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| House_name = House Peake of [[Starpike]]
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| House_name = House Peake of Starpike
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| Coat_of_arms = Three black castles on orange<br>''(Tenné, three castles sable)''
 
| Coat_of_arms = Three black castles on orange<br>''(Tenné, three castles sable)''
 
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| Seat = [[Starpike]]<br>[[Dunstonbury]] (formerly)<br>[[Whitegrove]] (formerly)
 
| Seat = [[Starpike]]<br>[[Dunstonbury]] (formerly)<br>[[Whitegrove]] (formerly)
| Current_Lord = [[Titus Peake]]
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| Current_Lord = Lord [[Titus Peake]]
| Region = [[Reach]]
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| Region = The [[Reach]]
| Title = Lord of [[Starpike]]
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| Title = [[Lord of Starpike]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}<br>[[Lord of Dunstonbury]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} (formerly)<br>[[Lord of Whitegrove]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} (formerly)
 
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| Overlord = [[House Tyrell]]
 
| Overlord = [[House Tyrell]]
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| Ancestral_weapon = [[Orphan-Maker]] (stolen from [[House Roxton]]){{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
 
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| Founded_in = [[Age of Heroes]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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| Founder = Husband of [[Florys the Fox]]
 
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'''House Peake of Starpike''' is a noble house from [[Starpike]] in the [[Reach]]. They blazon their arms with three black castles on orange.{{ref|tss}}{{ref|tmk}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref> The three black castles on their arms symbolize the three castles that House Peake once owned: [[Starpike]], [[Dunstonbury]], and [[Whitegrove]].{{ref|TWOIAF}} Their motto has yet to appear.
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'''House Peake of Starpike''' is a noble house from [[Starpike]] in the [[Reach]]. They blazon their arms with three black castles on orange.{{ref|tss}}{{ref|tmk}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref> The three black castles on their arms symbolize the three castles that House Peake once owned: [[Starpike]], [[Dunstonbury]], and [[Whitegrove]].{{Ref|TWOIAF}} Since they gained Dunstonbury after having driven the [[House Manderly|Manderlys]] from the Reach at the behest of [[House Gardener]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Kings of Winter}} their arms were presumably different before this. Their motto has yet to appear.
  
 
The Peakes are [[Marcher lords]] from the [[Dornish Marches]].<ref>According to the [http://www.historyofwesteros.com/concarolinas-westerlands-reading/ ConCarolinas westerlands reading], King [[Maekar I Targaryen]] was slain at Starpike, while ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' states Maekar was killed fighting a rebellious lord on the Dornish Marches.</ref>
 
The Peakes are [[Marcher lords]] from the [[Dornish Marches]].<ref>According to the [http://www.historyofwesteros.com/concarolinas-westerlands-reading/ ConCarolinas westerlands reading], King [[Maekar I Targaryen]] was slain at Starpike, while ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' states Maekar was killed fighting a rebellious lord on the Dornish Marches.</ref>
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==History==
 
==History==
 
===Kingdom of the Reach===
 
===Kingdom of the Reach===
House Peake is an ancient house of [[First Men]] origin. According to tales from the Reach, the Peakes, [[House Florent|Florents]], and [[House Ball|Balls]] are each descended from one of the three husbands of [[Florys the Fox]], a daughter of [[Garth Greenhand]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}
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House Peake is an ancient house of [[First Men]] origin. According to tales from the Reach, the Peakes, [[House Florent|Florents]], and [[House Ball|Balls]] are each descended from one of the three husbands of [[Florys the Fox]], a daughter of [[Garth Greenhand]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}
  
