House Targaryen

House Targaryen of Dragonstone, known poetically as the House of the Dragon, is an exiled Great House of Westeros and the former royal house of the Seven Kingdoms. House Targaryen conquered and unified the realm before it was deposed during Robert's Rebellion, where House Baratheon replaced it as the new royal house. The two surviving Targaryens, Viserys and Daenerys, fled into exile to the Free Cities of Essos across the Narrow Sea. 
House Lannister replaced House Baratheon as the royal house in the aftermath of the War of the Five Kings, but they were defeated in the Last War. After Daenerys burnt King's Landing, she was assassinated by her nephew Jon Snow to prevent further destruction. Jon is the last known Targaryen, but his identity as the son of Rhaegar Targaryen is kept a secret, and he was exiled to the Night's Watch for the assassination of Daenerys, effectively ending House Targaryen. However, the bloodline of House Targaryen still exists in various houses, such as House Baratheon, House Velaryon, and House Martell.
House Targaryen's sigil is a three-headed red dragon on a black background, and their house words are "Fire and Blood.""House Targaryen" The head of House Targaryen is referred to as "the dragon.""A Golden Crown""King of the Narrow Sea"
==History==
===Background===
House Targaryen was one of the forty dragonlord families of the Valyrian Freehold, an empire that rose in Essos and dominated much of the known world. Due to their mastery of dragons, and thus sorcery, they had no real opposition to contend with. Using dragonfire and magic, they built their grand capital city of Valyria, which was unmatched in quality in the east. 
The Valyrian Freehold's reign would continue until the Doom of Valyria, a cataclysmic event that ultimately fractured the mighty empire and left the Targaryens as the last surviving dragonlords, due to Daenys the Dreamer having foreseen the disaster and convincing her father to leave their capital and take their family to Dragonstone, in spite of their rivals' sneers (another reason could be that Aenar met with some mishap at court and chose exile over execution)."Valyria's Last Scion: House Targaryen" Dragonstone would become the seat of their power, due to its importance in their survival, and Aegon Targaryen would end the Century of Blood after Valyria's fall by joining the Free Cities' side against Volantis."The Princess and the Queen" 
After a century of isolation, Aegon, disinterested in the eastern lands of his ancestors, which he saw as old and withered, looked west to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, which he sought to conquer and unify into one realm, with the aid of his dragons and his sister-wives Rhaenys and Visenya. 
In the Targaryen era there were periods of peace and prosperity during the reign of benevolent kings like Jaehaerys the Conciliator, but also periods of terror and distress when evil tyrants like Maegor the Cruel ruled. The civil population of Westeros suffered a lot especially during the bloody conflicts between opposing branches of House Targaryen, like the Dance of the Dragons and the Blackfyre Rebellions.
During the increasingly erratic reign of King Aerys II, his son Rhaegar was said to have kidnapped Lyanna Stark of Winterfell for unknown reasons; this led to a massive uprising led by Eddard Stark, Robert Baratheon, and Jon Arryn. At the end of this war, Aerys and Rhaegar were dead and the Targaryen power-base in Westeros destroyed. Aerys's youngest children, Viserys and Daenerys, were taken by Targaryen loyalists into exile in the Free Cities of the East. Unknown to most, however, Rhaegar had his marriage with Elia Martell annulled and remarried Lyanna, with whom he also had a son, Jon Snow. As Lyanna lay dying after giving birth to her son, she pleaded with her brother Eddard to keep her baby safe from Robert, who surely would want her baby dead due to Robert's immense hatred for Rhaegar and promise to wipe out the Targaryen bloodline. She reveals her son's name is 'Aegon Targaryen'."The Dragon and the Wolf" To protect his sister's son from Robert, Eddard takes his infant nephew back with him to Winterfell, names him 'Jon',So Spake Martin, February 28, 2002 and claims him as his illegitimate son, raising Jon as his own child alongside his trueborn children.HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Targaryen entry The child would become Jon Snow and grows up with the maternal side of his family. 
Generations of compound inbreeding have preserved in the Targaryen bloodline the classic Valyrian features of silver-white (platinum blonde) hair, and very fair, pale skin. Allegedly, this also preserved in their bloodline the ability to successfully bond with and ride dragons. They also seem to be somewhat more tolerant of extreme heat and high temperatures than other people, though they are by no means invulnerable to fire – or at least, not all of them. Unfortunately, some believe that this practice of inbreeding has also caused the trait of insanity to plague House Targaryen; though some members are known to be perfectly normal psychologically-speaking, other Targaryens throughout history have displayed bizarre, erratic and sometimes violent behavior, succumbing to the so-called 'Targaryen madness'.
