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| Character_name = [[File:House Lannister.png|50px|right]] '''Joanna Lannister''' [[File:House Lannister.png|50px|left]]
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| title = Lady
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| firstname = Joanna
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| lastname = Lannister
| Title         = Lady of [[Casterly Rock]]
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| image = Bella Bergolts joanna lannister.jpg
| Allegiance     = [[House Lannister]]
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| image_caption = Joanna Lannister by Bella Bergolts ©
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| Title = Lady of [[Casterly Rock]]
| Spouse         = [[Tywin Lannister]]
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| Allegiance = [[House Lannister]]
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| Culture = [[Westermen]]
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| Father = [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]]
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| Mother = [[Marla Prester]]
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| Spouse = Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]
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| Lover  = King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] <small>(rumored)</small>{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
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| Issue  = [[Cersei Lannister]]<br>[[Jaime Lannister]]<br>[[Tyrion Lannister]]
 
| Place_of_Birth = [[Casterly Rock]]
 
| Place_of_Birth = [[Casterly Rock]]
| Date_of_Birth = or between {{Date|245}} and {{Date|250}}<ref name=Cal>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Joanna Lannister|Joanna Lannister]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|244|252}}<ref name=Cal>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Joanna Lannister|Joanna Lannister]] calculation.''</ref>
 
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|273}}<ref name=Cal></ref>
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|273}}<ref name=Cal></ref>
| Books         = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appendix)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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:''Not to be confused with [[Johanna Lannister]], the wife of Jason Lannister.''
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'''Joanna Lannister''' was a member of [[House Lannister]] who became Lady of [[Casterly Rock]], the wife of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], and the mother of [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] and [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{ref|agot|appendix}} She died giving birth to Tyrion in {{date|273}}.{{Ref|aSoS|38}}
Lady '''Joanna Lannister''' was a Lady of [[Casterly Rock]], the wife of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], and the mother of [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] and [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{ref|agot|appendix}} She died giving birth to Tyrion before the beginning of the series.{{Ref|aSoS|38}}
 
  
 
==Life==
 
==Life==
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===Early life===
 
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Joanna Lannister|Images of Joanna Lannister]]''
 
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Joanna Lannister|Images of Joanna Lannister]]''
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Joanna's father, Ser [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason]], was the younger brother of [[Tytos Lannister]], Lord of [[Casterly Rock]]. She had one older sibling, [[Damon Lannister (son of Jason)|Damon]], a son from her father's first marriage, and five younger siblings (three brothers, two sisters), the eldest of whom was [[Stafford Lannister|Stafford]]. She also had an older bastard sister, [[Lynora Hill|Lynora]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Lannister Lineage}}{{Ref|aSoS|Appendix}} [[Tywin Lannister]], the eldest son of Lord Tytos, met his cousin Joanna at Casterly Rock while they were children.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
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Joanna went to [[King's Landing]] in {{Date|259}}, for the coronation of King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]], and remained as a [[lady-in-waiting]] for the future queen, Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen]]. There were rumors that Joanna gave her maidenhead to Prince [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] the night of Jaehaerys's coronation, and that she briefly became Aerys's [[paramour]] after he ascended the [[Iron Throne]]. However, Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] insists these tales are baseless, as Tywin would not have married Joanna if they were true, "for he was ever a proud man and not one accustomed to feasting on another man's leavings."{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
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===Married life===
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Joanna married her first cousin, [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], now serving as Aerys's [[Hand of the King]], in {{Date|263}} in a lavish ceremony in the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} On their wedding day, the oft-grim Tywin smiled, a rare occurrence.{{Ref|aFfC|32}} At the wedding feast, Aerys drunkenly japed about how it was a pity the [[first night]] tradition was banned, and he took certain "unwonted liberties" with Joanna in the bedding ritual when the men at the feast had to disrobe the bride.{{ref|ADWD|43}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
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Not long thereafter, Joanna was dismissed by Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]] from her service in [[King's Landing]]. While Rhaella turned a blind eye towards most of her husband's infidelities, she did not approve when it concerned one of her own ladies, several of whom were sent away from court. Joanna departed for [[Casterly Rock]] at once, and she seldom visited the capital afterwards.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
  