Famous Peakes of legend include Ser [[Urrathon Peake|Urrathon the Shieldsmasher]], Lord [[Meryn Peake|Meryn the Scribe]], Lady [[Yrma Peake|Yrma of the Golden Bowl]], Ser [[Barquen Peake|Barquen the Besieger]], Lord [[Eddison Peake (the Elder)|Eddison the Elder]], Lord [[Eddison Peake (the Younger)|Eddison the Younger]], and Lord [[Emerick Peake|Emerick the Avenger]].{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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Famous Peakes of legend include Ser [[Urrathon Peake|Urrathon the Shieldsmasher]], Lord [[Meryn Peake|Meryn the Scribe]], Lady [[Yrma Peake|Yrma of the Golden Bowl]], Ser [[Barquen Peake|Barquen the Besieger]], Lord [[Eddison Peake (the Elder)|Eddison the Elder]], Lord [[Eddison Peake (the Younger)|Eddison the Younger]], and Lord [[Emerick Peake|Emerick the Avenger]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
  
The Peakes were historical rivals with [[House Manderly]]. During the reign of the [[House Gardener|Gardener kings]] in the Reach, King [[Gwayne III Gardener|Gwayne the Fat]] persuaded Lords Manderly and Peake to accept his judgment on their quarrel and do fealty for their lands, without any bloodshed.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: The Gardener Kings}}
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The Peakes were historical rivals with [[House Manderly]]. During the reign of the [[House Gardener|Gardener kings]] in the Reach, King [[Gwayne III Gardener|Gwayne the Fat]] persuaded Lords Manderly and Peake to accept his judgment on their quarrel and do fealty for their lands, without any bloodshed.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: The Gardener Kings}}
  
Near the end of the long reign of King [[Garth X Gardener|Garth Greybeard]], a problem arose with the succession as Garth had sired no sons and only daughters, one of whom had married Lord Manderly, and another to Lord Peake. Both lords were determined that their own wife should succeed to the throne, and the rivalry between them was marked by betrayal, conspiracy and murder, and finally escalated into open war with other lords joining the cause on both sides. The anarchy that followed lasted almost a decade until Ser [[Osmund Tyrell]], the [[High Steward of Highgarden]], made common cause with the other lords of the Reach and defeated both the Peakes and Manderlys. Ser Osmund then placed a distant cousin of the late Garth Greybeard on the throne who ascended as King [[Mern VI Gardener]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: Andals in the Reach}}
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Near the end of the long reign of King [[Garth X Gardener|Garth Greybeard]], a problem arose with the succession as Garth had sired no sons and only daughters, one of whom had married Lord Manderly, and another to Lord Peake. Both lords were determined that their own wife should succeed to the throne, and the rivalry between them was marked by betrayal, conspiracy and murder, and finally escalated into open war with other lords joining the cause on both sides. The anarchy that followed lasted almost a decade until Ser [[Osmund Tyrell]], the [[High Steward of Highgarden]], made common cause with the other lords of the Reach and defeated both the Peakes and Manderlys. Ser Osmund then placed a distant cousin of the late Garth Greybeard on the throne who ascended as King [[Mern VI Gardener]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: Andals in the Reach}}
  
House Manderly was driven into exile from the Reach by Lord [[Lorimar Peake]] upon the behest of King [[Perceon III Gardener]] who feared the Manderlys' swelling power in the Reach. This allowed House Peake to acquire the Manderly seat of [[Dunstonbury]].{{ref|twoiaf| The North: The Kings of Winter}} Lord Lorimar's daughter married Perceon III's son [[Gwayne Gardener (son of Perceon III)|Gwayne]] and was the seventh Peake maiden to become Queen of All the Reach. As a powerful house, Peake daughters had married [[House Redwyne|Redwynes]], [[House Rowan|Rowans]], [[House Costayne|Costaynes]], [[House Oakheart|Oakhearts]], [[House Osgrey|Osgreys]], [[House Florent|Florents]] and [[House Hightower|Hightowers]] over the centuries.{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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House Manderly was driven into exile from the Reach by Lord [[Lorimar Peake]] upon the behest of King [[Perceon III Gardener]] who feared the Manderlys' swelling power in the Reach. This allowed House Peake to acquire the Manderly seat of [[Dunstonbury]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Kings of Winter}} Lord Lorimar's daughter married Perceon III's son [[Gwayne Gardener (son of Perceon III)|Gwayne]] and was the seventh Peake maiden to become Queen of All the Reach. As a powerful house, Peake daughters had married [[House Redwyne|Redwynes]], [[House Rowan|Rowans]], [[House Costayne|Costaynes]], [[House Oakheart|Oakhearts]], [[House Osgrey|Osgreys]], [[House Florent|Florents]] and [[House Hightower|Hightowers]] over the centuries.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
  
