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- Aegon I Targaryen, also known as the Conqueror. Amok. Aegon I conquered Westeros and became the first king. Aegon I Targaryen was not just the first Targaryen king, but the first king to ever sit on the Iron Throne and take the title of Lord of the Seven Kingdoms.
- Aenys I Targaryen. Aenys, the eldest child of Aegon and Rhaenys, became king after the Conqueror’s death. Out of the next 16 Targaryen kings, 15 were direct descendants of Aenys.
- Maegor I Targaryen, also known as the Cruel. Maegor, the only child of Aegon and Visenya, shouldn’t have been king – Aenys’ first son, Aegon, was first in the line of succession.
- Jaehaerys I Targaryen, also known as the Conciliator and the Wise. HBO. Jaehaerys was briefly seen in House of the Dragon’s opening episode. It’s not all doom and gloom for the Targaryen dynasty.
- Aegon The Conqueror
- Aenys I
- Maegor The Cruel
- Jaehaerys I and Viserys I – The Time of Peace
- Aegon II vs. Rhaenyra – The Dance of Dragons
- Aegon III
- Daeron I
- Baelor I
- Viserys II
- Aegon IV
Aegon the Conqueror began his conquest of Westeros more than a hundred years since House Targaryen relocated to Dragonstone to survive the Doom of Valyria. It was said in House of the Dragon that Aegon had a dream regarding the threat that was going to come from the north, and that was the reason why he conquered the entire continent, as he believe...
After Aegon died 37 years after his conquest, Aenys I ascended to the Iron Throne. Aenys was Aegon’s eldest son to his sister wife, Rhaenys. He chose Aenys over Maegor, who was his eldest son to his other sister wife, Visenya. However, Maegor actually quelled the rebellions during the early part of his brother’s rule. But the biggest problem that A...
After Aenys’s death, Maegor returned from his exile so that he may claim the Iron Throne over Prince Aegon, who was his brother’s eldest son. That’s because Aegon was still on Dragonstone due to the problems that the Targaryens had with the Faith of the Seven. In that regard, Maegor saw this as an opportunity for him to grab the Iron Throne by forc...
After the death of his cruel uncle, King Jaehaerys ascended to the Iron Throne, as he was finally able to rule during an era of peace. There were no major wars fought during his time, even though there were still smaller battles that were being fought. Nevertheless, there were no major wars, rebellions, or revolts. That’s because Jaehaerys was a go...
King Viserys I died on 129 AC, but Rhaenyra was on Dragonstone at that time. Alicent kept the king’s death a secret while she was plotting to find a way to install her son, Aegon, on the Iron Throne. As such, Aegon II was crowned the new king of the Seven Kingdoms, as Rhaenyra found out about this and went into labor early due to her rage. She gave...
Aegon III was the only living male Targaryen after the Dance of the Dragons. As such, the different lords of the Seven Kingdoms agreed to name him the new king, as he was married to Jaehaera, who was Aegon II’s only remaining child. As such, the two claims to the throne were united. During this period, Lord Cregan Stark was the Hand of the King tha...
Aegon III died in 157 AC and was succeeded by Daeron, who was called the Young Dragon. King Daeron I felt that Dorne was one of the unfinished conquests of the Targaryen dynasty, and that was why he started a war against them. In fact, his reign was pretty short because it was full of wars against the Dornishmen of the south. He died when he was sl...
Because Daeron I didn’t leave any heirs, he was succeeded by his younger brother, who became King Baelor I. Called Baelor the Blessed, it was during his time that King’s Landing became holier as he was also a septon that was devout to the Faith of the Seven. In fact, he spent more of his time devoted to his duties as a septon instead of focusing on...
Baelor I didn’t have any male sons when he died because of his devotion to his religion. As such, Aegon III’s line ended with the death of Baelor. They tried to push one of the three sisters of Baelor to succeed him, but the people were still afraid of putting a woman on the Iron Throne due to how fresh the memory of the Dance of the Dragons was. A...
Aegon IV was the one who succeeded Viserys II, but he was called “The Unworthy” for a good reason, as he truly was not a king that history loved. The fact is that he is often called the worst king in the history of the Seven Kingdoms, even though there were kings that were pretty bad as well (Maegor and Aerys II). It was during his time that he fat...
Sep 21, 2022 · It all starts in Dragonstone, the birthplace of Aegon the Conqueror, and ends with the Mad King. Here is a breakdown of every Tagaryen King in Game of Thrones, in order.
- (The Conqueror) The man who united the Seven Kingdoms with the help of his sister-wives, Aegon was spurred to conquer Westeros by the belief that a coming apocalypse would require a united realm to fend it off.
- Aegon was crowned upon Viserys’s death by his mother, Alicent Hightower, but his reign was defined by the Dance of Dragons. Rhaenyra had also claimed the throne, and Aegon would only be king for two years before dying in the civil war.
- (The Dragonbane) Rhaenyra’s eldest son from her marriage to her uncle, Daemon Targaryen, Aegon III ascended to the throne at the end of the Dance of Dragons.
- (The Unworthy) If the nickname didn’t clue you in, Aegon IV is widely considered the worst Targaryen king. He fathered five bastards, and legitimized all of them on his deathbed, forcing his son to deal with the fallout of that decision in the form of open rebellion.
Jun 12, 2024 · Aegon's Conquest united the Seven Kingdoms, establishing the Targaryen dynasty that lasted nearly 300 years. House Targaryen is the focus of House of the Dragon and the most historically detailed family in the Game of Thrones universe, with fascinating lore to dive into.
- Charles Papadopoulos
Aug 9, 2024 · King Aegon I Targaryen. ‘Aegon the Conqueror’. Parents: Aerion Targaryen, Valaena Velaryon.
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House Targaryen ruled as the Kings of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, the Lords of the Seven Kingdoms, and the Great House of the crownlands for nearly three hundred years. Seventeen male Targaryens ruled from the Iron Throne.