===Early life===
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Joanna's marriage to Tywin was reportedly a happy one, and she became Tywin's trusted counselor and companion. Her influence on her husband was such that people say that Tywin ruled the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as Hand,{{Ref|aSoS|38}} "but was ruled at home by his lady wife."{{Ref|aSoS|70}}
Joanna was born into a branch of [[House Lannister]]. Her father Jason was the younger brother of Lord [[Tytos Lannister]]. She had one older sibling, [[Damon Lannister (son of Jason)|Damon]], a son from her father's first marriage, and five younger siblings (three brothers, two sisters), the eldest of which was [[Stafford Lannister|Stafford]]. She also had an older bastard sister, [[Lynora Hill|Lynora]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Lannister Lineage}}{{Ref|aSoS|Appendix}}  
 
  
Joanna went to [[King's Landing]] in {{Date|259}}, for the coronation of King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]], and would remain as a lady-in-waiting for the future queen, Princess [[Rhaella Targaryen]]. There are rumours that Joanna had given her maidenhead to Prince [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] the night of Jaehaerys' coronation, and briefly became Aerys' paramour after he ascended the throne himself. However, Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] insists these tales are baseless, as Tywin would not have married Joanna if they were true, "for he was ever a proud man and not one accustomed to feasting on another man's leavings."{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aerys II}}
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[[File:Joanna-Cersei-Jaime-by-naomi-makes-art73.png|thumb|350px|A pregnant Joanna with her children, [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], by Naomimakesart]]
  
===Married life===
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In {{Date|266}}, Joanna gave birth to [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], with Tywin present. King Aerys ordered Tywin to bring Joanna and the children to King's Landing when the children were old enough to travel, but Lord [[Tytos Lannister]] died before this could occur. Instead, Tywin, Aerys, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]], and half the court went to the [[westerlands]] in {{Date|267}}, where they remained for most of the next year.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
Joanna married her first cousin, [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], in {{Date|263}} in a lavish ceremony in the [[Great Sept]] of Baelor.{{Ref|TWOIAF| House Lannister Under the Dragons}} On their wedding day, Tywin smiled, a very rare occurrence.{{Ref|aFfC|32}} However at the wedding feast, Aerys drunkenly japed about how it was a pity the [[first night]] tradition was banned, and he took certain "unwonted liberties" with Joanna in the bedding ritual when the men at the feast had to disrobe the bride.{{ref|ADWD|43}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aerys II}}
 
  
Not long thereafter, Joanna was dismissed by Queen Rhaella from her service in King's Landing. While Queen Rhaella turned a blind eye towards most of her husband's infidelities, she did not approve when it concerned one of her own "ladies." (Joanna was one of many ladies to be sent away from court.) She departed for [[Casterly Rock]] at once, and seldom visited [[King's Landing]] afterwards.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aerys II}}
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Joanna attended the [[Anniversary Tourney]] in [[King's Landing]] in {{Date|272}}, held to celebrate Aerys's tenth year on the [[Iron Throne]]. Aerys insulted Joanna by asking her if nursing her children had ruined her breasts, and the king refused the outraged Tywin's resignation the next day.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
  
Joanna's marriage to Tywin was reportedly a happy one. Joanna became Tywin's trusted counselor and companion. Her influence on her husband was such that people would say that Tywin ruled the [[Seven Kingdoms]] as [[Hand of the King]],{{Ref|aSoS|38}} "but was ruled at home by his lady wife."{{Ref|aSoS|70}}
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At some point within the next year, Joanna's servant caught Jaime and Cersei together, engaged in some kind of sexual activity. Joanna sent the maid away, moved Jaime's chamber to the other side of Casterly Rock, and put a guard outside of Cersei's chamber. She then warned her twins that they must never do such a thing again, or else she would be forced to tell their father.{{Ref|ASOS|21}}
  
[[File:Joanna-Cersei-Jaime-by-naomi-makes-art73.png|thumb|A pregnant Joanna with her children Cersei and Jaime, by [http://naomi-makes-art73.tumblr.com/post/60600753732 naomi-makes-art73]|250px|left]] In {{Date|266}}, Joanna gave birth to [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], with Tywin present. King Aerys ordered Tywin to bring Joanna and the children to King's Landing when the children were old enough to travel, but Lord [[Tytos Lannister]] died before this could occur. Instead, Tywin, Aerys, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]], and half the court went to the Westerlands in {{Date|267}}, where they would remain for most of next year.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aerys II}}
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===Death===
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During her time as Queen Rhaella's lady-in-waiting, Joanna had befriended the Princess of Dorne, another member of the court.{{Ref|ASOS|70}} The Dornish Princess had two children, [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]] and [[Elia Martell]], who were not yet promised in marriage, so the two women planned to have their children be wed to each other.
  