 
===Targaryen Era===
 
===Targaryen Era===
Lord [[Armen Peake]] and his sons perished upon the [[Field of Fire]]. Unlike the station they had enjoyed under the Gardener kings, they had no blood connection to the new Lords of [[Highgarden]], [[House Tyrell]], and thus had no reason to be favored.{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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Lord [[Armen Peake]] and his sons perished upon the [[Field of Fire]]. Unlike the station they had enjoyed under the Gardener kings, they had no blood connection to the new Lords of [[Highgarden]], [[House Tyrell]], and thus had no reason to be favored.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
  
Lord [[Uther Peake]] ruled during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and married [[Prunella Celtigar]].{{ref|fab|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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Lord [[Uther Peake]] ruled during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and married one of Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne's]] companions, Lady [[Prunella Celtigar]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
  
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Unwin Peake]] supported the [[greens]]. He took command of the green army from the Reach after the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]] and led its retreat.{{ref|tpatq}} After the death of Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], Lord Unwin was given a position as one of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]'s [[Regency of Aegon III|regents]]. He eventually became [[Hand of the King]], which he later resigned when the king would not marry his daughter.{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon III}}
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At the [[Great Council#Great Council of 101 AC|Great Council]] of {{Date|101}}, Lord [[Lord Peake (father of Unwin)|Peake]] voted for Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
  
Lord [[Gormon Peake]] was a fierce supporter of [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] and was considered one of the finest [[knight]]s during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. After they chose the side of [[House Blackfyre]] in the failed [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], they had two of their castles stripped from them, leaving them only Starpike.{{ref|tmk}} Gormon was a part of [[Daemon II Blackfyre]]'s entourage at the [[Whitewalls]] [[Wedding tourney at Whitewalls|wedding tourney]] in {{Date|211}}, and was subsequently executed for treason.{{ref|tss}}{{ref|tmk}}
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During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Unwin Peake]] supported the [[greens]]. He took command of the green army from the Reach after the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]] and led its retreat.{{Ref|TPATQ}} After the death of Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], Lord Unwin was given a position as one of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]'s [[Regency of Aegon III|regents]]. He eventually became [[Protector of the Realm]] and [[Hand of the King]], which he later resigned when the king would not marry his daughter, [[Myrielle Peake]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
  
The Peakes rose against the [[Iron Throne]] in the [[Peake Uprising]] in {{Date|233}}. King [[Maekar I Targaryen]]'s helm was crushed by a rock hurled from the battlements of Starpike. Lord [[Robert Reyne]] and Ser [[Tywald Lannister]] were also killed in the [[Storming of Starpike]].{{ref|TWOIAF| House Lannister Under the Dragons}} In the aftermath of Starpike, [[Roger Reyne]], the new [[Lord of Castamere]] took vengeance for his father Robert's death by slaughtering seven captive Peakes before Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] prevented him from harming others.<ref name=sample>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref>
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Lord [[Gormon Peake]] was a fierce supporter of [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] and was considered one of the finest [[knight]]s during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. After the Peakes chose the side of [[House Blackfyre]] in the failed [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], they had two of their castles stripped from them, leaving them only Starpike.{{Ref|tmk}} Gormon was a part of [[Daemon II Blackfyre]]'s entourage at the [[Whitewalls]] [[Wedding tourney at Whitewalls|wedding tourney]] in {{Date|212}}, and was subsequently executed for treason.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}
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The Peakes rose against the [[Iron Throne]] in the [[Peake Uprising]] in {{Date|233}}. King [[Maekar I Targaryen]]'s helm was crushed by a rock hurled from the battlements of Starpike. Lord [[Robert Reyne]] and Ser [[Tywald Lannister]] were also killed in the [[Storming of Starpike]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| House Lannister Under the Dragons}} In the aftermath of Starpike, [[Roger Reyne]], the new [[Lord of Castamere]] took vengeance for his father Robert's death by slaughtering seven captive Peakes before Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] prevented him from harming others.<ref name=sample>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref>
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord [[Titus Peake]] is married to [[Margot Lannister]].{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
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Lord [[Titus Peake]] is married to Lady [[Margot Lannister]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser [[Laswell Peake|Laswell]], [[Torman Peake|Torman]], and [[Pykewood Peake]] are exiles in the [[Golden Company]] in support of [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]]. Laswell is sent to capture [[Rain House]].{{ref|ADWD|61}}
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Ser [[Laswell Peake|Laswell]], [[Torman Peake|Torman]], and [[Pykewood Peake]] are exiles in the [[Golden Company]] in support of [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]]. Laswell is sent to [[Taking of Rain House|capture]] [[Rain House]].{{Ref|ADWD|61}}
  
