and his brother Ser Axell in fervently following the Lord of Light. With Ser Axell having served for many years at Dragonstone, the Florent contribution to Stannis's cause is great. And with Selyse having given King Stannis a daughter, the Florents need not hearken back to the Gardener dynasty to recall royal ties.

Selyse's brother Ser Imry, despite having no experience as an admiral, is given command of Stannis's navy in the Battle of the Blackwater. He relies on the size of his fleet and does not send scouts ahead. Almost his entire force is trapped by the defensive chain and destroyed by wildfire; he dies along with most of his men. Despite Imry's bungling and the impressive defenses of King's Landing, Stannis's army seems within sight of victory when the Florent rivals, the Tyrells arrive, along with Tywin Lannister. The result is a rout, but most of those who Salladhor Saan's Lysene fleet picked up along the shoreline wear the badge of Brightwater Keep. Following the Lannister victory, Lord Tywin dispossesses the Florents of their holdings and awards them to Garlan Tyrell as a reward for loyal service.

A Storm of Swords/A Feast for Crows/A Dance with Dragons

After the casualties and desertions of the battle, House Florent commands more than half of Stannis's 1,500 men on Dragonstone[7]. As the king broods, plotting his next move, Lord Alester is named his Hand. Alester and Selyse rule in his name during his self-imposed silence. However, when Alester plots to wed Princess Shireen to Prince Tommen in an effort to make peace, he is thrown in the dungeons. Ser Axell arrests Davos Seaworth when the Onion Knight intends to murder Melisandre. Axell counsels Stannis to put Claw Isle to the torch in retaliation for Lord Ardrian Celtigar bending the knee, but Stannis dismisses this idea, agreeing with Davos that it is an evil notion, and Seaworth becomes Alester Florent's successor as King's Hand. Davos arranges for Edric Storm to be sent to Lys to avoid being burned alive by Melisandre. When Stannis decides to journey to the Wall, Melisandre burns Lord Alester alive to obtain favorable winds for the voyage.

The new head of the house, Alekyne Florent, has taken refuge in Oldtown, where his sister Rhea is the wife of Lord Hightower. Despite this and the immolation of their previous lord, Florent men continue to support Stannis's cause, with the fox-and-flowers being seen during the Battle of Castle Black. When Stannis goes to the Wall, he leaves Axell with Selyse and some fellow Queen's Men at Eastwatch-by-the-sea. Axell begins calling himself the Hand of the Queen. Selyse and Axell travel to Castle Black on her way to the Nightfort, where the queen arranges marriages between her men and the wildling chiefs, betrothing Ser Axell to the eldest daughter of Gerrick Kingsblood. Meanwhile Ser Colin remains castellan at Brightwater Keep in defiance of "Lord" Garlan Tyrell, although Ser Erren remains a prisoner at Highgarden. With the new threat of Euron Greyjoy's ironmen raiding the Reach, Brightwater's dangers have not lessened. Should anything happen to the childless Alekyne there would likely be a squabble over succession, as the head of the house would become his sister Melessa Florent, the wife of Lord Randyll Tarly.

The Florent House at the end of the third century

Lord Alester Florent. © FFG

The known Florents during the timespan of the events described on A Song of Ice and Fire are:


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alester
 
Melara
Crane
 
 
 
 
 
Axell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ryam
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alekyne
 
Randyll
Tarly
 
Melessa
 
Rhea
 
Leyton
Hightower
 
Stannis
Baratheon
 
Selyse
 
Imry
 
Erren
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Samwell
Tarly
 
Talla
Tarly
 
Two
daughters
 
Dickon
Tarly
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shireen
Baratheon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colin
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
Rylene
 
Rycherd
Crane
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hosman
Norcross
 
Delena
 
Robert I
Baratheon
 
Omer
 
Merrell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alester
Norcross
 
Renly
Norcross
 
Edric
Storm
 


References in the books

Dunk & Egg

A Song of Ice and Fire

References and Notes

  1. A Storm of Swords, Appendix
  2. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 22, Catelyn
  3. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 42, Davos
  4. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Reach
  5. A Clash of Kings, Prologue
  6. Over half of the 1500 men on Dragonstone post-Blackwater are Florents; this is around 800. We can presume they are cavalry since it was cavalry at Storm's End that joined Stannis, and the Florent infantry were killed by Randyll Tarly at Bitterbridge.
  7. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 36, Davos IV.

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