Lord of Winterfell

Lord of Winterfell or Lady of Winterfell is the title of the noble seated at the castle of Winterfell in the north.
== History ==
Prior to Aegon's Conquest, the Lords of Winterfell styled themselves as Kings in the North. Members of House Stark are interred in the crypt of Winterfell, with statues only being made for the lords and kings by tradition. An iron longsword placed on each statue is said to keep vengeful spirits in the crypt.
King Torrhen Stark peacefully yielded to King Aegon I Targaryen during the Conquest. After Torrhen gave up his crown, Aegon named him Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North.
Relations between Houses Stark and Targaryen were troublesome during the first century of the Targaryen dynasty. At the behest of Queen Rhaenys Targaryen, Lord Torrhen married his daughter to Lord Ronnel Arryn, though after much protest. His sons even spoke of rebelling. King Jaehaerys I Targaryen and Queen Alysanne Targaryen forced Lord Alaric Stark to donate land to the Night's Watch, which was renamed the New Gift, leaving the Starks bitter. According to Maester Yandel, this might have been the reason why Lord Ellard Stark supported the claim of Laenor Velaryon over the claim of Prince Viserys Targaryen during the Great Council of 101 AC.
Lord Cregan Stark agreed to support Rhaenyra Targaryen during the Dance of the Dragons with the Pact of Ice and Fire. Cregan delayed giving aid, however, and by the time he led his army south King Aegon II Targaryen had been poisoned and Lord Corlys Velaryon had already send out ravens suing for peace, preventing Cregan from punishing the lords who had supported Aegon II. While the court awaited the replies, Cregan held sway and arrested all those involved in Aegon II's death, cowing the young Prince Aegon the Younger, soon-to-be crowned King Aegon III Targaryen, into naming him Hand of the King. Cregan served only a single day in that office, a time known as the Hour of the Wolf, and held trials for twenty-one out of twenty-two of his prisoners. The only one spared a trial was Lord Corlys; Aegon pardoned him and restored his titles to him, and Cregan agreed to allow it when Aly Blackwood offered him her hand in marriage. Cregan returned north the next day.
In the past century, several of the Lords of Winterfell died in battle. Lord Barthogan Stark died in the Skagosi rebellion during the reign of Daeron II Targaryen, and Lord Beron Stark was injured after facing the ironborn of Dagon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, early in the reign of Aerys I Targaryen. As he slowly succumbed to his wounds, his wife and several recent Stark widows struggled over the succession, as there were multiple potential heirs. Lord Willam Stark was killed by Raymun Redbeard, the King-Beyond-the-Wall, in 226 AC.
In 282 AC, Lord Rickard Stark was killed alongside his heir, Brandon, by King Aerys II Targaryen, which sparked the outbreak of Robert's Rebellion, in which Lord Eddard Stark was one of the leaders.
== Lords of Winterfell ==
The known Lords of Winterfell are:
* Lord Torrhen Stark, the King Who Knelt.
* Lord Brandon Stark, called Brandon the Boisterous, Torrhen's successor.
* Lord Roderick Stark
* Lord Brandon Stark, called Brandon the Boastful, Roderick's successor.
* Lord Walton Stark, Brandon's son.
* Lord Alaric Stark, Walton's younger brother.
* Lord Edric Stark, Alaric's grandson.
* Lord Ellard Stark.
* Lord Benjen Stark.
* Lord Rickon Stark, Benjen's son.
* Lord Cregan Stark, Rickon's son.
* Lord Jonnel Stark, Cregan's second son
* Lord Barthogan Stark, Jonnel's brother, who ruled Winterfell during the reign of Daeron II Targaryen.
* Lord Brandon Stark, Barthogan's younger brother.
* Lord Rodwell Stark, Brandon's son.
* Lord Beron Stark, Rodwell's younger brother. Succumbed of wounds early in the reign of Aerys I Targaryen.
* Lord Donnor Stark, Beron's eldest son.
* Lord Willam Stark, Donner's younger brother. Slain in 226 AC by Raymun Redbeard.
* Lord Edwyle Stark, William's son.
* Lord Rickard Stark, Edwyle's son. Rickard was executed by King Aerys II Targaryen before the onset of Robert's Rebellion.
* Lord Eddard Stark, Rickard's second son.
* Lord Robb Stark, Eddard's eldest son. Named King in the North.
* Lord Ramsay Bolton, Lord of Winterfell through his marriage to "Arya Stark".
* Lord Lucifer Stark, named Lord of Winterfell by the clans of the north and secured in the title by Arlen I Dayne.
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