 
==House Peake at the end of the third century==
 
==House Peake at the end of the third century==
 
The known Peakes during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
 
The known Peakes during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
  
* Lord [[Titus Peake]], Lord of [[Starpike]].{{ref|asos|appendix}}{{ref|affc|appendix}}{{ref|adwd|appendix}}
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* Lord [[Titus Peake]], Lord of [[Starpike]].{{Ref|ASOS|appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|appendix}}
** Lady [[Margot Lannister]], his wife.{{ref|asos|appendix}}
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** Lady [[Margot Lannister]], his wife.{{Ref|ASOS|appendix}}
  
 
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:
 
With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:
  
* Ser [[Laswell Peake]], a [[knight]]. An exile lord serving with the [[Golden Company]].{{ref|adwd|appendix}}
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* Ser [[Laswell Peake]], a [[knight]]. An exile lord serving with the [[Golden Company]].{{Ref|ADWD|appendix}}
* [[Torman Peake]], his brother. An exile serving with the Golden Company.{{ref|adwd|appendix}}
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* [[Torman Peake]], his brother. An exile serving with the Golden Company.{{Ref|ADWD|appendix}}
* [[Pykewood Peake]], his brother. An exile serving with the Golden Company.{{ref|adwd|appendix}}
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* [[Pykewood Peake]], his brother. An exile serving with the Golden Company.{{Ref|ADWD|appendix}}
  
