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!!Daenys Targaryen
The daughter of Aenar Targaryen. She married her brother Gaemon, mothering Aegon and Elaena Targaryen.
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!!Daenys !!Gaemon Targaryen
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!!Daenys Targaryen
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!!Daenys Targaryen
The daughter of Aenar Targaryen. She married her brother Gaemon, mothering Aegon and Elaena Targaryen.
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!!Aenar Targaryen
A dragonlord of the Valyrian Freehold who relocated the family to the backwater outpost of Dragonstone twelve year prior to the Doom of Valyria. Father of Gaemon and Daenys.
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!!Daenys Targaryen
The daughter of Aenar Targaryen. She married her brother Gaemon, mothering Aegon and Elaena Targaryen.
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* DreamingOfThingsToCome: She had visions of the Doom of Valyria twelve years before the event, prompting her father to relocate to the backwater outpost of Dragonstone
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* VirginPower: She had visions while a maiden.
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!!Aenar Targaryen
A dragonlord of the Valyrian Freehold who relocated the family to the backwater outpost of Dragonstone twelve year prior to the Doom of Valyria. Father of Gaemon and Daenys.
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!!Daenys Targaryen
The daughter of Aenar Targaryen. She married her brother Gaemon, mothering Aegon and Elaena Targaryen.
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King Aegon I Targaryen. Founder of the Targaryen dynasty and conqueror of the Seven Kingdoms.
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* ElectedMonarch: Sort of. He was given the crown by a council that passed over both the feeble-witted daughter of the late Prince Daeron and the son of insane and also late Prince Aerion and wanted to crown Aemon, who refused the crown.
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The Targaryens conquered the Seven Kingdoms and united them under a single realm. They have a rich and messy history. Its most potent symbol is the Iron Throne built by Aegon the Conqueror.
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The Targaryens conquered the Seven Kingdoms and united them under a single realm. They have a rich and messy history. Its most potent symbol is They sat the Iron Throne built by Aegon the Conqueror.Conqueror for 300 years before they were finally overthrown in Robert's Rebellion.
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*NiceToTheWaiter: Daenerys allowed the children of servants and guards to bathe in the Water Gardens - which Prince Maron had built for her - starting a tradition that survives until the present.
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* NotSoDifferent: You would swear he Known for being a casanova, a terrible king, was in a loveless mariage, got fat, fathered plenty of bastards and his death led to a gigantic war for the Targaryen version of Iron throne. Robert Baratheon.Baratheon says hi.
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* LastOfHisKind: The only Targaryen to descend from Visenya. All the others come from Rhaenys.
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Daughter of Viserys I and mother of Aegon III. Her claim to the Iron Throne, which was stated in her father's will, was challenged by her younger half-brother Aegon II, sparking the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. She lost in battle and was fed to her brother's dragon. She succeeded from beyond the grave when Aegon II died childless and her eldest son became King Aegon III.
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Daughter of Viserys I and mother of Aegon III.I. Her claim to the Iron Throne, which was stated in her father's will, was challenged by her younger half-brother Aegon II, sparking the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. She lost in battle and was fed to her brother's dragon. She succeeded from beyond the grave when Aegon II died childless and her eldest son became King Aegon III.
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!!This is a listing of ancestors of House Targaryen that have been mentioned in the {{Fantasy}} series ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' or appear in the Dunk and Egg stories. Visit [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFire here]] for the main character index, and [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseTargaryen here]] for the main Targaryen page.
!!!The Targaryen Kings
[[folder: Aegon I, the Conqueror]]
!!King Aegon Targaryen, the First of His Name
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-->''"A king must never sit easy."''
King Aegon I Targaryen. Founder of the Targaryen dynasty and conqueror of the Seven Kingdoms.
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* {{Badass}}: The civilization he was part of collapsed in a fiery cataclysm. So what does he do? He conquers a continent and starts his own.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Taking it even further than [[RoyallyScrewedUp the practices of his descendants,]] Aegon added polygamy into the mix by marrying ''both'' of his sisters.
* DeathFromAbove: Used dragons to introduce aerial warfare to Westeros.
* DragonRider: Rode Balerion, the Black Dread.
* TheEmperor: First Lord of the Seven Kingdoms.
* FounderOfTheKingdom
* TheMagnificent: The Dragon, The Conqueror.
* {{Pride}}
-->'''Eddard''' (inner thoughts): Damn Aegon for his conceit.
* MightMakesRight: Aegon had absolutely no claim to any of the seven kingdoms he would invade and eventually forge into a single unified Kingdom. Many characters point out his "right" was his three dragons and nothing more.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Aegon has The Iron Throne designed to be uncomfortable to sit upon, believing that no ruler should sit easy, serving as a constant reminder of [[TheChainsOfCommanding their responsibilities]].
* SiblingTeam: With his sister wives, Visenya and Rhaenys.
* TheStoic
* YoungConqueror
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[[folder: Aenys I]]
!!King Aenys Targaryen, the First of His Name
Aegon the Dragon's firstborn son, mothered by Rhaenys. It was in his reign that the Faith Militant rose in rebellion against the Targaryen's incestuous practices,
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[[folder: Maegor I, the Cruel]]
!!King Maegor Targaryen, the First of His Name
Second son of Aegon the Dragon, mothered by Visenya. Maegor served as Hand during the short reign of his brother Aenys. Though Aenys had a son and heir of his own, Maegor somehow became king first. He put down the Faith Militant rebellion with much violence which earned him his InSeriesNickname "The Cruel".
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* BeardOfEvil
* CharacterDeath: He apparently died whilst on the Iron Throne. It was claimed the throne itself had killed him, however the more likely scenario was his death was at the hands of a particularly skilled Faceless Man.
* TheBluebeard: He had eight or nine wives, according to WordOfGod. He beheaded a few of them for failing to produce an heir.
* EvilChancellor: To Aenys.
* LargeAndInCharge: He looked like a beefier version of his father.
* RoyalHarem: At some point he had simultaenous wives.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Maegor ''the Cruel''.
* [[HeKnowsTooMuch They Know Too Much]]: Why he had the builders ofthe Red Keep (and the secret passages beneath it) killed.
* WarriorPrince
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[[folder: Jaehaerys I, the Conciliator]]
!!King Jaehaerys Targaryen, the First of His Name
The first-born child of King Aenys I. He took the throne after Maegor died without issue. During his long reign he reconciled the Faith of the Seven with the Iron Throne, ending the Faith Militant Uprising
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* InSeriesNickname: The Conciliator, the Old King.
* LongLived
* LongRunner
* NonActionGuy
* TheWisePrince
* WizardBeard
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[[folder: Viserys I]]
!!King Viserys Targaryen, the First of His Name
Grandson and successor child of King Jaehaerys I. He took an Arryn as his queen, fathering two sons who died in infancy and then Princess Rhaenyra, who he intended to be his successor. Later took Alicent Hightower as his Queen and fathered Aegon II, Aemond, a boy, and a girl
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[[folder: Aegon II]]
!!King Aegon Targaryen, the Second of His Name
The eldest son of Viserys I. Crowned by Ser Criston Cole at behest of his mother, Queen Alicent Hightower, sparking the civil war known as the Dance of Dragons. Died childless.
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* GenerationXerox: Resembled his father in looks, but not personality
* PerpetualFrowner
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[[folder: Aegon III, the Dragonbane]]
!!King Aegon Targaryen, the Third of His Name
Eldest son of Princess Rhaenyra, successor of his uncle Aegon II. Hated dragons and was called the "Dragonbane".
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* BeardOfSorrow
* EmotionlessBoy
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Stitched the realm back together after the Dance of Dragons but is blamed for the death of the dragons even though he tried to hatch some.
