Joffrey Baratheon - wikipedia Joffrey Baratheon Joffrey Baratheon A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon First appearance Novel : A Game of Thrones ( 1996 ) Television : `` Winter Is Coming '' ( 2011 ) Last appearance Novel : A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) Television : `` Breaker of Chains '' ( 2014 ) Created by George R.R. Martin Portrayed by Jack Gleeson ( Game of Thrones ) Information Aliases Joffrey the Illborn The Young Usurper Gender Male Title King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men Lord of the Seven Kingdoms Protector of the Realm Family House Lannister Spouse ( s ) Margaery Tyrell ( unconsummated ) Relatives Cersei Lannister ( mother ) Robert Baratheon ( legal father ) Jaime Lannister ( biological father ) Tommen Baratheon ( brother ) Myrcella Baratheon ( sister ) Tywin Lannister ( grandfather ) Joanna Lannister ( grandmother ) Tyrion Lannister ( uncle ) Kingdom The Crownlands Joffrey Baratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R.R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones, Joffrey is the eldest son of Cersei Lannister from the kingdom of Westeros. He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) and A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ). Joffrey is portrayed by Irish actor Jack Gleeson in the HBO television adaptation. Contents 1 Overview 2 Character description 3 Storylines 3.1 A Game of Thrones 3.2 A Clash of Kings 3.3 A Storm of Swords 3.4 Later novels 4 Family tree of House Lannister 5 TV adaptation 5.1 Storylines 5.1. 1 Season 1 5.1. 2 Season 2 5.1. 3 Season 3 5.1. 4 Season 4 6 Reception 7 References Overview Joffrey Baratheon is not a point of view character in the novels, so his actions are witnessed and interpreted through the eyes of other people, such as his mother Cersei Lannister, his uncle Tyrion Lannister and his one - time fiancée Sansa Stark. Joffrey is mostly a background character in the novels. He inherits his mother 's traditional Lannister looks, and has blond hair and green eyes, and is believed by many to be very handsome. Character description In public, Joffrey is allegedly the oldest son and heir of King Robert Baratheon and Queen Cersei Lannister, both of whom entered into a political marriage alliance after Robert took the throne by force from the ' Mad King ' Aerys II Targaryen. In reality, his biological father is his mother 's twin brother, Jaime Lannister. He has a younger sister, Myrcella, and a younger brother, Tommen, both of whom are also products of Jaime and Cersei 's incestuous relationship. Their sole biological grandparents, Tywin and Joanna Lannister, were also first cousins. Joffrey is an amoral sadist who disguises his cruelty with a thin veneer of charm. This is best epitomized by his response when his ( then ) betrothed offends him : Joffrey pronounces that his mother had taught him never to strike a woman, and so commissions a knight of the Kingsguard to hit her instead. He enjoys forcing people to fight to the death, and enforces cruel punishments for lesser crimes. He has no sense of personal responsibility, blaming failures on others. He lacks self - control and often insults his allies and family members. Joffrey is one of the story 's few characters to display no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Joffrey is 12 years old at the beginning of A Game of Thrones ( 1996 ). Storylines Joffrey Baratheon 's personal coat of arms A Game of Thrones Prince Joffrey is taken by his parents to Winterfell and is betrothed to Sansa Stark in order to create an alliance between House Baratheon and House Stark. At first, Joffrey is kind and polite to Sansa. However, he refuses to show sympathy with the family when Bran Stark falls from a tower ; this makes Joffrey 's uncle Tyrion have to physically punish him until he shows respect. While on the Kingsroad to King 's Landing, Joffrey and Sansa come across Arya Stark practicing swordplay with a commoner Mycah. Joffrey accuses Mycah of assaulting a noble girl and makes a cut on his face with a sword. This causes Arya to hit Joffrey, allowing Mycah to escape. Joffrey then turns on Arya, making her direwolf Nymeria attack Joffrey, injuring him. Later, Joffrey lies about the attack, saying it was unprovoked and demands Nymeria to be killed ; however, Sansa 's direwolf Lady is killed instead. He later orders his bodyguard and sworn sword Sandor `` The Hound '' Clegane to kill Mycah and bring him back his corpse, which he does. Later, Eddard Stark discovers that Joffrey is not King Robert 's son and rightful heir, by examining the family history and realizing that black hair is a dominant trait in the Baratheon line, hence the blonde hair can be attributed to the incestuous relationship of Queen Cersei and Ser Jaime. This causes Eddard to refuse to acknowledge Joffrey 's claim to the throne when King Robert dies. He is taken into custody and his guards and household are murdered. Sansa kneels and begs for Joffrey to spare her father 's life and give him a chance to confess the treason. Joffrey promises Sansa that if Eddard truly does confess, he would