Joanna did attend the anniversary tourney in [[King's Landing]] in {{Date|272}}, held to celebrate King Aerys' tenth year on the throne. There, King Aerys insulted Joanna, by asking her if nursing her children had ruined her breasts. Tywin, who was also present, was angered, and tried to resign as [[Hand of the King]] the next day, but King Aerys refused.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aerys II}}
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In {{date|273}}, Joanna died birthing her youngest son, the dwarf [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], while the Martells were on their way to [[Casterly Rock]]. Once confronted on the subject, Tywin bluntly refused all the offers (Jaime wed to Elia, Cersei wed to Oberyn, or both), and instead offered newborn Tyrion for Elia, an offer meant to be insulting.{{Ref|ASOS|70}}
  
At some point within the next year, Joanna's servant caught Jaime and Cersei together, in some kind of sexual activity. Joanna sent the maid away, moved Jaime's chamber to the other side of the castle, and put a guard outside of Cersei's chamber. She then warned her twins that they must never do such a thing again, or else she would be forced to tell [[Tywin Lannister|their father]]. But it was not long thereafter, in {{Date|273}}, that Joanna died giving birth to [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]].{{Ref|AfFC|3}}{{Ref|ASOS|21}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aerys II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| House Lannister Under the Dragons}}
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Tywin seldom spoke of his wife, but he was greatly saddened by her death{{Ref|aSoS|38}} and never remarried. Tywin has since blamed Tyrion for Joanna's death.{{ref|ASOS|4}} A brother, [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], later took over Joanna's role as Tywin's most trusted counselor.{{Ref|aFfC|7}}
  
During her time as Queen Rhaella's lady-in-waiting, Joanna had befriended the Princess of Dorne, another member of the court.{{Ref|ASOS|70}} The Dornish Princess had two children, [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]] and [[Elia Martell]], who were not yet promised in marriage, so the two women planned to have their children be wed to each other. However, Joanna died birthing her youngest son while the Martells were on their way to [[Casterly Rock]]. Once confronted on the subject, Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] bluntly refused all the offers (Jaime wed to Elia, Cersei wed to Oberyn, or both), and instead offered newborn Tyrion for Princess Elia, an offer meant to be insulting.{{Ref|ASOS|70}}
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==Recent Events==
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[[File:Tywin and joanna lannister by berghots.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Tywin and Joanna Lannister, by Bella Bergolts ©]]
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] drapes [[Margaery Tyrell]] with a wife's cloak worn first by Joanna in her wedding to [[Tywin Lannister]] and then by [[Cersei Lannister]] in her wedding to [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{ref|ASOS|59}}{{ref|ASOS|60}}
  
==Recollections about Joanna==
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
Tywin seldom spoke of his wife but was much saddened by her death. He never remarried. According to his brother, [[Gerion Lannister]], "the best part of Tywin died with her."{{Ref|aSoS|38}} Another brother, [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], later took over Joanna's role as Tywin's most trusted counselor.{{Ref|aFfC|7}}
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One of [[Cersei's dromonds]] is named ''[[Lady Joanna]]'' to honor the queen's mother.{{ref|AFFC|28}}
  
When Aerys's daughter Daenerys asks Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] about her father and whether there was a woman he loved better than [[Rhaella Targaryen|his queen]], Ser Barristan replies,
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During the [[siege of Riverrun]], Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] dreams and sees a woman he barely recognizes. At first, he believes her to be his sister, Cersei, but then realizes it is his mother. She asks if he will forget [[Tywin Lannister|his father]] like he has forgotten her. She talks about the future that Tywin had wanted for his children: his son a [[knight]] and his daughter a queen. She cries when Jaime replies that they have indeed become that.{{Ref|aFfC|44}}
{{Quote|“Not loved. Mayhaps '''wanted''' is a better word, but...it was only kitchen gossip, the whispers of washerwomen and stableboys..."}} According to Barristan, King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]] lusted for Joanna Lannister, something that caused friction between the King and his Hand. Ser Barristan, choosing his words with care, goes on to tell Dany of her father's behaviour during the wedding feast of Tywin and Joanna and during the bedding.{{ref|ADWD|43}}  
 