* PerpetualFrowner: Never smiled and always wore black to mourn his mother, whom he saw being devoured by his uncle's dragon.
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[[folder: Daeron I, the Young Dragon]]
!!King Daeron Targaryen, the First of his Name
The eldest son, and successor, of Aegon III and was known as [[KidHero "The Boy King"]] and [[WarriorPrince "The Young Dragon"]]. His one achievement was his short-lived conquest of Dorne.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: He and his deeds are mentioned in one of the first Jon Snow chapters in AGOT. [[spoiler:His brother Robb Stark's life and nickname ("The Young Wolf") are similar to Dareon's]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He was only king for 4 years but it would take generations before the damage done by his Dornish invasion was repaired.
* HistoryMarchesOn: In-universe, Maesters consider his account of the Conquest of Dorne to be an exaggeration to make himself look more formidable.
* YoungConqueror: Deconstructed. He apparently didn't understand that war wasn't a game or a puzzle to be solved.
* [[WarriorPrince Warrior King]]
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[[folder: Baelor I, the Beloved]]
!!King Baelor Targaryen, the First of His Name
The most beloved of the Targaryen kings. He was [[TakingTheVeil training to be a septon when his brother King Daeron died without issue]]. The Great Sept of Baelor, the high seat of Faith of the Seven in King's Landing, was named in his honor. He either starved himself to death or was killed by his uncle and Hand Viserys.
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* CelibateHero: Although not exactly a hero. He locked up his sisters so they wouldn't tempt him. Tyrion said he was "afraid of his own cock".
* GenreSavvy: Refused to rearm the Faith Militant because he believed they only needed faith. Off the record, it might have been because he'd been married to his sister, and the Faith's opposition to incest might lead them to incite a rebellion.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He appointed a talented but illiterate stonemason as High Septon. The man died under mysterious circumstances, some say at the hands of the king's uncle and hand Viserys.
* InSeriesNickname: Baelor the Blessed, Baelor the Beloved, the Befuddled.
* MessianicArchetype: A deconstruction.
* NoodleIncident: He saved Aemon the Dragonknight from a pit of vipers during a peacekeeping mission to Dorne. Over the years, this story has changed. Some say the vipers bit Baelor but he didn't die. Others say the bites drove him madder. Others say this incident was a just a metaphor for the mission to Dorne itself since Dorne is known as "the Pit of Vipers".
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[[folder: Viserys II]]
!!King Viserys Targaryen, the Second of His Name
Uncle of Daeron and Baelor. He served as Hand for his brother and nephews. He was already old when he became king and reigned for only a year before the crown passed to his son Aegon IV.
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* DragonAscendant: After Daeron and Baelor died childless.
* EvilChancellor: Was viewed as this though he was probably doing terrible things to protect the regime like, allegedly, having King Baelor killed.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Tyrion considers him one of the best rulers of the dynasty.
* LongRunner: Longest serving Hand of the King.
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[[folder: Aegon IV, the Unworthy]]
!!King Aegon Targaryen, the Fourth of His Name
Son of Viserys II whose parenthood issues would spark the Blackfyre rebellion. [[note]]Rumors that his son Daeron II is actually the son of his brother Aemon the Dragonknight caused him to favor his bastard Daemon Blackfyre.[[/note]] Was never popular with his subjects and was called "The Unworthy".
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* AdiposeRex
* ArrangedMarriage: With his sister Naerys.
* BatheHerAndBringHerToMe: Some said his motto should have been "Wash Her and Bring Her to My Bed".
* TheCasanova: His lovers and mistresses include: Daena Targaryen, the wife of Baelor, Falena Stokeworth, Cassella Vaith, Bellegere Otherys (the Black Pearl of Braavos), Barbra Bracken, Mylessa Blackwood, Bethany Bracken, Jeyne Lothston, Serenei of Lys, the three daughters of Lord Butterwell.
* TheHedonist
* IWasQuiteALooker
* KissingCousins: With Daena the Defiant.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Daeron II, the Good]]
!!King Daeron Targaryen, the Second of his Name
The son of either Aegon IV or Aemon the Dragonknight and was known as Daeron the Good. He succeeded where his predecessors failed by bringing Dorne into the realm not by war but by marriage. Unfortunately, this brought in unwanted Dornish influence. This and his questionable paternity would lead to a rebellion raised by his half-brother Daemon Blackfyre which he barely survived. He and his heir died during the Great Spring Sickness.
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* ArrangedMarriage: With Myriah Martell, which brought Dorne under the rule of the Iron Throne.
* TheGoodKing
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: His issue: Baelor, Aerys I, Aelinor, Rhaegel, Maekar.
* NonActionGuy: Which is why several great knights and military-minded lords sided with Daemon Blackfyre in his rebellion.
* TheSmartGuy
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Aerys I]]
!!King Aerys Targaryen, the First of His Name
The second son, and successor, of Daeron the Good. The monarchy reached a new low under his reign.
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* ArrangedMarriage: To his sister Aelinor
* {{Asexuality}}: Aerys shunned Aelinor's bed and kept to his own apartments. It was said he'd rather take a book than a woman to bed.
* {{Bookworm}}: He devoted himself to the study of books and scrolls and left the ruling of the kingdom to his uncle, Brynden Rivers. [[spoiler:He discovered the prophecy of the Prince That Was Promised]]
* NonActionGuy: Like his father.
* TheSmartGuy
* WizardBeard
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Maekar I]]
!!King Maekar Targaryen, the First of His Name
The fourth son of Daeron the Good. Prince then later king during the Hedge Knight stories and father of Aegon V. Killed in battle.
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* {{Badass}}
* [[spoiler:CainAndAbel: Accidentally kills his brother Baelor]].
* GenerationXerox: The similarities he and his great-greatgrandson Stannis Baratheon share is astounding: both feel that they didn't get enough credit for their military victories, both felt slighted for not being named Hand of the King, and both are unexpected successors to the crown.
* LargeAndInCharge
* OvershadowedByAwesome
-->''Not as bold as Prince Baelor, nor as clever as Prince Aerys nor as gentle as Prince Rhaegel, and now he must suffer seeing his own sons overshadowed by his brother's.''
* TheUnfavorite: Sees himself as this.
* WarriorPrince
* WeaponOfChoice: A [[CarryABigStick mace]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Aegon V, the Unlikely]]
!!King Aegon Targaryen, the Fifth of His Name
A king deceased by the time of Robert's Rebellion, Aegon was called "The Unlikely," as he was the [[SpareToTheThrone fourth son of a fourth son]] and absolutely no one ever expected the throne to ever come to him. A wise and well-loved ruler, he eventually died at the "[[NoodleIncident Tragedy at Summerhall]]," on the same day that his granddaughter Rhaella gave birth to a son named Rhaegar (yes, ''that'' Rhaegar, Daenerys's eldest brother); with Aegon perished his best friend, Lord Commander Duncan the Tall of the Kingsguard, and Aegon's son Duncan, who was called "the Small" to differentiate him from his namesake. (He also had a daughter named Rhaelle who wed a [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseBaratheon Baratheon]], which provided her grandson Robert's claim to legitimacy after he won The War of the Usurper.)
Of course, readers of the prequels know King Aegon by another name: Egg, one of the main characters of the "Dunk and Egg" stories. Taking place about eighty years before the main series, these prequels cover the adventures of a seven-foot-tall hedge knight named Duncan who is persuaded to take on a bald kid named Egg as his squire. After discovering that Dunk was a genuine KnightInShiningArmor, Egg's father Maekar formally apprenticed him to Dunk as his squire, and the two began WalkingTheEarth.
