This, of course, led to an entire war that was actually built on a lie.Īfter marrying Khal Drogo and seeing her brother die, Daenerys gained in confidence and soon became mistress of her own fate. Together, the lovebirds left everything behind to get married in secret, leaving everyone to believe that Rhaegar had kidnapped her. But it wouldn’t be Game of Thrones if he didn’t ravish the wrong one.Īlthough married to Elia Martell, Rhaegar truly loved Lyanna Stark, sister of Eddard Stark and wife of Robert Baratheon. Rhaegar Targaryen was the firstborn son of Aerys II, a dashing silver-haired knight who ravished the hearts of all the ladies in Westeros.
Unfortunately, a series of unfortunate events led one of his children, Jaehaerys to get it on with his sister, Shaera, and the latter had two children: Aerys II (The Mad King) and Rhaella, who would also get married to each other.
In addition to being a fairly good king, Aegon V was one of the few sane minds in his family – he believed that incestuous marriages were not the best option (no, really?) and for this reason, had most of his children betrothed to non-relatives. He is Aerys II’s grandfather and therefore Dany’s great-grandfather.Īegon, nicknamed “ Egg”, took the throne despite all odds and became the fifteenth Targaryen king to rule the Seven Kingdoms. Aegon VĪegon was the fourth son of Maekar I. In his younger days, Aemon was offered the throne but refused it, and it went to his brother Aegon V, who then birthed more children than one can count.
He is the grand-uncle of Aerys II Targaryen, Daenerys’ father, who most viewers know as the Mad King. Having served as a Night’s Watch maester for years, people simply forgot he was even a Targaryen. Aemon Targaryenįirst we have Aemon Targaryen, whom we see in the flesh, in his very old age, across the first few seasons of the show. So, we’ll begin with Aemon Targaryen, the oldest Targaryen we’ve ever met on the show, all the way down to Jon, whom we now know is a Targaryen heir. We could go back very, very far in Game of Thrones history, but unlike the Targaryens, we’re not that ambitious. Also known as Aegon the Conqueror, as explained in our GoT timeline, he was the first to unite and conquer the kingdoms of Westeros with the help of his 3 dragons.
With the family tree spanning across 16 generations, it’s difficult to explore every family member but one that started it all was King Aegon I Targaryen. The Targaryens arrived in Westeros after their original home on the continent of Essos was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, the Doom of Valyria. What’s the earliest history of the Targaryen dynasty?