![]() ![]() This revelation comes to light in the final season of Thrones as it is revealed that Jon Snow is Daenerys’ nephew. Meanwhile, Aerys’ heir, Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, the older brother of Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), secretly married Lyanna Stark, the betrothed of his cousin Lord Robert Baratheon (played by Mark Addy), and fathered Jon Snow (Kit Harington). Growing in jealousy, Aerys appointed Tywin's heir, Ser Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), to his Kingsguard in 281 AC, leaving Tywin with his dwarf son Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) for an heir. Aerys appointed his friend Tywin Lannister (played by Charles Dance), as his Hand of the King. “The Mad King”.Īerys’ reign would prove to be the one that ended the Targaryen Dynasty. Mark Addy as Robert Baratheon in ‘Game of Thrones’ (HBO)Īegon V's second son Jaehaerys II Targaryen ascended the throne in 259 AC but died after just three years of rule and was succeeded by his only son, Aerys II Targaryen AKA. Maekar I's youngest son Aegon V was later crowned “The Unlikely” as he had been the fourth son of a fourth son. Viserys II was succeeded by his eldest son, Aegon IV, who was rumoured to have been involved in his father's death.Īegon was succeeded by his son Daeron II after legitimising many bastard children, including Daemon Blackfyre who rebelled against the king and was killed.ĭaeron II was succeeded by his second son, Aerys I Targaryen, in 209 AC.Īerys I's youngest brother, Maekar was named heir and succeeded in 221 AC reigning for 12 years. In 160 AC, Daeron was killed without heir and succeeded by his younger brother, Baelor I Targaryen.īaelor starved himself to death and was succeeded in 171 AC by his uncle, Prince Viserys, brother of Aegon III. In 131 AC, Aegon II was poisoned by his own councillors and 11-year-old Aegon the Younger ascended the throne as Aegon III Targaryen.Īegon III died in 157 AC from consumption and was succeeded by his eldest son, Daeron I Targaryen, born to him by his second wife, Queen Daenaera Velaryon. Rhaenyra declared war over the succession, dividing the kingdom and killing thousands of men and several dragons.Īfter killing Rhaenyra with his dragon, Aegon II betrothed his daughter and only remaining child, Jaehaera, to Rhaenyra's eldest surviving son, Aegon the Younger, and named them his heirs.Įmma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen (HBO) When Viserys died in 129 AC, his widow and second wife, Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower defied Viserys's last will, and crowned his son Aegon II while Rhaenyra resided on Dragonstone. Spoiler alert: After the death of their respective spouses, Rhaenyra and Daemon married each other in 120 AC, and had three more children, Aegon the Younger, Viserys, and the stillborn Visenya. Viserys, played by Paddy Considine, chose his daughter from his first marriage to Lady Aemma Arryn, Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) to succeed him, over Daemon (Matt Smith) – his younger brother and rightful heir to the throne. Jaehaerys ruled wisely for 55 years until he was succeeded in 103 AC, by his grandson, Viserys I Targaryen – this is where House of the Dragon takes its cue. Paddy Considine in ‘House of the Dragon' (HBO)
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