===Game of Thrones: Season 1===
Viserys Targaryen arranges for the marriage of his sister Daenerys to the powerful Dothraki Khal Drogo in exchange for a promise that Drogo will help him to reclaim his crown. Daenerys is given a trio of ancient fossilized dragon eggs as a gift."Winter Is Coming"
Following the deaths of Viserys, and Drogo, most of the Drothraki abandon Daenerys. She steps into Drogo's funeral pyre, emerging unharmed and holding the dragon hatchlings in her hands."Fire and Blood"
===Game of Thrones: Season 2===
Daenerys and her few followers cross the Red Waste,"The North Remembers""The Night Lands" finally arriving in Qarth."Garden of Bones" After an attempt to steal the dragons, Daenerys and the remnants of her khalasar raid Xaro's wealthy home and leave."Valar Morghulis"
===Game of Thrones: Season 3===
Daenerys and her retainers flee Qarth by ship, heading for Astapor to purchase an army. Daenerys is nearly assassinated, but is rescued by Ser Barristan Selmy, who has tracked her down to pledge fealty to House Targaryen once again."Valar Dohaeris" Daenerys double-crosses the Good Masters, seizing their elite Unsullied and burning the slave-owning elite. Daenerys thus becomes the first Targaryen in generations to march at the head of her own conquering army."And Now His Watch Is Ended" Daenerys heads to Yunkai, where she manages to win over the Second Sons and liberate that city from the Wise Masters."Second Sons""The Rains of Castamere"
===Game of Thrones: Season 4===
The now-sizable Targaryen army moves on Meereen, and conquers it with the aid of a slave revolt. Daenerys decides to remain in Meereen and rule as queen until the slaves are truly free and she has enough force to take all of Westeros."First of His Name"
===Game of Thrones: Season 5===
Daenerys continues to try to control Meereen but faces major opposition from the Sons of the Harpy. Meanwhile, in Pentos, Varys works to convert a new asset to the Targaryen cause: the fugitive Tyrion Lannister,"The Wars To Come" whom Daenerys aaccepts as her advisor."The Gift"
Whilst attending the games at the Great Pit of Daznak, Daenerys is almost assassinated, but is saved by Drogon, who carries Daenerys away into the Dothraki Sea and making her the first Targaryen dragon rider in centuries."The Dance of Dragons"
=== Game of Thrones: Season 6 ===
Daenerys has been captured and brought before Khal Moro,"The Red Woman" but manages to get free with the help of Daario Naharis and Jorah. The Dothraki immediately show their allegiance to Daenerys, thus making her the leader of all the Dothraki present, including at least 100,000 Dothraki warriors. Daenerys returns to Meereen, which is besieged, and defeats her enemies."Battle of the Bastards"
Daenerys meets Theon and Yara Greyjoy, who have arrived to pledge their fleet to the Targaryen cause. Back in Westeros, Varys secures the assistance of Dorne and House Tyrell. Daenerys and her army sail to Westeros.
Meanwhile, Bran Stark learns that his half-brother Jon Snow is actually the son of Lyanna and the last living child of Rhaegar Targaryen."The Winds of Winter"
===Game of Thrones: Season 7===
Daenerys arrives at Dragonstone, her birthplace and the ancestral stronghold of House Targaryen."Dragonstone"
Daenerys suffers several major setbacks: her ironborn fleet is destroyed by Euron Greyjoy;"Stormborn" the Unsullied capture Casterly Rock, but end up stranded at the castle; Jaime leads an army to Highgarden, sacking the castle and knocking the Tyrells out of the war."The Queen's Justice"
Daenerys gains a potential ally in Jon Snow, now King in the North. Daenerys later leads the Dothraki against the Lannister army, defeating the army and cutting them off from King's Landing."The Spoils of War"
In the Citadel, Gilly and Sam find out that Jon is actually a trueborn Targaryen, thus he is the rightful heir to the Iron Throne."Eastwatch"
Jon gives up his crown to Daenerys and pledges allegiance to her as his queen.
At the Dragonpit in King's Landing, Daenerys offers a truce to Cersei Lannister, but in vain.
Daenerys sails with Jon to Winterfell, and they become lovers."The Dragon and the Wolf"
===Game of Thrones: Season 8===
Daenerys and Jon arrive at Winterfell.
Sam informs Jon of his true parentage and calls him the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, Aegon of House Targaryen, the Sixth of His Name. Jon says that pressing his claim is treason, expressing no interest in the Iron Throne and reinforcing his loyalty towards his queen."Winterfell"
The Targaryen and Stark forces fight and defeat the army of the dead at the Battle of Winterfell."The Long Night"
The Targaryen fleet is suddenly ambushed and destroyed by Euron."The Last of the Starks"
The Targaryen, Stark, and Arryn forces attack King's Landing. Even after the Lannisters surrender, the Targaryen, Stark, and Arryn forces sack the city, while a mad Daenerys burns the city."The Bells"
House Targaryen is restored to royalty. Daenerys intends to conquer the world and put an end to the rule of all tyrants. Jon reluctantly kills her.
Drogon unleashes his fire across the throne room, melting the Iron Throne, destroying what Aegon the Conqueror built and "breaking the wheel" that have plagued Westeros for over 300 years. He picks up Daenerys's body and flies away, leaving a grieved Jon behind.
Jon is sent to the Wall by the new king, Brandon I Stark. As a member of the Night's Watch, Jon is prohibited from fathering children and House Targaryen will become extinct with Jon's death."The Iron Throne"
==Relationships==
===Members===
* King {Aerys II Targaryen}, called "the Mad King" and "King Scab". Slain by Ser Jaime Lannister at the end of Robert's Rebellion.
* Queen {Rhaella Targaryen}, his sister-wife. Died in childbirth.
**Prince {Rhaegar Targaryen}, their eldest son and heir. Slain by Robert Baratheon at the Battle of the Trident.
*** Princess {Elia Martell}, his first and former wife of House Martell. Slain during the Sack of King's Landing by Ser Gregor Clegane. Prior to Robert's Rebellion, Rhaegar had the High Septon annul his marriage to Elia.