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* BaldOfAwesome: When traveling with Dunk as a young man, in order to hide the silver hair that would immediately mark him as a Targaryen.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Him and his children married for love, but he arranged the marriage of his grandchildren Aerys and Rhaella because the prophecy of [[TheChosenOne The Prince That Was Promised]] would be born of their line.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Broadly his relationship with Dunk, wherein Dunk was street smart whereas Egg started out as a book smart sheltered prince (although further subverted in that Duncan was surprisingly naive, and Aegon already had some familiarity with court politics)
* ElectedMonarch: Sort of. He was given the crown by a council that passed over both the feeble-witted daughter of the late Prince Daeron and the son of insane and also late Prince Aerion and wanted to crown Aemon, who refused the crown.
* HeroOfAnotherStory
* InSeriesNickname: "Egg", and Aegon the Unlikely
* LostHimInACardGame: Egg's eldest brother, Daeron, called Daeron the Drunk, once took him to a tavern and completely misplaced him. This is how he stumbled across Dunk.
* LoveRuinsTheRealm: According to Ser Barristan Selmy (who was [[OldMaster around at the time]]), Egg married for love, and all three of his sons did the same. Duncan, Prince of Dragonflies, actually abandoned the crown to wed a commoner, Jenny of Oldstones. Supposedly these marriages resulted in [[NoodleIncident some sort of treason]] and led directly to the Tragedy at Summerhall. (His son Jahaerys II also gave us Aerys the Mad, so clearly ''that'' love was born in the shallow end of the gene pool.)
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
* SpareToTheThrone: And then some. When he was born his grandfather Daeron II still sat the Iron Throne, with ''twelve other spares'' ready to step up to it. The years 209-233 AL were not good to House Targaryen.
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Played with. Egg was thirteenth in line for the throne, but he himself seems to have been the last popular Targaryen ruler. So on the one hand, the Seven Kingdoms loved having him on the throne; but on the other, his rule was the sole HopeSpot in a century that ended with the War of TheUsurper, the [[CivilWar War of Five Kings]], and, eventually, [[spoiler:the return of the Others]].
* UnexpectedSuccessor
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Egg had three sons. We don't know what happened to the third. Kid doesn't even have a name yet.
* TheWisePrince
** TheGoodKing
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jaehaerys II]]
!!King Jaehaerys Targaryen, the Second of his name.
Father of the Mad King. His reign isn't memorable though Ser Barristan Selmy said he ruled well in his short reign.
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* TheGoodKing
* {{Hypocrite}}: He married for love but ordered his children Aerys and Rhaella to comply to their grandfather's plan and marry.
* [[IllGirl Ill Guy]]
* NiceGuy
[[/folder]]
!!!Other notable Targaryens
[[folder: Queen Visenya and Queen Rhaenys Targaryen]]
!!Queen Visenya and Queen Rhaenys Targaryen
Aegon I's sisters who conquered Westeros with him.
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* ActionGirl: Both of them.
* {{Badass}}
* BraidsOfAction: Visenya often braided her hair or bound it up in rings.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Aegon married ''both'' of them, although Rhaenys was his favorite. The current line of Targaryens is descended from her.
* CoolSword: Visenya's Dark Sister.
* DragonRider: Visenya rode the dragon Vhagar while Rhaenys rode Meraxes.
* EvilSorceress: Visenya was rumored to be this.
* FemmeFatale: Both of them were this but in a different way. Visenya was the seductress, Rhaenys was the flirt.
* FounderOfTheKingdom
* LadyOfWar: Visenya, big time.
* ReallyGetsAround: Rhaenys was rumored to have many bedmates.
* SiblingTeam
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Visenya was harsh, stern, and more comfortable in mails than in silks. Rhaenys was sweet, playful, and a poet and musician.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Queen Alysanne Targaryen]]
!!Queen Alysanne Targaryen
Wife of King Jaehaerys I. She is remembered as a very kind person who helped everyone. A song is named after her.
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* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: The smallfolk loved Alysanne, even today
* DragonRider: Rode Silverwing.
* TheHighQueen
* LongLived: Like her husband.
* TheWomanBehindTheMan: Was her husband's most trusted advisor.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
!!Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen
Daughter of Viserys I and mother of Aegon III. Her claim to the Iron Throne, which was stated in her father's will, was challenged by her younger half-brother Aegon II, sparking the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. She lost in battle and was fed to her brother's dragon. She succeeded from beyond the grave when Aegon II died childless and her eldest son became King Aegon III.
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* CharacterTic: Fiddling with her rings.
* DragonRider: Rode Syrax.
* TheHighQueen: What she aspired to be.
* HotBlooded
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Queen Daena Targaryen, the Defiant]]
!!Queen Daena Targaryen
-->''"I was born to ride a dragon."''
King Baelor's sister/wife, whom he locked in a tower because he refused to abide by the Targaryen practice of incest. She was rescued by her cousin, the future Aegon IV. They had an affair and she gave birth to Daemon Blackfyre.
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* ActionGirl
* ArcherArchetype
* BigBrotherWorship: Towards Daeron.
* DaddysGirl: She idolized her father, Aegon III.
* GirlInTheTower
* HotMom
* InUniverseNickname: Daena the Defiant, for refusing to name the father of her son Daemon.
* InsultBackfire: She used to wear all black like her father but switched to white to shame Baelor. Except Baelor liked her in white.
* KissingCousins: With Aegon IV.
* RebelliousPrincess
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Princess Rhaena Targaryen]]
!!Princess Rhaena Targaryen
Daeron and Baelor's second sister. Unlike Daena and Elaena, Rhaena accepted her confinement, as she was deeply religous due to her brother's influence, becoming a septa eventually.
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* GirlInTheTower
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Wore white lace and with gold trimmings and often embroidered depictions of the Faith on her clothing.
* NiceGirl
* ProperLady
* TakingTheVeil
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She was more feminine than her sisters.
* WomanInWhite
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Princess Elaena Targaryen]]
!!Princess Elaena Targaryen
Daeron and Baelor's youngest sister.
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* ArrangedMarriage: Her first two marriages at the King's behest.
* GirlInTheTower
* ImportantHaircut: Cut off her braid after she was imprisoned.
* MarryForLove: Her third marriage.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: She had seven trueborn children and two bastards.
* ShesAllGrownUp: She only got prettier as she aged.
* SkunkStripe: Inverted, she has white hair with a golden streak.
* StarCrossedLovers: With her [[KissingCousins cousin]] Alyn Velaryon, with whom she had two bastard children, Jon and Jeyne Waters.
* TheWomanBehindTheMan: One of her husbands was Master of Coin, but she was the one actually performing the duties.
* WomanInBlack
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Queen Naerys Targaryen]]
!!Queen Naerys Targaryen
The sister-wife of Aegon IV. Mother of Daeron II and Princess Daenerys.
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* ArrangedMarriage: With Aegon IV.
* NiceGirl
* IllGirl
* StarCrossedLovers: With her brother Aemon, maybe.
* TheQuietOne
* UnwantedSpouse: After his son Daeron was born, Queen Naerys asked Aegon IV to release her of her vows so she could [[TakingTheVeil join the Faith of the Seven]]. He refused.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Prince Aemon Targaryen the Dragonknight]]
-->See [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireTheKingsguard The Kingsguard page]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Princess Daenerys Targaryen]]
!!Daenerys Targaryen, Princess of Dorne
-->''"The whole realm knew that [[StarCrossedLovers the girl loved Daeron's bastard brother Daemon Blackfyre, and was loved by him in turn]], but the king was wise enough to see that [[TheNeedsOfTheMany the good of thousands must come before the desires of two]], even if those two were dear to him."''
