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'''Rhaenyra Targaryen''' was the first-born child of King [[Viserys I]]. Her claim to the [[Iron Throne]] was challenged by her younger half-brother [[Aegon II]], sparking the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]].
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'''Rhaenyra Targaryen''' was the first-born child of King [[Viserys I]]. Her claim to the [[Iron Throne]] was challenged by her younger half-brother [[Aegon II]], sparking the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. She was married twice, and mother of five sons of which the two younger [[Aegon III]] and [[Viserys II]] both ruled as kings.
  
 
==Character and Appearance==
 
==Character and Appearance==
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After the death of her father King Viserys I, his will stated that Princess Rhaenyra would succeed him. However, Ser [[Criston Cole]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]], defied the King's will and instead crowned Rhaenyra's half-brother Aegon II, who was ten years younger. This brought about a Targaryen civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons, where dragon riders fought each other{{Ref|aFfC|13}};during the war Rhaenyra rode her [[Dragon]] Syrax.{{Ref|aDwD|8}} Rhaenyra's bid failed and her half-brother Aegon had her fed to his own dragon.<ref>[[The Hedge Knight]], page 7</ref> Aegon died shortly after his victory with no male issue, and was succeeded by Rhaenyra's son, [[Aegon III]].
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After the death of her father King Viserys I, his will stated that Princess Rhaenyra would succeed him. However, Ser [[Criston Cole]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the [[Kingsguard]], defied the King's will and instead crowned Rhaenyra's half-brother Aegon II, who was ten years younger. This brought about a Targaryen civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons, where dragon riders fought each other{{Ref|aFfC|13}};during the war Rhaenyra rode her [[Dragon]] Syrax.{{Ref|aDwD|8}} Rhaenyra's bid failed and her half-brother Aegon had her fed to his own dragon.<ref>[[The Hedge Knight]], page 7</ref> Aegon died shortly after his victory with no male issue, and was succeeded by Rhaenyra's son, Aegon III.
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==

Revision as of 14:35, 27 November 2012

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Rhaenyra Targaryen
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Title Queen of the Seven Kingdoms (Self-styled)
Allegiance House Targaryen
Culture Valyrian
Died 129 AC
Book A Feast for Crows

Rhaenyra Targaryen was the first-born child of King Viserys I. Her claim to the Iron Throne was challenged by her younger half-brother Aegon II, sparking the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. She was married twice, and mother of five sons of which the two younger Aegon III and Viserys II both ruled as kings.

Character and Appearance

Pampered from an early age, Rhaenyra was a pudgy girl and a stout woman, with a thick waist and a very large bosom. She was very proud and stubborn, and there was a certain petulance to her small mouth. Rhaenyra had her family's Valyrian looks, wearing her silver-gold hair in a long braid in the manner of Aegon I's warrior wife Visenya, though Rhaenyra was no warrior herself. She always dressed richly, favoring purple and maroon velvets and golden Myrish lace in intricate patterns. Her bodice often glittered with pearls and diamonds, and there were always rings on her fingers. Whenever she was anxious, she would turn them compulsively, round and round. Though Rhaenyra could be charming, she was quick to anger and never forgot a slight. During the Dance of the Dragons, she wore her father's crown.[1]

History

Early Life

Rhaenyra was King Viserys I's only living child by his first wife a Lady of House Arryn. She grew up expecting to become the first ruling Queen of Westeros. When the second of her brothers died soon after being born, Viserys himself began to treat Rhaenyra as his heir, keeping her by his side in court and at council meetings. Many of the nobles of the realm took note, so the young princess was surrounded by flatterers and favor-seekers all throughout her childhood. Her mother's death and her father's second marriage did little to disturb her expectations, but when his new Hightower queen gave the king three healthy sons and a daughter in rapid succession, the seeds of the Dance of the Dragons were sown.[1]

Her first consort was Lord Lyonel Strong of Harrenhal, who was Hand of the King during the reign of her father, with whom she had three sons all of which died fighting during the Dance of the Dragons. Her known surviving sons, Aegon III and Viserys II have been fathered by her second consort, an as of yet no identified member of House Targaryen.

Dance of the Dragons

After the death of her father King Viserys I, his will stated that Princess Rhaenyra would succeed him. However, Ser Criston Cole, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, defied the King's will and instead crowned Rhaenyra's half-brother Aegon II, who was ten years younger. This brought about a Targaryen civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons, where dragon riders fought each other[2];during the war Rhaenyra rode her Dragon Syrax.[3] Rhaenyra's bid failed and her half-brother Aegon had her fed to his own dragon.[4] Aegon died shortly after his victory with no male issue, and was succeeded by Rhaenyra's son, Aegon III.

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rodrik
Arryn
 
Daella
 
 
 
 
 
Baelon
 
Alyssa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aemma Arryn
 
 
 
 
 
Viserys I
 
 
 
 
 
Alicent Hightower
 
Daemon*
 
Aegon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
unknown son
 
Baelon
 
Rhaenyra
 
Daemon*
 
Aegon II
 
Helaena
 
Aemond
 
Daeron
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aegon III
 
Viserys II
 
Visenya
 
Jaehaerys
 
Jaehaera
 
Maelor
 

References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 "So speak martin". Good Queen Alysanne and Rhaenyra. June 18, 2006. http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1604/. 
  2. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 13, The Soiled Knight.
  3. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 8, Tyrion III.
  4. The Hedge Knight, page 7