**** Princess {Rhaenys Targaryen}, their daughter. Slain during the Sack of King's Landing by Ser Gregor Clegane. Following the annulment of her parents' marriage, her legal status was unclear.
**** Prince {Aegon Targaryen}, their son. Slain during the Sack of King's Landing by Ser Gregor Clegane. Following the annulment of his parents' marriage his legal status was unclear.
*** Princess {Lyanna Stark}, his second and secret wife of House Stark. Died in childbirth at the Tower of Joy at the end of Robert's Rebellion.
**** Jon Snow, their son and heir. Born Prince "Aegon Targaryen". Called the "White Wolf". Raised as the bastard son of his maternal uncle, Lord {Eddard Stark}. Former Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and King in the North by acclamation of the northern lords. Former Warden of the North after bending the knee to Daenerys. Exiled brother of the Night's Watch after assassinating Daenerys.
** Prince {Viserys Targaryen}, their youngest son. Claimant King of the Andals and the First Men after Robert's Rebellion. Called "the Beggar King", in exile in the Free Cities. Killed by his brother-in-law Khal Drogo for threatening his wife and unborn son Rhaego.
** Queen {Daenerys I Targaryen}, their only daughter. Called "Daenerys Stormborn", "the Mother of Dragons, the Breaker of Chains and "the Unburnt". Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men,Protector of the Seven Kingdoms,Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea. Former Queen of Meereen. Assassinated by Jon Snow after the Battle of King's Landing.
*** {Rhaego}, her son and heir. Stillborn.
* Maester {Aemon}, born "Aemon Targaryen", the uncle of Aerys II Targaryen, a maester serving at Castle Black. He served as a member of the Night's Watch and the order of Maesters until he was 104 years old. Aemon renounced his family ties, allegiances and his claim to the Iron Throne decades ago. Died of old age.
===Ancestors===
*Lord Aenar Targaryen, former dragonlord of the Valyrian Freehold.
**Daenys Targaryen, "Daenys the Dreamer", his daughter. Foresaw the Doom of Valyria in a prophetic dream.
*King Aegon I, "Aegon the Conqueror", founder of the Seven Kingdoms and the Iron Throne. Rider of Balerion. Succeeded by Aenys I.
*Queen Visenya, sister-wife to Aegon I. Rider of Vhagar and wielder of Dark Sister.
**King Maegor I, "the Cruel", their son. Built the Red Keep. Succeeded by Jaehaerys I.
*Queen Rhaenys, sister-wife to Aegon I. Rider of Meraxes.
**King Aenys I, son of Aegon I and Rhaenys. Succeeded by Maegor.
***King Jaehaerys I, "the Conciliator", Aenys's son.
****King Viserys I, grandson and successor of Jaehaerys I.
*****King Aegon II, "the Usurper"/"the Elder", his son and successor.
*****Princess Rhaenyra, his daughter, self-styled Queen, fed by Aegon II, her brother, to his dragon.
******King Aegon III, "the Dragonbane", her fourth son, who succeeded Aegon II.
*******King Daeron I, "the Young Dragon", Aegon III's eldest son and successor.
*******King Baelor I, "the Blessed"/"the Beloved", Aegon III's second son. Built the Great Sept of Baelor and the Maidenvault. Succeeded by Viserys II.
*******Queen Daena Targaryen, "the Defiant", sister-wife of King Baelor and mistress of Aegon IV.
*******Princess Rhaena, Aegon III's second daughter.
*******Princess Elaena, Aegon III's third daughter.
******King Viserys II, fifth son of Rhaenyra, elevated to the Iron Throne after the death of Baelor I. Succeeded by Aegon IV.
*******King Aegon IV, "the Unworthy", son and successor of Viserys II.
********Daemon I Blackfyre, bastard son of Aegon IV by Daena Targaryen.
*********Aegon, Aemon, and Daemon II, sons of Daemon Blackfyre.
********Aegor Rivers, called "Bittersteel" bastard son of Aegon IV by a noblewoman of House Bracken.
********Brynden Rivers, called "Bloodraven", bastard son of Aegon IV by a noblewoman of House Blackwood.
********Shiera Seastar, bastard daughter of Aegon IV by a noblewoman of the Free City of Lys.
*******Prince Aemon, called "the Dragonknight", son of Viserys II and Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
*******Queen Naerys, sister-wife to Aegon IV.
********Princess Daenerys. Daughter of Aegon IV and Naerys. Married to Prince Maron of House Martell.
********King Daeron II, "the Good", son of Aegon IV and Naerys. Perished during the Great Spring Sickness.
*********Queen Myriah, of House Martell, wife to Daeron II
**********Prince Baelor, called "Breakspear", their son. Killed by his brother Maekar as they fought on opposite sides of the trial by seven of Duncan the Tall.
**********King Aerys I, their son, successor to Daeron II. Succeeded by his brother, Maekar I.
**********Queen Aelinor, their daughter, Aerys I's sister-wife.
**********Prince Rhaegel, their son.
**********King Maekar I, their son, successor of Aerys I.
***********Queen Dyanna, of House Dayne, wife to Maekar I
************Prince Aerion, their son, called "Brightflame" and "the Monstrous", who killed himself drinking wildfire.
************Prince Aemon, their son, who became a Maester and joined the Night's Watch.
************King Aegon V, their son, called "Aegon the Unlikely", successor of Maekar and predecessor of Aerys II, "the Mad King". Perished in the fire of Summerhall.