be merciful. Reluctant at first, Eddard begrudgingly accepts Joffrey as the rightful King in order to spare Sansa 's life. However, Joffrey, though pleased by Eddard 's `` confession '', says that he has no acceptance for traitors and instead beheads Eddard and later forces Sansa to look upon her father 's head. A Clash of Kings Joffrey is briefly seen in A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ). He rules with whim and caprice, proving difficult for even his mother to control. Sansa becomes imprisoned to his will, and he frequently has his guards beat her when she displeases him. When Stannis Baratheon attacks King 's Landing, Joffrey leaves the battlefield, damaging the morale of his army. The battle is only won by his uncle Tyrion 's use of wildfire and his grandfather Tywin 's last - minute counterattack aided by the forces of House Tyrell. A Storm of Swords Joffrey sets aside his earlier betrothal to Sansa Stark in favor of Margaery Tyrell, cementing an alliance between the Lannisters and House Tyrell. At Tyrion and Sansa 's wedding, he humiliates his uncle and is outraged when his uncle threatens him after he commands him to consummate their marriage. Tyrion only avoids punishment when his father Tywin assures Joffrey that his uncle was drunk and had no intention of threatening the king. Later after the events of the `` Red Wedding '', Joffrey gleefully plans on serving Sansa her recently deceased brother 's head, when Tyrion and Tywin are outraged. Tyrion threatens Joffrey once again, and later Joffrey turns on Tywin, who responds by commanding Joffrey to be sent to his room, much to Joffrey 's chagrin. During his wedding feast in the throne room, he presents an extremely offensive play of `` The War of the Five Kings, '' with each of the kings played by dwarves, to humiliate his uncle. He also repeatedly torments Tyrion and Sansa, forcing the former to be his cupbearer. At the conclusion of the dinner, however, Joffrey 's wine is poisoned, and he dies in an event known as `` The Purple Wedding, '' in which Tyrion is falsely accused and arrested by Cersei in A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ). It is later revealed that Lady Olenna Tyrell and Lord Petyr Baelish were the true perpetrators, with assistance from royal fool Ser Dontos Hollard, who successfully smuggles Tyrion 's wife Sansa out of King 's Landing before either of them can be caught and tried for Joffrey 's murder. Later novels Joffrey is mentioned a few times in the later novels. Family tree of House Lannister Descendants of Tytos Lannister Tytos Jeyne Marbrand Joanna Tywin Emmon Frey Genna Kevan Dorna Swyft Tygett Darlessa Marbrand Gerion Briony Robert Baratheon Cersei Jaime `` The Kingslayer '' Tysha Tyrion `` The Imp '' Sansa Stark Amerei Frey Lancel Martyn Willem Janei Tyrek Ermesande Hayford Joy Hill Joffrey Baratheon Myrcella Baratheon Margaery Tyrell Tommen Baratheon Tion Frey `` Red '' Walder Frey Jeyne Darry Cleos Frey Lyonel Frey Melesa Crakehall Tywin Frey Willem Frey References and notes : ^ Jump up to : Martin, George R.R. ( 1996 ). `` Chapter 56 : Tyrion ''. A Game of Thrones. p. 593. ISBN 978 - 0 - 553 - 89784 - 5. ^ Jump up to : Martin, George R.R. ; García Jr., Elio M. ; Antonsson, Linda ( 2014 ). The World of Ice & Fire. ISBN 978 - 0 - 553 - 80544 - 4. ^ Jump up to : Martin. `` Appendix : House Lannister ''. A Game of Thrones. pp. 787 -- 788. Jump up ^ Martin ; García Jr. ; Antonsson. `` Appendix : Lannister Lineage ''. The World of Ice & Fire. Jump up ^ Tyrion 's first wife was a peasant girl named Tysha. The marriage was later annulled by Lord Tywin 's order. Jump up ^ Martin, George R.R. ( 2000 ). `` Chapter 28 : Sansa ''. A Storm of Swords. pp. 382 -- 393. ISBN 978 - 0 - 553 - 89787 - 6. Jump up ^ Martin, George R.R. ( 2005 ). `` Chapter 30 : Jaime ''. A Feast for Crows. pp. 501 -- 518. ISBN 978 - 0 - 553 - 90032 - 3. Jump up ^ Martin. `` Appendix : The King on the Iron Throne ''. A Storm of Swords. p. 1131. ^ Jump up to : Martin. `` Appendix : House Baratheon ''. A Game of Thrones. p. 783. ^ Jump up to : Though officially Robert 's children, Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen are the products of an incestuous affair between Cersei and Jaime. Jump up ^ Martin. `` Appendix : The Queen Regent ''. A Feast for Crows. p. 782. Jump up ^ Martin, George R.R. ( 2011 ). `` Appendix : The Boy King ''. A Dance with Dragons. p. 1055. ISBN 978 - 0 - 553 - 90565 - 6. ^ Jump up to : Martin, George R.R. ( 2000 ). `` Appendix : House Lannister ''. A Storm of Swords. ISBN 0 - 553 - 10663 - 5. ^ Jump up to : Martin, George R.R. ( 2011 ). `` Appendix : House Lannister ''. A Dance with Dragons. ISBN 978 - 0553801477. TV adaptation In January 2007 HBO secured the rights to adapt Martin 's series for television. Years later young actor Jack Gleeson was cast as Joffrey Baratheon. Storylines Jack Gleeson plays the role of Joffrey Baratheon in the television series. Joffrey Baratheon is the Crown Prince of the Seven Kingdoms. He is the eldest of Cersei Lannister 's children and heir to the Iron Throne. Evil, arrogant, vicious, and cruel, he has a short