Sister of Daeron the Good. It was said she was in love with her half-brother and he rose in rebellion when she was denied to him.
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* ArrangedMarriage: To Maron Martell, the Prince of Dorne at the time.
* [[TheHighQueen The High Princess]]: To the Dornish.
* LoveRuinsTheRealm: Being denied Daenerys' hand was one of the reasons Daemon Blackfyre rebelled against Daeron the Good
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Prince Baelor Targaryen, "Breakspear"]]
!!Prince Baelor "Breakspear" Targaryen
The eldest son of Daeron the Good and Queen Myriah. Instead of the traditional Targaryen looks he appeared more Dornish.
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* {{Badass}}
** BadassBureaucrat
* [[spoiler:CainAndAbel: Accidentally killed by his brother Maekar]].
* InSeriesNickname: Baelor Breakspear.
* NumberTwo: Named Hand of the King and Protector of the Realm after the Blackfyre Rebellion.
* TallDarkAndHandsome
* WarriorPrince
* TheWisePrince
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Queen Aelinor Targaryen]]
!!Queen Aelinor Targaryen
The only daughter of King Daeron the Good and Queen Myriah. Consort to Aerys I
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* ArrangedMarriage: To Aerys
* UnwantedSpouse
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Prince Rhaegel Targaryen]]
!!Prince Rhaegel Targaryen
The third son of Daeron the Good.
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* NiceGuy: Had a reputation for being gentle and meek.
* RoyallyScrewedUp: However he also fell to Targaryen madness and was prone to dancing naked through the halls of the Red Keep.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Prince Daeron Targaryen, the Drunken]]
!!Prince Daeron Targaryen
The eldest son of Maekar. Died from a pox caught from a whore, leaving one feeble-witted daughter as issue.
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* TheAlcoholic: Turned to alcohol to cope with his "dragon dreams".
* InSeriesNickname: Daeron the Drunken.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: [[spoiler:He dreamed that dragons would be reborn]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Prince Aerion Targaryen, the Monstruous]]
!!Prince Aerion Targaryen
Aegon V's and Aemon's older brother and the second son of King Maekar.
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* BigBrotherBully: He threw Aegon's cat down a well and also broke into his bedroom during one night with a knife and threatened to castrate him so he could have a sister to marry.
* BlondGuysAreEvil
* TheCaligula
* EvilPrince
* TheExile: Maekar sent him to the Free Cities to see if he would get better. It is known he joined the [[PrivateMilitaryContractor Second Sons]] for a while.
* InSeriesNickname: Aerion the Monstruous, Brightflame, the Bright Prince.
* KickTheDog: During the Ashford Tourney he drives his spear through the neck of a rival's horse ''on purpose''. He also attacks a puppeteer and breaks her fingers for performing a show in which a puppet dragon is slain by a puppet knight, on the grounds of such performance being treason.
* RoyallyScrewedUp: Another example of [[InTheBlood Targaryen madness]] He thought he was a dragon in human form and killed himself drinking wildfire, believing it would turn him into a dragon.
* [[TokenEvilTeammate Token Evil Brother]]
* TooDumbToLive: Died from drinking wildfire, which he believed would turn him into a dragon.
** He was really drunk at the time.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Prince Duncan Targaryen, the Small]]
!!Prince Duncan Targaryen
The eldest son of Aegon, named after Ser Duncan the Tall. [[spoiler:Died during the Tragedy at Summerhall]]
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* StarCrossedLovers: With Jenny of Oldstones
* InSeriesNickname: The Prince of Dragonfflies, "Duncan the Small", to contrast with Ser Duncan the Tall
* InterClassRomance: To the point he gave up the crown for Jenny.
[[/folder]]
!!!Aegon IV's Great Bastards
[[folder: Brynden Rivers, "Bloodraven"]]
!!Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers
-->''"A Thousand Eyes, and One"''
One of the "Great Bastards" that were the legitimized children of the debauched King Aegon IV Targaryen (known as "The Unworthy"), Bloodraven was an albino with a reputation as a sorcerer. Despite his own lineage, when other Targaryen bastards rebelled against the Targaryens in the first "Blackfyre Rebellion", he fought on the side of the Targaryens, and was branded as a kinslayer for killing his rebellious cousin, Daemon Blackfyre, in battle. Bloodraven served as Hand of the King under Aerys I, but due to his unpopularity, ultimately fell from grace and ended up in the Black Cells. He was released and sent as a conscript to the Night's Watch by Aegon V (AKA Egg) as part of the "honor guard" for his brother Aemon Targaryen, and eventually rose to Lord Commander. [[spoiler: In ''A Dance With Dragons'', it is revealed that Bloodraven still "lives" as a weirwood tree and is the Three-Eyed Crow that has been advising Bran in his dreams, being a powerful skinchanger and greenseer.]]
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* AmbiguouslyEvil
* [[spoiler: AnimalEyeSpy: It's implied that his amazing skills as a spymaster are attributable to his ability to skinchange into ravens]]
* AnnoyingArrows: His elite group of archers "The Raven's Teeth".
* BrotherSisterIncest: The love of his life was his half-sister, Shiera Seastar
* CainAndAbel: He was enemies with his half-brother Aegor Rivers, known as "Bittersteel", who also loved Shiera Seastar. [[FeudingFamilies Bloodraven's mother was a Blackwood and Bittersteel's mother was a Bracken.]]
* DistinguishingMark: A large, reddish birthmark on his neck that was somewhat bird shaped, and is the source of his nickname.
* EvilAlbino [=/=] HeroicAlbino: Hard to tell, although his reputation was as the former.
* EvilSorcerer: By reputation. [[spoiler: He definitely was a sorcerer, although the evil part is still up in the air.]]
* EvilChancellor: His reputation was as one, but his appearance in "The Mystery Knight" suggests more like a [[TheGoodChancellor Loyal]] and [[WellIntentionedExtremist Extremely Ruthless Chancellor]].
* {{Expy}}: He's one for [[TheElricSaga Elric]].
* [[spoiler: GambitRoulette: He tells Bran that he's been watching him for a long time, and it's [[FridgeHorror creepily implied]] that Bloodraven had a plan for Bran to come to him, which he accomplished by "causing" Bran's fall (Bran climbed that fateful wall attracted by ravens) and by sending prophetic dreams along the way.]]
* InSeriesNickname: Bloodraven [[spoiler: Also, The Three-Eyed Crow and the Last Greenseer.]]
* [[spoiler: TheMentor: To Bran Stark as of ''A Dance With Dragons''. Possibly an EvilMentor.]]
* NumberTwo[=/=]DragonInChief: As Hand of the King to Aerys I, Bloodraven essentially ruled the kingdom while Aerys spent most of his time studying scrolls and prophecies
* PeekABangs: Wore these to cover his missing eye.
* PetTheDog: In "The Mystery Knight", he seems to have a soft spot for both his great-nephew Egg as well as Dunk [[spoiler: even more so if he was indeed disguised as Plumm, as Plumm saves Dunk's life]]
* RavensAndCrows: Besides his nickname, his first name is Gaelic for raven, was a "Crow" (A member of the Night Watch) [[spoiler: and is the Three-Eyed Crow]].
* [[spoiler:TheMentor: To Bran]]
* ShootTheDog: This seems to have practically been his life philosophy, with the result that coupled with prejudices against his appearance, he was very unpopular.
* TheSpymaster
* SinisterSurveillance: The meaning of the song written about him, "A Thousand Eyes, and One". The one eye is because he was blinded in battle, and the thousand was because he seemed to have spies everywhere.