*************Prince Duncan, called "the Small" and "the Prince of Dragonflies", his firstborn son. Died alongside his father.
*************Prince Daeron, their son. Died fighting a group of bandits prior to the fire of Summerhall.
===Sworn to Daenerys Targaryen===
====Vassal houses====
*House Arryn of the Eyrie.
*House Baratheon of Storm's End.
*House Greyjoy of Pyke.
*House Lannister of Casterly Rock.
*House Martell of Sunspear.
*House Stark of Winterfell.
*House Tully of Riverrun.
*{House Tyrell} of Highgarden. Extinct after the Sack of Highgarden.
*House Blount.
*House Brune.
*House Gaunt.
*House Rosby of Rosby.
*House Stokeworth of Stokeworth.
*House Thorne.
*House Velaryon of Driftmark.
====Royal court and household====
*{Irri}, a Dothraki handmaiden. Killed during the robbery of Daenerys's dragons.
*{Doreah}, a Lysene handmaiden and former bedslave. Left to die inside Xaro Xhoan Daxos's vault after betraying Daenerys.
*Jhiqui, a Dothraki handmaiden. Status unknown.
*Kovarro, a Dothraki warrior and Bloodrider to Daenerys. Status unknown.
*Aggo, a Dothraki warrior and Bloodrider to Daenerys. Missing in the Red Waste.
*{Rakharo}, a Dothraki warrior and Bloodrider to Daenerys. Killed and beheaded by a rival khalasar.
*Ser {Barristan Selmy}, exiled Lord Commander of King Robert Baratheon's Kingsguard, and a member of King Aerys Targaryen's former Kingsguard. After being unjustly dismissed from service by Robert's successor Joffrey and his former wife Cersei, Barristan traveled halfway around the world to find Daenerys Targaryen and pledge his support to her as the rightful heir to the throne. Slain fighting the Sons of the Harpy in Meereen.
*{Missandei}, translator, handmaiden, and aide-de-camp to Daenerys. Beheaded by Ser Gregor Clegane at the command of Queen Cersei Lannister after her capture following the Battle at Dragonstone.
*Daario Naharis, Daenerys's advisor and lover, and the commander of the Second Sons. Left behind in Meereen when Daenerys sailed to reclaim the Seven Kingdoms for House Targaryen.
*Grey Worm, the commander of the Unsullied.
*{Mossador}, a former slave and advisor to the Queen. Executed for treason.
*{Hizdahr zo Loraq}, a former slave master from the city of Meereen and one of Daenerys's advisors. Stabbed to death by the Sons of the Harpy during the Great Games in the Great Pit of Daznak.
*Tyrion Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock, Daenerys's Hand of the Queen.
*Kinvara, a priestess of the Lord of Light, she was recruited by Tyrion to preach about Daenerys Targaryen.
*{Qhono}, a Dothraki warrior and Bloodrider to Daenerys. Killed by wights during the Battle of Winterfell.
*Lord {Varys}, "the Spider". Burned alive by Drogon for treason.
*Ser {Jorah Mormont}, the exiled Lord of Bear Island, advisor and bodyguard to Khaleesi Daenerys. Expelled by Daenerys after she learned he had spied against her. Jorah fights in the fighting pits to prove his allegiance to Daenerys and does so by killing a Son Of the Harpy who tries to assassinate Daenerys. Daenerys later talks to Jorah after he helps her in taking control of the Dothraki where she commands him to cure himself of greyscale and return to her, which he has now done. Died defending Daenerys from wights during the Battle of Winterfell.
====Clandestine ally ====
*Magister Illyrio Mopatis, a Magister of Pentos.
==Military strength==
===Essos===
House Targaryen's military strength has fluctuated over the last few years under Daenerys Targaryen's leadership. Since the death of her husband Khal Drogo, Daenerys has commanded a khalasar containing only a few dozen riders, less than half of whom are warriors, as well as a single trained knight, Jorah Mormont. During her time in the Red Waste and Qarth, Daenerys's dragons were not large enough to provide combat assistance.
By the time Daenerys reached Astapor in Slaver's Bay, her dragons had grown enough to provide limited air support in certain engagements, and she had gained the loyalty of an additional knight, Ser Barristan Selmy. It should be pointed out that although limited, the dragons at this time are capable of providing the only air support in the known world.
Following the fall of Astapor, Daenerys gained an army of 8,000 fully trained Unsullied, elite warrior-eunuchs who fight in large, disciplined phalanx formations, as well as several hundred Unsullied-in-training who serve as auxiliaries."And Now His Watch Is Ended"
Shortly after arriving at Yunkai, Daenerys is able to secure the affection of Daario Naharis, a lieutenant in the Second Sons. During a parley between Daenerys and the captains of the Second Sons, Daario points out that Daenerys's Unsullied are impressive infantry, but she still possesses no cavalry, siege weapons, or ships. Later that night, Daario slays the captains of the Second Sons, makes himself captain, and pledges the company to Daenerys. The Second Sons add 2,000 armored cavalry to the growing Targaryen army."Second Sons"
During Daenerys's rule of Meereen, the Unsullied and the Second Sons take light, but constant losses, most of them assassinated by the Sons of the Harpy. The greatest losses of this time were both of her knights: Daenerys banished Ser Jorah upon learning that he had once spied on her for Robert Baratheon, and Ser Barristan was killed by the Sons of the Harpy. During her time in Meereen, her forces took control of the Meereenese Navy that consisted of 93 ships, although the fleet was later destroyed in the harbor.