 
==Historical Members==
 
==Historical Members==
* Ser [[Urrathon Peake]], called "''Urrathon the Shieldsmasher''."{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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===Before the Conquest===
* Lord [[Meryn Peake]], called "''Meryn the Scribe''."{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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* Lord Peake, who quarreled with a Lord [[House Manderly|Manderly]] during the reign of King [[Gwayne III Gardener]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: The Gardener Kings}}
* Lady [[Yrma Peake]], called "''Yrma of the Golden Bowl''."{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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* Lord Peake, married to a daughter of King [[Garth X Gardener]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: Andals in the Reach}}
* Ser [[Barquen Peake]], called "''Barquen the Besieger''."{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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* Ser [[Urrathon Peake]], called ''Urrathon the Shieldsmasher''.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* Lord [[Eddison Peake (the Elder)|Eddison Peake]], called "''Eddison the Elder''."{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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* Lord [[Meryn Peake]], called ''Meryn the Scribe''.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* Lord [[Eddison Peake (the Younger)|Eddison Peake]], called "''Eddison the Younger''."{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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* Lady [[Yrma Peake]], called ''Yrma of the Golden Bowl''.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* Lord [[Emerick Peake]], called "''Emerick the Avenger''."{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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* Ser [[Barquen Peake]], called ''Barquen the Besieger''.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* Lord [[Lorimar Peake]], who drove [[House Manderly]] from the [[Reach]] upon the behest of King [[Perceon III Gardener]].
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* Lord [[Eddison Peake (the Elder)|Eddison Peake]], called ''Eddison the Elder''.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
** Lord Lorimar's daughter, who married [[Gwayne Gardener (son of Perceon III)|Gwayne Gardener]], the son of King Perceon III Gardener. She was the seventh Peake maiden to become Queen of All the Reach.{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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* Lord [[Eddison Peake (the Younger)|Eddison Peake]], called ''Eddison the Younger''.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* Lord [[Armen Peake]], who perished on the [[Field of Fire]] alongside his sons.{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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* Lord [[Emerick Peake]], called ''Emerick the Avenger''.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* Lord [[Uther Peake]], head of the house during the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. Married [[Prunella Celtigar]].{{ref|fab|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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* Lord [[Lorimar Peake]], who drove [[House Manderly]] from the [[Reach]] upon the behest of King [[Perceon III Gardener]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The North: The Kings of Winter}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* Lord [[Unwin Peake]], supported [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and the [[greens]] during [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}} Later a [[Regent]] and [[Hand of the King]] for [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}
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** Lord Lorimar's daughter, who married [[Gwayne Gardener (son of Perceon III)|Gwayne Gardener]], the son of King Perceon III Gardener. She was the seventh Peake [[maiden]] to become Queen of All the Reach.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
**Lord Unwin's firstborn son, who died in infancy.{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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===After the Conquest===
**Lord Unwin's eldest daughter, who died in childbirth at the age of twelve.{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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* Lord [[Armen Peake]], who perished on the [[Field of Fire]] alongside his sons.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
**Lord Unwin's two daughters by his second wife, who both died in infancy.{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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** Sons.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
**Lord Unwin's second son, fostered on [[the Arbor]] as a [[page]] and [[squire]] to Lord [[House Redwyne|Redwyne]] and drowned aged twelve in a sailing mishap.{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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* Lord Peake, who remained loyal to the [[Iron Throne]] during the [[Faith Militant uprising]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
**Ser [[Titus Peake (son of Unwin)|Titus Peake]], Lord Unwin's third son and heir, knighted by [[Jon Roxton]] after the [[Battle of the Honeywine]] and died six days later in a meaningless skirmish.{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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** His son and heir, killed by [[Warrior's Sons]] during the [[Faith Militant uprising]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
**[[Myrielle Peake]], Lord Unwin's daughter and only surviving child by the time of his regency, and a candidate for marriage with King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. Called "''Lady Turnips''."{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}''
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* Lord [[Uther Peake]], head of the house during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. Married Lady [[Prunella Celtigar]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
** Ser [[Mervyn Flowers]], Lord Unwin's [[bastard]] half-brother, a [[knight]] of [[Aegon III Targaryen]]'s [[Kingsguard]].{{ref|twoiaf| Aegon III}}
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* [[Lord Peake (father of Unwin)|Lord Peake]], supporter of Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] at the [[Great Council#Great Council of 101 AC|Great Council of 101 AC]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
** Ser [[Gedmund Peake]], Lord Unwin's uncle, called "Gedmund Great-Axe." He was given command of the royal fleet.{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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** Lord [[Unwin Peake]], his son.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} He supported [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and the [[greens]] during [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TPATQ}} Later a [[Regent]], [[Protector of the Realm]] and [[Hand of the King]] for [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
* Lord [[Gormon Peake]], known as ''"Gormy"'', supporter of [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] and his son [[Daemon II Blackfyre]].
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*** Three wives.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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**** Lord Unwin's firstborn son, who died in infancy.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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**** Lord Unwin's eldest daughter, who died in childbirth at the age of twelve.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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**** Lord Unwin's two daughters by his second wife, who both died in infancy.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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**** Lord Unwin's second son, fostered on the [[Arbor]] as a [[page]] and squire to [[Lord Redwyne]] and drowned aged twelve in a sailing mishap.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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**** Ser [[Titus Peake (son of Unwin)|Titus Peake]], Lord Unwin's third son and heir, [[knight]]ed by Ser [[Jon Roxton]] after the [[Battle of the Honeywine]] and died six days later in a meaningless skirmish.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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**** Lady [[Myrielle Peake]], Lord Unwin's daughter, called ''Lady Turnips'', was his only surviving child by the time of the regency, and a candidate for [[marriage]] to King Aegon III Targaryen.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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** Ser [[Gedmund Peake]], his brother and Unwin's uncle, called ''Gedmund Great-Axe''. He was given command of the [[royal fleet]] by Unwin and later named [[lord admiral]] and [[master of ships]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
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** A son, father of [[Amaury Peake]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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*** Ser [[Amaury Peake]], Unwin's nephew, a knight of Aegon III Targaryen's Kingsguard.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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** Ser [[Mervyn Flowers]], his [[bastard]] son and Unwin's half-brother, a knight of Aegon III Targaryen's [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aegon III}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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* Lord [[Gormon Peake]], known as ''Gormy'', supporter of [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] and his son [[Daemon II Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TMK}}
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* Lord Peake, who started the [[Peake Uprising]] in {{Date|233}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}
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** 7 Peakes, killed by Ser [[Roger Reyne]] in the aftermath of the Peake Uprising.<ref name=sample>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref>
  