* [[spoiler: TwoAliasesOneCharacter: It's implied in the Dunk and Egg novella ''The Mystery Knight'' that a hedge knight calling himself Maynard Plumm who is revealed as one of Bloodraven's spies was actually Bloodraven himself using a glamour.]]
* [[spoiler: WasOnceAMan: Now he's a mostly a weirwood tree.]]
* WhiteSheep: Remained loyal to the family unlike his half-brothers. His personal coat of arms was an albino dragon on a black field.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Daemon Blackfyre]]
-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireCrownlandsHouses Crownlands houses]] page.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Aegor Rivers, "Bittersteel"]]
-->See [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireTheGoldenCompany The Golden Company page]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Shiera Seastar]]
!!Shiera Seastar
-->''"Bittersteel and Bloodraven both loved Shiera Seastar, and the Seven Kingdoms bled."''
---> -- '''Barristan Selmy'''
One of Aegon IV's "Great Bastards". She was the daughter of Serenei of Lys and was rumored to have been a sorceress.
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* AlliterativeName
* BrotherSisterIncest: The most lasting relationship of his life was with her half-brother [[HeroicAlbino Brynden Rivers]].
* {{Bookworm}}
* CunningLinguist
* IconicOutfit: She possessed a famous necklace, alternating sapphires and emeralds to match her unusual eyes.
* LongLived[=/=]OlderThanSheLooks: Maybe.
* MismatchedEyes: One blue and one green, which was said to add to her beauty.
* VainSorceress: Rumored to be.
* TheVamp
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: She was considered the most beautiful woman of her time.
[[/folder]]
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!!!The Targaryen Kings
[[folder: Aegon I, the Conqueror]]
!!King Aegon Targaryen, the First of His Name
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-->''"A king must never sit easy."''
King Aegon I Targaryen. Founder of the Targaryen dynasty and conqueror of the Seven Kingdoms.
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* {{Badass}}: The civilization he was part of collapsed in a fiery cataclysm. So what does he do? He conquers a continent and starts his own.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Taking it even further than [[RoyallyScrewedUp the practices of his descendants,]] Aegon added polygamy into the mix by marrying ''both'' of his sisters.
* DeathFromAbove: Used dragons to introduce aerial warfare to Westeros.
* DragonRider: Rode Balerion, the Black Dread.
* TheEmperor: First Lord of the Seven Kingdoms.
* FounderOfTheKingdom
* TheMagnificent: The Dragon, The Conqueror.
* {{Pride}}
-->'''Eddard''' (inner thoughts): Damn Aegon for his conceit.
* MightMakesRight: Aegon had absolutely no claim to any of the seven kingdoms he would invade and eventually forge into a single unified Kingdom. Many characters point out his "right" was his three dragons and nothing more.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Aegon has The Iron Throne designed to be uncomfortable to sit upon, believing that no ruler should sit easy, serving as a constant reminder of [[TheChainsOfCommanding their responsibilities]].
* SiblingTeam: With his sister wives, Visenya and Rhaenys.
* TheStoic
* YoungConqueror
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Aenys I]]
!!King Aenys Targaryen, the First of His Name
Aegon the Dragon's firstborn son, mothered by Rhaenys. It was in his reign that the Faith Militant rose in rebellion against the Targaryen's incestuous practices,
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* NonActionGuy
* UpperClassTwit
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Maegor I, the Cruel]]
!!King Maegor Targaryen, the First of His Name
Second son of Aegon the Dragon, mothered by Visenya. Maegor served as Hand during the short reign of his brother Aenys. Though Aenys had a son and heir of his own, Maegor somehow became king first. He put down the Faith Militant rebellion with much violence which earned him his InSeriesNickname "The Cruel".
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* {{Badass}}
* BeardOfEvil
* CharacterDeath: He apparently died whilst on the Iron Throne. It was claimed the throne itself had killed him, however the more likely scenario was his death was at the hands of a particularly skilled Faceless Man.
* TheBluebeard: He had eight or nine wives, according to WordOfGod. He beheaded a few of them for failing to produce an heir.
* EvilChancellor: To Aenys.
* LargeAndInCharge: He looked like a beefier version of his father.
* RoyalHarem: At some point he had simultaenous wives.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Maegor ''the Cruel''.
* [[HeKnowsTooMuch They Know Too Much]]: Why he had the builders ofthe Red Keep (and the secret passages beneath it) killed.
* WarriorPrince
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jaehaerys I, the Conciliator]]
!!King Jaehaerys Targaryen, the First of His Name
The first-born child of King Aenys I. He took the throne after Maegor died without issue. During his long reign he reconciled the Faith of the Seven with the Iron Throne, ending the Faith Militant Uprising
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* TheGoodKing
* InSeriesNickname: The Conciliator, the Old King.
* LongLived
* LongRunner
* NonActionGuy
* TheWisePrince
* WizardBeard
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Viserys I]]
!!King Viserys Targaryen, the First of His Name
Grandson and successor child of King Jaehaerys I. He took an Arryn as his queen, fathering two sons who died in infancy and then Princess Rhaenyra, who he intended to be his successor. Later took Alicent Hightower as his Queen and fathered Aegon II, Aemond, a boy, and a girl
----
* BigFun
* TheGoodKing
* NiceGuy
* NonActionGuy
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Aegon II]]
!!King Aegon Targaryen, the Second of His Name
The eldest son of Viserys I. Crowned by Ser Criston Cole at behest of his mother, Queen Alicent Hightower, sparking the civil war known as the Dance of Dragons. Died childless.
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* DragonRider
* GenerationXerox: Resembled his father in looks, but not personality
* PerpetualFrowner
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Aegon III, the Dragonbane]]
!!King Aegon Targaryen, the Third of His Name
Eldest son of Princess Rhaenyra, successor of his uncle Aegon II. Hated dragons and was called the "Dragonbane".
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* BeardOfSorrow
* EmotionlessBoy
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Stitched the realm back together after the Dance of Dragons but is blamed for the death of the dragons even though he tried to hatch some.
* PerpetualFrowner: Never smiled and always wore black to mourn his mother, whom he saw being devoured by his uncle's dragon.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Daeron I, the Young Dragon]]
!!King Daeron Targaryen, the First of his Name
The eldest son, and successor, of Aegon III and was known as [[KidHero "The Boy King"]] and [[WarriorPrince "The Young Dragon"]]. His one achievement was his short-lived conquest of Dorne.
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* BadassLonghair
* {{Foreshadowing}}: He and his deeds are mentioned in one of the first Jon Snow chapters in AGOT. [[spoiler:His brother Robb Stark's life and nickname ("The Young Wolf") are similar to Dareon's]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He was only king for 4 years but it would take generations before the damage done by his Dornish invasion was repaired.
* HistoryMarchesOn: In-universe, Maesters consider his account of the Conquest of Dorne to be an exaggeration to make himself look more formidable.
* YoungConqueror: Deconstructed. He apparently didn't understand that war wasn't a game or a puzzle to be solved.
* [[WarriorPrince Warrior King]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Baelor I, the Beloved]]
!!King Baelor Targaryen, the First of His Name
The most beloved of the Targaryen kings. He was [[TakingTheVeil training to be a septon when his brother King Daeron died without issue]]. The Great Sept of Baelor, the high seat of Faith of the Seven in King's Landing, was named in his honor. He either starved himself to death or was killed by his uncle and Hand Viserys.
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* CelibateHero: Although not exactly a hero. He locked up his sisters so they wouldn't tempt him. Tyrion said he was "afraid of his own cock".