After burning the Dothraki khals in Vaes Dothrak, Daenerys emerges unburnt from the flames, and all the people in the city bow down to her. In perhaps her greatest turnaround yet, Daenerys secured the loyalty of the roughly 100,000 Dothraki assembled at the time,"Book of the Stranger" finally gaining the numbers – though not the means – to retake Westeros.
By this point, all three dragons had grown significantly larger, with Drogon, in particular, becoming larger than a carriage due to his continued freedom. He is now large enough for Daenerys to sit comfortably across his back, and has begun to obey her commands while riding. Should they be tamed and ridden, all three dragons are now large enough to coordinate aerial assaults should the need arise. During the second siege of Meereen, all three dragons were deployed to devastating effect, even though Drogon was the only one being ridden.
Upon breaking the Second Siege, Daenerys took possession of the remains of their armada, roughly 200 ships. Shortly after, she was visited by Theon and Yara Greyjoy, who offered their ships – the better part of the formidable Iron Fleet – to her in exchange for supporting Yara's claim to the Salt Throne, to which Daenerys agreed, on the condition that the ironborn change their ways forever.
===Westeros===
There are no official allies or vassals of House Targaryen left in Westeros. In truth, Varys is a Targaryen loyalist and possesses a vast spy network, but by himself, Varys commands no military forces and cannot be considered a military asset. He eventually relocated to Meereen and began openly serving Daenerys, again mostly through coordinating his spy network.
King Robert Baratheon expressed fear that even after all these years, there are still a sizable number of noble Houses in Westeros who are either secret Targaryen loyalists or who later developed some grievance with Robert's rule, and would flock to the Targaryen banner if they attempted to retake the Iron Throne in open war. It is not clear what influence his opinions since Ser Jorah stressed to Dany that the number of Targaryen loyalists remaining in Westeros is far lower than Viserys liked to believe. Viserys believed that because House Tyrell of the Reach and House Martell of Dorne fought on the Targaryen side during Robert's Rebellion, the prospects were good that they'd be willing to join his cause and rebel against Robert. Nonetheless, for much of Robert's reign, and most of the War of the Five Kings that followed, it is unknown that dissatisfied Houses would support a Targaryen return, while House Tyrell had become closely aligned with the Lannister-backed House Baratheon.
However, following the Assassination of Balon Greyjoy, the Coup in Dorne and the Destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor, the attitudes of several major factions changed dramatically. Fleeing their uncle upon his success at the kingsmoot on Old Wyk, Yara and Theon Greyjoy made for Meereen, where they agreed to support Daenerys's claim and provide transport for Daenerys's army, as well as support at sea, in exchange for Yara's accession to the Salt Throne, independent of the Seven Kingdoms. Daenerys accepted the independence of the Iron Islands, provided that the independent Ironborn give up all reaving, raping and pillaging, to which Yara reluctantly acquiesced. Meanwhile, Ellaria, in desperate need of allies, agreed to support Daenerys's invasion. At Varys's urging, she also reached out to Olenna Tyrell, who was out for revenge against Cersei Lannister.
As a result, House Targaryen gained the support of the largely intact forces of the Reach, Dorne, and the Iron Islands. After the recent events of her invasion of Westeros, Daenerys's army had already taken several heavy blows. Yara's Ironborn fleet was destroyed by her uncle, Euron Greyjoy. The Sand Snakes, along with Yara, were captured by Euron, effectively knocking Dorne out of the war. Jaime Lannister then led an army into the Reach to sack Highgarden, also knocking House Tyrell out of the war. The Unsullied took moderate casualties at the Fall of Casterly Rock, which was likewise the case with the Dothraki at the Battle of the Goldroad. When Jon Snow, King in the North, sought an alliance with Daenerys for her help in defeating the Army of the Dead threatening all of humanity, he initially refused her condition that he bend the knee as he did not know her yet. However, when Daenerys came to rescue Jon's party Beyond the Wall and the Night King managed to kill Viserion with an ice spear, upon which Daenerys vowed to fight the Night King at Jon's side, Jon bent the knee to Daenerys as queen and agreed to pledge his Northern forces to her. The Night King reanimated Viserion as a wight, leaving Drogon and Rhaegal as Daenerys's living dragons.
Half of the Dothraki and Unsullied troops were killed during the Great War. The remainder were forced to scatter and retreat behind the walls of Winterfell. Although both Drogon and Rhaegal survived, they were injured during the battle against the dead. After the Great War, Targaryen forces still maintained roughly a dozen ships in the royal fleet and a contingent of Unsullied forces. After Euron shot down and killed Rhaegal with scorpion bolts, Drogon became Daenerys’s only living dragon.
Daenerys had Varys burned alive by Drogon for treason shortly before the Battle of King's Landing. The Targaryen-Northern forces suffered light casualties in the battle, but they emerged victorious when the city surrendered to Daenerys, allowing her to take the Iron Throne. However, Daenerys laid waste to a surrendered King's Landing, killing thousands of civilians in the process. She declared to her assembled Dothraki and Unsullied forces that they "liberated" the people of King's Landing and will do so all over the world. Daenerys had Tyrion Lannister arrested for treason upon finding out Tyrion tried to save his brother Jaime. Jon pleaded with Daenerys to stop this path of destruction but Daenerys believed her actions were necessary to build her ideal world. Unable to dissuade her, an agonized Jon assassinated her to prevent more carnage upon the world. Drogon was anguished to discover his mother’s lifeless body, but he did not blame Jon for her death. Instead, he used his fiery breath to melt the Iron Throne before carrying Daenerys across the Narrow Sea.
