House Hightower

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House Hightower
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"We light the way"
Coat of arms A white tower with a beacon fire, on smoke-grey
Seat Hightower
Head Lord Leyton Hightower
Region The Reach, near Oldtown
Titles
  • Voice of Oldtown
  • Lord of the Port
  • Lord of the High Tower
  • Defender of the Citadel
  • Beacon of the South
Heir Ser Baelor Hightower
Overlord House Tyrell
Founded Age of Dawn

House Hightower is one of the most important and powerful vassals of House Tyrell (and before them of House Gardener).

The family is very old, existing since the Dawn of Days when they were petty-kings. During the coming of the Andals and the creation of the Kingdom of the Reach, the Hightowers allied with the newcomers. Thus they were able the keep their wealth and lands. Oldtown and High Tower are in their keep. The sigil of House Hightower is a white tower, with a fire in the top. Their words are We Light the Way.

House Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
Hightower
 
Unknown
wife
 
Gerold
 
Unknown
Hightower
 
Unknown
Archmaester
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three
wives
 
Leyton
 
Rhea
Florent
 
 
 
 
 
Walys
Flowers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Baelor
 
Rhonda
Rowan
 
Malora
 
Garth
 
Alerie
 
Mace
Tyrell
 
Leyla
 
Jon
Cupps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Willas
Tyrell
 
Garlan
Tyrell
 
Loras
Tyrell
 
Margaery
Tyrell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denyse
 
Desmond
Redwyne
 
Alysanne
 
Arthur
Ambrose
 
Gunthor
 
Jeyne
Fossoway
 
Humfrey
 
Lynesse
 
Jorah
Mormont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denys
Redwyne
 
 
 
 
 
Alyn
Ambrose
 


Members

Leyton Hightower

Lord of Hightower. His titles are Voice of Oldtown, Lord of the Port, Lord of the High Tower, Defender of the Citadel, Beacon of the South. He is called the Old Man of Oldtown.

Lynesse

Daughter of Lord Leyton. At the tournament of Lannisport she met Lord Jorah Mormont. He became madly in love with her and asked if he could wear her colors in the coming tournament. She aggreed and motivated by this he excelled in the tournament and won. He crowned her Queen of Love and Beauty and asked for her hand. They were married short after. She soon became disillusioned with the marriage. Jorah was not rich and could not buy her things which could be found with ease in Oldtown but came at great expense at Bear Island. He was never able to repeat his performance in a tournament of Lannisport and his defeats cost more money. To improve his financial situation Jorah sold some poachers to a slaver. When this was discovered by Lord Eddard Stark they had to flee to the Free Cities. Lynesse became tired of being poor and left Jorah to become the mistress of Tregar Ormollen of Lys.

Other current members

  • Rhea Florent, Lady of the Hightower, fourth wife of Lord Leyton. She was born a Florent and is the daughter of Lord Alester Florent.
  • Ser Baelor. Eldest son of Lord Leyton and his heir. He is married to Ronda Rowen.
  • Malora. Daughter of Lord Leyton. Known as "the Mad Maid"
  • Alerie Hightower, Lady of Highgarden. Daughter of Lord Leyton, married to Lord Mace Tyrell.
  • Ser Garth. Son of Lord Leyton, called Greysteel
  • Denyse. Daughter of Lord Leyton, married to Ser Desmond Redwyne. They have a son called Denys.
  • Leyla. Daughter of Lord Leyton
  • Alysanne. Daughter of Lord Leyton, married to Lord Arthur Ambrose
  • Ser Gunther. Son of Lord Leyton, married to Jeyne Fossoway of the green apple Fossoways
  • Ser Humfrey. Son of Lord Leyton.

Historical members

  • Ser Gerold Hightower. Nickname: The White Bull. Uncle of Lord Leyton. He was Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. After the death of King Aerys II and Prince Rhaegar Targaryen he stayed loyal to the Targaryens and died in the Battle of the Tower of Joy.
  • Ser Otto Hightower. According to history he was Hand of a King, famous for his learning but a failure as hand.
  • Runcel Hightower. He was Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and tried to leave the Watch to his bastard son.
  • Ser Abelar Hightower. He was a participant of the Tournament of Ashford and heir of Hightower.

References in the books

A Song of Ice and Fire

Dunk and Egg

  • House Hightower kept a foot in both Targaryen and Blackfyre camps during the Blackfyre Rebellion.

A Song of Ice and Fire

  • Ser Gerold Hightower, the White Bull, was the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard for Aerys II
  • Lord Leyton attended the Tourney at Lannisport to watch his sons joust
  • Lynesse accompanied her father to Lannisport, where she met her future husband, Lord Jorah Mormont.
  • Lynesse is now the chief concubine of Tregar Ormollen in Lys.

Sworn Houses

References

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