temper and believes he can do anything he wants. He is also a coward when confronted by those who are n't afraid of him. Joffrey is also unaware that King Robert is not his real father -- in reality, he is the son of Jaime Lannister. Season 1 After Robert 's death, the Lannisters make Joffrey King against his father 's will, and his mother uses him as a puppet. A cruel ruler, Joffrey makes a mistake when, against Cersei 's and Sansa 's wishes, he refuses to honor his promise of sparing Ned ; instead, Joffrey has him executed. Season 2 His act worsens the situation with the Lannisters ' war effort as his uncle Jaime is captured by the Starks and his uncles Renly and Stannis have challenged his claim to the Iron Throne. He frequently orders his Kingsguard to beat Sansa. His cruelty and ignorance of the commoners ' suffering makes him unpopular after he orders the City Watch to kill all of his father 's bastard children in King 's Landing which would later lead to a riot where he is almost killed. When Stannis attacks King 's Landing, Joffrey serves only as a figurehead and avoids the heavy fighting. When the battle eventually turns in Stannis ' favor, Cersei calls her son into the safety of the castle, damaging the morale of his army. The battle is only won by his uncle Tyrion and his grandfather Tywin, aided by the forces of House Tyrell. To cement the alliance between their families, Joffrey 's engagement to Sansa is annulled so he can marry Margaery Tyrell. Season 3 The marriage is yet to take place, and rifts are growing between Joffrey and his uncle and grandfather, who are ( in their respective ways ) rebutting his cruelty. He also seems to take little interest in his bride, but is amazed and altered by her ways of winning the people 's favor, in which he takes part. At Tyrion and Sansa 's wedding, he humiliates his uncle and is outraged when his uncle threatens him after he commands him to consummate their marriage. Tyrion only avoids punishment when his father Tywin assures Joffrey that his uncle was drunk and had no intention of threatening the king. Later after the events of the `` Red Wedding '', Joffrey gleefully plans on serving Sansa her recently deceased brother 's head, when Tyrion and Tywin are outraged. Tyrion threatens Joffrey once again, and later Joffrey turns on Tywin, who responds by commanding Joffrey to be sent to his room, much to Joffrey 's chagrin. Season 4 Joffrey finally marries Margaery. During his wedding feast in the gardens of the Red Keep, he presents an extremely offensive play of `` The War of the Five Kings, '' with each of the kings played by dwarves, to humiliate his uncle. He also repeatedly torments Tyrion and Sansa, forcing the former to be his cupbearer. At the height of festivities Joffrey is suddenly overcome by poison, and he dies. His uncle Tyrion is accused and arrested. It is confirmed, however, he was poisoned by Olenna Tyrell, with assistance from Petyr Baelish and Dontos Hollard, as she wanted to protect Margaery from the physical and emotional abuse that Joffrey had very clearly inflicted on Sansa. Olenna later confides to Margaery that she would never have let her marry `` that monster ''. Following Joffrey 's funeral, his younger brother and heir, Tommen, is crowned King. Reception Jack Gleeson has received positive reviews for his role as Joffrey Baratheon in the television series. In 2016, Rolling Stone ranked the character # 4 in their list of the `` 40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time ''. Author Martin described Joffrey as similar to `` five or six people that I went to school with... a classic bully... incredibly spoiled ''. References Jump up ^ Christopher Hooton ( 16 April 2014 ). `` King Joffrey : Jack Gleeson to retire from acting after Game of Thrones ''. The Independent. Jump up ^ `` Game of Thrones Cast and Crew : Joffrey Baratheon played by Jack Gleeson ''. HBO. Retrieved December 25, 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Official Website for the HBO Series Game of Thrones - Season 4 ''. HBO. Jump up ^ `` From HBO ''. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Game of Thrones Viewer 's Guide ''. Jump up ^ `` Game of Thrones Viewer 's Guide ''. Jump up ^ Radish, Christina ( 2013 ). `` Producers David Benioff, Dan Weiss & George R.R. Martin Talk Game of Thrones Season 3 and 4, Martin 's Cameo, the End of the Series, and More ''. Collider.com. Retrieved August 3, 2014. Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael ( January 16, 2007 ). `` HBO turns Fire into fantasy series ''. Variety. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jack Gleeson Was Not Originally Supposed To Play Joffrey On ' Game Of Thrones ' ''. The Huffington Post. 27 March 2013. Jump up ^ Collins, Sean T. ( February 9, 2016 ). `` 40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 29, 2016. Jump up ^ Dent, Grace ( interviewer ) ; Martin, George R.R. ( 2012 - 06 - 12 ). Game Of Thrones -- Interview with George R.R. Martin. YouTube. George R.R. 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Question: who poisoned joffrey in game of thrones book
Answer: Lady Olenna Tyrell