 
==Behind the Scenes==
 
==Behind the Scenes==
House Peake is a reference by [[George R. R. Martin]] to the books of [[w:Mervyn Peake|Mervyn Peake]]. Titus Groan is the main character of the ''[[w:Gormenghast (series)|Gormenghast]]'' trilogy.
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House Peake is a reference by [[George R. R. Martin]] to the books of [[w:Mervyn Peake|Mervyn Peake]]. Titus Groan is the main character of the [[w:Gormenghast (series)|''Gormenghast'' series]].<ref>The Citadel: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Are_there_any_nods_to_other_works_in_the_series  Are there any nods to other works in the series?]</ref> Furthermore, the history of House Peake and its sigil may refer to the three castles that the Groan family owned before it was left with only one. The remaining castle is [[Starpike]], which is similar to Steerpike, the name of the main antagonist of the series.
  
 
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House Peake of Starpike
House Peake.svg
Coat of arms Three black castles on orange
(Tenné, three castles sable)
Seats
Head Lord Titus Peake
Region The Reach
Titles
Overlord House Tyrell
Ancestral weapon Orphan-Maker (stolen from House Roxton)[2]
Founder Husband of Florys the Fox
Founded Age of Heroes[2]

House Peake of Starpike is a noble house from Starpike in the Reach. They blazon their arms with three black castles on orange.[3][4][5] The three black castles on their arms symbolize the three castles that House Peake once owned: Starpike, Dunstonbury, and Whitegrove.[6] Since they gained Dunstonbury after having driven the Manderlys from the Reach at the behest of House Gardener,[7] their arms were presumably different before this. Their motto has yet to appear.

The Peakes are Marcher lords from the Dornish Marches.[8]

History

Kingdom of the Reach

House Peake is an ancient house of First Men origin. According to tales from the Reach, the Peakes, Florents, and Balls are each descended from one of the three husbands of Florys the Fox, a daughter of Garth Greenhand.[9]

Famous Peakes of legend include Ser Urrathon the Shieldsmasher, Lord Meryn the Scribe, Lady Yrma of the Golden Bowl, Ser Barquen the Besieger, Lord Eddison the Elder, Lord Eddison the Younger, and Lord Emerick the Avenger.[2]

The Peakes were historical rivals with House Manderly. During the reign of the Gardener kings in the Reach, King Gwayne the Fat persuaded Lords Manderly and Peake to accept his judgment on their quarrel and do fealty for their lands, without any bloodshed.[10]

Near the end of the long reign of King Garth Greybeard, a problem arose with the succession as Garth had sired no sons and only daughters, one of whom had married Lord Manderly, and another to Lord Peake. Both lords were determined that their own wife should succeed to the throne, and the rivalry between them was marked by betrayal, conspiracy and murder, and finally escalated into open war with other lords joining the cause on both sides. The anarchy that followed lasted almost a decade until Ser Osmund Tyrell, the High Steward of Highgarden, made common cause with the other lords of the Reach and defeated both the Peakes and Manderlys. Ser Osmund then placed a distant cousin of the late Garth Greybeard on the throne who ascended as King Mern VI Gardener.[11]