  
During the [[Siege of Riverrun]], Jaime dreams and sees a woman he barely recognizes. At first, he believes her to be Cersei, but then realizes it is his mother. She asks if he will forget his father like he has forgotten her. She talks about the future that Tywin had wanted for his children: his son a knight and his daughter a queen. She cries when Jaime replies that they have indeed become that.{{Ref|aFfC|44}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] tells [[Daenerys Targaryen]] of the desire of her father, King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], for Joanna.{{ref|ADWD|43}}
  
 
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==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|Prince Aerys ... as a youth, he was taken with a certain lady of [[Casterly Rock]], a cousin of [[Tywin Lannister]].|-[[Barristan Selmy]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]{{ref|ADWD|43}}}}
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{{quote|'''Tywin''': [[Casterly Rock]]. Never.<br>
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'''Tyrion''': Why?<br>
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'''Tywin''': You ask that? You, who killed your mother to come into the world? You are an ill-made, devious, disobedient, spiteful little creature full of envy, lust, and low cunning. Men's laws give you the right to bear my name and display my colors, since I cannot prove that you are not mine. To teach me humility, the gods have condemned me to watch you waddle about wearing that [[House Lannister|proud lion]] that was [[Tytos Lannister|my father's]] sigil and [[Gerold Lannister|his father's]] before him. But neither gods nor men shall ever compel me to let you turn Casterly Rock into your whorehouse.{{ref|ASOS|4}}|[[Tywin Lannister]] and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
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{{quote|Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] seldom spoke of his wife, but Tyrion had heard his uncles talk of the love between them. In those days, his father had been [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys's]] Hand, and many people said that Lord Tywin Lannister ruled the [[Seven Kingdoms]], but Lady Joanna ruled Lord Tywin.{{ref|ASOS|38}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
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{{quote|[[Tywin Lannister|He]] was not the same man after she died, Imp. The best part of him died with her.{{ref|ASOS|38}}|[[Gerion Lannister]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
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{{Quote|'''Daenerys''': And my father? Was there some woman he loved better than [[Rhaella Targaryen|his queen]]?<br>
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'''Barristan''': Not ... not loved. Mayhaps wanted is a better word, but ... it was only kitchen gossip, the whispers of washerwomen and stableboys ...<br>
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'''Daenerys''': I want to know. I never knew my father. I want to know everything about him. The good and ... the rest.<br>
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'''Barristan''': As you command. Prince [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] ... as a youth, he was taken with a certain lady of [[Casterly Rock]], a cousin of [[Tywin Lannister]]. When she and Tywin wed, your father drank too much wine at the wedding feast and was heard to say that it was a great pity that the lord's right to the [[first night]] had been abolished. A drunken jape, no more, but Tywin Lannister was not a man to forget such words, or the ... the liberties your father took during the bedding.{{ref|ADWD|43}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Barristan Selmy]]}}
  
{{Quote|Only Lady Joanna truly knows [[Tywin Lannister|the man beneath the armor]], and all his smiles belong to her and her alone. I do avow that I have even observed her make him laugh, not once, but on three separate occasions!|-Grand Maester [[Pycelle]], reporting to the [[Citadel]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| Aerys II}}}}
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{{Quote|Only Lady Joanna truly knows [[Tywin Lannister|the man beneath the armor]], and all his smiles belong to her and her alone. I do avow that I have even observed her make him laugh, not once, but on three separate occasions!{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}|[[Pycelle]] reporting to the [[Citadel]]}}
  
{{Quote|With her death, Grand Maester Pycelle observes, the joy went out of Tywin Lannister, yet still he persisted in his duty.|-The World of Ice and Fire{{Ref|TWOIAF| House Lannister Under the Dragons}}}}
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{{Quote|With her death, Grand Maester Pycelle observes, the joy went out of Tywin Lannister, yet still he persisted in his duty.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}
  
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 18:18, 21 January 2023

House Lannister.svg Lady
Joanna Lannister
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Joanna Lannister by Bella Bergolts ©

