Attempt of assassination on Aegon I Targaryen

The attempt of assassination on Aegon I Targaryen was an attack orchestrated by Dorne and House Martell to assassinate Aegon I Targaryen at the end of the First Dornish War.
==History==
After the Dragon's Wroth, the Dornishmen sought revenge on House Targaryen for their greatly diminished population. Aegon I Targaryen and his wife Visenya were attacked by assassins on the streets of King's Landing. Aegon would have been killed if not for Visenya's intervention. Feeling threatened, Aegon maintained his security, forming a group of his most loyal and skilled men, the Kingsguard."House Martell, Princes of Dorne"
==In the books==
According to The World of Ice & Fire, after the Dragon's Wroth, Aegon the Conqueror and his sister-wife Visenya placed bounties on the heads of Dornish lords, who retaliated by also placing bounties on the Targaryens and their allies. Half a dozen Dornish lords were successfully assassinated, though only two of their killers ever lived to collect their bounties. King Aegon was attacked on three occasions, and Visenya was attacked on several occasions as well. One day, when the two were assaulted on the streets of King's Landing, only Visenya's swift intervention saved her brother's life. This attack led to the creation of the elite royal bodyguard known as the Kingsguard in 10 AC, with each member being solely chosen by Visenya herself, who modeled their vows on those of the Night's Watch. Lord Fell was killed in a brothel in King's Landing, while the savage Wyl of Wyl committed various atrocities, particularly in Fawnton and Old Oak.
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Category:Assassinations
Category:First Dornish War
ru:Покушение на Эйгона I