After Daenerys’s death, Grey Worm and the Unsullied sailed to Naath to protect its people as Grey Worm had promised Missandei. Meanwhile, the Dothraki either returned to Essos or integrated themselves into Westerosi society.
==Family tree==
==In the books==
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Targaryen family (they were not a formal House, as this was a Westerosi concept not found in the Freehold) moved from Valyria to Dragonstone, then the most far-flung outpost of the Valyrian Freehold, apparently in fear of a prophecy predicting the destruction of Valyria a century before it happened. Both before and after their relocation, the Targaryens were counted among the dragonlords, the forty or so powerful families who bred, raised and rode their own dragons and thus dominated Valyrian politics and culture. They were, however, never among the most powerful of those families. After the fall of Valyria, the Targaryens stayed on Dragonstone for a hundred years, apparently hoarding the strength of their dragons and debating whether to invade Westeros or to attempt to seize control of the Valyrian colony-states which later became known as the Free Cities. When the time came, the Targaryens ultimately assisted the Free Cities in asserting their continued independence and then proceeded to invade Westeros.
House Targaryen ruled Westeros for 283 years, during which time they survived substantial civil wars (including the Dance of Dragons and no fewer than five Blackfyre Rebellions), plague (the Great Spring Sickness), and an attempted foreign invasion (in the War of the Ninepenny Kings). They were brought down when the Mad King's insanity became too dangerous to be ignored.
The Targaryens adopted the religion and many of the customs of Westeros, but they clung to two old Valyrian customs in defiance of public disapproval: Targaryen princes and kings were allowed to have multiple wives, and Targaryens were allowed to marry brother to sister, something considered taboo elsewhere in Westeros. The former custom was apparently considered outdated in Valyria itself, but the latter was fairly common.
The generations of Targaryen inbreeding produced a distinctive set of physical features shared by all of their members during the House's three centuries of rule. This includes a generally pale appearance with silver-white (platinum blonde) hair and purple irises. While pale, they are not albinos, although their eyebrows are white. The actors playing Daenerys and Viserys are actually both dark-haired, so they had to wear wigs, although the production team decided not to dye their eyebrows to match. The TV series opted not to portray the Targaryens with purple eyes, partially due to the logistical difficulty of matching purple contact lenses for actors in every shot. The TV series originally filmed Viserys and Daenerys wearing violet contact lenses, but show creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss quickly abandoned their use. As they explained in the Season 1 Blu-ray episode commentaries, "actors act with their eyes, and [the lenses] really hurt the emotion."Den of Geek
By the point the novels reached, there are two living descendants of the house: Daenerys and Aegon Targaryen, the son of Rhaegar and Elia who is revealed to be alive in A Dance with Dragons. Since Jon Snow's parantage has yet to be confirmed in the books, Aegon has the strongest claim to the Iron Throne, ahead of Daenerys, although his legitimacy is questioned by Tommen's small council. A popular fan theory states that Aegon is really the son of Illyrio Mopatis and his late wife Serra, a possible member of House Blackfyre.
According to the TV series official pronunciation guide developed for the cast and crew, "Targaryen" is pronounced "Tar-GAIR-ee-in".
===Lineage===
====Dragonstone and the Sons of the Dragon====
*Lord AENAR the Exile, m. several wives,
**Lord GAEMON the Glorious, m. DAENYS TARGARYEN,
***Lord AEGON, m. Lady ELAENA TARGARYEN,
****Lord MAEGON,
****Lord AERYS,
*****Lord AELYX,
*****Lord BAELON,
*****Lord DAEMION,
******Lord AERION,
*******m. VALAENA VELARYON:
********Queen VISENYA (29 BC–44 AC) m. Lord AEGON TARGARYEN,
********King AEGON I the Conqueror (27 BC–37 AC),
*********m. VISENYA TARGARYEN:
**********King MAEGOR I the Cruel (12–48 AC),
***********m.p. CERYSE HIGHTOWER, ALYS HARROWAY, TYANNA OF THE TOWER, ELINOR COSTAYNE, Princess RHAENA TARGARYEN, and Lady JEYNE WESTERLING:
************Three stillborns,
***********sp. commoner woman:
************Bastard man-at-arms (disp.),
*********m. RHAENYS TARGARYEN:
**********King AENYS I (7–42 AC) m. ALYSSA VELARYON,
***********Queen RHAENA (23–73 AC) m. Prince AEGON TARGARYEN, King MAEGOR I TARGARYEN, and ANDROW FARMAN,
***********Prince AEGON the Uncrowned (26–43 AC) m. Princess RHAENA TARGARYEN,
************Princess AEREA (42–56 AC),
************Septa RHAELLA (b. 42 AC),
***********Prince VISERYS (29–44 AC),
***********King JAEHAERYS I the Conciliator (34–103 AC) m. Princess ALYSANNE TARGARYEN,
***********Queen ALYSANNE (36–100 AC) m. King JAEHAERYS I TARGARYEN,
***********Princess VAELLA (39 AC),
********Queen RHAENYS (d. 10 AC) m. Lord AEGON TARGARYEN,
*******sp. commoner woman (disp.):
********Lord ORYS BARATHEON (d. 37 AC) m. Princess ARGELLA DURRANDON,
*********House Baratheon,
***Lady ELAENA, m. Lord AEGON TARGARYEN,
***Younger daughter,
****Bastard(s)
**Lady DAENYS the Dreamer, m. Lord GAEMON TARGARYEN.
====The Old King and the Dance of the Dragons====
*King JAEHAERYS I the Conciliator (34–103 AC) m. Princess ALYSANNE TARGARYEN,
**Prince AEGON (52 AC),
**Princess DAENERYS (53–60 AC),
**Prince AEMON (55–92 AC) m. JOCELYN BARATHEON,
***Princess RHAENYS (74–129 AC) m. Lord CORLYS VELARYON,
****Lady LAENA VELARYON (92–120 AC) m. Prince DAEMON TARGARYEN,
*****(see Daemon Targaryen)
****Ser LAENOR VELARYON (94–120 AC) m. Princess RHAENYRA TARGARYEN,
*****(see Rhaenyra Targaryen)
**Prince BAELON the Brave (57–101 AC) m. Princess ALYSSA TARGARYEN,
***King VISERYS I (77–129 AC),
****m. AEMMA ARRYN:
*****Multiple miscarriages,
*****Son,
*****Princess RHAENYRA (97–130 AC),
******m. Ser LAENOR VELARYON (disp. sp. Ser HARWIN STRONG):
*******Prince JACAERYS VELARYON (114–130 AC) m. SARA SNOW (disp.),
*******Prince LUCERYS VELARYON (115–129 AC),
*******Prince JOFFREY VELARYON (117–130 AC),
******m. Prince DAEMON TARGARYEN:
*******King AEGON III the Dragonbane (120–157 AC) m. Princess JAEHAERA TARGARYEN and DAENAERA VELARYON,
*******King VISERYS II (122–172 AC) m. LARRA ROGARE,
*******Princess VISENYA (129 AC),
*****Prince BAELON (105 AC),
****m. ALICENT HIGHTOWER:
*****King AEGON II (107–131 AC),
******m. Princess HELAENA TARGARYEN:
*******Prince JAEHAERYS (123–129 AC),
*******Princess JAEHAERA (123–133 AC) m. King AEGON III TARGARYEN,
*******Prince MAELOR (127–130 AC),
******sp. various women:
*******Bastard son (disp.),
*******Bastard daughter (disp.),
*******GAEMON PALEHAIR (disp.),
*****Queen HELAENA (109–130 AC),
*****Prince AEMOND One-Eye (110–130 AC) m. ALYS RIVERS (disp.),
******Son (disp.),
*****Prince DAERON the Daring (114–130 AC),
****sp. commoner woman (disp.)
*****Ser TRYSTANE TRUEFYRE (114–130 AC),
***Prince DAEMON TARGARYEN (81–130 AC)
****m. Lady RHEA ROYCE:
*****No issue,
****m. LAENA VELARYON:
*****Lady BAELA (b. 116 AC) m. Lord ALYN VELARYON,
******LAENA VELARYON (b. 134 AC),
*****Lady RHAENA (b. 116 AC)
******m. Ser CORWYN CORBRAY:
*******Miscarriage,
******m. GARMUND HIGHTOWER:
*******Six daughters,
*****Stillborn son,
****m. Princess RHAENYRA TARGARYEN:
*****(see Rhaenyra Targaryen)
**Princess ALYSSA (60–84 AC) m. Prince BAELON TARGARYEN,
**Septa MAEGELLE (62–96 AC),
**Archmaester VAEGON the Dragonless (b. 63 AC),
**Princess DAELLA (64–82 AC) m. Lord RODRIK ARRYN,
***Queen AEMMA ARRYN (82–105 AC) m. King VISERYS I TARGARYEN,
****(see Viserys I Targaryen)
**Princess SAERA (b. 67 AC),
***Three bastard sons,
**Princess VISERRA (71–87 AC),
**Prince GAEMON (73–74 AC),
**Prince VALERION (77–78 AC),
**Princess GAEL the Winter Child (80–99 AC) sp. traveling singer,
***Stillborn.
====The Conquest of Dorne and the Blackfyre Rebellions====
*King AEGON III the Dragonbane (120–157 AC)
**m. Princess JAEHAERA TARGARYEN:
***No issue,
**m. DAENAERA VELARYON:
***King DAERON I the Young Dragon (143–161 AC),
***King BAELOR I the Blessed (144–171 AC) m. Princess DAENA TARGARYEN,
***Princess DAENA the Defiant (b. 145 AC) sp. Prince AEGON TARGARYEN,
****(see Aegon IV Targaryen)
***Septa RHAENA (b. 147 AC),
***Princess ELAENA (b. 150 AC),
****m. Lord OSSIFER PLUMM (disp. sp. King AEGON IV TARGARYEN):
*****Lord VISERYS PLUMM,
****m. Lord RONNEL PENROSE:
*****ROBIN PENROSE,
*****LAENA PENROSE,
*****JOCELYN PENROSE,
*****JOY PENROSE,
*King VISERYS II (122–172 AC) m. LARRA ROGARE,