* GenreSavvy: Refused to rearm the Faith Militant because he believed they only needed faith. Off the record, it might have been because he'd been married to his sister, and the Faith's opposition to incest might lead them to incite a rebellion.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He appointed a talented but illiterate stonemason as High Septon. The man died under mysterious circumstances, some say at the hands of the king's uncle and hand Viserys.
* InSeriesNickname: Baelor the Blessed, Baelor the Beloved, the Befuddled.
* MessianicArchetype: A deconstruction.
* NoodleIncident: He saved Aemon the Dragonknight from a pit of vipers during a peacekeeping mission to Dorne. Over the years, this story has changed. Some say the vipers bit Baelor but he didn't die. Others say the bites drove him madder. Others say this incident was a just a metaphor for the mission to Dorne itself since Dorne is known as "the Pit of Vipers".
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[[folder: Viserys II]]
!!King Viserys Targaryen, the Second of His Name
Uncle of Daeron and Baelor. He served as Hand for his brother and nephews. He was already old when he became king and reigned for only a year before the crown passed to his son Aegon IV.
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* DragonAscendant: After Daeron and Baelor died childless.
* EvilChancellor: Was viewed as this though he was probably doing terrible things to protect the regime like, allegedly, having King Baelor killed.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Tyrion considers him one of the best rulers of the dynasty.
* LongRunner: Longest serving Hand of the King.
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[[folder: Aegon IV, the Unworthy]]
!!King Aegon Targaryen, the Fourth of His Name
Son of Viserys II whose parenthood issues would spark the Blackfyre rebellion. [[note]]Rumors that his son Daeron II is actually the son of his brother Aemon the Dragonknight caused him to favor his bastard Daemon Blackfyre.[[/note]] Was never popular with his subjects and was called "The Unworthy".
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* AdiposeRex
* ArrangedMarriage: With his sister Naerys.
* BatheHerAndBringHerToMe: Some said his motto should have been "Wash Her and Bring Her to My Bed".
* TheCasanova: His lovers and mistresses include: Daena Targaryen, the wife of Baelor, Falena Stokeworth, Cassella Vaith, Bellegere Otherys (the Black Pearl of Braavos), Barbra Bracken, Mylessa Blackwood, Bethany Bracken, Jeyne Lothston, Serenei of Lys, the three daughters of Lord Butterwell.
* TheHedonist
* IWasQuiteALooker
* KissingCousins: With Daena the Defiant.
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[[folder: Daeron II, the Good]]
!!King Daeron Targaryen, the Second of his Name
The son of either Aegon IV or Aemon the Dragonknight and was known as Daeron the Good. He succeeded where his predecessors failed by bringing Dorne into the realm not by war but by marriage. Unfortunately, this brought in unwanted Dornish influence. This and his questionable paternity would lead to a rebellion raised by his half-brother Daemon Blackfyre which he barely survived. He and his heir died during the Great Spring Sickness.
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* ArrangedMarriage: With Myriah Martell, which brought Dorne under the rule of the Iron Throne.
* TheGoodKing
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: His issue: Baelor, Aerys I, Aelinor, Rhaegel, Maekar.
* NonActionGuy: Which is why several great knights and military-minded lords sided with Daemon Blackfyre in his rebellion.
* TheSmartGuy
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[[folder: Aerys I]]
!!King Aerys Targaryen, the First of His Name
The second son, and successor, of Daeron the Good. The monarchy reached a new low under his reign.
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* ArrangedMarriage: To his sister Aelinor
* {{Asexuality}}: Aerys shunned Aelinor's bed and kept to his own apartments. It was said he'd rather take a book than a woman to bed.
* {{Bookworm}}: He devoted himself to the study of books and scrolls and left the ruling of the kingdom to his uncle, Brynden Rivers. [[spoiler:He discovered the prophecy of the Prince That Was Promised]]
* NonActionGuy: Like his father.
* TheSmartGuy
* WizardBeard
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[[folder: Maekar I]]
!!King Maekar Targaryen, the First of His Name
The fourth son of Daeron the Good. Prince then later king during the Hedge Knight stories and father of Aegon V. Killed in battle.
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* {{Badass}}
* [[spoiler:CainAndAbel: Accidentally kills his brother Baelor]].
* GenerationXerox: The similarities he and his great-greatgrandson Stannis Baratheon share is astounding: both feel that they didn't get enough credit for their military victories, both felt slighted for not being named Hand of the King, and both are unexpected successors to the crown.
* LargeAndInCharge
* OvershadowedByAwesome
-->''Not as bold as Prince Baelor, nor as clever as Prince Aerys nor as gentle as Prince Rhaegel, and now he must suffer seeing his own sons overshadowed by his brother's.''
* TheUnfavorite: Sees himself as this.
* WarriorPrince
* WeaponOfChoice: A [[CarryABigStick mace]].
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[[folder: Aegon V, the Unlikely]]
!!King Aegon Targaryen, the Fifth of His Name
A king deceased by the time of Robert's Rebellion, Aegon was called "The Unlikely," as he was the [[SpareToTheThrone fourth son of a fourth son]] and absolutely no one ever expected the throne to ever come to him. A wise and well-loved ruler, he eventually died at the "[[NoodleIncident Tragedy at Summerhall]]," on the same day that his granddaughter Rhaella gave birth to a son named Rhaegar (yes, ''that'' Rhaegar, Daenerys's eldest brother); with Aegon perished his best friend, Lord Commander Duncan the Tall of the Kingsguard, and Aegon's son Duncan, who was called "the Small" to differentiate him from his namesake. (He also had a daughter named Rhaelle who wed a [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseBaratheon Baratheon]], which provided her grandson Robert's claim to legitimacy after he won The War of the Usurper.)
Of course, readers of the prequels know King Aegon by another name: Egg, one of the main characters of the "Dunk and Egg" stories. Taking place about eighty years before the main series, these prequels cover the adventures of a seven-foot-tall hedge knight named Duncan who is persuaded to take on a bald kid named Egg as his squire. After discovering that Dunk was a genuine KnightInShiningArmor, Egg's father Maekar formally apprenticed him to Dunk as his squire, and the two began WalkingTheEarth.
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* BaldOfAwesome: When traveling with Dunk as a young man, in order to hide the silver hair that would immediately mark him as a Targaryen.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Him and his children married for love, but he arranged the marriage of his grandchildren Aerys and Rhaella because the prophecy of [[TheChosenOne The Prince That Was Promised]] would be born of their line.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Broadly his relationship with Dunk, wherein Dunk was street smart whereas Egg started out as a book smart sheltered prince (although further subverted in that Duncan was surprisingly naive, and Aegon already had some familiarity with court politics)
* ElectedMonarch: Sort of. He was given the crown by a council that passed over both the feeble-witted daughter of the late Prince Daeron and the son of insane and also late Prince Aerion and wanted to crown Aemon, who refused the crown.
* HeroOfAnotherStory
* InSeriesNickname: "Egg", and Aegon the Unlikely
* LostHimInACardGame: Egg's eldest brother, Daeron, called Daeron the Drunk, once took him to a tavern and completely misplaced him. This is how he stumbled across Dunk.
* LoveRuinsTheRealm: According to Ser Barristan Selmy (who was [[OldMaster around at the time]]), Egg married for love, and all three of his sons did the same. Duncan, Prince of Dragonflies, actually abandoned the crown to wed a commoner, Jenny of Oldstones. Supposedly these marriages resulted in [[NoodleIncident some sort of treason]] and led directly to the Tragedy at Summerhall. (His son Jahaerys II also gave us Aerys the Mad, so clearly ''that'' love was born in the shallow end of the gene pool.)
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
* SpareToTheThrone: And then some. When he was born his grandfather Daeron II still sat the Iron Throne, with ''twelve other spares'' ready to step up to it. The years 209-233 AL were not good to House Targaryen.