Title Lady of Casterly Rock
Allegiance House Lannister
Culture Westermen
Born 244252 AC[1]
Casterly Rock
Died 273 AC[1]
Father Jason Lannister
Mother Marla Prester
Spouse Lord Tywin Lannister
Lover King Aerys II Targaryen (rumored)[2]
Issue
Books

Joanna Lannister was a member of House Lannister who became Lady of Casterly Rock, the wife of Lord Tywin Lannister, and the mother of Cersei, Jaime and Tyrion.[3] She died giving birth to Tyrion in 273 AC.[4]

Life

Early life

See also: Images of Joanna Lannister

Joanna's father, Ser Jason, was the younger brother of Tytos Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock. She had one older sibling, Damon, a son from her father's first marriage, and five younger siblings (three brothers, two sisters), the eldest of whom was Stafford. She also had an older bastard sister, Lynora.[5][6] Tywin Lannister, the eldest son of Lord Tytos, met his cousin Joanna at Casterly Rock while they were children.[2]

Joanna went to King's Landing in 259 AC, for the coronation of King Jaehaerys II Targaryen, and remained as a lady-in-waiting for the future queen, Princess Rhaella Targaryen. There were rumors that Joanna gave her maidenhead to Prince Aerys the night of Jaehaerys's coronation, and that she briefly became Aerys's paramour after he ascended the Iron Throne. However, Grand Maester Pycelle insists these tales are baseless, as Tywin would not have married Joanna if they were true, "for he was ever a proud man and not one accustomed to feasting on another man's leavings."[2]

Married life

Joanna married her first cousin, Tywin, now serving as Aerys's Hand of the King, in 263 AC in a lavish ceremony in the Great Sept of Baelor.[7] On their wedding day, the oft-grim Tywin smiled, a rare occurrence.[8] At the wedding feast, Aerys drunkenly japed about how it was a pity the first night tradition was banned, and he took certain "unwonted liberties" with Joanna in the bedding ritual when the men at the feast had to disrobe the bride.[9][2]

Not long thereafter, Joanna was dismissed by Queen Rhaella Targaryen from her service in King's Landing. While Rhaella turned a blind eye towards most of her husband's infidelities, she did not approve when it concerned one of her own ladies, several of whom were sent away from court. Joanna departed for Casterly Rock at once, and she seldom visited the capital afterwards.[2]

Joanna's marriage to Tywin was reportedly a happy one, and she became Tywin's trusted counselor and companion. Her influence on her husband was such that people say that Tywin ruled the Seven Kingdoms as Hand,[4] "but was ruled at home by his lady wife."[10]

A pregnant Joanna with her children, Cersei and Jaime, by Naomimakesart

In 266 AC, Joanna gave birth to Cersei and Jaime, with Tywin present. King Aerys ordered Tywin to bring Joanna and the children to King's Landing when the children were old enough to travel, but Lord Tytos Lannister died before this could occur. Instead, Tywin, Aerys, Prince Rhaegar, and half the court went to the westerlands in 267 AC, where they remained for most of the next year.[2]

Joanna attended the Anniversary Tourney in King's Landing in 272 AC, held to celebrate Aerys's tenth year on the Iron Throne. Aerys insulted Joanna by asking her if nursing her children had ruined her breasts, and the king refused the outraged Tywin's resignation the next day.[2]

At some point within the next year, Joanna's servant caught Jaime and Cersei together, engaged in some kind of sexual activity. Joanna sent the maid away, moved Jaime's chamber to the other side of Casterly Rock, and put a guard outside of Cersei's chamber. She then warned her twins that they must never do such a thing again, or else she would be forced to tell their father.[11]

Death

During her time as Queen Rhaella's lady-in-waiting, Joanna had befriended the Princess of Dorne, another member of the court.[10] The Dornish Princess had two children, Oberyn and Elia Martell, who were not yet promised in marriage, so the two women planned to have their children be wed to each other.