**King AEGON IV the Unworthy (135–184 AC),
***m. Princess NAERYS TARGARYEN:
****(disp. pat. Prince AEMON TARGARYEN) King DAERON II the Good (153–209 AC) m. Princess MYRIAH MARTELL,
*****Prince BAELOR Breakspear (170–209 AC) m. JENA DONDARRION,
******Prince VALARR (d. 209 AC) m. KIERA OF TYROSH,
*******Stillborn sons,
******Prince MATARYS (d. 209 AC),
*****King AERYS I (d. 221 AC) m. AELINOR PENROSE,
*****Prince RHAEGEL (d. 215 AC) m. ALYS ARRYN,
******Prince AELOR (d. 217 AC) m. Princess AELORA TARGARYEN,
******Princess AELORA, m. Prince AELOR TARGARYEN,
******Princess DAENORA, m. Prince AERION TARGARYEN,
*******(see Aerion Targaryen)
*****King MAEKAR I (d. 233 AC) m. DYANNA DAYNE,
******Prince DAERON the Drunken, m. KIERA OF TYROSH,
*******Princess VAELLA (b. 222 AC),
******Prince AERION Brightflame (d. 232 AC) m. Princess DAENORA TARGARYEN,
*******Prince MAEGOR (b. 232 AC),
******Maester AEMON (198–300 AC),
******Princess DAELLA (b. 199 AC),
*******Issue,
******King AEGON V the Unlikely (200–259 AC) m. BETHA BLACKWOOD,
*******Prince DUNCAN the Small (d. 259 AC) m. JENNY OF OLDSTONES,
*******King JAEHAERYS II (225–262 AC) m. Princess SHAERA TARGARYEN,
*******Queen SHAERA (b. 226 AC) m. King JAEHAERYS II TARGARYEN,
*******Prince DAERON (228–251 AC),
*******Princess RHAELLE, m. Lord ORMUND BARATHEON,
******Princess RHAE,
*******Issue,
****Twins,
****Princess DAENERYS (b. 172 AC) m. Prince MARON MARTELL,
*****Son,
*****Issue,
****Stillborn (172 AC),
****Child,
***sp. Princess DAENA TARGARYEN:
****Ser DAEMON BLACKFYRE (170–196 AC) m. ROHANNE OF TYROSH,
*****AEGON BLACKFYRE (184–196 AC),
*****AEMON BLACKFYRE (184–196 AC),
*****DAEMON BLACKFYRE (b. 189 AC),
*****HAEGON BLACKFYRE (d. 219 AC),
******DAEMON BLACKFYRE (d. 236 AC),
******Son(s),
*****AENYS BLACKFYRE (d. 233 AC),
*****CALLA BLACKFYRE, m. Ser AEGOR RIVERS,
*****Two sons,
*****Daughter(s),
***sp. MEGETTE:
****Septa ALYSANNE (b. 155 AC),
****Septa LILY (b. 156 AC),
****Septa WILLOW (b. 157 AC),
****Septa ROSEY (b. 158 AC),
***sp. BELLEGERE OTHERYS:
****BELLENORA OTHERYS,
*****Daughter,
****NARHA OTHERYS,
****BALERION OTHERYS,
***sp. Lady FALENA STOKEWORTH:
****JEYNE LOTHSTON (b. 164 AC) (disp.),
***sp. BARBA BRACKEN:
****Ser AEGOR RIVERS (172–241 AC) m. CALLA BLACKFYRE,
***sp. MELISSA BLACKWOOD:
****MYA RIVERS,
****GWENYS RIVERS,
****Lord BRYNDEN RIVERS (b. 175 AC),
***sp. SERENEI OF LYS:
****Lady SHIERA SEASTAR,
***sp. daughters of Lord Butterwell:
****Bastards (disp.),
**Prince AEMON the Dragonknight (b. 136 AC),
**Queen NAERYS (b. 138 AC).
====The Last Dragons====
*King JAEHAERYS II (225–262 AC) m. Princess SHAERA TARGARYEN,
**King AERYS II the Mad King (244–283 AC) m. Princess RHAELLA TARGARYEN,
***Prince RHAEGAR (259–283 AC) m. Princess ELIA MARTELL,
****Princess RHAENYS (280–283 AC),
****Prince AEGON (d. 283 AC; disp.)
***Princess SHAENA (267 AC),
***Prince DAERON (b. 269 AC),
***Prince AEGON (272–273 AC),
***Prince JAEHAERYS (274 AC),
***Prince VISERYS the Beggar King (276–298 AC),
***Queen DAENERYS Stormborn (b. 284 AC)
****m. Khal DROGO:
*****Khalakka RHAEGO,
****m. HIZDAHR ZO LORAQ:
*****No issue,
**Queen RHAELLA (d. 284 AC).
==Gallery==
House Targaryen Sigil.jpg|The sigil and motto of House Targaryen.
Targaryen sigil.jpg|House Targaryen's sigil in black and white from the HBO viewer's guide.
Targaryen icon.png|HBO viewer's guide icon for House Targaryen.
Targaryen Shield.jpg|A shield emblazoned with the sigil of House Targaryen from the HBO viewer's guide.
Daemon Targaryen.svg|The personal sigil of Daemon Targaryen, with gold ornamentation within a border of golden fire.
Blacks.svg|The banner of the Blacks, quartered with the sigils of Houses Arryn and Velaryon.
Aegon II Targaryen.svg|The royal standard of Aegon II Targaryen, a gold dragon.
Maekar Targaryen.svg|The personal sigil of Maekar I Targaryen, quartered.
House Blackfyre.svg|An inverted version of the Targaryen sigil used by House Blackfyre, a cadet branch of House Targaryen founded by the legitimized bastard Daemon I Blackfyre.
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