Timeline: The Targaryen Succession
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Sunday, 24 April 2011 10:50 |
| Timeline of the Targaryen Succession |
| Note: This timeline is dated by years after Aegon’s Landing. |
| YEAR | RULER | BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE |
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| 1 — 37 |
Aegon I |
Aegon the Conqueror, Aegon the Dragon |
| 37 — 42 |
Aenys I |
Son of Aegon and Rhaenys |
| 42 — 48 |
Maegor I |
Maegor the Cruel, son of Aegon and Visenya |
| 48 — 103 |
Jaehaerys I |
The Old King, the Conciliator, Aenys’s son |
| 103 — 129 |
Viserys I |
Grandson to Jaehaerys |
| 129 — 131 |
Aegon II |
Eldest son of Viserys (disputed by his elder sister, Rhaenyra, leading to the Dance of the Dragons) |
| 131 — 157 |
Aegon III |
The Dragonbane, Rhaenyra’s son (the last dragon died under his rule) |
| 157 — 161 |
Daeron I |
The Young Dragon, the Boy King, eldest son of Aegon III (conquered Dorne) |
| 161 — 171 |
Baelor I |
The Beloved, the Blessed, septon and king, second son of Aegon III |
| 171 — 172 |
Viserys II |
Brother of Aegon III |
| 172 — 184 |
Aegon IV |
The Unworthy, eldest son of Viserys (elder brother of Prince Aemon the Dragonknight) |
| 184 — 209 |
Daeron II |
The Good, son of Aegon and Queen Naerys (though some say Aemon was his true father; successfully annexed Dorne through marriage and alliance) |
| 209 — 221 |
Aerys I |
Second son to Daeron II (left no heirs) |
| 221 — 233 |
Maekar I |
Fourth son of Daeron II |
| 233 — 259 |
Aegon V |
The Unlikely, Maekar’s fourth son |
| 259 — 262 |
Jaehaerys II |
Second son of Aegon V |
| 262 — 283 |
Aerys II |
The Mad King, only son of Jaehaerys |
| 284+ |
Robert Baratheon |
Birth of Daenerys, called Stormborn, daughter of Aerys II and Queen Rhaella |
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| Therein ended the line of dragons. King Aerys II was dethroned by Robert Baratheon’s rebellion. Crown Prince Rhaegar was slain by Robert Baratheon on the Trident, and Aerys was murdered by a member of his own Kingsguard, Ser Jaime Lannister, during the Sack of King’s Landing. Princess Elia Martell, wife of Prince Rhaegar, was also murdered during the Sack of King’s Landing, along with her young daughter, Princess Rhaenys, and her infant son, Prince Aegon. Queen Rhaella Targaryen fled to Dragonstone, with her son, Prince Viserys. There, she gave birth to Daenerys, but died in childbirth. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 24 April 2011 11:41 |