In 273 AC, Joanna died birthing her youngest son, the dwarf Tyrion, while the Martells were on their way to Casterly Rock. Once confronted on the subject, Tywin bluntly refused all the offers (Jaime wed to Elia, Cersei wed to Oberyn, or both), and instead offered newborn Tyrion for Elia, an offer meant to be insulting.[10]

Tywin seldom spoke of his wife, but he was greatly saddened by her death[4] and never remarried. Tywin has since blamed Tyrion for Joanna's death.[12] A brother, Kevan, later took over Joanna's role as Tywin's most trusted counselor.[13]

Recent Events

Tywin and Joanna Lannister, by Bella Bergolts ©

A Storm of Swords

King Joffrey I Baratheon drapes Margaery Tyrell with a wife's cloak worn first by Joanna in her wedding to Tywin Lannister and then by Cersei Lannister in her wedding to Robert I Baratheon.[14][15]

A Feast for Crows

One of Cersei's dromonds is named Lady Joanna to honor the queen's mother.[16]

During the siege of Riverrun, Ser Jaime Lannister dreams and sees a woman he barely recognizes. At first, he believes her to be his sister, Cersei, but then realizes it is his mother. She asks if he will forget his father like he has forgotten her. She talks about the future that Tywin had wanted for his children: his son a knight and his daughter a queen. She cries when Jaime replies that they have indeed become that.[17]

A Dance with Dragons

Ser Barristan Selmy tells Daenerys Targaryen of the desire of her father, King Aerys II Targaryen, for Joanna.[9]

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Serving
girl
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marla
Prester
 
Jason
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alys
Stackspear
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tywin
Lannister
 
Joanna
 
 
 
Myranda
Lefford
 
Stafford
 
Two sons
 
Two
daughters
 
Damon
 
Ella
Lannister
 
Lynora
Hill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert I
Baratheon
 
Cersei
Lannister
 
Jaime
Lannister
 
Tyrion
Lannister
 
Daven
 
Cerenna
 
Myrielle
 
Shiera
Crakehall
 
Damion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joffrey
Baratheon
 
Margaery
Tyrell*
 
Myrcella
Baratheon
 
Tommen
Baratheon
 
Margaery
Tyrell*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lucion
 
Lanna
 
Antario
Jast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sons
 


Quotes

Tywin: Casterly Rock. Never.

Tyrion: Why?

Tywin: You ask that? You, who killed your mother to come into the world? You are an ill-made, devious, disobedient, spiteful little creature full of envy, lust, and low cunning. Men's laws give you the right to bear my name and display my colors, since I cannot prove that you are not mine. To teach me humility, the gods have condemned me to watch you waddle about wearing that proud lion that was my father's sigil and his father's before him. But neither gods nor men shall ever compel me to let you turn Casterly Rock into your whorehouse.[12]

Lord Tywin seldom spoke of his wife, but Tyrion had heard his uncles talk of the love between them. In those days, his father had been Aerys's Hand, and many people said that Lord Tywin Lannister ruled the Seven Kingdoms, but Lady Joanna ruled Lord Tywin.[4]

—thoughts of Tyrion Lannister

He was not the same man after she died, Imp. The best part of him died with her.[4]

Daenerys: And my father? Was there some woman he loved better than his queen?

Barristan: Not ... not loved. Mayhaps wanted is a better word, but ... it was only kitchen gossip, the whispers of washerwomen and stableboys ...
Daenerys: I want to know. I never knew my father. I want to know everything about him. The good and ... the rest.

Barristan: As you command. Prince Aerys ... as a youth, he was taken with a certain lady of Casterly Rock, a cousin of Tywin Lannister. When she and Tywin wed, your father drank too much wine at the wedding feast and was heard to say that it was a great pity that the lord's right to the first night had been abolished. A drunken jape, no more, but Tywin Lannister was not a man to forget such words, or the ... the liberties your father took during the bedding.[9]

Only Lady Joanna truly knows the man beneath the armor, and all his smiles belong to her and her alone. I do avow that I have even observed her make him laugh, not once, but on three separate occasions![2]

Pycelle reporting to the Citadel

With her death, Grand Maester Pycelle observes, the joy went out of Tywin Lannister, yet still he persisted in his duty.[7]

—writings of Yandel

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 See the Joanna Lannister calculation.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
  3. A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 38, Tyrion V.
  5. The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Lannister Lineage.
  6. A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
  7. 7.0 7.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons.
  8. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 32, Cersei VII.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 43, Daenerys VII.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 70, Tyrion X.
  11. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 21, Jaime III.
  12. 12.0 12.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 4, Tyrion I.
  13. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 7, Cersei II.
  14. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 59, Sansa IV.
  15. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.
  16. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 28, Cersei VI.
  17. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.