Myrcella Baratheon

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Myrcella Baratheon
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Myrcella Baratheon.jpg
by Amoka

Title Princess
Allegiance House Baratheon of King's Landing
Born 290 AL
King's Landing
Books

Played by Aimee Richardson
TV series Season 1 | Season 2

Princess Myrcella Baratheon is the second oldest of the royal Baratheon children. Like all of Cersei's children, her father is in truth Cersei's brother Jaime.

Appearance and Personality

Myrcella is described by her uncle Tyrion Lannister as having all of her mother's beauty, but none of her mother's nature. She is delicate, beautiful, and courteous. For her age, she displays courage, a strong will, and high intelligence. She is eight at the beginning of the series. See also this collection of images.

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Princess Myrcella accompanies her father north to visit Winterfell and the Starks. She is smitten with Robb Stark during the feast.[1] Myrcella is in the throne room when Eddard Stark confronts Cersei and is betrayed by Littlefinger.[2]

A Clash of Kings

In an effort to win Dorne over to the side of House Lannister in the War of the Five Kings, her uncle Tyrion offers to marry her to Trystane Martell, Prince Doran's youngest son.[3] The offer is accepted and Princess Myrcella, accompanied by Ser Arys Oakheart of the Kingsguard, set sail for Braavos, where they will be met by an escort from Dorne.[4].

A Feast for Crows

To get revenge against the Lannisters for the deaths of Elia and Oberyn Martell, Arianne Martell schemed to make Myrcella Queen of the Seven Kingdoms after Joffrey I's death. According to Dornish law, an elder sister inherits before her younger brother, which would make Myrcella the rightful queen.[5] Arianne hoped that the Dornishmen would rise to defend her claim for a chance to war against the Lannisters, who would be expected to support Myrcella's brother Tommen I.

Arianne and a small group of friends traveled with Myrcella through the desert, leaving the princess' cousin and handmaiden Rosamund Lannister as a decoy in Sunspear. When they came to their destination, Doran Martell's guardsmen were waiting for them. Their conspiracy had been betrayed. Myrcella's bodyguard, Arys Oakheart, attacked the guardsmen but was killed by their captain. During the chaos, Ser Gerold Dayne attempted to kill Myrcella to force Doran Martell into a war against the Lannisters.[6] He failed to kill her, but Myrcella lost an ear and received a hideous facial scar.[7]

Aimee Richardson as Myrcella Baratheon

A Dance with Dragons

Myrcella injuries are revealed to Ser Balon Swann of the Kingsguard. As coached by the Martells, she states her injuries are due to the actions of the renegade knight Ser Gerold Dayne and under Arianne's direction lies to Ser Balon Swann and claims he also cut down Ser Arys Oakheart. She then begs Ser Balon to bring Ser Gerold to justice (once again under Arianne's direction). Ser Balon agreed.

Quotes

She had all of her mother’s beauty, and none of her nature. [8]


The truth was, the princess was braver than her brother, and brighter and more confident as well. Her wits were quicker, her courtesies more polished. Nothing daunted her, not even Joffrey. [9]

– Ser Arys Oakheart

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ormund
 
Rhaelle
Targaryen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Steffon
 
Cassana
Estermont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Various
women
 
Robert I
 
Cersei
Lannister
 
Renly I
 
Margaery
Tyrell
[10]
 
Stannis I
 
Selyse
Florent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joffrey I
 
Margaery
Tyrell
[10]
 
Tommen I
 
Myrcella
 
 
 
Shireen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mya
Stone
 
Bella
 
Gendry
 
Edric
Storm
 
Barra
 
Unknown
twins
 
9 Others
 


References and Notes

  1. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 5, Jon
  2. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 49, Eddard
  3. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 20, Tyrion
  4. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 41, Tyrion
  5. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight
  6. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 21, The Queenmaker
  7. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 40, The Princess in the Tower
  8. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 9, Tyrion I, p 90.
  9. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight, p 240.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Margaery Tyrell married 1st Renly, 2nd Joffrey, 3rd Tommen