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Played with. Egg was thirteenth in line for the throne, but he himself seems to have been the last popular Targaryen ruler. So on the one hand, the Seven Kingdoms loved having him on the throne; but on the other, his rule was the sole HopeSpot in a century that ended with the War of TheUsurper, the [[CivilWar War of Five Kings]], and, eventually, [[spoiler:the return of the Others]].
* UnexpectedSuccessor
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Egg had three sons. We don't know what happened to the third. Kid doesn't even have a name yet.
* TheWisePrince
** TheGoodKing
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[[folder: Jaehaerys II]]
!!King Jaehaerys Targaryen, the Second of his name.
Father of the Mad King. His reign isn't memorable though Ser Barristan Selmy said he ruled well in his short reign.
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* TheGoodKing
* {{Hypocrite}}: He married for love but ordered his children Aerys and Rhaella to comply to their grandfather's plan and marry.
* [[IllGirl Ill Guy]]
* NiceGuy
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!!!Other notable Targaryens
[[folder: Queen Visenya and Queen Rhaenys Targaryen]]
!!Queen Visenya and Queen Rhaenys Targaryen
Aegon I's sisters who conquered Westeros with him.
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* ActionGirl: Both of them.
* {{Badass}}
* BraidsOfAction: Visenya often braided her hair or bound it up in rings.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Aegon married ''both'' of them, although Rhaenys was his favorite. The current line of Targaryens is descended from her.
* CoolSword: Visenya's Dark Sister.
* DragonRider: Visenya rode the dragon Vhagar while Rhaenys rode Meraxes.
* EvilSorceress: Visenya was rumored to be this.
* FemmeFatale: Both of them were this but in a different way. Visenya was the seductress, Rhaenys was the flirt.
* FounderOfTheKingdom
* LadyOfWar: Visenya, big time.
* ReallyGetsAround: Rhaenys was rumored to have many bedmates.
* SiblingTeam
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Visenya was harsh, stern, and more comfortable in mails than in silks. Rhaenys was sweet, playful, and a poet and musician.
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[[folder: Queen Alysanne Targaryen]]
!!Queen Alysanne Targaryen
Wife of King Jaehaerys I. She is remembered as a very kind person who helped everyone. A song is named after her.
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* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: The smallfolk loved Alysanne, even today
* DragonRider: Rode Silverwing.
* TheHighQueen
* LongLived: Like her husband.
* TheWomanBehindTheMan: Was her husband's most trusted advisor.
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[[folder: Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
!!Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen
Daughter of Viserys I and mother of Aegon III. Her claim to the Iron Throne, which was stated in her father's will, was challenged by her younger half-brother Aegon II, sparking the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. She lost in battle and was fed to her brother's dragon. She succeeded from beyond the grave when Aegon II died childless and her eldest son became King Aegon III.
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* CharacterTic: Fiddling with her rings.
* DragonRider: Rode Syrax.
* TheHighQueen: What she aspired to be.
* HotBlooded
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[[folder: Queen Daena Targaryen, the Defiant]]
!!Queen Daena Targaryen
-->''"I was born to ride a dragon."''
King Baelor's sister/wife, whom he locked in a tower because he refused to abide by the Targaryen practice of incest. She was rescued by her cousin, the future Aegon IV. They had an affair and she gave birth to Daemon Blackfyre.
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* ActionGirl
* ArcherArchetype
* BigBrotherWorship: Towards Daeron.
* DaddysGirl: She idolized her father, Aegon III.
* GirlInTheTower
* HotMom
* InUniverseNickname: Daena the Defiant, for refusing to name the father of her son Daemon.
* InsultBackfire: She used to wear all black like her father but switched to white to shame Baelor. Except Baelor liked her in white.
* KissingCousins: With Aegon IV.
* RebelliousPrincess
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[[folder: Princess Rhaena Targaryen]]
!!Princess Rhaena Targaryen
Daeron and Baelor's second sister. Unlike Daena and Elaena, Rhaena accepted her confinement, as she was deeply religous due to her brother's influence, becoming a septa eventually.
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* GirlInTheTower
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Wore white lace and with gold trimmings and often embroidered depictions of the Faith on her clothing.
* NiceGirl
* ProperLady
* TakingTheVeil
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She was more feminine than her sisters.
* WomanInWhite
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[[folder: Princess Elaena Targaryen]]
!!Princess Elaena Targaryen
Daeron and Baelor's youngest sister.
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* ArrangedMarriage: Her first two marriages at the King's behest.
* GirlInTheTower
* ImportantHaircut: Cut off her braid after she was imprisoned.
* MarryForLove: Her third marriage.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: She had seven trueborn children and two bastards.
* ShesAllGrownUp: She only got prettier as she aged.
* SkunkStripe: Inverted, she has white hair with a golden streak.
* StarCrossedLovers: With her [[KissingCousins cousin]] Alyn Velaryon, with whom she had two bastard children, Jon and Jeyne Waters.
* TheWomanBehindTheMan: One of her husbands was Master of Coin, but she was the one actually performing the duties.
* WomanInBlack
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[[folder: Queen Naerys Targaryen]]
!!Queen Naerys Targaryen
The sister-wife of Aegon IV. Mother of Daeron II and Princess Daenerys.
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* ArrangedMarriage: With Aegon IV.
* NiceGirl
* IllGirl
* StarCrossedLovers: With her brother Aemon, maybe.
* TheQuietOne
* UnwantedSpouse: After his son Daeron was born, Queen Naerys asked Aegon IV to release her of her vows so she could [[TakingTheVeil join the Faith of the Seven]]. He refused.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Prince Aemon Targaryen the Dragonknight]]
-->See [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireTheKingsguard The Kingsguard page]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Princess Daenerys Targaryen]]
!!Daenerys Targaryen, Princess of Dorne
-->''"The whole realm knew that [[StarCrossedLovers the girl loved Daeron's bastard brother Daemon Blackfyre, and was loved by him in turn]], but the king was wise enough to see that [[TheNeedsOfTheMany the good of thousands must come before the desires of two]], even if those two were dear to him."''
Sister of Daeron the Good. It was said she was in love with her half-brother and he rose in rebellion when she was denied to him.
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* ArrangedMarriage: To Maron Martell, the Prince of Dorne at the time.
* [[TheHighQueen The High Princess]]: To the Dornish.
* LoveRuinsTheRealm: Being denied Daenerys' hand was one of the reasons Daemon Blackfyre rebelled against Daeron the Good
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman
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[[folder: Prince Baelor Targaryen, "Breakspear"]]
!!Prince Baelor "Breakspear" Targaryen
The eldest son of Daeron the Good and Queen Myriah. Instead of the traditional Targaryen looks he appeared more Dornish.
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* {{Badass}}
** BadassBureaucrat
* [[spoiler:CainAndAbel: Accidentally killed by his brother Maekar]].
* InSeriesNickname: Baelor Breakspear.
* NumberTwo: Named Hand of the King and Protector of the Realm after the Blackfyre Rebellion.
* TallDarkAndHandsome
* WarriorPrince
* TheWisePrince
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Queen Aelinor Targaryen]]
!!Queen Aelinor Targaryen
The only daughter of King Daeron the Good and Queen Myriah. Consort to Aerys I
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* ArrangedMarriage: To Aerys
* UnwantedSpouse
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Prince Rhaegel Targaryen]]
!!Prince Rhaegel Targaryen
The third son of Daeron the Good.
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* NiceGuy: Had a reputation for being gentle and meek.
* RoyallyScrewedUp: However he also fell to Targaryen madness and was prone to dancing naked through the halls of the Red Keep.