House Manderly was driven into exile from the Reach by Lord Lorimar Peake upon the behest of King Perceon III Gardener who feared the Manderlys' swelling power in the Reach. This allowed House Peake to acquire the Manderly seat of Dunstonbury.[7] Lord Lorimar's daughter married Perceon III's son Gwayne and was the seventh Peake maiden to become Queen of All the Reach. As a powerful house, Peake daughters had married Redwynes, Rowans, Costaynes, Oakhearts, Osgreys, Florents and Hightowers over the centuries.[2]

Targaryen Era

Lord Armen Peake and his sons perished upon the Field of Fire. Unlike the station they had enjoyed under the Gardener kings, they had no blood connection to the new Lords of Highgarden, House Tyrell, and thus had no reason to be favored.[2]

Lord Uther Peake ruled during the reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen and married one of Queen Alysanne's companions, Lady Prunella Celtigar.[1]

At the Great Council of 101 AC, Lord Peake voted for Prince Viserys Targaryen.[2]

During the Dance of the Dragons, Lord Unwin Peake supported the greens. He took command of the green army from the Reach after the Second Battle of Tumbleton and led its retreat.[12] After the death of Lord Corlys Velaryon, Lord Unwin was given a position as one of King Aegon III Targaryen's regents. He eventually became Protector of the Realm and Hand of the King, which he later resigned when the king would not marry his daughter, Myrielle Peake.[13][2]

Lord Gormon Peake was a fierce supporter of Daemon I Blackfyre and was considered one of the finest knights during the reign of King Daeron II Targaryen. After the Peakes chose the side of House Blackfyre in the failed First Blackfyre Rebellion, they had two of their castles stripped from them, leaving them only Starpike.[4] Gormon was a part of Daemon II Blackfyre's entourage at the Whitewalls wedding tourney in 212 AC, and was subsequently executed for treason.[3][4]

The Peakes rose against the Iron Throne in the Peake Uprising in 233 AC. King Maekar I Targaryen's helm was crushed by a rock hurled from the battlements of Starpike. Lord Robert Reyne and Ser Tywald Lannister were also killed in the Storming of Starpike.[14] In the aftermath of Starpike, Roger Reyne, the new Lord of Castamere took vengeance for his father Robert's death by slaughtering seven captive Peakes before Prince Aegon Targaryen prevented him from harming others.[15]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

Lord Titus Peake is married to Lady Margot Lannister.[16]

A Dance with Dragons

Ser Laswell, Torman, and Pykewood Peake are exiles in the Golden Company in support of Aegon Targaryen. Laswell is sent to capture Rain House.[17]

House Peake at the end of the third century

The known Peakes during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

Historical Members

Before the Conquest

After the Conquest

Behind the Scenes

House Peake is a reference by George R. R. Martin to the books of Mervyn Peake. Titus Groan is the main character of the Gormenghast series.[23] Furthermore, the history of House Peake and its sigil may refer to the three castles that the Groan family owned before it was left with only one. The remaining castle is Starpike, which is similar to Steerpike, the name of the main antagonist of the series.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Sworn Sword.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Mystery Knight.
  5. The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses in the Reach
  6. The World of Ice & Fire.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Kings of Winter.
  8. According to the ConCarolinas westerlands reading, King Maekar I Targaryen was slain at Starpike, while The World of Ice & Fire states Maekar was killed fighting a rebellious lord on the Dornish Marches.
  9. The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Garth Greenhand.
  10. 10.0 10.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: The Gardener Kings.
  11. 11.0 11.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Andals in the Reach.
  12. 12.0 12.1 The Princess and the Queen.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 The World of Ice & Fire, Aegon III.
  14. The World of Ice & Fire, House Lannister Under the Dragons.
  15. 15.0 15.1 The World of Ice & Fire: The Westerlands (unabridged). georgerrmartin.com
  16. 16.0 16.1 A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
  17. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 61, The Griffin Reborn.
  18. 18.0 18.1 A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 A Dance with Dragons, Appendix.
  20. 20.0 20.1 Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
  21. Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
  22. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I.
  23. The Citadel: Are there any nods to other works in the series?