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[[folder: Prince Daeron Targaryen, the Drunken]]
!!Prince Daeron Targaryen
The eldest son of Maekar. Died from a pox caught from a whore, leaving one feeble-witted daughter as issue.
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* TheAlcoholic: Turned to alcohol to cope with his "dragon dreams".
* InSeriesNickname: Daeron the Drunken.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: [[spoiler:He dreamed that dragons would be reborn]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Prince Aerion Targaryen, the Monstruous]]
!!Prince Aerion Targaryen
Aegon V's and Aemon's older brother and the second son of King Maekar.
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* BigBrotherBully: He threw Aegon's cat down a well and also broke into his bedroom during one night with a knife and threatened to castrate him so he could have a sister to marry.
* BlondGuysAreEvil
* TheCaligula
* EvilPrince
* TheExile: Maekar sent him to the Free Cities to see if he would get better. It is known he joined the [[PrivateMilitaryContractor Second Sons]] for a while.
* InSeriesNickname: Aerion the Monstruous, Brightflame, the Bright Prince.
* KickTheDog: During the Ashford Tourney he drives his spear through the neck of a rival's horse ''on purpose''. He also attacks a puppeteer and breaks her fingers for performing a show in which a puppet dragon is slain by a puppet knight, on the grounds of such performance being treason.
* RoyallyScrewedUp: Another example of [[InTheBlood Targaryen madness]] He thought he was a dragon in human form and killed himself drinking wildfire, believing it would turn him into a dragon.
* [[TokenEvilTeammate Token Evil Brother]]
* TooDumbToLive: Died from drinking wildfire, which he believed would turn him into a dragon.
** He was really drunk at the time.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Prince Duncan Targaryen, the Small]]
!!Prince Duncan Targaryen
The eldest son of Aegon, named after Ser Duncan the Tall. [[spoiler:Died during the Tragedy at Summerhall]]
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* StarCrossedLovers: With Jenny of Oldstones
* InSeriesNickname: The Prince of Dragonfflies, "Duncan the Small", to contrast with Ser Duncan the Tall
* InterClassRomance: To the point he gave up the crown for Jenny.
[[/folder]]
!!!Aegon IV's Great Bastards
[[folder: Brynden Rivers, "Bloodraven"]]
!!Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers
-->''"A Thousand Eyes, and One"''
One of the "Great Bastards" that were the legitimized children of the debauched King Aegon IV Targaryen (known as "The Unworthy"), Bloodraven was an albino with a reputation as a sorcerer. Despite his own lineage, when other Targaryen bastards rebelled against the Targaryens in the first "Blackfyre Rebellion", he fought on the side of the Targaryens, and was branded as a kinslayer for killing his rebellious cousin, Daemon Blackfyre, in battle. Bloodraven served as Hand of the King under Aerys I, but due to his unpopularity, ultimately fell from grace and ended up in the Black Cells. He was released and sent as a conscript to the Night's Watch by Aegon V (AKA Egg) as part of the "honor guard" for his brother Aemon Targaryen, and eventually rose to Lord Commander. [[spoiler: In ''A Dance With Dragons'', it is revealed that Bloodraven still "lives" as a weirwood tree and is the Three-Eyed Crow that has been advising Bran in his dreams, being a powerful skinchanger and greenseer.]]
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* AmbiguouslyEvil
* [[spoiler: AnimalEyeSpy: It's implied that his amazing skills as a spymaster are attributable to his ability to skinchange into ravens]]
* AnnoyingArrows: His elite group of archers "The Raven's Teeth".
* BrotherSisterIncest: The love of his life was his half-sister, Shiera Seastar
* CainAndAbel: He was enemies with his half-brother Aegor Rivers, known as "Bittersteel", who also loved Shiera Seastar. [[FeudingFamilies Bloodraven's mother was a Blackwood and Bittersteel's mother was a Bracken.]]
* DistinguishingMark: A large, reddish birthmark on his neck that was somewhat bird shaped, and is the source of his nickname.
* EvilAlbino [=/=] HeroicAlbino: Hard to tell, although his reputation was as the former.
* EvilSorcerer: By reputation. [[spoiler: He definitely was a sorcerer, although the evil part is still up in the air.]]
* EvilChancellor: His reputation was as one, but his appearance in "The Mystery Knight" suggests more like a [[TheGoodChancellor Loyal]] and [[WellIntentionedExtremist Extremely Ruthless Chancellor]].
* {{Expy}}: He's one for [[TheElricSaga Elric]].
* [[spoiler: GambitRoulette: He tells Bran that he's been watching him for a long time, and it's [[FridgeHorror creepily implied]] that Bloodraven had a plan for Bran to come to him, which he accomplished by "causing" Bran's fall (Bran climbed that fateful wall attracted by ravens) and by sending prophetic dreams along the way.]]
* InSeriesNickname: Bloodraven [[spoiler: Also, The Three-Eyed Crow and the Last Greenseer.]]
* [[spoiler: TheMentor: To Bran Stark as of ''A Dance With Dragons''. Possibly an EvilMentor.]]
* NumberTwo[=/=]DragonInChief: As Hand of the King to Aerys I, Bloodraven essentially ruled the kingdom while Aerys spent most of his time studying scrolls and prophecies
* PeekABangs: Wore these to cover his missing eye.
* PetTheDog: In "The Mystery Knight", he seems to have a soft spot for both his great-nephew Egg as well as Dunk [[spoiler: even more so if he was indeed disguised as Plumm, as Plumm saves Dunk's life]]
* RavensAndCrows: Besides his nickname, his first name is Gaelic for raven, was a "Crow" (A member of the Night Watch) [[spoiler: and is the Three-Eyed Crow]].
* [[spoiler:TheMentor: To Bran]]
* ShootTheDog: This seems to have practically been his life philosophy, with the result that coupled with prejudices against his appearance, he was very unpopular.
* TheSpymaster
* SinisterSurveillance: The meaning of the song written about him, "A Thousand Eyes, and One". The one eye is because he was blinded in battle, and the thousand was because he seemed to have spies everywhere.
* [[spoiler: TwoAliasesOneCharacter: It's implied in the Dunk and Egg novella ''The Mystery Knight'' that a hedge knight calling himself Maynard Plumm who is revealed as one of Bloodraven's spies was actually Bloodraven himself using a glamour.]]
* [[spoiler: WasOnceAMan: Now he's a mostly a weirwood tree.]]
* WhiteSheep: Remained loyal to the family unlike his half-brothers. His personal coat of arms was an albino dragon on a black field.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Daemon Blackfyre]]
-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireCrownlandsHouses Crownlands houses]] page.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Aegor Rivers, "Bittersteel"]]
-->See [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireTheGoldenCompany The Golden Company page]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Shiera Seastar]]
!!Shiera Seastar
-->''"Bittersteel and Bloodraven both loved Shiera Seastar, and the Seven Kingdoms bled."''
---> -- '''Barristan Selmy'''
One of Aegon IV's "Great Bastards". She was the daughter of Serenei of Lys and was rumored to have been a sorceress.
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* AlliterativeName
* BrotherSisterIncest: The most lasting relationship of his life was with her half-brother [[HeroicAlbino Brynden Rivers]].
* {{Bookworm}}
* CunningLinguist
* IconicOutfit: She possessed a famous necklace, alternating sapphires and emeralds to match her unusual eyes.
* LongLived[=/=]OlderThanSheLooks: Maybe.
* MismatchedEyes: One blue and one green, which was said to add to her beauty.
* VainSorceress: Rumored to be.
* TheVamp
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: She was considered the most beautiful woman of her time.
[[/folder]]
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